Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-10
General Election Notice.


ami election precincts in the State of Wiscon-
sin, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day being the second day Of November
next. the following officers are to be elected,
TO wit
A Governor in place Of Lucius Fairchild,
whose term of Office will expire on the frst
Monday in January, 1870.
A Lieutenant Governor in place OF Wyman
Spooner, whose term Of Office will expire or
the first Monday in January, 1870.
A Secretary ot State III place OF Thomas 5
Allen, whose term of office viii expire on the
first Monday in January, 1870.
A State Treasurer in place of VIM. F.
Smith. whose term Of Office will expire on Tie
first Monday in January. 1870.
An Attorney General in place of Charles
r. Gill, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1870.
y State Superintendent IN place of 4. j.
Craig. whose term of Office will exp;re on tho
first Monday in January, 1870
A State Prison Commissioner in place
of Henry Cordier, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday in January.
1870.
A State Senator in the Second Senate Dis
trict, comprising the counties Of Brown. ke-
waunee and Door. In place of W. j Abrams.
whose term of office will expire on the fist
Monday in January, 1870.
a State Senator in the Fourth Senate Dis
;rict comprising the coHnty of Washington.
in place of Adam Sclantz. whose term Of
office will expire on the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1870.
A State Senator in The Sixth Senate Dis
trict. comprising the third. fourth, fifth and
eighth wards of the city of Milwaukee, and
the towns of Lake, Oak Greek. Franklin and
and Greenfield in the county of Milwaukee, IN
the place of ChaTles Ii. Larkn, whose term
of Office will expire on the first Monday in
january, 1870
State Senator in the Eighth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF kenosha, in
place of Anthony Van Wyck. whose tell OF
office win expire OH the first Monday i'll JAN
uary, 1870.
4 State Senator in the Tenth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Waukesha,
in place of Curtis Mann, whose tn IN of office
viii expire en- the first Monday in january,
1870.
a State Senator in Inc Twelfth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county of WalwO.th
in Place OF n. NJ, Litilejohn. whose term of
Office will expire on the first Monday III Jam
uary, 1870.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
District, comprising the county of Sank.
in place of S. 5. Barlow. whose term of of
flee will expire on the first Monday in jan
uary, 1870,
A State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate
District, comprising the county of Grant, in
place of Geo. G. Hazelton. whose term oil OF
fee Will expire on the first Monday in lan-
nary. 20.
State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate
District, comprising the towns 81 Fox Lake
Chester, Westford. Beaver Dam, Burnett,
Calamus, Oak Grove. Eliza. Lowell, Portland :,
Shields, Trenton, the city of Beaver Dam.
and the south Ward of the village OF Wau-
pun, in the county of Dodge, in place
of II. W. Lander, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday in January,
1870
A State Senator in the Twentieth Senate
District comprising the county of Fond du
Lac, in place of Ed, S. Bragg. whose term Of
office viii expire on the first Monday in JAM
uary, 1870.
A State Senator in The Twenty Sc
nate District. comprising the counties of
Outagamle. calumet. OcOnt0 and ShawanO.
in place of VIM. Young, whose term of Of
flee will expire on the first VI onday in Janu-
airy, 1870,
a State Senator in the Twenty fourth SEN
ate District, comprising the county of Green,
in place Of II. Adams, whose term of Office
will expire on the FIRST Monday in January.
1870,
State Senator in the Twenty, sixth Sen
ate District. comprising the towns OF Dane,
Roxbury, Mazoinanie, Black Earth, Berry,
Springfield. Middleton. Cross Plains. YER
mont, Blue Mounds. Spring Dale, Verona,
Fitchburg, Oregon, Montrosr Primrose. Per-
ry, Madison, and the city Of Madison. IN the
county of Dane. in place of Carl Habich.
whose term OF office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1870.
A State Senator in the Twenty-eighth Sen
rnrOpriSipO tho counties of
Douglas Bayfield,, Ashland. Polk, Barron.
Burnett. St Croix. and Pierce in place of
w. J. Copp. v hose term of Office will expire
on tie inst Monday in January. 1870,
4 State Senator in the Thirtieth Senate
District, comprising the counties of Richland
and Crawford. in place Of VIM. het BAN,
whose term of Office viii expire OF the first
Monday in January 1870.
A State Senator in the Thirty second Sen
ate District comprising the counties OF Dunn,
Chippewa, pepjn, Eau Claire Buffalo, Jack
son. CLARK and Trempelcau, in place OF 4. ".
Newman. whose term OF Office will expire on
the first Monday il January, 1870.
A member of Assembly in each Assembly
District in the State. and such county officers
are by law required to De elecled at such
election.
That vote is 10 be taken upon proposed
amendment of the constitution in pursuance
of the provisions of chapter one bundled and
eighty-six of the gcncial Laws If 1869, APP
proved March IL, 1863, which provides as
follows;
AN ACT to submit to the people amend
ments TO sections FIVE and nine Of article
five of the constitution of the State of
Wisconsin.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The legislature of 1863, by
Joint resolution of the Senate and Assembly.
proposed and adopted amendments 10 the
constitution of this State in the following
words
RcSolved By the Senate, the assembly con:
curing. That section five of article five OF
the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, is
amended to read as follows: Section 5. The
governor shall receive during his CONTINUANCE
in Office an annual compensation of five thou
sand dollars, which shall be in full for all
travelling or ether expenses incident TO his du-
ties and,
"Be IL futhfr rcsOlycd By the Senate, he
Assembly concurriHg. That section nine Of
article five of the constitution of the State OF
Wisconsin is amended 10 read as follows
Section 9. The lieutenant governor shall re
ceive during his continuaLce in Office am an
nual compensation of one thousand dollars,
approved February %, 1868 ard
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
menIs TO the constitution of the State were
duly ratified and agreed to by the legisla-
ture of 1869, and approved Feb. 20, 1859;
therefore,
TIE PeorLe of The CgotA of VrS.onSiu reDre.