Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-14
Y" ANTE D-AGENTS FOR SOUR
VIZ Ia MII.Y pHXSICIA AND Irrsn, .rrr
General
ELECTION NOTICE.!
SHRRIFF's OFFICE, Lancaster, Wis,
September 18th. 1869.

September 18th, 1862
DURsUANT to notice received from the Secretary Of
State general election will be held in the several
towns in this county on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday being the End day Of November next at
which the following officers are to be elected:
Governor in plsce of Lucus Fairchild whose
term of Office will expire en- the drst Monday in Janu-
ary 1870.
Lieutenant Governor in place of wyman spooner.
whose term OF office will expire The frat Monday il
January, 1870.
Secretary of State in place Of Thomas s, Allen.
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
In January, 1870
State Treasurer in place of W r. Smith whose
term of office will expire the fret Monday in
An Attorney General in place Of Charles r. Gill,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
in January, 1870
term of Office will expire the first Monday Janu-
airy, 1870.
A State Prison Commissioner in place of Henry
Corder, whose term of Office will expire the first
Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate District,
comprising the county OF Grant. in place of Geo. c.
Hazeton, whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1870.
Also Member of the Assembly for the First AS
semby District Of Grant county composed of the
towns of Hazel Green Seser and Platteville in place
of Joseph Harris, whose term OF Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, 1870
Member of the Assembly for the Second Assembly
District, composed of the towns of Jamestown Paris
Harrison Potosi and aterIoo, in Place of H. Brock
whose term OF ONCE will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1870.
Member of the Assembly for the Third Assembl
District composed of the towns of Lancaster Ellen
boro, Lima Clifton, Liberty and Wingye in place of
W. Z. Dewey whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1870.
A Member ofthe Assembly.for the 4th Assembly Dis
trct, composed of the towns of Blue River, Muscoda
Waterstown. Hickory Grove Boscobel, Marion Fenni-
more, Millviue, Woodman and Mt. Hope, in place of
Ben NJ. Coates, hose term of Office will expire the
first Monday in January, 1870.
Member of the Assembly for the Fifth Assembly
District composed of the towns of Cassvile Beetown
Glen Haven, Tafton, Little Grant, Wyalusing and
Patch Grove, in place of A. X. Mccartney, whose term
of office will expire the first Monday in January
1870
Also County Superintendent of Schools. in the
place OF }. p Hubbard whose term OF office will
pre on the first Monday in January, 1870.
Also member of the County Board of Supervisors
for the Second Assembly District in the place of A.
Emery, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1870.
Also a member of the County Board of Supervisors
for the Fourth Assembly District. in the place Of b.
Moore, whose term of office will expire the first
Monday of January, 1870
That a vote is to be taken upon a proposed amend
ment of the constion in pursuance the provisions
of chapter hundred and eightysx of the General
Laws of 1869. approved March H. 1869 which provides
as follows:
sections five and nine of article five of the constitu
ton of the State of Wisconsin.
PREAMBLE:
WHEREAS The legislature of 1861 by Joint resolu-
ton of the Senate and Assem- bly, proposed adopted
amendments to the constitution of this State in the
following words:
"Resoired by the Senate, the assembly colaeu,gin0
That section five article five of the constitution ~
the State of Wisconsin is amended read as follows
Section The governor shall receive du ring his con
tinuance in office ap ANNUAL compensation OF i've
thousand dollars which shall be in full for all travelling
other expenses incident to his duties and,
BE II further resoived By the S1ate, tie assembly
cocurring That section nine of article the con
stuon of the State Of Wisconsin is amended to read
fellows: Section g. The lieutenant governor shall
receive during his continuance in office annual
compensation of thousand dollars, approved Feb
ruary 2S, 1865; and,
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to
agreed to by the legislature Of 1862 and approved
February 20 1869; therefore,
The People Of the State Of Wisconsin, represened =,
Senate and Assembly, do enact as fottotOs
sEoTIos. The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution of this State shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be held on TUESDAY
succeeding ths first Monday of November, 1869; and
If the people shall approve and rstify said pts
by majority of the electors voting thereon said
amendments shall become part Of the consultation
Of this State
Sec. 2. The form Of the ballot to be used in voting
to approve and ratfy said amendments shall be- "fsr
amendments TO the constitution and against the
same, for amendments to the constitution no . which
shall be on the general ballot used said election
and deposited in the box all persons qualified
to vote at any election in ths State shall be deemed
voters on this question
Sec. g. The votes cast approving and ratifyinr or
disappearing said amendments shall DO counted and
BY the inspectors of the election in all respects
as votes for state officers counted and returned
and the officers designated by law to canvass ths
returns Of votes for state officers shall canvass the re-
turns on this question, at the time and place and
under the same regulations and restrictions now pro
vided by law for caDvassng and declaring the return,
of elections for state officers
sec l. Within three days after the determination
OF SAID canvass 1t shall be the duty of the
10 certify the result OF the sail TO the Gov
srnor, who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclaim Ton OF the result.
Sec s. The Secretary Of State ia hereby required to
include the substance Of this act in the notice of the
&c moral election for the year 1869.
hf.a cf aha faLa ~ h..
frsm and after its passage and publication.
Said election TO be conducted the votes canvasssd
and returns made pursuant to Law.
Wx, H. elise, Sheriff.
l5-td Grant Co. Wis.