The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-20

upon, without delay, make proclamation of
the result
Section 5. The secretary OF state i, hereby
required to include the substance of this act
IN the notice Of the general election for the
year 1870.
Section g. This act shall take effect and he
In force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved. March II, 1870.
Given under my hand, and the great seal
OF the State Of Wisconsin, at the Capitol. in
1870 L. BREESE
Secretary Of State
SHkRIrfs OIYICH, MASITOwoC WIS.,
September Is, 1870. {
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ OF the general election to be held in the
several towns, wards and election precincts
In the county OF Manitowoc, State of Wiscon-
SIN on the Tuesday succeeding the fret Mon
day, being the eighth day, of November next
the following officers are to be- elected:
representative in Congress in the Fifth
Congressional District, comprising the coun-
ties OF Brown, Calumet, Door, Green Lake
kewaunee, Marquette, Manitowoc, Oconto,
outagamle, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara
and HInnebago, in place of Phletus Sawyer
whose term Of office will expire on the fourth
day Of March next.
. State Superintendent to fill the vacancy
IN that office occasioned by the death of Alex
ander j. Craig, in place of Samuel Fallows,
whose appointment to that office by the Exec
uu'e Will expire on the election Of his success
Sor.
A State Senator in tho Nineteenth Sena-
torlal District in place of George Reed whose
term OF ofhcs will expire on the day preceding
the first Monday in January next
Member of the Assembly in the First As
semhly District in place of John Barth;
Member Of the Assembly in the Second
Assembly District in the place Of Michael
Fitzgerald;
A Member of the Assembly in the Third
Assembly District in the place of Carl II
Schmidt; whose res ective terms Of Office will
expire on the day preceding the first Monday
in January next.
Sheriff in the place Of P Mulholland,
whose term Of Office will expire on the thirty
first day Of December next.
County Treasurer in the place of John
c. Eggers, whose term Of Office will expire on
the tairty-hrst day Of December next
Clerk Of the County Board Of Supervisors
IN the place Of Peter P. Fuessenich, whose
term OF office will expire on the thirty-irst
day of December next.
Register Of Deeds in the place of John
RAM. whose term Of Office will pire on the
thirty-hrst day Of December next.
District Attorney IN the place Of E. B
Treat, whose term Of office will expire on the
thirty-frst day Of December next.
County Surveyor in place Of Fayette
Armsby, whose term of Office will expire Oh
the thirty first day of December next.
Coroner in place Of John Oswald, whose
term of office will expire on the thirt y-first
\ so a'p6f66Posfti6h' for an amenumcnt u une
constitution of the State Of Wisconsin is to be
submitted to vote Of ihe electors as set
forth in the following act:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to section eight (S) of article one (U
OF the constitution.
PREAMBLE.
WnEREAs, The legislature of this state, at its
annual session for the year 1869, proposed
and adopted, by vote Of the ma jority of
the members elected to each Of the two
houses an amendment TO the constitution of
this state, in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly. the Senate concur
ring, That section 8 OF article OF the con-
stitution Of the state of Wisconsin be
amended so as to read as follows: Sec g.
No person shall be held to answer for
criminal offense without due process of law,
and no person for the same offense shall be
put twice in jeopardy Of punishment, nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case to
be . witness against himself ALI persons
shall, before conviction, be bsilable by suf-
hcient sureties, except for capital offenses
when the proof il evident or the presump-
ton great; and the privilege Of the writ Of
habeds corpus shall not be suspended unless
when, in cases Of rebellion or invasion, the
public safety may require it, Approved,
March 9, 1869; snd
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution Of the state were
duly ratified and agreed to by the legi.la.
ture of 1870, and approved; therefore,
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted to the people at q general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday Of November, 1870, and if the people
shall approve and ratify said ans ..dment by
majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendmen Mt shall become part OF the consti-
tuition Of this state.
Section T. The form of the ballot in voting
to approve and ratify said anne ndment shall
be against the grand jury svstem," and
against said proposed amendment. "for the
grand Jury system" which shall be on q sep
arate ballot, and shall be deposited in a sep
arats box to be provided for that purpose and
| all persons qualified to vote at any election in
this state shall be deemed voters on this ques-
! ton.
Section 8. The votes cast approving ana
ratifying or disappearing said amendments
shall be counted and returned by the inspec-
tors Of the election in all respects as votes for
state officers are counted and returned, and
the officers now designated by law to canvass
| the returns of votes for state officers, shall
| canvass the returns this question. at the
/ same time and place and under the same reg
uations and restriction. now provided by Law
for canvass ng and declaring the returns OF
elections for state officers.
Section 4. Wlhia three days after the de-
| termn alton of said canvass, it shall be the
duty of the canvassers to certify the result OF
the said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereupon, without delay, make proclamation
| of the result.
Section The secretary Of state is hereby
required to include the substance of this act
in the notice Of the general election for the
year 1870
Section s. This act shall TAX effect and h
in force from and after its passage and pabli
cation.
1 Approved March IL, 1870.
SAID election to be conducted, the vote
canvassed anil returns made pursuant to law
7. MULHULLA0D,
Sheriff Of NanitoWoc Co,