Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-10-25
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the general election
~ TO be held In the several towns wards and cleo
ton precincts in the state OF Wisconsin the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday, being the eighth
day Of November next, the following officers to be
elected:
representative in Congress in the third con
gressiona district comprising the counties Of Craw
ford Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette Richland and
Sank, in place Of Amasa Cobb, whose term of office
will expire on the fourth of March next.
State superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
Office occasoned by the death Alexander j. Craig, in
place of Samuer Falows, whose appointment to that
Office by the Executive will expire on the election CT
his successor.
member of the assembly for the first assembly dis
trict composed Of the towns of Hazel Green Platte.
Vile and SmelseI in place Of Joel squires.
member Of assembly for the second district, com.
posed Of the towns Of jamestown, Potos Paris, Iai-
son and Waterloo, in place OF John Carthew.
member of assembly for the third assembly dis
trict composed of the towns of Lima. Eenboro Lam
caster Liberty, Clifton and Wngyile. in place Of W.
Z. Dewey.
member Of the assembly for the fourth assembly
district composed of the towns of MuscOda, Blue
River, Waterstown, Hickory Grove, Bosoobel Marion.
Woodman, Mt Hope and Millville, in place Of IL. A.
W. McNair.
And member Of assembly for the fifth assembly
district composed of the towns Of Beetown Cassvile
and Wyalusng, in place Of Luther Basford.
Also Sheriff in place of VIM. IL. elise.
One Treasurer in place Of '. +. Kinney.
One Clerk of the Board OF Supervisors in place Of
J. NJ. Altizer.
One Clerk of the Circuit Court in place of David
Schreiner.
One Register Of Deeds in place Of James Woodhouse.
One District Attorney in place Of Geo. Clementson.
One County Surveyor in place Of Joseph Allen.
One Coroner in place Of A. Sampson.
Whose several terms Of office will expire the Dist
day of December next.
Also a proposition for an amendment TO tho eonsti-
tuition Of the State of Wise sn is TO be submitted to
vote Of the electors set forth in the following act:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section eight ~ OF article one ~ of the consttu-
ton.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of this state, at its annual
session for the year 1862 proposed and adopted
of the two houses amendment to the constitution
OF this state in the following language;
Res0iued by The Assembly, The Senate cOncarFing, That
section OF article OF the constitution Of the state
Of Wisconsin be amended so TO read as follows :
Sec 8. No person shall be held to answer for a
criminal ofense without due process OF law, and no
person for the otfense shall be put twice in
jeopardy Of punishment, nor shall be compelled in
any criminal case to be witness against himself
All persons shall before conviction, be baiable by
by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses
when the proof is evident the pr resumption great
and the privilege of the writ of ddbeas corpus shall
not be suspended unless when in of rebellion
March 9, 1853; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to the
constitution Of the state were duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature Of 1870, and approved;
therefore,
The people Of he state Of Wisconsin represented IN
scRate and assembly, DO enact as toiLotgs:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution Of this state shall be submitted the
people at general election 10 be he'd on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1870 and ii
the people shall approve and ratify said amendment
by majority OF the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution of
this state.
Section >. The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said amendment shall be against
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amendment, "for the grand jury system" which shall
be on separate ballot, and shall DO deposited in
separate box TO be provdea for that purpose and all
persons qualified 10 vote at any election in this state
shall be deemed voters this question.
Section .. The votes cast approving and ratifying
or disappr said amendments shall accounted and
returned the inspectors of the election in all
respects votes for State officers counted and
returned, and the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns of for State officers shall
canvass the urns this question at the time
aad place and under the regulations and re-
sriciions now provided by law for canvassng and
claring the returns of elections tor State officers
SectiTn Within three daJ after the determine
ton OF said canvass it shall be the duty OF the can
vassers to cort the result of the said canvass to the
governor, WHO shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation of the result
Section D. The secretary of state is hereby required
to include the substance OF this act in the notice
the general election for the year 1870.
Section &. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March IL, 1870.
Said election to be conducted the votes canyasset
aud returns made pursuant to law.
WIN. II. elise.
10 Sheriff Grant County, Wis.