Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-27

Slst " CM. Butt.
33rd & Satterlee Clark: whose re-
spectiye term OF Office will expire on the day preced
ing the the first In January next.
Also, member Of the Assembly in each assembly
district In the state and such ccSnty officers as are
required to he elected at such election.
Also, proposition for an amendment to the con.
stituion of tn state Of Wisconsin is to be submitted
to vote OF the electors set forth in the following
act:
AN ACT to submit 10 he people IA amendment &c
section eight ~ OF article one % of the constitr
ton.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The legislature Of this State at its annual
session for the year 1869, proposed and adtgtpd
by vote OF the majority OF the members elected tt
each'of the two houses, an amendment to the con.
stitrtion oithis state, In the following language:
Reso}ood by the 1ssen'5ly, tie Senate coacu,,yg0
That section of article /, Of the constitution oil
the state OF Wisconsin, be amended as 10 read a:
follows: "Sec 5. No person shall be held to an.
swer for criminal ofense without due process Of law
and no person for the same odense shall he put twice
in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled IL
any CRIMINAL case to he witness against himself
All persons shall before conviction, be baiable b,
sufficient surties, except for capital offences wher
the proof is evident or the presumption great; and
the privilege OF the writ Of habeas corpus shall not be-
suspended unless when, In of rebellion or nva-
sion, the public safety may demand 1t. Approved
March ., lst9; 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,
Tie People Of TIE State of WiscoRsia represented
in .SeRdte and assembly, do enact as f0Hoies
Section |. The foregoing proposed amendment Ia
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to he held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday In November, 1870, and
,Ia pla slul
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution OF
this state.
section g. The form of the ballot in voting to sp.
prove and ratlly said anne ndment shall he "against
the grasd jury system and against said proposed
amendment, "for the grand jury system, which shall
be on separate ballot and shall be deposited in
separate box to be provided for the purpose and all
persons quail fed TO vote at any election In tins state
shall be deemed voters on this question.
Section 8. The votes cast approving and ratfyiae
or disappearing said amendment shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election In all
respects votes for state officers counted and
turned, and the officers new designated by law Ia
canvass the returns Of votes for state officers shall
canvass the returRs this question at the same time
an place aud under the sane regulations and re-
strictons now proyisied by law FOR canvassng and
declaring the returns Of the elections for State oil.
Gers.
Section 1. Within three days after the determine.
ton Of said canvass 1t shall be the duty Of the can
yassars t ccrif m. res,,l, If The sad 10 ,h
Governor who shalI thrreupon. wi,hont delay NAH
4 oclamstioa 81 the result
Sc,ions Tha SECRETARY NJ state IA berehv reor,red
to include the substance of this act In the notice Of the
general election fur the year 1870
from ami after he massage md nuli,a,ion
Annroved March II i770
Given under my hand, and the great
seal of The state of Wisconsin AZ ne
r.. 81 Cauitol AZ Madison. this thrty6r :,
day Of August, A. d. 1870
III RRFFsF
sacv NJ s,ota
STATE or U1scoNsIv
Low, corlry SIS
/, "iiham sands' eher1u el sa'1 county OF IOWA
90 hereby csttlS tha 'ne ABOVE u Vrue copy OF a
general eecuon notice served upon me ny me secre'
tary OF state Of me stae OF Wisconsin, and now on
NE IN my ounce. lha' pursuant 70 sa,1 no,ice, ana
we STATUES ~ tcla'vll " Vv.'o's, noNve - no,e"y
given that the above named state and general officers
are 70 NC eeovu s,,,'t, t., .bo rororr o..ar,,t,.
a meHper o. asseuiof III ''e ITI,nern assembly