Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-10-11
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the general election
~ 70 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 ofNovember next, the following officers to be
elected:
representative in Congress in the third con
gressional district comprising the counties Of Draw
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.
A State superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
Office ocoasoned by the death Alexander j. Craig, in
place of Samuel Faows, whose appointment 10 that
Office by the Executive will expire on the election Of
his successor.
member of tho assembly for the frst assembly dis
trct composed of the towns of Hazel Green, Platte.
vile and smelser, in place Of Joel squires.
member Of assembly for the second district, com
posed Of the towns Of jamestown, Potos Paris Iarri
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 Wingye, in place Of w.
Il. Dewey.
4 member Of the assembly for the fourth assembly
district, composed Of the towns Of Muscoda, Blue
River, Waterstown, Hickory Grove, Boscobel, Marion,
Woodman, Mt. Hope and Mlvine, in place Of ii. A.
w. McNair
And member of assembly for the fifth assembly
district. composed of the towns Of Beetown, Cassye,
Little Grant, Glen Haven, Bloomington, Patch Grove
and Wyaluslng, in place of Luther Basford.
Also one Sheriff in place Of VIM. IL. elise
One Treasurer in place Of v +. Kinney.
J. NJ. Altzer.
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 3lst
day Of December next.
Also proposition for an amendment to the consu-
tuition Of the State Of Wisconsin is to be submitted TO
vote Of the electors set forth in the following act
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to
section eight ~ OF article one % Of the constitu-
ton.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS The Legislature of this state at its annual
session for the year 1862 proposed and adopted by
vote OF the majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses amendment to the constitution
OF this state in the following language:
Resolred Jy he assembly, The Senate conctriag That
section OF article of the constitution Of the state
Of Wisconsin be amended so as 10 read as follows
Sec, 8. No person shall be held to answer for a
criminal oiense without due process Of law, and nc
person tor the same offense 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 bailabe by
Dy sut1clent srreties, except for capital ofenses
when the proof il evident or the presumption great
and the privilege Of the writ Of hqGeas corpus shall
not be suspended unless when, IN cases Of rebellion
OF INVASION, the public safety require it, Approved,
March 9, 1859; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to the
constitution Of the state duly ratified and
agreed TO by the legislature of 1870, and approyed
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, rem, s,n,,3 =;
Sea9te ana dSsentbiy, DO enact as foll0lgS:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment TO
the constitution Of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be he'd on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday Of November 1870 and 4
the people shall approve and ratiiy 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 an
prove aud ratliy said amendment shall be 'agai nst
amendment, "ior the grand jury SYSTEM which shall
be ON separate ballot, and shall be deposited in
separate 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 question
Section g. The votes cast approving and ratifvine
returned by the inspectors OF the election in all
respects as votes for State officers are counted and
retdrncd, and the officers designated by law TO
canvass the returns Of votes for State officers shall
canvass tue returns on this question, I'll same time
and place and under the regulations aud re-
sctons now provided by law for canyassing and de-
claring the returns of elections tor State officers
Sectrn =. Within three DAYS after the determine
ton Of said canvass it shall be the duty Of the can
NassefS to certify the result o the said canvass to the
governor, who shall thereup6n, 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 of
the general election for the year 1870
section T. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved, March II, 1870.
Said election to be conducted the votes canyassed
and returns made pursuant to law.
WIN. II. elise,
10 Sheriff Grant County, Wis.