Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-27
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the general election
| N TO be held in the several towns, wards and cleo
ton precincts in the state Of Wisconsin on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday, being the eight
day Of November next, the following officers are TO be
elected:
representative in Congress in the third con-
gressional district comprising the counties Of Craw
ford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland aud
Sank, in piaco Of Amasa Cobb whose term Of office
will expire on the fourth Of March next
State Superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
office oceasoned by the death Alexander j. Craig, in
place of Samuel Faows, whose appointment to that
Office by the Executive will expire on the election OF
his successor.
member Of the assembly for the first assembly dis
trct composed of the towns of Hazel Green, Platte
Vile and Sneser. in place Of Joel squires
member Of assembly for the second district com
posed Of the towns Of jamestown, Potosi Paris arr
son and Waterloo, in place of John Carthew.
A member of assembly for the third assembly dis
trict composed Of the towns Of Lima, Ellenboro Lam
caster Liberty, Clifton and Wngvile. 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 Boscobel, Marion.
W. McNpir
And member of assembly for the fifth assembly
district composed Of the towns Of Beetown Cassve,
Little Grant Glen Haven, Bloomington, Patch Grove
| and Wyalusing, in place of Luther Basford.
Also one Sheriff in place OF VIM. IL. elise.
One Treasurer in place of V. + Kinney
One Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors in place Of
]. NJ. Altizer.
One lieih OF inc SlICull IouIl IN place OF DdNd
Schreiner.
One Register of Deeds in place of James woodhouse
One District Attorney in place OF Geo. ClementsC IA.
One County Surveyor in place of Joseph Allen.
One Coroner in place Of A. Sampson.
Whose several terms Of Office will expire the alst
day Of December next
Also a proposition for an amendment to the const
tuition of the State Of Wisconsin is to be submitted
vote Of the electors set forth in the following acts
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 1869 proposed and adopted by
Of the two houses amendment TO the constitution
OF this state in the following language:
Resolved by ne assembly, The Senate cocuTTiRg, That
section OF article of the constitution OF the state
of Wisconsin be amended so as to read as follows
Sec, 8. No person shall be held &c answer for
criminal offense without due process of law, and nc
person for the same ofense 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 bailahle by
by sufficient suretes, except for capital Ofenses
when the proof is evident the pr esumption great
and the privilege of the writ Of habeas corpus shall
not be suspended unless when, in of rebellion
or invasion, the public safety require it, Approved
March 9, 1869; aud
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 the state Of Wisconsin represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact as toIIoWs:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted the
people at a general election TO be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1870, and il
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 2. The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said amendment shall be against
the grand 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 that purpose and all
persons qualified to vote at any election in this state
shall be deemed voters this question.
Section g. The votes cast approving and ratifying
disappearing said amendments shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects votes for State officers counted and
canvass the returns of votes for State officers shall
the returns this question the time
and place and under the same regulations and re-
strctons provided by law for canvassng and de-
claring the returns OF elections for State officers.
Sectirn =. Within three days after the determine
ton Of said canvass 1t shall be tho duty of the
to certify the result of the said TO the
governor, who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation Of the result.
Section s. The secretary of state is hereby requr ed
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 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,
Is Sheriff Grant County, Wis.