The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-10-20
General Election Notice

NOTICE IS HBREY GIVEN THATAT THE GEN
~ eTal election to be held in the several tnwns
wards and election precincts in the State OF Wiscod
sin on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, be
ing the eighth day, of November next the fol!owina
officers 10 be elected
representative in Congress from the First Con
gfeSsional District comprising the counties of NIL
Waukee, Naukesha, " Halworth, Racine and kenosha
in place OF Uabert Il, Paine, whose term Of office
will expire on the fourth day oil March next.
representative in Congress in the Second Con
gressonal District, comprising the conntIes of Rock
Dtne Jefferson and Columbia, in place OF David At
wood whose 1eriu OF office viii expire the fourth
day of March, next.
A representative in Congress in the Third Congress
slonal District, comprising the counties of Crawford
Grant, Green, Iowa La Eayette, RiclIland and Sauk
in place of Amasa Cobb, hose term of oihce will
pIre on the fourth day of March next.
representative in Congress in the Fourth Con
gressional District comprising the counties of Dodge
fond dc Lac, ozaukee, She6oygan and Washington
in place Of Charles A Eldredge, whose term of Office
will expire on the fourth day of March next,
representative in Congress in the Fifth Congros
sional District, comprising the counties of Brown
Calumet Do +. Green Lake, kewaunee, Marquette
Aanltowoc, Occnto, 0utaganlie, Shawano, Waupaca
WausIara and Winnei'ago, in place of Phietus saw
yer, whose term of Office Will expire the fourth
day of March next.
A representative in Congress in the Sixth Congres
sional District comprising the counties of Adams
Ashland, Barron, bayfield,, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark
Chippewa Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, jackson, Ju
neau ia Crosse. Marathon, Monroe, Pepin Pierce
Polk. Portage, St. Croix, TTempealeau, Vernon anC
wohse term Of Office will expire the fourth day o
March next.
A State Superintendent TO fill the vacancy in tina
Office occasoned by tlr death cf Alexander J. Craig
in place of Samuel Fallows whose appointment Il
that office by the Executive will expire the elrc
tiUn OF his succ, ssor.
Also State Senator in each of the following dis
tricts:
1st District in place of David Maylor
Sd District in place of Lyman Morgan.
5th District in place of Wm. p. Lynde
9TH District in pkice of Henry Stevens.
gtl, District in place of Vim. j. kershaw.
11th District in Iirce of Nelson Williams.
18th District in place of Hamilton H. Gray
18th District in place of Lemuel W. Joiner
11th District in place of Charles u. Williams
10th District in place of George Reed
21st District in place Of Ira W. Fisher
23d District in place of VIM W Moodnan,
25th District in place of VIM. W. Griswoih
9th District in place of Charles NJ. Webb
29th District in place of Geo. D. Waring
3lst District in place of c. VI. Butt
SD District in place of Saterlee Clark, whose re
spective terms of Office will expire the day pre-
ceding the first Monday iii January next
Also, Member of the Assembly i'll each Assembly
District in the State and such county officers
required to be elected at such election
Also proposition for AZ amendment to the consti
TO vote of the electors set forth in the following
act;
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment t,
section eight (s) Of article one o. of the constitu
PREAMBLE
WHRREAs, The legislature of this state, ~ its annu
al session tOr the year icO5, proposed ana adopted
by vote of the majority of the members elected t.
each of the two houses amendment to the con
stitution of this state, i'll the following language
ReSOLted by tho Assembly, the Senate concurring
That section of article oi the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin be amended so as to read as fol
lows: Sec s. No person shall be held to auswe
for a criminal offense without due process of law
and no person for the same offense shall be pu
twice i'll jeopardy of punishment shall be com
peiied in any criminal case to te a witness against
himself. All persons shall, before convection. bf
laable by sufficient suretes except for capital of
fences when the proof is evident or the presump
ton great and the privilege of the writ of habea!
corpus shall not he suspended unless when, in cases
of rebellion invasion, the public safety may re
quire it. Approved, March 0, 1863 and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments tc
to the constitution of the state were duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature of 1870, and ap
proved, therefore.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assefibly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment tc
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election TO be held on Tuesday
succecing the first Monday of November, 1870, and il
tho 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 ap
prove and ratiIy said amendment shall be against
the grand jury syseIa," and against said proposed
amendment, '.for grand jury syestem,' which shall
be separate ballot and shall be deposited i'll a
separate box to be provided for that purpose and all
persons qualified to vote al any election in this
shall he deemed voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes cast approving ara atfyi le
disappearing said amendments shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects for State officers counted ard
turned, and tho officers now designated by Law to
the returns of votes for State officers hall
canvass the returns this question, at the same
time and place and under the same regulations and
restrictions provided b law for canvassing and
declaring the returns vf elections for State oic
Section Within tiIee days after the determine
ton of sai canvass it shall be the duty of the
to certify the result of said to the
governor, who shall thereul1n without delay, make
proclamation of the result.
Section 5. The secretary of state is hsrei,y re-
CURED to include the substance of this act in the
tice Of the general election for the year 1870.
Section g. This act shall take Effect and be il,
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved, March Il 1870.
Given under my haud. and the gre1t seal of the
State of Wisconsin, at the Capitol, in Madison, th
thirty first day of August, A. D. 1870
l.. 3REESE,
Secretary of State.