Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-09-09

Office will expire the fonrth day of March next.
representative in congress in the fifth congress
sional district, comprising .he counties of Brown,
Calumet, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee Marquette,
Manitowoc, 0eonto. 0utagamie, Shawano, Waupacca,
Waushara, and Winnebago, in the place of Phile-
tus Sawyer, whose term of Office will expire the
fourth day OF March next.
representative in congress in the sixth con-
gressona district comprising the counties of Adams
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,. Buffalo, Burnett, Clark
Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire. Jackson,
juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin,
Pierce. Polk, Portage, St. Crox Trempeleau, Yer
non, and Wood, in place of Cadwallader G. WASH
burne, whose term Of office will expire the
fourth day of March next
A State Superintendent 10 fill the vacancy in that
office occasoned by the death of Alexander j..
Craig, in place of Samuel Falows, whose appoint
ment to that office by the Executive will expire on
the election of his successor.
Also State Senator in each of the following dis
tricts:
Ist district in place of David Taylor.
Sd district, in place of Lyman Morgan.
9th district in place of Wm p. Iynde;
. 7th district, in place of Henry Stephens;
9th district, in place Of Wni J. Kershaw;
IL th district, in place of Nelson Williams;
18th district, in place OF Hamilton II. Gray;
18th district, in place of Lemue w. Joiner;
18th district, In place of Charles G. Williams;
18th district, in place of George Reed;
2lst district, in place of Ira W. Fisher;
23d district in place of YIN. W. Woodman
25th district, in place OF Wm w Griswo'd;
29th district, in place of Geo D.. Warning
31st district, in place of G. NJ Butt I;
whose
respective term of Office will expire the day pre-
ceding the first Monday in January next
Also, member of the assembly in each assem-
bly, district the state, and such county officers
are required to be elected at such election,
Also a proposition for an amendment 10 the con-
sttution of the state of Wisconsin is to be submit
ted to vote of the electors, as set forth in the
following act:
AN ACT 10 su bmit to the people an amendment to
section eight (S) of article one ~ of the consti-
tuition.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS The legislature of this state Mt its annu-
al session for the year 1869, proposed and adop
ted by a vote of the majority of the members
elected to each of the two houses, Amendments
to the constitution of this state, in the following
language:
RESOLVED by the Assembly, the Senate conc.tring That
section IF article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be amended to read foil ows:
"Sec 8. No person shall be held to answer for
criminal offense without due process of law, end
no person for the ofense shall be put twice
in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be COM
PEELED in any criminal case to be witness against
himself All persons SHALL before conviction. be
bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital
offenses when the proof is evident or the presump-
ton great and the privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in
ses of rebellion or Invasion, the public safety may
require it. Approved March 9, 1869; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution of the state were duly ratified
and agreed to by the leg siature of 1870, and APP
proved; therefore,
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented IN
Senate and assembly do enact as tolo,os
Section l.. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at general election to be held Tues
day succeeding the first Monday in NQyem0er, 1870
and if the people shall approve and ratify said
amendment by majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become part of the
constitution of thiss state.
Section Z. The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said amendment shall be sagainst
the grand jury SYSTEM and against said proposed
amendment, s.for the grind jury SYSTEM" which
shall be on separate ballot, and shall be deposit
rose, and all persons qualified to vote any cleo
ton in this state shall be deemed voters on this
question .ss -4aata ISL
Section 8. The votes cast approving and ratify-
ing disappearing said amendments shall be coun-
ted and turned by the inspectors of the election
in all respects votes for state officers counted
and returned, and the officers des ignated by
law the returns of votes for state officers
shall the returns this question, at the
time and place and under the regulations
and restrictions now provided by law for canvassne
and declaring the returns of elections for state
officers. sf
Section A. Within three days after the determi-
nation Of said canvass it shall be the duty of the
10 the governor who shall thereupon, without delay
max proclamation of the result.
Section 5. The seer etary of state is hereby re-
iuired TO include the substance of this act in |
he not ice of the general election for the year 1870
Sect on 6. This act shall take effect and be in
orce from aud after its passage and publication
Approved March II, 1870.
Given under my hand, and the great
seal of the State of Wisconsin. at
r.. ST. the Capitol in Madison. this thirty
first day If August, AID 1870.
$3.50 LII. BREESE,
Secretary of State |