The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-11-03
General Election NotIce

NOTICE is HEREY GIVEN THAT At THE GEN
IN eral election to be held in the several towns
wards and election precincts in the State of Wiscon-
SIN on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, be-
ing the eighth day, of November next, the following
officers are to be elected.
A representative in Congress from the First Con-
gressionai District, comprising the counties of Mil
waukee, waukesha, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha
i'll place of Halbert L. Paine, whose term of Office
will expire on the fourth day oil Marci, next
4 representative in Congress in the Second Con-
gressional District comprising the conptes of Rock
Dane, Jefferson and Columbia, III place OF David At
wood whose lern of Office will expire onse fourth
day of March next.
representative in Congress in the Third Congress
slona District, comprising the counties of Crawford,
Grant, Green Iowa. La Eayette, Richlani and Sank,
in place of Amasa Cobb, whose of office will ex-
pire on the fourth day of March next.
representative Il Congress in the Fourth Con-
gresslonal District comprising the counties of Dodge,
Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington
in place of Charles A Edredge whose term of office
will expire on the fourth day of March next.
4 representative in Congress in the Fifth Congress
siona District, comprising the counties of Brown,
| Calumet, Do r., Green Lake, Kewaunee, Marquette,
Manitcwoc, Occnto, Outagamie Shawano, Waupaca.
Waushara and WinneI'ago, in place of Phetus Saw
yer, whose term of Office will expire the fourth
day of March next.
representative in Congress in the Sixth Congress
slonal District, comprising the counties of Adams
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett Clark
Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson Jul
neau La Crosse. Marathon, Monroe, Pepin. Pierce
Polk, Portage, st. Croix Trembealeau, Vernon and
Wood i'll the place of Cadwaader C. Washburn
wohse term Of Office will expire the fourth day of
| March next.
state superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
Office occasioned by thr death CT Alexander j. Craig
in place OF Samuel Fallows, whose appointment to
that Office by the Executive will expire the cleo
tiun Of his succes sor
Also State Senator in each of the following dis
tTicts:
1st District in place of David Maylor
Sd District in place Of Lyman Morgan.
9th District in place of VIM. 2. Lynde.
7th District in place IF Henry Stevens.
9Th District in place of VIM. J. Kershaw.
18th District in plrce of Nelson Williams.
18th District in place of Hamilton Fl. Gray.
10Th District in place of Lemuel W. Joiner.
18th District in place of Charles G.. Williams
| 10th District in place of George Reed.
21st District in place of Ira W. Fisher.
| 23d District in place of Wm ". Woodman,
18th District in place of VIM. W. Grswold.
| 9th District in place of Charles NJ Webb.
| 18th District in place of Geo. d. Waring.
31st District in place of C. NJ. Butt.
33d District in place of Saterlee Clark. whose re-
spective terms of Office will expire on the day pre
| ceding the first Monday i'll January next.
Also, Member of the Assembly in each Assembly
District in the State, and such county officers as
| required to be elected at such election.
| Also proposition for amendment to the const-
tuition of the State of Wisconsin is be submitted
to vote of the electors set forth in the following
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section eight (S of article one ~ of the constitu
| ton. PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its annu-
al session for the year 1862 proposed and adopted
by vote of the majority of the members elected to
| each of the two houses an amendment to the con-
stituton of this state in the following language:
| Resotoed by the Assembly, the Senate concurring
I
state of Wisconsin be amended read as fol-
| lows: Sec. s. No person shall be held to answer
for criminal of1ense without due process of law,
and no person for tho same offense shall be put
twice i'll jeopardy of punishment, shall be COM
PEELED in any criminal case to be witness against
himself. All persons shall, before cenyiction be
bailable by sufficient surees, except for capital
fences when the proof is evident presump-
ton great; and the privilege of the writ OF habeds
corpus shall not be suspended unless when in cases
of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may
quire it. Approved, March 9, 1869, and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments 20
to the constitution OF the state 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 assembly do enact follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted the
| people at general election to be held Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1870 and if
the people shall approve and ratfy said amendment
| by majority of the electors voting thereon ssid
! amendment shall Become part of the constitution
/ o f this state.
prove and ratify said amendment shall be against
| the grand jury SYSTEM and against said proposed
/ amendment 'for grand jury syestem' which shall
be on aseparate 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 3. The votes cast approving and ratifyins
or disappearing said amendments shall be counted
returned by the inspectors Of tie election in ali
respects for State officers are counted and re-
turned, and the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns of votes for State officers shall
canvass the returns this question, at the Same
time aud place and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for cauvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for State officers
Section 4. Within three days after the de .e~mina-
ton of said canvass it shall be the duty of the ca-
vassers to certify the result OF SAID the
governor, who shall thereupon, without delay make
| proclamation of the result. -t
| Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
qured to include the substance of this in the
| tee OF the general election for the year 1870.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved, March H. 1870 1921
Given under my hand. and the great seal of the
State of Wisconsin, at the Capitol. in Madison thi
thirty day of August, A. D. 1870
| l.. BR EESE Secretary of State.