The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-09-15
General Election Notice.

IN ~ AiSi- ~ " lIAN L LIZ I
~ at the General Election be held in the several
towns, wards and election precincts in the State OF
Wisconsin, on the Tu- sday succeeding the first Mon
day, being the eighth day of November next the fol
lowing officers to be elected:
representative iii Congress from the first Con
sressional district, comprising the counties of Mil
waukee, Waukesha, Walworth Racine and kenosha, T
in place of Hnbert f. Paine whose of Office will
expire the fourth day of March
y representative in congress in the second |
gressional district, comprising the counties of Rock
Dane, Jefferson aud Columbia in place OF David At /
wood, whose term Of Office will expire the fourth
day of March next.
a representative in congress in the third congress
si0nai district comprising the counties OF ford,
Grant, Green, Iowa, La Fayette, Rchland and Sank,
IN place Of Amasa Cobb whose of Office will
expire the fourth day OF March next.
representative in congress III the fourth con
Sressionai district comprising the counties of Dodge,
Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Shebovgan and Washington,
place of Charles \. Eldrdge whose of Office
viii expire on the fourth day of March next
representatives In congress In the fifth congress
sional district comprising the counties of Brown,
Calumet, Door, Green Lake, kcwaunee Marquette,
Nanitowoc Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, !
Naushara and Winnehago, in place of Philetns Saw
yer whose term of office will expire on the fourth day
of March next
\ representative in congress in the sixth congress
sona district, comprising the counties OF Adams
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Buffalo, Burnett Clark,
Chippewa. Douglas Dunn, Eau Claire jackson, ia
crosse, H3ratlGll monroe, Icpii itIcc
Polk, Portage ST. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon and
Wood in place of Cadwallader c. Washburn, whose
term of office will expire on the fourth day Of March
next.
A state superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
Office occasiOned by the death Of Alexander j. Craig
in place of Samuel Faows, whose appointment to
that ofce by the Executive will expire the ection
OF his successor.
Also a state senator in each of the following dis
trcts:
lst district in place of David Taylor;
81 district in place of Lyman Morgan;
9TH district in place of VIM. 7. Lynde;
It'll district in place Of Henry Stevens;
9th district in place Of VIM. j. Kersiaw;
18th district, in place Of Nelson Williams;
18th district, in place of Hamilton Ii. Gray;
18th district, in place Of Lcmue w Joiner;
18th district, in place of Charles G. Williams
18th district, in place of George Reed;
2lst district in place OF lraW Fisher;
23d district in place of VIM. w Woodman
25th district, in place of VIM. W. (iriswod;
9th district, in place of Charles NJ Webb;
18th district, in place of Geo. d Waring;
3st district in place of G. N. Butt;
33d district, in place Of Satterlee Clark; whose
respective terms of Office will expire the day pre-
ceding the first Monday in January next
Also, member of the 'm5ly in each assembly
district in the state, and such county officers are
required to be elected at such election.
Also proposition tor amendment to the con-
stuton of the state of Wisconsin IS to be submitted
to vote of the electors forth in the following
act:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to
section eight Isl of article one | OF the constltu-
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS The legislature of this state at its annual
session for the wear 1860, proposed and adopted, by
vote of the majority Of the members elected to
each Of the two houses amendment to the cOn-
stitution of this state, in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurrins,
That section of article of the constitution of the
oofW in ha pdpH SOS n pa6 n
q crimiuai ofense without due process of law, and
no person for the ofense shall be put twice III
jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled
in any criminal case to be witness against himself.
All persons shall before conviction, be baiiable by
sufficient surees, except for capital otfenses when
the proof is evident the presumption great; and
the privilege of the writ of habcas corpus shall not
be suspended unless when, in cases of rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require it, APP
proved March 8, 1859; and
WHEREAS The foregoing proposed amendments to the
constitution of the state were duly ratified land
agreed by the legislature of 1870, and approved;
therefore,
The people and the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this shall be submitted TO the
people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1870, and
if the people shall approve and ratity said amend
ment BY majority of the electors voting thereon,
ton of this state.
Section . 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 a
separate box to be provided for that purpose and all
persons qualified to vote at any election III this state
| shall be deemed voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes cast approving and ratifying
or disappearing said amendments shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election IN all
respects as votes for the officers counted and
returned and the officers, des gna ed by law to
canvass the returns of votes for state officers, shall
canvass the returns this question: at tue time
and place and under the regulations and restric
tons now provided by law for canvassng and declar-
inc the returns reflections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determi-
nation cf said canvass it shall be the duty Of the
vassers certify the result of the said to the
governor who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation of result.
Section 5. The secretary Of state is hereby re-
uured include the substance of this act in the notice
1 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.
Given under my hand, and great seal OF the
(SEAL) State of Wisconsin, at the Capital, in Madi
son, this thirty-frst day of August, AID
1870 L. BREESE
i Secretary of State.