Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-10-28
General Election Notice.
nToTTcE &c HERERy GIVEN THAT

General Election Notice.
KTOTICEe is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN at the general election to be held in the sew
- v eral towns, wards and election precincts In
the state CT Wisconsin,, on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday, being the eighth day OF Noyem-
Der next, the following officers are to be elected
representative liz Congress from the first con-
gressional district comprising The counties of Mill
waukee, Waukesha, Waworth, Racine, and Keno
sha. in place of Halbert E. Paine, whose term of
Office will Expire on the fourth day of March next.
representative in congress in the second con-
gressona district comprising the counties of Rock,
Dane Jefferson, and Columbia IN place OF david
Atwood, whose term of Office will expire on the
fourth day of March next.
representative in congress in the third con-
gressional district. comprising theceunties of Craw
ford, Grant. Green, Iowa, La Fayette, Richland,
and Sank, in place of Amasa Cobb, whose term of
office will expire on the fourth day of March next
A representative in congress in the fourth con-
gressiopal district, comprising the counties of Dodge
Fond du Lac, 0zaukee, Sheboygan, aud Washing
ton, in place Of Charles A. Eldridge, whose term OF
office will expire on the fourth day of March next.
representative in congress in the fifth congress
SIGNAL district, comprising the counties OF Brown,
Calumet, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Marquette,
Manitowoc Cconto. .0utagamie, Shawano Waupacca,
Waushara, and Winnebsgo, 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-
gressiona 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. Croix, Trempeleau, Yer
non, and Wood, in place of Cadwallader G. WASH
burne, whose term of Office will expire on the
fourth day of March next.
State Superintendent 10 fill the vacancy in that
office oceasioned. by the death of Alexander j.
Craig, in place of Samuel FalIows 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 ~ jE
LIST district, in place of David Taylor. 4, ,4 y,e6
Sd district in place of LYMAN Morgan.
9TH district, in place of VIM P. Lynde; -
18th district, in place of Henry Stephens; lfs
9th. district, in place of VIM. j. Kershaw
1lth district in place of Nelson Williams;
18th district, in place Of Hamilton II. Gray;
18th district, in place of Lemnel W. Joiner;
18th district, in place of Charles G. Williams
10th district, in place of George Reed; s
2lst district, in place of Ira w. Fisher;
| 23d district in place of VIM. W. Woodman
| 25lh district, in place of VIM. w. Grswold; g
| 9th district, III place of Charles NJ Webb;
| 10th district, in place of Geo. d. Warning;
! 3lst district, in place of G. nj Butt
33d district in place of Satteree Clark; whose
respective term O Office win expire the day pre-
| ccding tie first Monday in January next.
| Also, q rIeinber Of the assembly In each assem-
bly district in the state, aud such county officers
as are required to be elected at such election.
| Also proposition for an amendment 10 the con-
stituton of the state of Wisconsin is to be submit
ted to vote of the electors, as set FORTH III the
| GLOWING act: E =
| AN ACT to ST. bmit to the people amendment to
section eight (S) of article one % OF the const-
tuition. -,.s
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its annu-
al session for the year 1869, proposed and adop
| ted by vote of the majority of the members
| elected to each of the two houses, an amendment
to the constitution of this state, in the following
language:
ResoEred by the AsseniJy the Senate concrring, That
section Of article of the constitution OF the state
of Wisconsin be amended to read as follow
"Sec s. EospeEsoE shall be held to answer for a
/ criminal offense without due process of law, and
NO person for the same offense shall be put twice
| in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be COM
| PEELED in any criminal to be witness against
l himself. All persons shall, before conviction be
baiable by sufficient sureties except for capital
ofenses when the proof is evident or the presump-
tian great and the privileged the writ of habeas
| corpus shall not be suspended unless when in ca
ses of rebellion invasion, the public safety may
| require it. Approved March 9, 1869; and 4.f
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to
! the constitution Of the state were duly ratified
and agreed TO by the legislature Of 1870, and ap
| proved; therefore,
Te people of the State of Tisconsia represented in
| Senate and Assembly do enact as folloioS
| 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 November, 1870
| and if the people shall approve and ratity said
amendment by majority of the electors voting
| thereon, said amendment shall become part of the
| constitution of this state. s+f4fst-J IS; ~.
Section . The form of the ballot in voting to ap.
prove and ratify said amendment shall be ''against
| the grand jury system,p and against said proposed
| amendment, '.for the grind jury SYSTEM" which
shall be separate ballot, and shall be deposi
! ted in separate box he provided for that pur-
| rose and all persons qualified TO vote at any elec-
tion in this state shall be deemed voters on this
question.
/ Section 8. The votes cast approving and ratify.
ing or disappearing said amendments shall be coun-
ted and turned by the inspectors of the election
in all respects votes for stale officers ed
and returned, and the officers designated by
law to canvass the returns of votes for officers
\ rhal canvass the returns on this question, at the
same time and place and under the same regulations
and restrictions provided by law for canyassing
| and declaring the returns of elections for state
| officers. " -fF 3heg ~
Section 4. Within three days after the determi-
nation of said canvass, it shall be the duty of the
canvassers to certify the result of the said
to the governor, who shall thereupon, without delay
| mako proclamation of the result. it
| Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
| CURED TO include the substance of this act in
the notice of the general election for the year 1870
| Sect ion 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
/ Approved March II, 1870. >-.etr. fs +
I 49, ,st-a.,, Given under my hand, and the great
/ seal of the State of Wisconsin,, at
| H. s.. the Capitol in Madison, this thirty
| ~ G,I first day of August, A D. 1870. ~
|. tR,s5.,s LII. BREESE,