Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

NJ Office is hereby given that at the general election
~ to be held in the several towns wards and cleo
ton precincts in the state of Wisconsin on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday, being the eighth
day of November next the following officers TO be
elected:
A representative in Congress- In the third con.
gressional district, comprising tho counties Of Craw
ford, Grant, Green, Iowa Lafayette, Riohlsnd and
Sank, in place of Amasa Cobb, whose term Of Office
W i'll expire on the fourth of March next.
A State Superintendent 10 fill the vacancy in that
office occasioned by the death Alexander j. Craig in
place Of Samuel Fallows whose appointment to that
once by the Executive Will expire on the election Of
member of the assembly for the Ar,t assembly dis
trict, composed of the towns of Hazel Green Platte
vile and Smelser, in place Of Joel Squires.
member of assembly for the second district, com.
posed of the towns Of jamestown, Potosi Paris Harr
son and Waterloo, in place of John Carthew.
member of assembly for the third assembly dis
trio t. composed of the towns of Lima Elenboro Lam
caster, Liberty Clifton and Wingvile. in place OF W.
7. Dewey.
A member of the assembly for the fourth assembly
district, composed Of the towns Of Museods, Blue
River, Wsterstown, Hickory Grove, Boscobel Marion,
W. McNair
And member of assembly for the fifth assembly
district, composed of the towns of Beetown Cassye
Little Grant, Glen Haven, Bloomington Patch Grove
| and Wyalusng, in place of Luther Basford
Also one Sheriff in place of VIM II. elise.
One Treasurer in place of v. Il. Kinney
One Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors in place of
J. NJ. Altizer
One CLERK of the Circuit Court in place of David
schreiner.
One Register of Deeds in place OF James Woodhouse
One District Attorney in place of Geo. Clementson
One County Surveyor in place of Joseph Allen.
One Coroner in place of A. Sampson.
Whose several terms of ofce will expire the slst
day of December next.
Also proposition for amendment TO tho consti.
tuition Of the State of Wisconsin is TO be submitted to
vote Of the electors set forth In the following acts
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment TO
section eight s) of article one ~ of the constitu-
ton.
WHEBEAs The legislature of this state at its annual
session for the year 1862 proposed and adopted bya
vote OF the majority Of the members elected 10
OF the two houses amendment TO the constitution
OF this state In the following language:
Resolved by The Assembly, The Senate concrIng That
section Of article of the constitution of the state
Of Wisconsin be amended Is TO read an follows
Sec, s. No person shall be held to answer for a
criminal onenss without due process of law, and no
| person Tor the same ofense shall be put twice in
jeopardy OF punishment, shall be compelled in
any criminal case to be witness against himself
All persons shall before conviction, be bailAble by
by sufficient sureties, except for capital ofenses
when the proof evident the pr eaumption N eat
ar the privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus shall
not he suspended unless when, in cases of rebellion
or invasion, the public safety require it, Approved
March Q, 1859; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to the
constitution Of the state were duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1870 and approved
therefore,
The people Of The state Of Wisconsin, represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact as foio'os:
Section J.. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted the
people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1870 and If
the people shall approve aud ratfy said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution Of
| this state.
Section 2. Tho form Of the ballot In voting to an.
| 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
separate box to be provided for that purpose aad 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 ratifyng
or disappearing said amendments shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election In all
respects votes for State officers are counted and
returned, and the officers designated by law TO
canvass the returns of votes for State officers shall
canvass the returns this question the same time
and place and under the same regulations and re.
strctions provided by law for canyassing and de-
claring the returns of elections for State officers
Sectirn a. Within three days after the determ ina
ton OF said canvass IL shall be the duty OF the can
to certify the result of the said to the
governor who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation OF the result
Section b. The secretary of state IL hereby required
70 include the substance of this act in the notice
| the general election for the year 1870
Section .. This act shall take effect and be In force
| from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved, March ~, 1879
Said election to be conducted, the Yetes canyassed
ana returns made pursuant to law.
VIM. II. elise
u Sheriff Grant County wis