Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-10-21
General Election Notice.
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN at the general election to be held in the
- 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 to be elected:
A representative lie Congress from the first con-
gressional district comprising The counties of Mil
waukee, Waukesha. Walworth Racine, and Keno
sha, in place of Halbert Is. Paine, whose term of
Office will xpre on the fourth day of March next
A representative in congress in the seeond 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-
gressona district, comprising the counties of Craw-
ford, Grant. Green, Iowa, La Fayette,l Eiehiand,
and Sank, in place of Amasa Cobb, whose term OF
Office will expire the fourth day of March next.
representative in congress in the fourth con-
gress district, comprising the counties OF Dodge,
Fond du Lac, 0zaukee, Sheboygan, and Washing
ton, in place of Charles A Eldridge, whose term OF
Office will expire the fourth day of March next.
representative in congress in the fifth congress
sional district. comprising the counties OF Brown,
Calumet Door, Green Lake. Kewaunee, Marquette,
Manitowoc, Oconto .Outagamie. Shawano, Waupacca,
Wanshara, and Winnebago, in the place OF Phiie-
tus Sawyer, whose term OF office Will expire on the
fourth day of March next.
A representative in congress in the sixth con-
gressional 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 on the
fourth day Of March next.
State Superin tenlent 20 fill the vacancy in that
office occasioned by the death of Alexander j.
Craig, in place of Samuel Fallows, whose appoint
mont to that office by the Executive will expire
the election of his successor.
Also State Senator in each of the following dis
trcts:
LIST district, in place of David Taylor.
Sd district, in place of Lyman Morgan.
9Th district, in place of VIM. p. sbynde;
18th district in place of Henry Stephens;
9th district, in place Of VIM. j. Kershaw
18th 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 Williams;
10th district, in place of George Reed;
Dist district, in place of Ira W. Fisher;
Odd district in place of Vim. W. Woodman;
25,h district, in place of VIM. w. Griswold;
9th district in place of Charles NJ Webb;
29th district, in place of Geo d. Warning;
3lst district, in place of G. NJ Butt
33d district, in place of Satteree Clark; whose
respective of office will expire the day pre-
ceding the first Monday in January next.
Also. member of the assembly in each assem-
bly, district IN the state, and such county officers
as are required to be elected at such election.
Also a proposition for amendment to the con-
stitution of the state of Wisconsin is to be submit
ted to vote cs .he electors, set forth in the
GLOWING act
AN ACT to ,u bmit to the people sn amendment to
section eight (S)eof article Q) of the ccnst-
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS The legislature of this state, at its snnu-
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, amendment
to the constitution of this state, in the following
language:
section Of article OF the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be amended to read as foil ows
.Sec. s. No pei son shall be held to answer for a
criminal offense witlont due process of law, and
person for the same offense 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
bailabe by sufficient suretes, except for capital
ofenses 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 ca
| ses of rebellion invasion, the public safety may
| require it. Approved March 0, 1869; and
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution of the state were duly ratified
and agreed to by the leg isatule of 1870 and APP
proved; therefore,
The people Of the State Of IFisconss represented Ia
| Senate and assembly do enact as 5olio,Os
Section /. 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
| constii ution of this state"
Section The form of the ballot in voting to APP
| prove and ratfy said amendment shall be against
| the grand jury system and against said propose d
| amendment, for the grind jury system" which
| shall be a sep rate ballot, and shall be deposi-
ted in separate box to be provided for that pur.
osc. and all persons qualified to vote at any cleo
| ton in tais state shall be deemed voters this
| question.
| Section s. The votes cast approving and ratfy-
] ing disappearing said amendments shall be
! ted and returncd by the inspectors of the election
in all respects votes for state officers cd
and returned, and the officers DIES ignattd by
law the returns of votes for state officers,
I shall canvass the returns this question: at the
same time and place and under the regulations
and restrict ions provided by law for canvassng
and declaring the returns of elections for state
| officers.
Section A. Within three days after tho determi-
nation of said canvass, it shall be the duty of the
canvassers to certify the result of the said canvass,
to The governor who shall thcreupun, without delay
| make proclamation of the result.
Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
| gured to include the substance Of this act in
the tce of the general election for the year 1870
Sect ion 6. This act shall take efftct~and be in
| force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March II, 1870.
Given under my hand, and the great
seal of the State of Wisconsin at
Z. s. the Capitol ill Madison, this thirty
first day of August, ID 1870.
LII. BREESE,
Secretary of State.