The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-20
General Election Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
~ the general election to be held in the
several towns, wards and election precincts
in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday, being the eighth
day, of November next, the following officers
are to be elected:
representative in Congress from the F irst
Congressional District, comprising the coun-
ties of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Walworth, Ra-
cine and kenosha, in place Of Halbert E.
Paine, whose term of Office will expire on the
fourth day Of March next
A representative in Congress in the Second
Congressional Dlstr t, comprising the coun-
ties Of Rock, Dane, Jefferson and Columbia,
i'll place of David Atwood, whose term Of Of
fee will expire on the fourth day Of March
next.
4 representative in Congress in the Third
Congressional District, comprising the coun
ties of Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, La
Fayettc, Richand and Sank, in place of
Amssa Cobb, whose term of office will expire
on the fourth day of March next.
A representative in Congress in the Fourth
Congressional District, comprising the couu-
ties of Dodge. F ond du Lac, Ozaukee She
boygan and Washington, in place Of Charles
A. Eldredge, whose term of office will expire
on the fourth day Of March next.
Congressional" DYstrlp,, ce8HhFssss n the Fifth
ties of Brown, Calumet, Door. Green Lake,
Kewaunee, Marquette, Manitowoc, Oconto,
Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara
and Winnebago, in place of Phiietus Sawyer,
whose term Of office Will expire ON the fourth
day of March next
A representative in Congress in the Sixth
Congressional District, comprising the coun-
ties of Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La
Crosse Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce,
Polk, Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau, YER
non and Wood, in place Of Cadwallader c.
Washburn, whose term of office will expire on
the fourth day of March next.
State Superintendent to fill the vacancy
in that office occasioned by the death of Alex
ander J. Craig, in place Of Samuel Fallovs,
whose appointing to that office by the Execu-
tive will expire on the election of his success
sor.
Also State Senator in each Of the follow
ing districts:
list District in place Of David Taylor;
Sd District in place OF Lyman Morgan;
5th District in place of VIM. P. Lynde;
7th District in place Of Henry Stevens;
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 Lemuel W. Joiner;
18th District in place Of Charles G. Will
liams;
10Th District il place of George Reed;
2ist District in place of Ira W. Fisher;
23d district in place of Vim. W. Woodman
2Sth District in place of VIM. W. Griswold
9th District in place of Charles Nj. Webb:
goth District in place Of co. ID. Waring;
3lst District in place of G. NJ. Butt;
33d District in place of Saterlee Clark
whose respective terms If office will expire Oh
the day preceding the first Monday in January
next.
Also. Member of the Assembly in each
Assembly District in the State, and such
county officers as are required to be elected
at such election.
Also a proposition for an amendment to the
constitution Of the State Of Wisconsin 10 to be
submitted to a vote of the electors, IS sci
forth in the following act:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to section eight 90 Of article one Il
of the constitution.
PREAMBLE.
! WHEREAS The legislature Of this state, a
! its annual session for the year 1869, pro
/ posed and adopted, by vote Of the ma
jority of the members elected to each of thu
! two houses an amendment to the constitu
! ton of this state, in the following language
] Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concur
ring That section 8 Of article of the con
! stituton of the state Of Wisconsin b'
amended so as TO READ as 1ollows: sec.
No person shall be held to answer for
criminal offense without due process OF law
snd no person for the same offense shall b
put twice in jeopardy of punishment, no
! shall be COMPEL in any criminal case t
be witness against himself. All person
shall before conviction. be bailable b.
sufficient sureties, except for capital Of
fenses when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great: and the privilege Of tn
writ Of haheis corpus shall not be suspende
unless when. in cases of rebellion or Inva
sion, the public safety may require it. Al
proved, March 8, 1859; and
WHERgAs, The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution Of the state wcr
duly ratified and agreed to by the lcgIsl;
rure of 1870. and approved; therefore,
The neople Of the state Of Wisconsin repr'
scented in senate AMI assembly, DO enact q