Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-20
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE,

NOTICE is hereby given that at the general election
IN to be held in the several towns wards and cleo
ton precincts in the state Of Wisconsin the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday, being the eighth
elected =
representative in Congress in the third con.
gressional district, comprising the counties of Craw.
ford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richand and
sauk, in place of Amasa Cobb, whose term of office
VIII expire on the fourth Of March next,
IA state superintendent to fill the vacancy in that
% oScssloned by the death Alexander j. Graf T. in
p S 9 samuel Fallows, whose appointment 10 that
M ~ une Executive win expire on the election Of
member Of the assembly for the first assembly dis
Vile and Smelser, in place Of Joel snnres ~ "''o
member of assembly for the secdnd S;s,,. -
posed OF the towns OF jamestown, Potos Paris Harri
son and Waterloo, in place of John Carthew. "'i''
member of assembly for the third assembly ais
trict composed Of the towns of Lima, EnenborS Ian
caster, Liberty Clifton and wingyille. in place Of W.
p. Dewey.
A member of the assembly for the fourth assembly
district, composed of the towns of Muscoda, Blue
River Waterstown, Hickory Grove Boscobel, Marion.
w. McNair.
And a member Of assembly for the fifth assembly
district composed Of the towns of Beetown Cassylle
Little Grant, Glen Haven, Bloomington, Patch Grove
aud Wyalusing, in place OF Luther Basford.
Also one Sheriff in place of VIM. IL. elise.
One Treasurer in place of V. 4. Kinney.
One Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors in place of
J. NJ. Altger.
One Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place of David
Schreiner.
One Register Of Dcods 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 office Will expire the 3lst
day of December next
Also proposition for an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the State of Wisconsin TO BIO submitted to
vote Of the electors set forth in tho following act
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment TO
section eight 81 of article one % Of the constitu-
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its annual
session for the year 1862 proposed and adopted bya
of the majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses amendment 70 the constitution
of this state in the following language:
Resolced BY he assembly, The Senate conctrrag, That
section Of article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec, S. No person shall be held to answer for a
criminal otense without due process of law, and
person for the same ohense shall be put twice in
jeopardy of punishment nor shall be compelled in
any criminal case to be witness against himself
All persons shall before conviction, be baable 10y
by sufficient srreties except for capital oifenses
when the proof evident the pr assumption great
and the privilege of the writ of hdbedS corpus shall
not be suspended unless when, in cases OF rebellion
or invasion, the public safety require it, Approved,
March g. 1862 and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments to the
| constitution of the state were duly ratified and
agreed TO 10y the legislature of 1870 and approved;
therefore,
The people 81 ne state of WISCONSIN represented IN
Seadte and assembly, DO enact as follows.
| Section i. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted 10 the
people at a general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1870, and if
the people shall approve and ratiy said amendment
by a majority of the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become part of the constitution of
this state.
Section 2 The form Of the ballot in voting to APP
| prove and ratfy said amendment shall be against
the grand jury system" and against said proposed
amendment, 'tor the grand jury system which shall
be a separate ballot and shall be deposited ia q
separate box to be provided for that purpose and all
persons qualified to vote at any election in this state
| shall be deemed voters this question
Section 3. The votes cast approving and ratifying
or disappearing said amendments shall he counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects as votes for State officers counted and
returned and the officers designated by law 70
canvass the returns of votes for State officers shall
canvass the returns this question, at the same time
| and place and under the regulations and re-
trictions provided by law FOR canvasng and de-
claring the returns of elections tor State officers.
Sectirn Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass it shall be thu duty of the can
to certify the result Of the said canvass to the
governor, who shall thereupon, without delay max,
proclamation of the result
Section o. The secretary Of state is hereby required
to include the substance of this act in the notice OF
the general election for the year 1870
Section &. This act shall take eGec& and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved, March H. 1870.
Said election 10 be conducted the votes canyassed
and returns made pursuant to law,
WIN. IL. elise,
Is Sheriff Grant County, WIS.