The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-10-06

trct in place of George Reed, whose term of Office
viii expire on the day proceeding the first Mondayin
January next
A Member of the Assembly iIs4he First Assembly
District in place OF John Br5tth.
A Member of the Assembly in the Second assem-
bly, District i'll the place of Michael fitzgerald
Member of the Assembly ia the Third Assembly
District in the place of Carl Il. sehlnd; whose re-
spective terms Of office Will expire the day pro-
cedng the first Monday in January next.
sheriff in the place of ?. AIulholand whose term
OF office viii expire on the hrty day of Deceni-
Ler next.
a County Treasurer in the place of John G. Eggers,
whose term OF Office will expire the thrty-trsr
day of December next.
a Clerk of the County Board of Supervisors in tho
place of Peter P FEessench. whose of Office viii
expire on the tlrty-fiFst day Of December next
\ Register Of Deeds il the place of JOHN Franz,
whose term Of Office viii expire the thrty-fsst
day OF December next.
A district Attorney in the place of f. g. Treat,
whose term of Office will expire on the thrtyfrss
day of December next.
A County Surveyor in place OF Fayette Armsby
whose term of Office viii expire the thirty first day
Of December
A Coroner in place of John Oswald whose term of
Office will expire the thirtyrst day of December
next.
Also proposition for an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn of the Stale. of Wisconsin is to be sub
Ited to vote of tho electors set forth III the fol-
lowing
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to-
section eight tS) of article one ~ s the Consttu,
ton.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, The legislature this State at It's annuaE
session for the year 1869, proposed and adopted, by
vote OF the .a5Jority OF the members eiebted
each OK thc two houses, an amendment to the
sututIon of this State i'll the following language;
Resolved, 10y the Assembly, the Senate concurring
nat section of article of the cgnstitulio of tn,
State of Wisconsin, be amended So as to read as
follows: Section S.-No person shall be held q
answer for criminal offence without due process
of la'5 and person for the same offence shall be
put twice in jeopardy Of punishment, shall be
compelled III any criminal to be witness
against himself All persons shall, before conyic-
ton, be balable by sufficient suretes, except for
capital offences when the proof is evident the
presumption great; and the privilege OF tho wrls
of ha5eaS corpus shall not be suspended unless
when, in of rebellion invasion, the public
safety may require it. Approved March 0, 1867 and
WHEREAS The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution Of the State duly fled and
agreed to by the legislature OF 1870, aud approved,
therefore,
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented IN
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
! Section 1.-The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of this State shall be submitted to tho
people at general election to he held the Tues
| day succeeding the first Monday III November, 1870,
| and if the people shall approve and ratify said
| amendment by majority Of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become part OF tho
| constitution of this State
Section 2-The form of the ballot in voting to ap-
prove and ratify said amendment, shall lie against
the grand jury system, and against said proposed
amendmcnt "for the grand jury system,'' which
sh all he separate ballot and shall be deposited
i'll separate box to be provided for that purpose and
all persons qualified to vote at anv election ia this
State shall be deemed voters on this question.
section 3.-The votes cast approving and ratifyiag
or disappr0ying said amendments shall be counted
DJ Inspectors OF tiIe election III
respec. as votes for State officers are counted and
turned, and the officers designated by law to
canvass the returns of votes for State officers, shall
canvass the returns on this question, nj the same
| time and place and under the regulations and
restrictions provided by law for calvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for State officers.
Section 4.-Within three days after the determine
tion of said canuass ii shall be the duty of the
yssers to certify the result of the said the
Governor, who shall theIeupoii, without delay, make
| proclamation of the result
| Section 5-fhy Secretary of State is hereby
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| tice of the general election tor the year 1870.
Section 6-Tls act shall take effect and be in force
from and alter its passage and publication.
Approved March Il, 1SIo.
Said election 10 be conducted the votes canvassek
and returns made pursuant to law.
p. MULIIOLLAND,
! 23-td Sheriff Of Iian towoc Co.