Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-26
GENERAL ELECTION MOTTO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the zee
IN election TO be held in the several towns
and elections precincts 10 the State Of Wisctnsl
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, beinl
seventh day of November next, the following Of
are to be elected, to-Eit:
A Governor in place Of Lucius Fairchild. Nj
term Of Office will expire on tao first MONDAY 20 &
uary, 1872.
A Lieutenant Governor 10 place Of Thad3es
Pound, whose term Of office viii expire on tbp b
Monday in January, 1872.
A Secretary Of State in place Of Llwelyu r.
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Merlg
January. 1872.
State Treasurer in place Of Henry Bait. Vi
term Of Office will expire on the first MONDAY tJ
Al Attorney General in place Of stephen & gg
whose term of Office will expire on the first Moabi
January, 1872.
State Superintendent in place OF samuel PAL.
whose term Of Office will expire on the frs, NJ
| in January, 1872.
| State Prison Commissioner in place Of Gs,g
| Wheeler, whose term of Office will expire on he
1 Monday in January, 1872.
| State Commissioner Of immigration IN places
! c. johnson, whose term Of Office will expire Oh
4 first Monday in January, 1872.
State Senator in The Sixteenth Senate DE-
comprising the county OF Grant in place Of Geag
hazelton, whose term of Office will expire on ties
Monday IN January, 1872.
Memher OF The Assembly ia each ASenByh
/ trict in the State and such county officers
4 law required TO De elected at such election
That vote is 70 be tsken upon proposed ut
ment TO the constit iton in pursuance Of the puta
ofchapter 10 of the general laws Of 1871 swe
| March 81, 1871, which act is as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amenlmeat
tcle four (D ofthe constitution.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of this State. st h.t
! nual session fer the year 1870, proposed ard atg
| by vote Of majority of the members elected es
| Of the two houses, an amendment to the consaag
OF this State in the following language:
Resoiued by The Senate, he Assemble eoaaar
! That article iou- Of the constitution be amends
adding thereto two other sections which shslI ra
| follows: Section 81. The legislature is proas
from enacting any special or private laws IN ths'
| lowing cases; list. For changing the names Oh
sons or constituting one person the heir at law I'll
other ID For layisg out. opening or altering
ways, except in cases Of state roads extending
more than one county, and military roads 20 AZ
| the construction of which lands NAV be vraus
Congress. 3D.. For authorizing persons 10 keen n
across streams at points wholly within this 50
4th For authorizing the sale or mortgage Of real g
sona property Of minors or others under dias
5th. For locating changing any county seat
For assessment or collection Of taxes or for Vi
ing the time for the collection thereof ~
1 granting corporate powers or privileges exec
| cities. sth For authorizing tile superintendent
| part Of the school fund. 9th. For incorporstiu
| town or village, or TO amend the cnarter Tiers
| sec.32 The legislature shall provide general ar
the tldhkNcAthu Ul JUSTICES tlAt may be rfla
ed by section thirty-ene of this article and slt
laws shall be uniform in their operation throus
| the state and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amepdmE
| the constitution OF the state was Only Ianda
agreed TO by the legislature Of 1871, therefore
| The people Of { he state of Wisconsin, represG
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
| Section 1. The foregoing proposed ameHdH5
the constitution Of the State shall be submtss
people at general election to be held on TuesipE
ceeding the fret Monday Of November 1871, api..
people shall approve and Tatify said amendmsa
majority Of the electors voting thereon, said
ment shall become part Of the constitution
! State.
Section 2. The form Of ballot 10 voting 10 sg
and ratify.said proposed amendment shall be'e
special legislation, and against said amendms
/ special legislation" which shall be on a segsra
| lot, and shall be deposited in separate bis
| provided for that purpose, and all persons qnal
vote at any election in this state shall BE- e
voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes cast approving and ua
/ or disappearing said amendm ents shalt be colsa
| returned by the inspectors of the election 2
/ spects, as votes for state officers are c0uuts1t
| turned. and the officers now designated by hss,
! vass the returns Of votes for state officers shl
vass the returns on this question, at the @ai
and place and under the regulations aad ra5
now provided by law for cayassing and declares
| returns OF elections for state officers.
| Section I. Within three days after the o,,l-
| tion Of such canvass, il shall be the daty q
vassers TO certify the result Of the said canvas
| governor, who shall thsreup0n, without dsaj
| proclamation Of the result.
Section 5. The secretary Of state is Hereby ~
to include the substance Of this ACT il theH~
the general election for the year 1871
Section 8. This act shall take elect ana ga
fsom and aftsr lis passage and publication.
Given under my hand and the great seal o. w.
~. 81 of Wisconsin, at the Capitol, Ia Nia'
10th day Of August 1871. "
Ill. BREE5E, Secretary q