Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
sherif7s Office, Lancaster, Wis
Anrnst 2lst 1872.

sherif's ONCE, Lancaster Wis I
August 2lst 1872. s -
Pursuant 10 notice received from the Secretary of
state general election viii be held in the several
towns and electioa precincts in the county OF Grant
Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the nrst Mon
day being the ffth day OF November next, at which
the following officers are 10 be elected, to-wit
Ten electors of President and Vice President OF the
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con.
gressiona District, comprising the counties OF Grant
Iowa La Payette, Green, Riehland and Crawford, in
the place of J Allen Barber whose term Of office will
expire on the 4th day of March next;
member Of the Assembly for the First Assembly
District, comprising the towns OF Harrison, Hazel
Green jamestown, Paris PIstteville and Smelser, in
place of George Cabanis whose term of oce will ex-
pire December 31st, 1872.
A member of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly District comprising the towns of Clifton, Ellen
boro Lancaster Liberty, Lima and Potosi in place OF
A. r. Bushnell whose term OF office will expire De-
cember 3lst 1872;
member Of the Assembly for the Third Assembly
District comprising the towns of Blue River Boscobel
Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Muscoda, Wsterstown, Wingyilie and Woodman, IN
place offs A. Perrin whose terra Of office will expire
December 3lst, 1872;
A member al the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns of Beetown. Bloom
ngton, Cassve, Glen Haven, Little Grant, Mi ville,
Patch Grove Waterloo. Wyalusng, in place Of J, b..
Cory whose term Of Office will expire December 3lst,
Also the following County officers whose several
terms of Office will expire December 3lst 1872;
A Sheriff in place OF W m. II. cloat;
Treasurer in place OF Alex. R. Mccartney;
A Cosnty Clerk In place of John VI. Atizer;
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place Of David
Schreiner;
Register of Deeds in place of James woodhouse /:
District Attorney in place of George Cementson I;
County Surveyor in place OF George McFal;
A Coroner in place OF Charles Dckey;
A proposition for amendment to the constitution
is at the time to be submitted TO vote of the
electors pursuant TO the provisions of chapter g. of
the General Laws oflsT2, approved March ~, 1872
an u "a follows
AN ACT TO submit to the people amendment to
article of the constitution.
WHEREAS The legislature of this state at its annual
for the year 1871, proposed and adopted by
of the majority of the members elected each of
the two houses, an amendment to The constitution OF
this state. in the following language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly c0ncurring
That section four of article of the constitution
be amended TO read follows: Section I. The
Supreme court of this state with the Jurisdiction and
powers proscI in this constitution shall consist OF
en- ustce and four associate justices to be elect
ed by the qualified electors of the state at such times
and inAuch nsaper As the legislature may provide,
and such court 50 constituted shall not be changed
discontinued by the legislature. The chief justice and
associate justices of the Supreme court in office
shall hold their offices for the Eemainder of the terms
for which they respectively elected, and uni til
the election and qualification Of the two additional
associate justices herein provided for shall tute
the supreme court of this state. The legislature shall
at its first annual session after the adoption of this
amendment, provide By law for the election Of the
two additional associate justices hereby required and
their successors. aad for the election of the
OF the CHIEF justice and associate justices in
Office, and for classifying the two sddtio nal associate
justices first elected that the term of office of ne
of them shall be four years and of the other six years
The term of Office of the chief Justice and of each as
sOciate justice of the supreme court elected after the
adoption of this anne ndment except as herein other
wise provided, shall be six years and
WHEREAS, The foregoing rOpOsed amendment TO the
constitution of the state was duly ratified and agreed
to by the legislature of 1872; therefore,
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
Senate and assembly do enact as f0ll0es:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amendment TO
the constitution of this state shall be submitted TO
the people at general election to be held Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1874 and
if the people shall approve and rafy said
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution of
this state.
SECTION 3 The form of the ballot in voting TO ap-
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be,
'fOr amending the constitution increasing the mum.
Der of justices of the supreme court" and against
said amendment, 'against amending the constitution
increasing the number of Justices of the supreme
court, which shall be separate ballot and shall
be deposited in separate box, to be provided for
that purpose, and all persons Qualified to vote at
eeeon in this state shall be deemed voters on this
question.
SECTION 8, The votes cast approving and rahfying
or disappearing said anne ndment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors OF the election in all
spects for state officers counted and re-
tu rned, and the officers designated by law to
canvass the returns on this question, at the same
time and place and under the same regulations and
restrictions provided by law for canyassng and
declaring the returns OF elections for State officers.
SEcTIoG4 Within three days after the determine
ton of saS canvass it shall be the duties of the
to certify the result of the said to the
Governor. who shall thereupon without delay, make
proclamation ofthe result
SECTION 5. The Secretary of State is hereby re-
quied to include the substance of this act in the
tce of the general election for the year 1872,
SECTION &. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and pRblication.
Said electiO n TO be conducted the voter canvassed
and returns made pursuant to law.
VIM. E. SL0AT, Sheriff Grant Co, Wis.