Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-17
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
sheriifs Office, Lancaster, Wis
August 2lst 1872.

Pursuant to notice received from the Secretary OF
State a general election will be held in the several
towns and eectoa precincts la the county OF Grant
Wisconsin,on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day being the nth day of November ext, at which
the following officers are to be elected, .o-wit
Ten electors ofPresdent and Vice President OF the
United States;
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con.
gressona District comprising the counties of Grant,
Iowa, La Fayette, Green, Richand and Crawford, In
the place Of Allen Barber whose term OF office will
ca pire the 4th day OF March next;
member of the Assembly for the First Assembly
District, comprising the towns OF Harrison, Hazel
Green, Jamestown, Paris Platteville and smeser, in
place of George Cabanis whose term of office will ex-
pire December 3Ist, 1872.
member Of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly, District, comprising the towns of Clifton Ellen
bofo Lancaster Liberty, Lima and Potos In place Of
A. X. 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 Boscobe
Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Muscoda, WAterstown, Wngville and Woodman. in
place Of A. Ferrin whose term Of office will expire
December 3lst, 1872
member al the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns of Beetown Bloom
ington, Cassyille Glen Haven Little Grant, Miivile
Patch Grove Waterloo, Wyalusing, in place of j. b
Cory whose term Of Office will expire december 3lst,
1872;
Also the following County officers whose several
terms Of Office will expire December 3lst 1872
Sheriff in place Of VIM. Il. Sloat;
Treasurer in place of Alex. X. Mccartney;
County Clerk in place ofJohn NJ. Altizer;
Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place Of David
Schreiner
A Register of Deeds in place Of james woodhouso;
District Attorney IL place OF George Clementson;
County Surveyor in place OF George McFail;
Coroner in place OF Charles Dckey;
proposition for amendment to the constitution
Is at the same time 10 be subntte to vote OF the
electors pursuant 10 the provisions Of chapter g. Of
the General Laws fls72, approved March ~ 1872
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
article Of the constitution.
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state its annual
session ior the year leI proposed and adopted by
vote Of the majority Of the members elected each of
The Two houses, an amendment to the constitution of
this state, in the following language:
ResolUed BY The senate, the assembly coaeurring,
That section four OF article OF the constitution
be amended so to read as follows section T. The
supreme court of this state with the Jurisdiction and
powers prescribed in this constitution shall consist Of
chief and four associate Justices be
ed 10y the qualified electors OF the such times
ana ~ such I~anner as the legislature may provide,
and such court constituted shall be changed or
discontinued 10y the legislature, The chief justice
associate justices Of the court now in office
shall nod their offices for the remainder Of the terms
for which hey respectively elected, and until
the election and qualification of the two additional
associate Justices herein provided for shall Institute
the supreme court OF this state. The legislature shall
at its first annual session after the adoption of this
anne ndment, provide by law for the election OF the
two additional associate justices hereby required and
their successors. and for the election of the succes
of the chief Justice nd associate Justices now in
office, andor classifying the two additional associate
ct them shall be four years and Of the other six years
The term of Office of the chief justice and each
sociae justice of the supreme court elected after the
adoption of tais ndment, except herein other
wise provided, shall be six years and
WHEREAS, The foregoing foposed amendment 10 the
constitution Of the state Gully ratified and agreed
to by tbs legislature Of 1872; therefore,
The peopie Of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
Senate and assembly, do enact as follotcs:
SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amendment to
The constitution of this state shall be submitted TO
the people at general election be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1877 aud
the people shall approve and ratfy said
by majority of the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become part OF the constitution of
this state.
SECTION 9 The form of the ballot in voting 10 an
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be-
tor amending the constitution increasing the mum.
Der oil 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 any
question.
SECTION 3, The votes cast approving and ratifying
or dsapprOVng said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all re-
spects, votes for state officers are counted and re-
q Tned, and the OH ere now designated by law to
canvas the returns on this question, at the same
time and place and under he same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for cauvassng and
declaring the re turns OF elections for State officers
SECTION 4. Within three days after the determine
ton OF said canvass, it shall be the duties of the
vassers to certify the result of the said the
Governor. who shall thereupon without delay. make
proclamation of the result
SECTION 5. The Secretary Of State Is hereby re-
qued to include the substance of this act in the no.
uce OF the general election for the year 1872,
SECTION o. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication,
Said electio n 10 be conducted the voter canvassed
and returns made puTsua TO law.
II. Sheriff Gran N