Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-01
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

| Sheriffs Office, Lancaster, Wis Z
August 2lst 1872. )
| Pursuant n notise received from the Secretary
State general election will be held in the severa
towns aud eectos precincts ia the county OF Grant
Wisconsin. on the Tuesday succeeding the nrst Mon
| day being the nth day Of November next al "hiei
the following officers are TO be elected, to-wlt 81
Ten electors ofPresdsnt aud Vice President Of sh
| United States;
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con
gressiona District, comprising the counties OF uIaht
Iowa, La Fayette, Green. Richand and Crawford, ~
the place Of j Allen Barber whose term OF office VIII
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 Patteville and Smelser, IN
place of George Cabanis whose term of oihce will ex
pire December 3Ist, 1872.
A member of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly, District, comprising the towns of Clifton Ellen
boro Lancaster Liberty, lima and Potos In place OF
A. X. Bushnell whose term Of Office will expire De-
cember 3lst, 1872;
A member of the Assembly for the Third Assembl '
District comprising the towns Of Blue River Boscobe
fennimore. Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Muscoda, Waterstown, Wingville and Woodman, in
place OF s. A. Ferrin whose term Of Office will expire
Becember 8 st. 1879
A member al the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns of Beetown Bloom
lngon, Cassyile, Glen Haven, Little Grant, Mi llve,
Patch Grove Waterloo. Wyausing in place Of j. b.
1877;
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. K. Mccartney;
Cosnty Clerk in place Of John Atizer;
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place Of David
Schreiner
Register of Deeds in place Of James WoodhoGse !;
District Attorney IN place OF George Clementson
County Surveyor in place Of George McFall;
Coroner in place OF Charles Dckey;
proposition for an amendment to the constitution
il at the same time to be submitted 10 vote Of the
eecters pursuant to the provisions Of chapter s. Of
the General Laws ofls52, approved March ~ 1872
and which Is as follows
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to
article of the constitution.
WHEREAS The legislature of this state its annual
session for the year 1871 proposed and adopted by
vote of the majority of the members elected each of
me TWO houses, an amendment to the constitution of
this state in the following language:
Resolred By the senate, the assembly concvrin 2,
That section four of article of the constitution
be amended so 20 read as follows Section 4. The
supreme court Of this state with the jurisdiction and
powers prose in this constitution shall consist
one chief Justice and four associate Justices TO be elect
ed by the qualified electors of the state at such times
and in such manner the legislature may provide
and such court constituted shall not be changed or
discontinued by the legislature. The chief Justice aud
associate justices of the supreme court in office
shall hold their offices for the remainder the terms
for which They respectively elected aud un Ill
the election aud qualification of the two additional
associate justices herein provided for shall constitute
the supreme court Of this state The legislature shall
at its first annual session after the adoption of this
amen dment provide by law for the election OF the
two additional associate justices hereby required and
their successors and for the election of the success
OF the chief ustice nd associate Justices now in
office and for classifying the two additional associate
justices first elected, that the of Office of one
Of them shall be four years and of the other six years
The term of Office of the chief justice and of each as
socate justice Of the supreme court elected after the
adoption of tais amendment, except herein other
wise provided, shall be six years and
WHEREAS, The foregoing roposed amendment to the
constitution ofthe state was duly ratified ana agreed
10 by thu legislature of 1872; therefore,
The pe0p'e Of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
Senate and dSSeDaJ y do enact as fottoics;
SECTION J. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted
the people at general election 10 be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November ls7z and
II the people shall approve and ratify said amendment
by majority Of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part OF the constitution Of
this state.
SECTION p The form of the baliOt in voting to APP.
prove and ratity said proposed amendment shall be-
for amending the constitution increasing the num-
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 M 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 8, The votes cast approving and ratifying
disappearing said endment shall he counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all
pects votes for state officers are counted and re-
Ia med, aud the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns on this question, at the same
time and place and under he same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canyassing and
declaring the returns of elections for State officers
SECTION !. Within three days after tho determine.
ton OF said canvass it shall be the duties of the can
vassers TO certify the result of the said the
Governor who shall thereupon without delay make
of the result
sEcTIoN 5. The Secretary Of State is hereby re-
CURED to include the substance Of this act in the no
ice Of the general election for The year 1872
SECTION .. This act shalt take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage and pub ication.
said electO TO be conducted. the voter canvassed
AID returns made pursuant to law.
VIM. +. SL0AT Sheriff Grant Co, Wis