Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-03
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

sherirs ONCE Lancaster, Wis 4
August 2lst 1879.
Pursuant to notice received from the Secretary of
State, general election will be held in the severa
towns and eectios precincts in the county OF Grant
Wisconsn,on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day being the nth day Of November next, at which
the follosng officers are to be elected, to-wit
Ten electors Of President and Vice President Of the
United States
Representative in Congress for the Third Con.
gresonal Dis triet comprising the co untes of Grant
Iowa, La Fayette, GSesn, Rehland and Crawford, in
the place Of j All Barber whose term OF Office will
expire on the Attn day Of March next;
member of the Assembly for the First Assembly
District comprising the towns OF Harrison Hazel
Green, jamestown, Paris PlatteyiAe and Smelser, in
place of George Cabans whose term Of office will ex-
pre December 3lst, 1872.
member Of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly, District, comprising the towns of Clifton Ellen
b0ro, Lancaster Liberty, lima and Poos 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
Eennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Muscoda, Waterstown, Wingville and Woodman, in
place Of $. A. Ferrn whose term Of office will expire
member al the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-.
bly, District comprising the towns of Beeiown. Bloom
ingon CassVile, Glen Haven, Little Grant, Mi lyille
Patch Grove Waterloo Wyalusing. in place of j. u.
Cory whose term Of office will expire Deeember 3lst
1872;
Also the following County officers whose several
terms of once will expire December 3lst 1872
A place r..
A Treasurer in place of Alex. r. Mccartney;
A Coanty Clerk in place ofJohn NJ. Altzer;
Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place of David
Schreiner
A Register Of Deeds in place of James woodhopse !;
District Attorney in place OF George Clementson
County Surveyor in place Of George McFall:
Coroner in place OF Charles Dickey;
nropostion for amendment to the constitn ton
IL at the same time be submitted 20 vote Of the
electors pursuant TO the provisions OF chapter g. of
the General Laws ofls72 approved March %, 1872
and NH eh Ia az
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to
article Sc of the constitution.
WHEREAS The legislature of Tia is state at its annual
session for the year 1871 proposed aud adopted by
vote Of the majority Of the members elected TO each of
the two houses amendment 30 the constitution of
| this state in the following language:
PssoIred by the senate, The assembly eonetrring
That section four of article seven OF the constitution
be amended so as TO read follows: Section T. The
supreme court of this state with the jurisdiction and
powers prescribed in this constitution shall consist of
one chief ustce and four associate Justices 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
discontinued by the legislature. The chief justice and
associate justices Of the supreme court now in office
shall hold 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 constitute
the supreme court of this state. The legislature shall
Al its frat 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
of the chief Justice nj associate justices in
once and for classifying the two addition nal associate
justices first elected that the term of Office of one
them shall be four years and Of the other six years
The term of Office of the chief justice aud of each
sociate Justice of the supreme elected after the
adoption of this amendment, except herein other
| wise provided, shall be six years and
WHEREAS The foregoing roposed amendment to the
of the state was duly ratified and reed
| to by tho legislature of lS72 the 'efore,
The people of the State Of Wisconsis, represented an
Senate and assembly, DO enact as totl0,cs;
SECTION I. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the peoe 81 general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1877, and
if the people shall approve and rafy said amendment
BY a majority OF the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become part Of the constitution Of
this state.
SECTION The form of the ballot in voting To APP
prove and ratfy said proposed amen dment shall be
''for 1dng 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 ona separate ballot and shall
be deposited in a 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
ques ion.
SECTION g. The votes cast approving and ratfyi ng
dss pproyng said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all
spects votes for state officers counted and
tn rned, ard the officers now desg mated by law to
canvass the returns on this question, at the same
time and place aud under he regulations and
restrictions now p-ovided by law for canvassng and
declaring the eturns of elections for State officers
SECTION 4 Within three days after the determina-
ton of said canvass il shall be the duties OF the
yasers to certify the result OF the said canvass to the
Governor. who shall thereupOn without delay, make
proclamation Of the result .ta@.
SECTION 5. The Secretary Of State is hereby re-
quiIed to include the substance of this act in the
tice OF the general election for the year 1872
SECTION o. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Is pass7g &c and publication.
Said electo to be conducted, the voter canvassed
and returns made pursu ant 10 law.
VIM. f. SL0AT, Sheriff Grant Co, Wis.