Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-15
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
sheriff's Office, Lancaster, Wis ,
a.A oIaA 1917

| Sherif-s Office, Lancaster, Wis
August 21st ls72. )
pnrsmant 10 notice received from the Secretary o
State general election will be held in the seVera
towns and eectos precincts in the county OF Grant
Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
say being the ffsh day OF November next, al "hlch
the following officers are 10 be elected, to-wft
Ten electors of Prsldent and Vice President oil the
United States;
gressional District comprising the ountes OF Grant
Iowa, La Fayette Gresu Riehland and Crawford, 10
the place Of Allen Barber whose term OF once VIII
expire on the Attn day Of March next;
member of the Assembly for the First Assembly
District. comprising the towns OF Harrison, hazel
y ace Of George Cabanis whose term Of office viii ex-
pire December 3lst, 1872.
member Of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns Of Clifton, Ellen
boio Lancaster Liberty Lima and Potosi, in place of
A. R. Bushnell whose term Of office will expire De-
cember 3lst, 1872;
District comprising the towns OF Blue River Boseobe
Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Museoda, Waterstown, wingve and Woodman, In
place Of 5. A Perrin whose term of office will expire
December 3lst, ls72
member al the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns OF Beetown Bloom
ingon, Cassyle, Glen Haven, Little Grant, Mi iville
Patch Grove, Waterloo. Wyalusug, in place Of j. b.
is72;
Also the following County officers whose several
terms Of Office will expire December 3lst 1872;
Sheriff in place Of VIM X. Sloat;
A Treasurer IN place OF Alex. X. Mccartney
Cosnty Clerk In place John VI. Altizer;
Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place of David
Schreiner;
A Register of Deeds in place Of James woodhorse !;
District Attorney in place Of George CT. mentson;
County Surveyor in place Of George McFall;
Coroner in place OF Charles Dickey;
proposition for an amendment to the constitution
is at the time To be submitted 10 vote Of the
electors pursuant TO the provisions Of chapter g. of
the General Laws ofls72, approved March 20, 1872
and which is as follows
AN ACT 10 submit 10 the people an amendment TO
article Of the constitution.
WHEREAS The legislature of this state at It's annual
vote of the majority of the members elected each Of
the two houses, amendment TO the constitution of
this state, in the following language:
Resolved BY The senate, the assembly eOncWring 2,
That section four of article of the constitution
be amended so to read as follows Section 1. The
supreme court of this state with the jurisdiction and
powers prescribed in this constitution shall consist Of
justice and four associate utices to be elect
ed by the qualified electors of the state at such times
and in 81 a manner the legislature may provide,
and su curt SO constituted shall not be changed or
disco "a 10y the legislature. The chief justice and
associate justices Of the supreme court in office
shall mold their Offices for the remainder OF the terms
for which they We're respectively elected, and unit
the election and qualification of the two additional
associate justices herein provided for sh n tute
the supreme of this state The legislature shall
at its first annual session after the adoption of this
amer 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 nd associate justices in
oe and for classifying the two addito nal associate
justices first elected, that the term of Office
of them shall be four years and of the other years
The term of office of the chief justice and of each
ocae justice of the supreme court elected after the
adoption of tais amendment except herein other
wise provided, shall be six years I; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing Toposed amendment 10 the
constitution Of the state was duly ratified and agreed
TO by tho legislature of 1872; therefore,
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and assembly, do enact as fOlOioS:
:, SECTION !. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted to
the people at general election 20 be held Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1879, aud
If 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 2. The form Of the ballot in voting 10 ap.
prove and ratify 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 in 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 3, The votes cast approving and ratfying
or disappearing 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-
ia rhed, ard the officers designated by law 10
canvass the returns on this question: at the same
time and place aud under he same regulations aud
restrictions now provided by law for canyassng and
declaring the returns OF elections for State officers.
SECTION !. Within three days after the determine
ton OF said 1t shall be the duties the
certify the result of the said canvass to the
Governor. who shall thereupon without delay, make
proclamation of the result
SECTION 5. The Secretary Of State is hereby re-
quired to include the substance of this act the no
tice of the general election for the year 1872,
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage aud publication.
Said eectio to be conducted, the voter canyassed
ard returns made pursuant to law.
VIM +. SLoAT. Sheriff Grant Co, Wis.