Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-24
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
sheTiif's Office, Lancaster, Wis I
August 2Ist 1872.

sheTin's Ofioe, Lancaster Wis
August 2lst 1872.
Pursuant 70 notiee received from the Secretary Of
Strfe genera election will be held in the several
towns and electoa precincts in the county Of Grant
Wisconsinon the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day being tbs nth day Of November next, at which
the f0llosing offcers are to Do elected, to-wit:
Ten electors OFF sidsnt and Vice President Of tie
United States
A Reprcsentsth in Congress for the Third Con
gressional tric. comprising u 60 unues o. drant
Iowa, La Fsyetta Green, Rchlind and Crawford, in
the place of A.n Barber w4oso term OF office will
expire on the 4th day Of March revt;
member of lis Assembly fCr the First Assembly
District, comprising the towns OF Harrison, Hazel
Green jamestown. Paris Plastevlle and Snelser, in
pace Of George Cabans Whose term OF ofhce VIII eN
pire December 8Ist, lS12
A member Of the Assembly for the Second Assem-
bly, District, comprising the towns Of Clifton, Ellen
bofo. Lancaster Liberty lima anl Potos In place OF
A K. Bushnell whose term Of Office will expire De-
cember 3lst 1872:
A member of the Assembly for the Third As'embI y
District comprising the towns OF Blue River Boscobel,
FennlmoF e, Hickory Grove, Marion, Mount Hope,
Museoda, Naterstown, Wingyie and Woodnan, IN
place OFFS. A. Perrin whose term of Office will expire
December 3sst. 1872;
A member at the Assembly for the Fourth Assem-
by District comprising the towns OF BeetOwn BLOOM
ingtOn. Cassvle. alen Haven Little Grant, Mi liyule
Pdch erove waterloo. Wgalusng, in placeoi - 49,
Cory whose term Of ohice will expire december 3lsL
Also the following County officers whose several
terms Of office will expire December 3lst 1872
Sheriff in place Of VIM. Z. Slost;
Treasurer in place OF Alex. Il. Mccartney;
County Clerk in place ofJohn VI. Altizer.
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place Of David
schreiuer:
A Register Of Deeds in place Of James woodhouse !:
District Attorney in place Of George Clementson,
A County Surveyor in place OF George McFall
Coroner in place OF Charles Dickey;
Apropostion for an amendment to the constitution
If at the same time to be submitted to a vote Of the
electors pursuant 10 the provisions OF chapter B. OF
the Genflai Laws Of lSI2, approved March p, 1872
aud which is asfoiloWs
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
article Sc of the constitution
WHEREAS The legislature Of this state AT its animal
session Tor the year ISL proposed and adopted 10y
vote of the majority Of the members elected each
the two houses, an amendment to The constitution Of
this state in the following language
ReS0lcef bg The senate. he assembly c0nrurlin0
That section four of article seven OF the const
be amended so Is to read as follows Section T. The
supreme court Of his state with the Jurisdiction and
powers pros ibed in this onstituto shall consist
one chief Justice aud four associate justices TO be elect
ed by the qualified electors OF the siae at such times
and 10 such I&auner as the legislature may provide
and such court 50 constituted shall not De changed
discontinued By the legislature. Tic chief Justice aud
associate justices If the supreme court in office
shall hod their offices for the renainer 81 the terms
tor which hey Nero respectively elected, and until
the election aud qualification Of the two additional
associate justices herein provided for shall tute
tue supreme cuutt Of this state Tie legislature shall
al its first annual session after tie ndGpton ~ this
Hdnent, provide by law for The election Of the
twa additional associate justices hereby required
their successors and for the election Of the success
UDW
oie, and Tor classifying the Two addi0 al associate
justices FIRST elected that the term of office Of one
OF them shall be four years and Of the other six years
The of office of the chie justice and of each as
socae justice Of the supreme court elected after the
adoption Of this amendment, except herein other
wise provided, shall be six ears and
WHEREAS, The foregoing loposed amendment TO the
constitution Of the state duly ratified and agreed
70 by the legislature of 1872; therefore,
Tie people Of the STATE Of Wisconsin, rsprcseafed IN
SeHate and assembly, DO sqact as foii0tcs:
4. ant m
the constitution Of this state shah be submitted to
the people at general election TO be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday Of November, 49, and
u the people shall approve and ratify said amendment
b. majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part Of the cons tituton Of
this state.
sEgIIoN ?. The form Of the halot in voting TO an.
prove aud ra'iiy said proposed amendment shall be-
'ior 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 upreme
court Nhiellahal be on separate ballot and shall
be depoHtef IN separate box, 10 be provided for
that purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at any
election IN this state shall be deemed voters this
question,
seer 0x 8, The votes cast approving and ratiiyinr
or disappearing said amendment shall be counteu and
returned by the inspectors of the eec ton in all re-
spects, as votes for state officers are counted and
Ia fned, and he officers now designated by law 10
canvass the returns on this question, at the same
time and place and under T. he same regulations and
restrictions provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns OF elections for State officers
SECTION Within tlroe days after tho determine
ton OF said canvass, it shall be the duties Of the can
vsers to certify the result ofthe said canvass TO the
Governors who shall thereuPen without delay, make
proclamation of the result
sEcToN ). The Secretary Of State is hereby re-
qued to inc ude the substance Of this act in the no.
tce Of the general election tor The year 1872,
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect aud be in
force from aud after its passage and publication.
Said election TO be conducted the voter canyassed
AID returns made pursuant to law.
VIM. j. sL0AE, Sheriff Grant Co, Wis.