Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-17
General Election NOtica

clSCtlOu 70 De HeIl IN the several towns
wards and election precincts in the State O
Wisconsin, on The Tuesday succeeding the FRS
Monday. being the third day OF Noyembel
next, the following officers to DC elected, to-
wit:
i A Representative in Congress for the irstC
/ gresSional District, comprising the counties o.
( Rock Racine, .henosha, Walworth and Wauke-
| A Representative in Congress for the Second
/ CongreSSlona! District, comprising the countie,
! OF > e5ieTSon, Dane, Sank AM telumbia;
A Representative ia Congress Tor the third Con
greS>ional District. comprising the counties q
Trant, I9Wa. La tayette, Greeh, Rlch!and and
A Representative in Congress for the Fourth
Congressional District. comprising the counties
/ oI Milwaukee, Uzaukee and washington; :,
representative in Congress for tle Fifth
19aSfessional District. comprising the counties
t0Woc;
| Representative in Congress in the Sixth Con
Sfes>luIlal District, com .rISlng the counties Of
Green Lake, Waushara. Naupaca, Oujagamie
Door;
Il Representative in Congress IN the Seventh
Congressional District. comprising the counties
OF efnon. La Crosse, Monroe, ackSOn, Irempea
teau. buEaio, Pepin, Pierce, 81. CrolN, Eau
Claire and Clark:
\ Representative in Congress in the Eighth
Congressional District, comprising the counties
OF Uconto, Shawano. Portage. Wood, Juneau
ADAMS, Marquette, Marathon, Dunn, Chippewa
barron, FOLK. burnett, bayfield,, Douglas and
| Ashland:
Respectively in the places of Charles G. Viii
1 liams, terry " IIazelton ! Alien Barber Alex
andcr, Mitchell, Charles A. EIdredge, PhiletuS
! Sawyer, jeremiah NJ. Rusk and AleNanderH ,. Nc
Dlli whose several terms OF Office VIII expire on
! the fourth day OF March next.
| state Senator IN the First Senate District
comprising the county of cheboygan, IN place OF
! Patrick Ii. O. RouTke, whose term of office viii
expire on tbe hrst Monday IN January, 1919.
state Senator in the Ihlre senate District,
comprising the first, second, sixth and ninth
I wards IN the city OF Milwaukee, and the towns ct
GranFilie, Milwaukee, aud Nauwatos;t, in the
county OF Milwaukee, IN the place oil L. y. CotZ-
hauseu, whose term of Office Will expire the
Lrst MUnAay III January. 1879.
4 State Senator in the Firth Senate District,
comprising the county ct Racine, in the place of
Ch;tftes HeFrlck, whose term OF Office viii expire
on the first Monday in JANUARY. 1873.
A state Senator m.the seventh Senate District,
comprising the towns OF AloIUn, Blooming
Grove, Bristol, Burke, Christiana Cottage troy e
Deerheid, Dunkirk. Dunn, Medina, Pleasant
Springs, Sun Prairie, Windsor, ork, and the city
Qf Madison; IN the county OF Dane, III place Of
john A. - Crimson, whose term OF office VIII eN-
plre ON the first Monday in January, 1919:
A State Senator in the Ninth ocnate- District,
comprising the county OF Iowa, III place OF ran =
els Ia. lie, whose term Of office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1910.
\ State Senator in the Eleventh Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Lafayette, in
Place OF Francis Campbell, whose term of Office
Will expire on the frst Monday IN January,
\ State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Dodge, except
the Fifth and Sixth Wards of the city of Batter
town, IN place OF ;. d. Burchard, whose term Of
ONCE Will expire on the first Monday OF Janua-
~, 1917.
A state Senator in the Fifteenth Senate Dis
tflct com pllslng the county Of Manltowoc, III
place OF Carl Ii. Schmidt. whose term OF office
viii expire on the first Monday iii January,
1875;
A State Senator in the Seventeenth Senate Dis
tIlct, comprising the counJy OF Rock, in place of
II. l.. Davis. whose term Of otiico viii eA pire
the nrst Monday IN january, 1870;
\ state senator III the Nineteenth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the County OF H'inMcDago, in
place OF RObert McCurdy, whose term OF Office
viii expire ON tic hrsI MUuuay Ill January,
1910;
\ State Senator in the Twenty First Senate
Distinct, comprising the counties al NGrathan,
Oconto, Shawano and Haupuea. and the towns
of Black Creek, B0YInI, Deer Creek, Ellington,
llortonla; Liberty, Maine, Maple Greek, Us
borne and seymour IN The county OF Outasamie.
in place Of MyrOn IL. McCord, whose term of
| office will expire on the first Monday in Janua
~, iSt1:
4 state Senator in the Twenty Thia Senate
District. comprising the county OF Iefcrson, ana
the fifth and sixth wards of the city 81 Mater
Town, in Dodge county, in place OF Halter :.
Greene, whose term OF Office viii eXplIe on the
first Monday IN January, 1870:
A state senator in the Twenty Fifth Senate
district comprising the counties ofGrecn Lake,
Marquette ard naus lara, III place oi H. IL. d.
Potter, whose term OF Office viii expire on the
first Monday IN January, BIO;
4 Stale Senator IL the Twenty Seventh Senate
place OF T.. q. Jones, whose term of Office will
expire on lhe first Monday in January, 1915;
A State Senator III the Twenty-Ninth Senate
District. comprising the counties OF ADAMS,
Juneau, Portage ana HCOd, in place of Thomas
i. Scott, whose term Of Office wiki expire ON the
irst Monday lii January, 1919 ;
4 State Senator III the Thirty First Senate Dis
tTlct, comprising The county oil La tro>Se, IN
place OF q. c. iiiXon, whose term Of Office will
expire on the first Monday N January 1906
\ State Senator in the lhlrty-Ihlrd Senate
District, comprising the counties otOzaukce and
Washington, IN pace Of Adam SchantZ, whose
elin OF Office will expire on the first MUaday in
J&nuaIy. 1850;
4 mcr.Gcr OF Assembly in each Assembly dis
trict in The State, and such county officers as are
by laN required to DC elected at such election,
4 proposition for an amendment to the cOFStl-
tuition Is al the same time 10 be submitted to Il
yotc OF he electors, pursuant to the provisions
nj chapt II 81, Of the laws vi 1874, approved Feb
ruary Is. 1874. which Is a follows:
An act 70 submit 10 the people an amendment
to section three 90, article eleven CD. OF the
constitution.
sin at its annual session for the year 1879, pro-
posed and adopted, 10y OF thc majority of
the members elected to each Of the two houses
an amendment 10 the constitution OF this state,
in the following language:
RcS0ired bg tie ASSEMBLY,. tie senate coRcuTriig
That section three 60 OF article eleven Old of the
constitution Of this state Gc amended, adding at
the end Of said section the following words; y 0
county. city, town, village, school district, or
OF her municipal corpora tiVn. shall be allow cd 10
become indebted in any manner for any pur-
pose. to any amount, including existing indebt-
cdncss i'll the aggregate, exceeding five per cent
um. on the value OF the taxable property there
in, to be ascertained by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the mourning
OF such indebt ednesS. Any county, city, town,
village. school district, or Oth0r municipal cor
poraLion mourning any indebtedness as afore-
said Shall, before or az the time Of doing so, pro
vide for the collection OF a direct annual tax
sufficient 10 pay the interest on such debt, as it
falls due, aud al $50 to pay ana discharge the prin
cipal thereof within twenty years from the time
OF contracting tic same; and,
WHEREAS the legislature OF this state at its an
nual session for the year 1873 agreed to Snch
proposed amendment by q majority of all the
members elected to each house; now, there
Tie people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and assembly. do enact as yjciio,os:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment
70 The constitution Of this state shall be submitted
to the people, al a general election to be held on
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday in Noyem-
ber 1914. and ii the people shall approve and
ratify the said amendment by majority Of the
electors voting thereon, SAID amendment shall
become part of the constitution Of this State.
Section =. The form of the ballet in voting
10 approYe and ratify said proposed amend
neni shall be for amending the constitution
limiting bonded Indebtedness by counties towns
cities and villages, u 1--we per cenG." and against
said aInendm eut against amending the consLi-
tuition limiting the bonded Indebtedness by
counties town cities and villages to FIVE per
cent" which shall lie on a separate ballot and
shall be deposited IN a separate box to be pro-
vided for that purpose. and all persons qualified
to vote at any election In this state shall b3
deemed voters tnls Question.
Section ), The votes cast approving and rati-
flying or disappearing said amendment shall be
counted and returned by tn inspectors Of the
election in all respects as votes for state officers
are counted and returned, and The officers now
designated by law t. canvass the returns ofvotes
for state officers shall canvass the returns on this
question at the same time and place and under
the same regulations ami restrictions now pro-
vided By law for canvaSsng and declaring the
returns of elections tor state officers.