Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-24
GENERAL
Election Notice,

Notice is hereby given, that at the general election
to be held in the several towns wards and election
precincts in the state of Wisconsin, the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday being the third day Of
/ November next, the following officers to be
| elected to-wit:
Representative in Congress for the First Con
gressiOnal District comprising the counties Of Rock,
Racine, Kenosha, Walworth and Waukesha
A Representative in Congress for the Second Con-
gressionai District, comprising the counties of efer
son, Dane, Sank and Columbia.
| A Representative in Congress for the Third Con-
gressona District comprising the counties of GRANT,
/ Iowa, Lafayette, Green, Richland and Crawford.
| Representative in Congress for the Fourth Con-
gressional District comprising the counties of Mill
| YANKEE 0zaukee an6 Washington.
| A Representative in Congress for the Fifth Con-
gressional District comprising the counties of Dodge
/ Fond du Lac Sheboygan and Manit0woc.
| Repr sentative in Congress for the Sixth Cou-
gressional District comprising the counties OF Green
| Lake, Waushara Waupaea, Uutagame, Winnebago,
/ Calumet, Brown, Kewaunee and Door
| Representative in Congress in the Seventh Con-
gressional District comprising the counties of Vernon
| La Crosse, Monroe, jackson, Trempealeau, Buffalo,
| Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Eau Claire and Clark.
/ Representative in Congress in the Eighth Con-
gIessiona District, comprising the counties of Oconto
Shawano, Portage, Wood, juneau, Adams, Marquette
| Marathon, Dunn, Chippewa, Barron, Polk, Burnett
Bayfield,, Douglas and Ashland
Respectively in the places of Charles G.. Williams,
Gerry W. Hazelton, J. Allen Barber. Alexander
| Mitchell, Charles A. EdredSe Philetus Sawyer,
| jeremiah M. Rusk, and Alexander ). McDill whose
several terms Of office will expire on the iouIth day
OF March next.
prsing the county of Sheboygan, in place of Patrick
ii. Rourke, whose term of Office will expire the
| first Monday in January, 1873.
State Senator in tile Third Senate District, com
prsing the first second, sixth aud ninth wards OF
the city of Milwaukee. and the towns of Granville,
| Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, in the county of Milwau
kee in the place of f. W. Cotzhausen, hose term of
office will expire on the first Monday in January,
1875.
priSing the county of Racine in the place of Charles
Herrck, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1875.
| State Senator in the Seventh Senate District,
comprising the towns of Albion, Blooming Grove,
Bristol, Burke Chrstiana, Cottage Grove, Deerned
Dunkirk, Dunn Me iina Pleasant Springs, sun Prai-
| RTE, Windsor, York and the city OF Madison in the
county OF Dane, in place of John A. Johnson, whose
Germ of office will expire on the first Monday IN
I January, 1875,
State Senator in the Ninth Senate District, com
prisng the county of Iowa. in placed Francis Little
whose term of office Will expire on the hrst Mohaay
| in January, 1875
A State Senator in the Eleventh Senate District
compr sing the county Of Lafayette, IN place OF iran
Campbell. whose of office Will expire on the
first Monday in January 1878.
A State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate District
comprising the county OF Dodge except the fiith
and Sixth Wards of the city of Wat rtown. in place
of S. d. Burchard, whose term OF office will expire
| on the first Monday of January. 1915
| A State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate District
comprising the county of Manitowoc, in place Of
Carl IT, Schmidt whose of office will expire on
, the first Monday in January, 1873.
state Senator in the Seventeenth Senate Dstllct,
| comprising the county of Rock, in place OF IL.
Davis whose term of Office will expire on the nrst
| Monday in January, 1879.
A state Senator in the Nineteenth Senate District
comprising the county of Winnebago, in place OF
Robert McCurdy whose term Of office viii expire on
/ | the first Monday in January, 1879.
State Senator in the Twenty First Senate District
comprising the counties of Marathon. oconto, Shaw
| ano and Waupaca, and the towns OF Black Creek
Bovna, Deer Greek. Ellington, Hortonia Liberty
Maize, Maple Greek, Osborne and Seymour Ia the
county of OGtagamie, in place OF Myron Ii. McOoro
whose term of office will expire ON the first Monday
in January, 1873.
! A State Senator in the Twenty-Thrd Senate Dis
trict comprising the county of Jefferson, and the
| ffth and sixth wards of the city WatertowB in
Dodge county in place of Walter s. Greene, whose
office will expire on the first Monday IN an
| uary 1873.
State Senator in the Twenty Fifth Senate District,
comprising the counties of Green Lake, Marquette
and Waushara, in place OF H. l.. D. Potter, whose
term of flee will expire on the hrst hohuay III '"u
uary, 1875.
A State Senator in the Twenty -Seventh Senate
District, comprising the county OF Columbia IN pace
of L. o. Jones whose Of office will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1879. o.. NJ.
| trct, comprising the counties of Adams, Juneau
Portgage and Wood. in place of Thomas D. scott
whose of office will expire on the hrst MONDAY
| in January, 1915.
state Senator in the Thirty First Senate District
comprising the county of La Crosse, in place OF u
Hixon, whose term of office will expire on the INST
| Monday in January, 1873.
State Senator IN the Thirty Third Senate District
comprising the counties of ozaukee and Washington
in place of Aoan Schantz whose term of office al
expire the first Monday in January, 1879
A member of Assembly in each Assembly Distrlcl
in the State, and such county officers as are by Ia"
s required to he elected at such election.
proposition for an amendment to tpe cons'ita a
ton the time to be submitted to vote OF
the electors, pursuant to the provisions OF chapter
81 the laws Of 1874, approved February 10, 1879
and whichis follows
! IAN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section three 81, article eleven (I, OF the const
tuition.
| WHEREAS The legislature of the state Of Wisconsin
at its annual session for the year 1877 proposed
, and adopted, by a vote of the majority of the men
4 hers elected to each of this two houses an amend
ment to the constitution Of this state, in the follow
ing language:
That section three or of article eleven az, OF the
constitution of this state, be amended, adding al th'
end of said section the following words; No county
civ town village school district, other munich
| pa corporation shall he allowed to become indebted
| in any manner tor any purpose, TO any amount
| ipcluding existing Indebtedness in the aggregate
exceeding five per centum, on the value OF Tie TAXA
| bic property therein to be ascertained by the as
assessment for state and county taxes, previous tC
| the mourning of such indebtedness Any county
city town, village, school district or other munlc
pal corporation, mourning any indebtedness as aore
said shall the time OF doing 50, proYdt
for the collection direct annual tax sufficient &c
nav the interest on such debt it falls due and aist
| TO nav and discharge the principal thereof, within
twenty years from the Time OF CONTRASTING 'no 0an
and;
WHEREAS The legislature of this state, at its annua
session for year 1873, agree to such proposed
amendment by majority OF all the memper
elected to each house; now, therefore,
Tbe PopIs of the State IF Wisconsin, represented q
? Senate and assembly, do enact as fottotoS:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment u
the constitution of this state sh all be submitted
the people, general election, to be held on tues
| day succeeding the first Monday OF November, 1874
and people shall approve and Tatify said amend
| ment by majority Of the electors voting thereon
said amendment shall become a part of the consti
i. | tuition of this state.
T; section q The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be
| "for amending the constitution limiting bonded in
debtedness by counties, towns cite and villages to
"A five per cent" and against said amendment against
t amending the constitution limiting the bonded in
debtedness by counties towns, cities and villages to
five per cent" which shall be on separate ballot
and shall be deposited in a separate box TO be pro-
vded for that purpose, and all persons qIallhed to
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
!, | voters on this question
Section 3. The votes cast approving and ratltynS or
disappearing said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all
spects as votes for state officers counted and
d | turned and the officers designated by law to
canvass the returns OF for state Officers shall
canvass the this question at the same time
| and place, and under the same regulations and re-
| strictions provided by law tor cAnVassng and
declaring the of elections for state officers,
Section Within three days after the determine
ton said canvass ii shall be the duty of the can
to certify the result of the said canvass t.
| the governor, who shall thereupon without della.
make proclama'io ion of the result
Section s. The secretary of state is hereby required
to include the substance of this act in the notice
the general election for the year 1874
Section g. This shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage and publication.
Given under my hand and the great seal o
r. ha State of Wisconsin Mt canf0l II