Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-10
General Election Notice.


next, the following officers are to be elected, to-
". REPRESENTATIVE in Congress for the first Con-
rreSsionaI District, comprising the counties of |
Rock. Racine, kenosha, Walworth and Wauke
a Representative in Congress for the Second |
Congressional District, comprising the counties (
OF Jefferson, Dane, Sank AMI Columbia;
A preventative in Congress for the third Con-
gressIoual District. comprising the counties OF
,Irdut. IcHa. 10 Eayette, Green, hIchland and 1
Representative in Congress for the Fourth /
Con .ra-s o nal District. comprising the counties
of Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Washington;
4 Representative in Congress tor tle Fiji |
Congressional District comprising the counties |
of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Mani |
4 Representative in Congress in the Sixth Con-
gressional District, comprising the counties OF
Green Lake. Waushara, Naupaca, OntagaTale,
Winnebago, Calumet, Brown, hewaunee and
Representative in Congress IN the Seventh
CO ngressinnal District, comprising the counties
of p~non "a Crosse, Monroe, Jackson, Irempea-
ieau. Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, st. CrolA' Eau
Claire anu Clark; . C -, r.,.,
Congressional District comprising the counties
| of Oconto. ShawanO, Portage; Wood, Juneau
Adams, Marquette, Marathon, Duhn' Chlppeway
| Barron Polk Burnett, bayfield,, Douglas and
Respectively in the places of Charles G. Will
| liams Gerry W. naZeltOn, y Allen Barber, Alex
/ andcr, Mitchell, Charles A. Eidredge, Phlletus
! sawyer. Jeremiah NJ. RuSk and Alexander ). Nc
| Dill whose several terms OF Uihce Will expire ON
/ the fourth day OF Mach next.
| A state Senator IN the FIRST Senate District,
! comprising the county of ShebOygan, in place of
| Patrick ii. U kourKe, whose term OF office Will
( expire on tue first Monday In January, 1875.
| 4 state Senator in the Thire senate District,
comprising the first, second sixth and ninth
wards in the city OF Milwaukee, and the towns of
Granville, Milwaukee, ana W auWatOSa, In the
| county uf Milwaukee, IN the place OIL. ". CotZ-
! hansen. whose term OF office will expire on the
first Mon lay in january, 1910.
| 80. ~.,,,ro- in rho Film Sonata
| comprising the county OF Racine, in the place of
Charles Ilerrlck, whose term OF office viii expire
! on the first Monday IN january, 1875.
| state senator In.Jhe seventh Senate District,
| comprising the towns OF Albion, Blooming
GROVE Bristol, Burke, CnrlStana, Cottage Grove
| Deerfeid DunhirX, Dunn, Medina, Pleasant
Springs sun Prairie, Windsor, \ ork and the city
| of Madison, in the county of Dane, in place of
| John A. johnson, whose term OF office will eX-
| pire ON the first Monday in Jan uary, 1873.
| A state Senator IN the Ninth Senate District,
comprising the county or Iowa in place OF Fran
els Little, wnuse term OF Office viii expire on the
| first Monday III January, 1910
| \ state senator IL the Eleventh Senate Dis
! trict, comprising tne county OF Lafayette. in
| PLACE OF EranCiS Campbell, whose term OF office
1915.
\ State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate Dis
trict, comprisIog the county Of Dodge, except
the Fifth and Sixth ards of the city OF Batter
town, iii place OF :. ID. Burcnard. whose term Of
office will expire ON the first Monday OF Japua-
~, lSI5.
Tict comprising the county OF Manltowoc, in
place of Carl Ii. schmidt, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday III January
A State Senator in the Seventeenth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the cOGn,y OF Rock, in place of
Il. l.. Davis. whose term OF oIiica VIII expire on
the iirst Monday in January. 1915;
4 State senator III the Nineteenth Senate Dis
Lrict. comprising the County Of WmnebagO, in
place of Robert McCurHy, whose term OF office
Will xpire on the first Monday i'll January
1872
i State Senator in the Twenty First Senate
| District, comprising the counties OF Marathan,
CJconto, ShawunO and Waup aca, and the towns
Of Black Greek, Bovna, Deer Creek Ellington,
ltortonia Liberty, Maine, Maple Creek, Us
borne ami seymour IN the county of Outagamle,
in place of Myron III. McCord, whose term OF
Office will expire on the first Monday in Janua-
A state Senator in the Twenty-Thrd Senate
District COMP sing the county OF eitersOn, and
the fith and sixth wards Of the city 81 Uater-
town, in Dodge county, IN place OF Walter :.
ureenc, whose term OF office will eXp!Ie on the
IirSt Monday IN January, 1870;
\ state Senator in the Twenty-Fifth Senate
District, comprising the counties ofGreen Lak Ike,
Marquette and Haushara, place OF Il. l.. ID.
Potter. whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1870;
\ State Senator III the Twenty-Seyenth Senate
District com prlSlng the county OF Columbia, IN
place Of & o. Jones, whose term of office VIII
eX pire on 4he first. Monday in January, 1879:
4 State Senator In the TwentyN inth Senate
District comprising the counties Oi Adams
Juneau, Portage ard Wood, IN place of Thomas
i. scott, whose term of Office Will expire ON the
DIST Monday in January, $50
A State Senator in the Thirty First Senate Dis
tricU, comprising the county OF La Crosse, i'll
piace of G. {. HiXon. whose term OF office will
expire the nr>L MONDAY IN january. 1870;
A state Senator Fn the ! hirty-Ihlrd Senate
District, comprising The counties al UZtukee and
| Washington, IL place Of Adam Schantz. whose
term OF Office will expire Oh the FIRST Monday IN
JANUARY, 1875
4 memOer Of Assembly in each Assembly dis
trlcL in The State and such county officers as are
.! Esnf.
a proposition tor amendment to the consti-
tuition at the same time to be Su omitted TO a
vote OF the electors, pursuant 80 the provisions
nj chapter 81 OF the laws oil 1874, approved Feb-
ruary Is. 1914, which Is rs follows:
An act to submit to the people an amendment
to section three 60, article eleven Cd, OF the
constitution.
WHEREAs, The legislature of the state Of Hiscon-
sin, at It's annual session Tor the year 1872. pro-
posed and adopted, by q voSe of the majority of
The members elected TO eIcu OF the TWO houses
! an amendment to the constitution OF this state,
! IN the following language:
ResGired by the assembly, the senate concurring
That section thyee % OF article eleven Old of the
constitution OF THIS state be amended, adding at
the end OF said section the following words: No
cUunjy, city, town, village, school district. or
other municipal corpora alton. snail be allowed to
| become indebted IN any manner or for any pur-
pose. to any amount, including existing indebt-
edness i'll the aggregate exceeding five per cent
am, on the value OF The taxable property there
in, to DC asCerCIIned by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the mourning
OF SuCl Indebtedness. any county, city, town,
village, school district, or oth9r municipal cor
pOratlOn, mourning any indebtedness as afOrc
sail, snail, before ut the Time OF doing so, pro
vide for the collection of a direct annual tax
sufficient to- pay the interest ON such debt, as 1t
falls due, aEt also to pay and discharge the prin
cipal thereof, within twenty years from the time
OF contracting the same; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature OF tins state at Its
nuai session for the year 1913, agreed to Snch
proposed amendment by majority of all the
members elected to each house now, there
. fore,
The p,CpIe Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Stuats aud ASStnl6iy, do eHdct US fOliOUS:
| Section1 !. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution OF this state shall besubmitted
to the people. at general election to be held on
| Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday in Noyem-
Der. 1914. and if the people shall approve and
ratify the said amendment by majority of the
electors voting thereon, sald amendment shall
| become part of the constitution OF this State.
Section :. The form OF the ballot IN voting
to approve and ratIfy said proposed amend
ment shall be for amending the SconstItuhon
limiting bonded Indebtedness by counties. towns,
cities and villages. t. tive per cent" and against
said amendment against amending the consu-
tution !iIaltiug the bonded Indebtedness by
cent" which shall be on a separate ballot and
shall be deposited in d separate box to be pro-
yided for that purpose, and all persons qualified
to vote at any election IN this state shall b9
deemed voters on tdIs question.
Section s. The votes cast approving and ratI-
fyinp or dlsapprOVimg said amendment shall be
counted and returned BY the inspectors OF the
election in all RESPECTS votes for state officers
are counted and returned, and the officers now
dpSignated by law to canvass the returns OF votes
for state officers shall canvass the returns this
ouestiOn at the same time and place and under
- ,1In. regulations and restrictions now pro
! yiIrd bv law Tor canyassing and declaring the
re+urns OF elections for state officers.
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