Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-10
GENERAL
Election Notice.

El0CClOn IN OClCG.
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 frs Monday being the third day Of
November next, the following officers are TO be
elected to.wt
A Representative in Congress for the First Con.
eressional District, comprising the counties of Rock
Racine, Kenosha, Waworth and Waukesha
A Representative in Congress for the Second Con-
gressional District, comprising the counties OF Jeer
son, Dane, Sank and Columbia.
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con-
gressonal District comprising the OF Grant
Iowa. Lafayette. Green, Rchland and Crawford.
A Representative in Congress for the Fourth Con-
gessional District, comprising tue count ties OF Mil
waukee, 0zaukee and Washington.
A Representative in Congress for the Fifth Con-
gressionai District, comprising the counties of Dodge
Fond du Lac, Sheboygsn aud ManItowoc.
A Repr' sentative in Congress for the Sixth Con-
gressiona District comprising the counties OF Green
Lake, Waushara, Waupaca, Ontagamie, Winnebago,
Calumet Brown, Kewaunee and Door.
A 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.
A Representative in Congress in the Eighth Con-
q essiona District comprisng the counties of ooonto
ShawanO Portage, Wood, Juneau, Adams, arquette,
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. Eldledse, Philetus Sawyer,
M. ..
several terms of Office will expire the fou tn day
OF March next.
State Senator in the First Senate District, com
prising the county OF sheboygan In place OF Patrick
H. Rourke, whose term OF Office Will expire on the
FIRST Monday in January, 1873,
State Senator in the Third Senate District. com
prising the first, second sxth and ninth wards of
the city of Milwaukee,, ami the towns of Granville,
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, in the county of Milwau
kee ia the place Of f. W. Cotzhausen, hose term Of
office will expire on the nrst Monday in January,
1875.
A State Senator in the Fifth Senate District, COM
prisng the county of Racine, in the place Of Charles
HeTrick whose term of Office Will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1875.
A State Senator in the Seventh Senate District,
comprising the towns of Albion, Blooming Grove,
Bristol, Burke Christiana, Cottage Grove Deerield,
Dunkirk, Dunn, Medina, Pleasant Springs Sun Prai-
RE Windsor, York, and the city OF Madison, in the
county of Dane in place of John A. Johnson whose
term of office will expire on the hrst Monday in
January, 1876.
A State Senator in the Ninth Senate District, COM
prisng the county of Iowa. in place OF Francis Little,
whose term Of office will expire on the irst Monday
in January, 1876.
state Senator in the Eleventh Senate District,
comprising the county Of Lafayette in place OF Fran
els Campbell whose term Of Office Will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1879.
State Senator In the Thirteenth Senate District
comprising the county OF Dodge. except the Filth
and Sixth Wards of the city of Watertown, in place
OF s. ID. Bnrchard, whose torn OF Office will expire
on the first Monday of January. 1873
A State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate District,
Carl II Schmidt, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday in JANUARY 1875
A state Senator in the Seventeenth Senate District,
comprising the county of Rock, In place Of H. l..
Davis, whose term Of Office will expire the first
Monday in January, 1876.
State senator in the Nineteenth Senate District,
comprising the. county Of Winnebago, in place OF
Robert McCurdy, whose term of office Will expire ON
the first Monday in January, 1870.
State Senator in the Twenty First Senate District,
comprising the counties of Marathon, 0conto shaw
ano and Waupaca, and the towns of Black Creek,
Bovina, Deer Creek. Ellington, Hort0nia, Liberty
Maine, Maple Creek. Osborne and Seymour, in the
county OF 0utagame, in place of Myron IL. McCord,
whose term of office will expire ON the nrst Monday
in January, 1919
trct, comprising the county of Jefferson, and the
fifth and sixth wards OF the city OF Watertown, In
Dodge county, in place OF Walter 5. Greene, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday Ia an
uary, 1875.
State Senator in the Twenty.Fith Senate District
comprising the counties of Green Lake Marquette
and Waushara in place OF X. l.. d. Potter, whose
term of flee will expire on the rst Monday IN Jan-
nary 1875
State Senator in the TWeuty-Seventh Senate
District comprising the county OF Columbia, In place
OF Il. O. Jones' whose terra of Office Will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1879.
A State Senator in the Twenty-Ninth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the counties Of Adams, juneau,
Portgage and Wood, in place of Thomas b. scott,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
in January, 1873.
state Senator in the Thirty First Senate District
comprising the county of La Crosse in place of G. @
Hixon, whose term Of office will expire on the frst
Monday in January 1879.
state Senator In the Thrty-Third Senate District.
comprising the counties of Ozaukee and Washisgton
in place of Aoam Schsntz, whose term OF ofiice Will
expire on the first Monday iu January, 1879
A member OF Assembly in each Assembly District
in the State, and such county officers as are by law
required to be elected at such election.
A proposition for an amendment to the conStltd'
ton at the same time to be submitted 10 vote OF
the electors pursuant to the provisions of chapter
81 of the laws Of 1874, approved February 49, 1874
nd which is as follows:
GAN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section three 90, article eleven (l of tbs consh
WHEREAs The legislature Of the state Of Wisconsin,
AT its annual session for the year 1879, proposed
and adopted, by vote of she majority OF the mem
bers elected To each Of tbs two houses, an amend
to the constitution Of this state, in the follow
ing language:
Iesolped Gy the Assembly the Senate concurring.
That section three (3), of article eleven an, Of the
constiu ZION of this state, hs amended adding at tue
end OF said section the following words No county
CITY, town, village, school district other munIct
pal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted
ia any manner or Tor any purpose, to any amount,
Including existing Indebtedness in the aggregate,
exceeding five per cenum, on the value OF the taxa
Bile property therein, to be ascertaned by the last
assessment for state and county taxes previous to
the mourning of such indebtedness. Any county,
city, town, village, school district. or other munich
pal corporation mourning any Indebtedness as afore-
said shall before or at the time of doing so, provide
for the collection of direct annual tax sulcient 10
pay the interest such Debt as falls due and also
twenty years from the time Of contracting the same
and,
WHEREAS The legislature Of this state, at its annual
session for the wear 1873, agree to such proposed
amendment by majority of all tho members
elected to each house; now, therefore,
The People Of The State Of Wisconsin, rercsented IN
Senate and Asse.obly, do enact as tottoa0S'
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state sh De suoiteI "
the people at general election, to be held on Tnes-
dav succeeding the first Monday OF November 1919,
and if the people shall approve aud raty saia
ment by a majority Of the electors voting thel eoi
said amendment shall become d part VI th0 0
tuition of this state.
Section q The form Of the ballot in voting 10 ap-
prove aud ratify said proposed amendment s9ail DC
'for amending the constitution iimiting pohueu IN
debedness by counties towns, elite ana villages 10
five per cent" aud against said amendment, against
amending the constitution limiting the bonded IN
dabtedness by counties towns, cities and villages to
Ave ner cent which shall be on a separate ballot
and shall be deposited In separate box TO be pro-
ylded for that purpose and all persons qnailhed 70
vote at any election IN thts S'a'e onoi 10 ueoniou
voters on his question.
ection a The votes cast approving and ratifying
disappearing said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors OF the election In all re-
spects as votes for state officers are counted and
turned and the officers designated by law to
canvass the returns OF votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns this question at the same time
and Mace and under the same regulations and re-
strjctions now provided by law for canvassng and
declaring the returns OF elections for state officers
Section A. Within three Jays after the determine.
ton of said canvass, it shall be the duty of the
vassers certify the result OF the said canvass to
the governor, who shall thereupon without delay
make procama ton of the result.
Section s. The secretary OF state is hereby required
to include the substance of this act in the notice of
the general election for the year 1874.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
1Ls1 the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol in
Madison, this oath day of August, 1874
PETER DOYLE
Secretary of State.
TO TILE YnTERa OF GRANT COUNTY