Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-17
GENERAL
Election N office.

Election IN office.
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, on the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday. being the third day Of
November next, the following officers are TO be
elected, TO wit 49, -
gressional District comprising the counties Of Rock
Racine Kenosha Walworth and Waukesha
A Representativ in Congress for the Second Con-
gressional District, comprising the counties OF 'eer
SON Dane, Sank and Columbia.
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con-
gresslona District comprising the counties OF urah1'
Iowa Lafayette, Green, Riehiand and crawford. -
A Representative n Congress for the Fourth Con
gressionaI District, comprising the counties Of Mi
YANKEE 0zaukee an6 Washington
A Representative in Congress for the Fifth Con
essiopal District comprising the counties OF Dodge,
FOND du Lac Sheboygan and Manitowoe.
A Repr sentative in Congress for the Sixth Con-
gressional District comprising the counties OF Green
Lake Waushara, Waupaca, Outagamie, Winnebago,
Calumet, Brown, Kewaunee and Door;
A Representative in Congress in the Seventh Con-
gressona 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
essiona District, comprising the counties of Oconto,
shawano Portage, Wood, juneau, Adams, a Marquette
Maratho i, 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. Edredge, Phietus Sawyer,
Jeremiah NJ. Rusk, and Alexander 5. McDill, whose
several terms of office will Expire the fourth day
OF March next.
prIsng the county of Sheboygan in place of Patrick
ii. o Iourke, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday in January 1879.
A State Senator in the Third Senate District Gem :
prising the first, eecond sixth and ninth wards OF
the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Granville,
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, 10 the county of Milwau
kee in the place of f. W. Cotzhausen, hose term Of
Office will expire the first Monday in January,
| 1875.
&x<s-.
prising the county OF Racine, in the place of Charles
Herrek, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1876
State Senator in the Seventh Senate District,
| comprising the towns of Albion, Blooming Grove
bristol, Burke Christiana, Cottage Grove Deerheid,
Dunhrk Dunn Medina Pleasant springs. sun rf ss
eoansy Of Dane in Place 81 John A. Johnson whose
| term of office will expire on the hrst Monday IN
I January, 1875.
State Senator in the Ninth Senate District com
prising the county of Iowa, in place OF Francis
| in January, 1875.
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, 1875.
State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate District,
comprising the county of Dodge, except the Flith
and Sixth Wards of the city of Wat rtown in place
OF s. D. Burchard, whose term of office will expire
| on the nrst Monday OF january. 1872.
State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate DlstI4ct,
| comprising the county of Manitowoc, in place oil
Carl H. Schmidt, whose term of office will expire on
| the first Monday in January, 1873.
State Senator in the Seventeenth Senate District,
| comprising the county of Rock, in place of IL. b
Davis, whose term of Office will expire on the hrst
Monday in January, 1919.
| State Senator in the Nineteenth Senate District
| comprising the county of Winnebago in place OF
Robert McCurdy whose term OF oiiice VIII expire on
the first Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the Twenty First Senate Dstrlc
comprising the counties of Marathon, 0conto, shaw
| ano and Waupaca, and the towns OF Black Creek
Bovna, Deer Creek. Ellington, Hortonia, Liberty,
| Maine, Maple Creek. Osborne and Seymour, ia the
| county of 0utagame, in place OF Myron IL McCord
whose term of office Will expire OH the nrst Monday
| State Senator in the Twenty-Third Senate Dis
trict comprising the county of Jefferson, ana the
fifth and sixth wards of the city of WATERFOWL IN
| Dodge county, in place of Walter s. Greene, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday in an
uary, 1915
State Senator in the Twenty Fifth Senate District,
| comprising the counties of Green Lake, Marquette
| and Waushara, in place of X. l.. D. Potter, whose
term of ,fce will expire on the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1875.
A State Senator in the Twenty Seventh Senate
District comprising the county of Columbia, in place
| of E. o. JONES' whose term of office will expire on
| the first Monday in January, 1878.
| State Senator in the Twenty-Ninth Senate Dis
| trct, comprising the counties of Adams, Juneau,
| Portgage and Wood, in place of Thomas b. Scott
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monday
| in January, 1873.
state Senator in the Thirty. First Senate District
comprising the county OF La Crosse, in place OF e.
| Hxon, whose term of office will expire on the INST
| Monday in January, 1915.
State Senator Ia the Thirty Third Senate District,
comprising the counties of 0zaukee and Washing ton
in place Of Aaam Schantz, whose term Of office Will
| expire on the first Monday in January 1870 49,.
| member of Assembly in each Assembly District
in the State, and such county officers are by law
| required to 10 elected at such election.
| A proposition for an amendment to the eohstta'
tion at the time to be submitted to vote OF
the electors pursuant TO the provisions OF chapter
81, OF the laws Of 1874, approved February ~, 1871
| and whichis as follows:
| IAN ACT to submit to the people an amendment TO
section three 90, artice eleven UI, of the constr
WHEREAS. The legislature of the state of Wisconsin
at its annual session for the year 1877, proposed
and adopted, by of the majority of the mem
bers elected to each Of this two houses, an amend
ment TO the constitution OF this state in the follow
ing language:
| Resolred 6y the ASSeDlbly the Senate concurfiRg
That section three (3), of article eleven I'D, OF tht
constitu ion of this state be amended adding at the
end said section the following words: No county
city, town. village, school district, other munlc
pal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted
| in any manner or Tor any purpose, to any amount
including existing Indebtedness in the aggregate
exceeding five per centum, on the valae OF the TAXA
bic property therein, to be ascertained by the as
assessment for state and county taxes, previous tt
the mourning OF such indebtedness. ANY county
CITY, town, village school district. other muniCl
pal corporation, mourning any Indebtedness as aiore
said shall, before the time of doing so, provide
for the collection of direct annual tax suhclen
pay the interest such debt as it falls due anu ais
| to pay and discharge the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time of contracting the same
and,
WHsREAs The legislature of this state at its annu
session for the year 1873 agree to such proposes
amendment by majority OF all the member
elected to each house; now, therefore,
The People Of the STATE Of Wisconsin, representea =
Senate and assembly, do enact as JotoWS'
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment t
the constitution of this state shall be submttea
| the PEOPLE at general election, to be held on Iues
dav succeeding the first Monday Of November, 1877
aud if the people shall approve and ray SAID ameh
| ment by a majority of the electors voting thereon
| said amendment shall become part oi the 0oHsti
tuition Of this state
Section 2 The form of the ballot in voting to ap
| prove aud ratify said proposed amendment snall D
0for amending the constitution llmltlhg pondeo Ia
debteduess by counties towns cities ana villages
five per cent aud against said amendment, agalns
amending the constitution limiting the bonded III
debtedness Counties towns, cities and villages Ia
| five per cent" which shall be on separate ballo
and Shall be deposited in separate box 10 be pro
yided for that purpose, and all persons qGallhed
vote at any election in this state shall be deeme'
voters on his question.
Section g. The votes cast approving and ratifyng O
dsanproyinc said amendment shall be counted an
returned by the inspectors of the election IN all re-
spects as for state officers are counted and re
turned, and the officers now designated by law Z
canvass the returns of votes Tor state Officers shai
canvass the returns this question at the same tim
ard place, and under the same regulations and re
strictons now provided by law for canvassing AM
declaring the returns of elections for state officers
Section 4. Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass, it shall be the duty of tho can
vassers to certify the result of the said canvass Il
the governor, who shall thereupon without della.
make proclamation of the result.
Section 5. 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 act shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage and publication.
Given under my hand and the great seal 9
FISH the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol ii
Madison, this oath day of August, 1874.
| PETER DOYLE
| Secretary of State.