Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-08
GENERAL
Election m office.

Notice is hereby given that at the general election
be he 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, Waworth and Waukesha
Representative 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-
gressional District comprising the counties of Grant
Iowa Lafayette, Green, Richland and Crawford. )
Representative in Congress for the Fourth Con
gressionaI District, comprising the counties of Mil
Yankee ozaukee and Washington.
A Representative in Congress for the Fifth Con-
gressiona District, comprising the counties of Dodge,
Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Manitowoc.
A Repr sentative in Congress for the Sixth Cou-
ressional District comprising the counties of Green
Lake, Waushara, Waupaca Outagamie, Winnebago,
Calumet, Brown, kewaunee and Door.
Representative in Congress in the Seventh Con.
gressional District comprising the countes OF Vernon
Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Fan Claire aud Clark.
Representative in Congress in the Eighth Con
gessiOnal District comprising the counties of Oconto
Shawano, Portage Wood, Juneau, Adams Marquette
Marathon, Dunn, Chippewa, Barron, Polk Burnett
Bayfield, DOsgas and Ashland
Respectively in the places OF Charles Williams
Gerry w. Hazeton, J. Allen Barber, Alexander
Mitchell, Charles A. Eidredge, Phiietus Sawyer
jeremiah NJ. Rusk. and Alexander ). McDill, whose
several terms Of office will expire ths til day
% March next.
A State Senator in the First Senate District com
pusng the county OF Sheboygan, in placa of Patrick
IL. Rourke, whose term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1879.
A State Senator i'll the Third Senate District com :
prisng the first, second, sixth and ninth wards of
the city OF Milwaukee. and the owAs of Granville,
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. in the county of Milwau
kee. the place OF f. W. Cotzhausen, hose term of
office will expire Oh the first Monday in January,
1873.
A State Senator the Fifth Senate District, com
prsing the county Of Racine, in the place Of Charles
Herrick 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 Deereld,
Dunkirk, Dunn, Mejiua Pleasant Springs Sun Prai-
rie, 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 first Monday in
January. 1875,
A State Senator in the Ninth Senate District COM
prstng the county Of Iowa. in place Of Francis Little,
whose term Of office will expire on the first Monday
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 viii expire on the
| first Monday in January, 1875.
State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate District
CONF sing the county of Dodge except the Fifth
and Sixth NaIds of the city of Wat rtown. in place
OF s. d. Burchard, whose term OF Office will expire
| on the first Monday Of January. 1879
| State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate District.
| comprising the county Of Mantowoc, in place OF
Carl II. Schmidt. whose term Of office will expire on
| the first Monday in January, 1879.
State Senator in The seventeenth Senate District
| comprising the county Of Rock, in place OF H. l..
Davis whose term Of office viii expire on the hrst
| Monday in January, 1879.
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, 1873.
State Senator the Twenty First Senate District t,
comprising the counties of Marathon. oconto shaw
ano and Waupaca, and the towns OF Black Greek,
Bovina, Deer Creek. Ellington, Hortonia, Liberty,
Maine, Maple Greek, Osborne aad Seymour, ia the
county of Outagamie in place or Myron IT, MGCord,
whose term OF office Will ON the UrSt MONDAY
| in January, 1871
State Senator in the Twenty Third Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Jefferson and the
fifth and sixth wards of the city of Watertown, in
Dodge county, in place OF Walter s. Greene, whose
term of office will expire On the first Monday IN an
uary, 1875.
state Senator in the Twenty. Fifth Senate District,
comprising the counties of Green Lake, Marquette
and Waushara, in place OF T. l. D. Potter, whose
term of flee will expire the first Monday in jan
uary, 1875.
A State Senator in the Twenty Seventh Senate
District comprising the county OF Columbia IN place
Of f. o. JONES' whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1879. NJ.
A State Senator in the Twenty-Nlnth senate DIS
trct, comprising the counties of Adams, juneau
Portgage and Wood in place of Thomas - scott
whose term of office will expire on the hrst Monday
A state Senator in the Thirty First Senate District
comprising the county of La Crosse in place OF e. =
Hixon, term Of office Will expire on the hfst
Monday in January, 1873.
State Senator in the Thrty-Third Senate District
comprising the counties Of 0zaukee and Washing ton
in place OF Aoam schantz, whose term OF once VIII
expire on the first Monday in January, 1910
member of Assembly in each Assembly DIstrlct
in the State, and such county officers as are by law
required to Toe elected at such election.
proposition for amendment to tue constlth .
ton at the same time to be submitted U vote OF
electors pursuant to the provisions OF chapter
81, OF the laws Of 1874, approved February 10, lo'4
and whichis as follows:
IAN ACT to submit to the people amendment 70
section three (3), article eleven QD, q the conat
tuition.
10 at1rp oft he of Wisconsin,
at its annual for the year 1872, proposed
and adopted by vote of the majority OF the mem
bers elected to each of this two houses, an anne hu
ment the constitution Of this state, IN the follow
ing language:
| Pesolced IN the assembly, tie Senate conco~ring
That section three ~, of article eleven ~, oil the
constitution Of this state be amended, adding at the
end of said section the following words No county,
CITY town, village school district, or other munich
pal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted
in any manner tor any purpose, TO any amount
including existing Indebtedness IN the aggregate
exceeding fl We per centum the value OF the taxa
BILE property therein, to be ascerained by the last
snent Tor and county taxes, previous to
the mourning OF such indebtedness ANY county,
city town, village, school district or 0ther muhlcl
pal corporation, mourning any Indebtedness as at0re-
said shall before at the time OF doing So provide
for the collection OF direct annual sufficient to
pay the interest such debt falls due and also
to pay and discharge the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time OF contracting the same
and
WHEREAS The legislature Of this state, at its annual
session for the year 1873 agree 70 such proposed
amendment by a majority OF all the members
elected to each house; now therefore,
The Peope Of the State Of Wisconsin represented i"
Senate and assembly d3 enact as f0ttoseS:
Section J. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state sh all be submitted TO
The people at a general election, to be held Tues
day succeeding the first Monday of November 1874,
and if the people shall approve and ratiiy SAID amend
nent by majority Of the electors voting thereon,
| said amendment shall become q part ot the consul
section q The form Of the ballot in voting to APP
prove aud ratify said proposed amendment snail be
for amending the constitution limiting bonded in
debtedness by counties towns cities and villages to
Five per cent aed against said amendment. against
amending the constitution limiting the bonded IN
debteness by counties, towns, citea and villages to
five per cent" which shall be on a separate ballot
aud Shall be deposited in a separate box 10 10 pro-
vided for that purpose and an p"rsohs qEaled to
vote AZ any election in this state shat be deemed
voters this question.
Section g. The votes cast approving and ratfying or
disapproving said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all re-
spects for state officers are counted ana re-
turned and the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns OF votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns this question at tue same time
ard place. aud under the same regulations and re-
strictions provided 10y law Tor cinYassing ana
declaring the returns of elections Tor state 0fhcsrs
Section Within three days after the determine
ton said canvass it shall be the duty OF the can
yassers to certify the result of the said to
TIE governor, who shall thereupon without delay
make proclamation 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 lN14
Section @. This shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and pub icaton.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of
fLs1 the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol in
Madison this Gath day of August, 1874.
PETER DOYLE
Secretary OF State
TO THE VOTERS OF GRANT COUNTY.
suERIFFS OFFICE,
GRANT COUNTY, Wis, Sept.l, 1874
In pursuance to the above notice from the Hon.
Secretary State, hereby give notice that general
election viii be held in the various towns and election