Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-15
GENERAL
Election Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that at the general election
to be he d 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 10 he
elected, to wit:
A Representative in Congress for the First Con
gressiona District. comprising the counties of Rock,
Racine, KenOsha, Walworth and Waukesha.
Representative in Congress for the Second Con-
gressiona District comprising the counties Jeffer-
son. Dane, Sank and Columbia
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con
gressona District comprising the counties OF Grant,
Iowa Lafayette, Green, Richand and Crawford
preventative in Congress for the Fourth Con-
gressional strict comprising the counties OF Mil
waukee, Ozaukee an6 Washington.
A Representative in Congress for the Fifth Con-
gressional District comprising the counties OF Dodge
Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Manit"woc
A Repr sentative in Congress for the Sixth Con-
gressional District. comprising the counties Green
Lake, Waushara Waupaca, Uutagamie Winnebago,
Calumet, Brown, Kewaunee and Door.
A Representative in Congress in the Seventh Con-
gressional District comprising hecounties of Vernon
La Crosse, Monroe, jackson, Trempealeau, Buffalo,
Pepin, Pierce, st. Croix, Eau Claire and Clark.
A Representative in Congress in the Eighth Con-
g essona District comprising the counties of oconto
shawano, Portage, Wood, Juneau, Adams Marquette,
Marathon. Dunn, Chippewa, Barron, Polk, Burnett,
Bayfield,, Dos glas and Ashland
Respectively in the places of Charles G. Williams
Gerry w. Hazelton, j. Allen Barber. Alexander
Mitchell, Charles A. Edredge, Phetus Sawyer
jeremiah Nj. Rusk and Alexander ). McDill, whose
several terms of office will expire the foul tn day
State Senator in the First Senate District, com
plsing the county of sheboygan, in place OF Patrick
d. Rourkt, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1872.
State senator in the Third Senate District com
prising the first, second, sixth and ninth wards of
the city of Milwaukee. and the towss of Granville,
Milwaukee and Wauwatesa. 10 the county of Milwau
kee. IN the place OF f. w. C0t2hausen, hose term of
office will expire the first Monday in January,
1875.
state Senator i the Fifth Senate District, COM
prisng the county of Racine in the place of Charles
Herrick whose term Of Office will expire on the rst
Monday in January, 1875.
state Senator in the Seventh Senate District,
comprising the towns ef Albion. Blooming Grove,
Bristol, burke ChrstiaIa. Cottage Grove Deerfeld,
| Dunkirk Dunn, Meiiua Pleasant Springs sun Prai-
RE, Windsor, York and the city OF Madison, in the
county of Dane, in place of John A. ohnSon whose
term Of office will expire on the first Monday in
January. 1875,
A State Senator in the Ninth Senate District, COM
prisng the county of Iowa. in paceo Francis Little.
whose term OF office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1875.
A 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,
| compr sing the county of Dodge, except the Fifth
and Sixth Wards of the city of Wat rtown, IN place
OF s. ID Burchard, whose torn OF Office VIII expire
| on the first Monday of January. 1875
State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate District,
comprising the county of Manitowoc, IN place OF
| Carl Il, Schmidt whose term Of office Will expire on
| the first Monday in January, 1879.
Senator in he Seventeenth Senate District,
comprising the county OF ROCK III place OF IL y
Davis, whose term of Office will expire on the hrst
Monday in January, 1879.
State senator in the Nineteenth Senate District
comprising the county of Winnrbago, in place oil
Robert McCurdy. whose term of office will expire on
/ the first Monday in January, 1879.
Senator in the Twenty First Senate District
comprising the counties of Marathon, Oconto, shaw
| and Waupaca and the towns OF Back Greek,
| Bovina Deer Creek Ellington, Hortonia' Liberty
| Maine. Maple Greek. Osborne and seymour, Ia the
county of Outagamie, in place OF Myron Ii McCord,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
| in January, 1873.
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, ia place of Walter s. Greene, whose
of office will expire the first Monday in an
State senator in the Twenty Fifth Senate District
comprising the counties Of Green Lake. Marquette
| and Waushara, in place of K. l.. ID. Potter, whose
term of flee will expire the first Monday IN jan
| uaIy, 1878.
State Senator in the Twenty -seventh Senate
District comprising the county of Columbia, IN place
of E. 0. Jones, whose term Of office will expire on
| the first Monday in January 1875
A State Senator in the Twenty-Nnth Senate Dis
trict comprising the counties OF Adams, Juneau,
Portgage and Wood. in place of Thomas b. scott,
whose of office viii expire on the first Monday
in January, 1875.
state Senate in the Thirty First Senate District,
comprising the county of La Crosse, in place of G. O.
Hixon, whose term of office will expire on the hFst
MondAy in January, 1875.
comprising the counties Of Ozaukee and Washington;
in place Of Aoam schantz whose term OF ohoo viii
| expire the first Monday in January, 1879.
A member of Assembly in each Assembly District
in the State, and such county officers as are by law
| required to lie elected at such election.
| A proposition for amendment to the constltu,
tion is the time to be submitted to vote OF
the electors pursuant the provisions OF chapter
81 OF the laws o. s74 approved February 10. 1874
| aud which is rs follows:
| IAN ACT TO submit to the people an amendment to
section three (3) arcls eleven OBJ of the constr
tuition.
4 If state of wisconsin,
at its annual for the year 1872, proposed
and adopted, by a vote of the majority of the mem
| bers elected to each of tn two houses, an mend
ment to the constitution OF this state ia tue ioiloW
| ing language:
Pssotred Jy he Assembly, the Senate concurrtng
That section three 90, of article eleven ll OF the
constitution Of this state be amended, adding at tue
end OF said section the following words No county
civ town will age school district 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 five per cenum, on the value OF tie taxa
bic property therein, to be asceralned ny tne ass
asses sment state and county taxes, previous TO
| the mourning of such indebtedness ANY county,
city, town. village, school District or Otner munCl
pa corporation mourning any indebtedness as aiore-
said shall before at the time of doing So provide
for collection OF direct annual tax suic rent to
nav the such debt, it falls due and also
60 pay and discharge the principal thereof "lthln
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 to such proposed
amendment by majority OF all the members
elected to each house; now, therefore,
The Ptopls of the Safe If Wisconsin, represented in
| Senate and assembly do enact as JottoWS:
| Section J.. The foregoing proposed amendment 10
the constitution Of this state snail be submitted 70
the neople at a general election to be held Tues
day succeeding the first Monday Of November, ls14
and ii the peop,e shall approve and Iatliy SAID amend
| ment by a majority Of the electors voting thereon
| said anne ndment shall become a part OF me consul
seotion 4 The form OF the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said propo ed amendment shall be
for amending the constitution limiting Dohueu IN
debtedness by countless towns cities and villages to
five per cent aud against said amendment, against
| amending the constitution limiting the bonded In.
debtedness by counties. towns cites aud villages to
! five per cent which shall be on separate ballot
and shall be deposited separate box TO be pro-
vided for that purpose, and all persons qualified to
| vote any election in this state shall be deemed
| voters on This question.
Section B. The votes cast approving and ratfying or
| disappearing said amendment shall DC counted ana
returned by the inspectors OF the election in all re-
spects as votes for officers are counted aud re
| turned and the officers now designated by law TO
canvass the of votes tor state Officers snail
canvass the this question at the same time
| and place, and under the same regulations and re
strctons now provided by law Tor c'nvassing and
declaring the returns of elections Tor state otcars
| Section Within three days after the determine
tion of said CANVASS it shall be the duty OF the can
vassers to certify the result oil the SAID canvass TO
| the governor who shall thereupon without delay
| make proclama ion of the result.
Section 5. The secretary is hereby required
include the substance of this act in the notice Of
| the general election for the year l774.
Section 8. This shall take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage and publication.
| Given under my hand and the great seal OF
| IT,. 81 the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol in
| Madison, this 24th day of August, 1874.
| PETER DOYLE
| Secretary of State
| TO THE VOTERS OF GRANT COUNTY.
| SHERItFs OFFICE,
GRANT County, Wis, Sept. /. 1874