The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-02
Oath Senate District.
De Polk County Press

FROM tle ok county Press
The following letter from the At
torney General is published i. the
River Falls Press, it being cores
pondence in regard to the present
Senatorial status of Pierce county
OFFICE or THE ATTORNEY GESERAL,
MADISON, Wis, April %, 1876,
George B. -Herrick, Esq, Dear Sir Re
terrng TO your, of the 18th inst, aud my
urief answer thereto, | have further cousid-
cred tie question and find it d fficult to come
to a satisfactory conclusion
| am, however, still inclined to the opin-
ION that Pierce county is still part OF the
old 24th Senate District, and should ,ake
part in the election Of successor TO Judge
Barron.
1t could not have been the intention Of the
Legislature to disfranchlse eny portion Of the
people of the State and any construction OF
the Apportionmeut act which would produce
thac result, must be unsound.
Pierce county formed a part Of the 24th
| District, and participated i'll the election OF
| Judge Barron. Ii he had continued in of.
lce he would have been in part the represen-
| tdtIve Of that county. he law does not con
template any change in that respect. An
| elect on is TO be held in the odd numbered
/ Districts the coming fall, but the even num-
Dered Districts remain as tie were repre
sented by the present incumbents u Ill the
| general election in 1877. Pierce county is.
/ Dy the law OF last winter, placed in an even
numbered Dlstrict-the 3utn- the electors
| OF that county cannot vote in that District
| Tor Senator, for no election IS to be held, and
/ II they cannot vote As part OF the old 24th
| they viii De unrepreSented II the Senate and
practically dlstranchised
| Ii Pierce county had been put in an odd
numbered District, where an e:ectian IS to be
uad this tall, and the electors OF that county
| could have their proper voice IN the election
| ot SENATOR II Is quite probable that they
| could not vote III the old oath District; but
- the case stands, they must vote there OF
not all, and do not think that The acci
dent of a vacancy should deprive the people
of Pierce county Of The right to participate
III the choice Of the person who is to repre-
sent them IN tue Senate.
Yours truly
A SCOTT SLOAN.
1t is probable that our op Mon
will not othAyemuch welghta>agaln,t
that of the Attorney General, butit
must be admitted that a law is q
law, until repealed, and must gov
ern. The apportionmrnt law which
weut into effect April 18th, 1876
places Pierce county in the 80 i
| Senate District. How can IT.
people vote next November in the
Z4th oena,e district? This dispo
sItlon OF Pierce county makes Sen.
ator Flint Its representative, and
not Senator Barron. The Attorne,
General plainly states in the above
,etter that pierce county, by tie
Jaw OF last winter, is plnced II. tht
3ULh Il strict The verb is piuceo
indicates present time not future
It's people are then not disfranchIs-
ed, but are legally represented b.
senator Flint, OF the 3u'h district
There is no section at the Law
winch provides that a portion OF i
shall 90 into effect IN 1876, and til,
; oaiance III ST.. 1t plaIn,y state
tnaIpt Is a law from aud after it
passage and publication" Hence
Fer county must uoac be a par
OF the Both Senate district.