River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-04
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

whose term q Office VIII expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
State Treasurer in place Of Ferd kuehn,
whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878
An Attorney General in place OF A. Scott
! Sloan, whose term OF Office viii expire on the
| first Monday in January, 1878.
A State Superintendent in place OF Edward
Soaring, whose term Of Office viii expire ON
| the first Monday IN January, 1875.
A State Senator in the Second Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Brown, IN
| place OF Thomas r. Hudd whose term Of Of
| ice will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1873
A State Senator in the Fourth Senate Dis
triet, comprising the counties OF Crawford
and Vernon, in place OF J. Henry Tate, whose
term OF Office win expire on the first Monday
/ in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Sixth Senate District
comprising the Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh and
| Twelfth wards, in the city OF Milwaukee, and
the Towns OF Franklin, Greenfield, Lake and
/ Oak Creek, in the county Of Milwaukee, in
place OF John l.. Mitchell, whose term Of Of
ice will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878.
A State Senator in the Eighth Senate Dis
/ trict, comprising the counties OF kenosha and
/ WalwOrfh, IN place Of Asahel Farr, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
| IN January, 1878.
| A State Senator in the Tenth Senate District,
comprising the county OF Waukesha, in place
/ of William Blair whose term Of Office viii ex-
pire on the first Monday in January, 1875
! State Senator ia the Twelfth Senate Dis
4 trict, comprising the counties OF Green and
/ La Fayette, in place OF Joseph B. Treat, whose
term OF '1hce will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
District, comprising the counties OF juneau
and Sank, in place Of David Z. Welch, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
| IN January, 1873.
A State senator. in the Sixteenth Senate
| District, comprising the county Of Grant, in
place OF o. C. Hathaway, whose term Of Office
| viii expire on the first day OF January, 1878.
q State Senator IN the Eighteenth Senate
| District, comprising the towns of Alto, Byron,
EldoradO, Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship,
Lamartine, MetOmen, Oakfeld, Ripon, Rosen-
dale, Springvale. Waupuu, the north ward
| of the village OF Waupun, and the cities OF
Fond du Lac and RIpon, IN the county of
Fond du Lac. III place OF William h. Hiner,
whose term Of Office viii expire on the first
| Monday in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Twentieth Senate
District, comprising the county Of ShebOygan
and the towns of Ashford, Auburn, Calumet
Eden, Forest, Marshheld, OsceOla and Tay-
cheeda, IN the county OF Fond du Lac, III
place OF Daniel Cavauaugh, whose term Of
Office viii expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1873.
A State Senator III the Twenty-Seeond Sem
| ate District, comprising the counties OF Calu-
met and Outagamie, IN place OF James Ryan,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday ia January, 1873.
A State Senator in the Twenty-Fourth
Senate District, comprising the counties OF
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas,
Polk and st. Cr0ix, in place OF Sam. ;. Fiheld,
whose term Of Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Twenty-SIxth Sem
ate District, comprising the towns OF Berry,
Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains
Dane, Fitchburg, MazOmaine, Middleton,
MOntrOse, Perry, Primrose, RoXbury, Spring
Westport, in the county of Dane, in place OF
K. +. Davis, whose term OF Office will expire
on the first Monday in January, 1878.
A State Senator IN the Twenty-Eighth Sen
ate District, comprising the counties OF Iowa
and Richland, IN place OF Daniel L. Downs,
Monday IN January, 1875
A State Senator in the Thirtieth Senate
District comprising the counties OF Dunn,
Eau Claire and Pierce, in the place of Rock /
well j. Flint, whose term of Office will expire |
on the first Monday in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the thirty-Seeond Sem /
ate District, comprising the counties OF Jack /
son and Monroe, in place of Mark Douglas,
whose term OF office expires on the first Mon |
day in January, 1878.
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.
That vote is to be taken upon a proposed |
amendment 10 the constitution, in pursuance
OF the provision OF chapter 4S of the law OF
1877, approved February oath, 1877, which |
act Is as follows:
AN ACT TO submit TO the people an amend |
ment to article VII, of the constitution.
PREAMBLE,
WHEREAS, The legislature Of this state, at
the annual session for the year 1876, prOpOs-
ed and adopted by a vote of majority OF the
members elected to each OF the two houses, /
an amendment to the constitution OF this /
state, in the following language:
"REsoLvED BY THE SENATE, THE ASSEMBLY /
CoNcURRING, That section ofartIcle VII OF the l
constitution be amended so as 10 read Sec /
ton four. The supreme court shall consist /
of one chief justice and four associate Justices
to be elected by the qualified electors of the !
state. The legislature shall, at its first ses- |
sion after the adoption OF this amendment, /
provide by law for the election OF two assOci- /
ate justices OF said court, TO hold their Offices
respectively for terms ending two and four /
years respectively, after the c.d OF the term /
OF the Justice OF said court then last TO expire
And thereafter the chief Justice end associate /
justices OF said court shall be elected and 1
hold their offices respectively Tor the term OF 4
ten years and,
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend 1
ment TO the constitution Of the state was du- 4
ly ratified and agreed 10 by the legislature Of
1877; therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, REP 4
RESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO en-
ACT As FOLLOWS:
SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF this state shall be
submitted to the people at the general cleo
ton TO be held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday Of November. 1877 and If the
people shall approve and ratiiy said amend
ment by majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become a part
Of the constitution OF this state,
SECTION ?. The form oi the ballot In vOt-
ing 10 approve and ratiiY SAID proposed
amendment shall be "fOr amendment to the
constitution" II against the same, ''for
amendment TO the constitution, no." which
shall be ON the general ballot used at said
election. and deposited IN the same box. All
persons qualified 10 vote at any election III
this state shall be deemed voters on this
question,
SEUTl0S s. The votes cast approving and
rGtiiyng, or disappearing said amendment, I
shall be counted and returned by the inspec-
tors 0fthe election in all respects as votes
for state officers are counted and returned,
and the officers now designated by laE 10
canvass the returns Of votes for state officers
shall canvass the returns on this question >.
the same time and place, and under tie same
regulations and restrictions now provided by
law for canyassing and DECLARING the returns
OF election for state officers
SECTION Within three days after the
determination o. said canvass, il shall he the
duty OF the car Fassers to certify the result Of
said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereapoD, without delays make proclarna-
ton OF the result.
SECTION 5. The secretary Of state is hereby
required To include the substance q this act
IN the notice Of the general election for the
year 1877.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION.