River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-09-06
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.


ing the first Monday, being the sixth day Of
November next, the following officers are TO
be elected, to-wlt.
A Governor in place . Harrison Ludington,
whose term OF Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January. 1918.
A Lieutenant Governor in place Of Charles
ID. Parker, whose term of Office VIII expire on
the first Monday in January, 1873.
A Secretary Of sale IN place OF Peter Doyle,
whose term Of office viii expire on the first
Monday IN Janua y, 1878.
a State Treasurer IN place OF kerd kueAn,
whose term Of ofhce viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1873.
An Attorney General in place OF A. Scott
Sloan, whose term OF office viii expire on the
first Monday III January, 1873.
a State Superintendent IL place OF EdWa. i
Soaring, whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1873
A State Senator in the Second Senate DIS
trict, comprising the county Of Brown, IN
place OF Thomas K. Hudd, whose term OF Of
fee viii expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1873
A State SEN Tor in the Fourth Senate Dis
| trict, 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, 1873
A State Senator in the Sixth Senate District
comprising the Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh and
Twelfth wards, in the city OF Milwaukee, add
| the Towns OF Franklin, Greenfield, Lake and
Oak Creek, IN the county OF Milwaukee, ia
place OF John l.. Mitchell, whose term Of Of
ace 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
WalwOTfh, IN place OF Asahel Farr, whose
term OF Office viii 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 will eX-
pire on the frs. Monday in January, 1878.
State Senator in the Twelfth Senate Dis
| trict, comprising the counties Of Green and
La Fayette, in place OF Joseph b. Treat whose
term Of Office will expire on the first Monday
| in January, 1873.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
| District comprising the counties OF juneau
and Sank, in place OF David 4. Welch, whose
term OF Office will expire on the hrs Monday
| IN January, 1878.
State senator in the Sixteent Senate
District, comprising the county of Grant, in
| place OF .. G. Hathaway, whose term OF office
will expire on the first day OF January, 1878.
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, Sprlngvale. Waupun, the north ward
OF the village OF Waupun, and the cities OF
| Fond du Lac and RipOn, in the county OF
| Fond du Lac. in place OF William Ia. Hiner,
whose term OF Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
State Senator in the Twentieth Senate
District, comprising the county of Sheboygan
and the towns OF Ashford, Auburn. Calumet,
Eden, Forest, Marshfeld, Osceola and Tay-
cheeda, in the county Of Fond du Lac, in
place OF Daniel CavauaUCh, whose term OF
office viii expire on the first Monday IN Janu-
airy, 1873.
| A State Senator III the Twenty Second SEN
/ ate District, comprising the counties OF Calu-
| met and Outagamie, III place OF James Ryan,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
| Monday in January, 1873.
| A State Senator in the TWeaty-FOurth
Senate District, comprising the counties OF
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas,
| Polk and St. CrOix in place OF Sam. s. Fifeld,
| whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878
| A State Senator in the Twenty-SIxth Sen
| ate District, comprising the towns OF Berry,
Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains,
Dane, Fitohburg, Mazomaine, Middleton,
/ MontrOse, Perry, Primrose, ROXbury, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
| Westport, in the county of Dane, IN place OF
r. +. Davis, whose term Of office viii 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,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1873.
1 a
| 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 Second SEN
| 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.
amendment to the constitution, in pursuance
| OF the provision of chapter 48 of the law oil
| 1877, approved February oath, 1877 which
act is as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend.
ment 10 article VII, OF the constitution.
| PREAMBLE,
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state, a
| the annual session for the year 1876, propOs-
| ed and adopted by vote OF a 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
| COYCURRING, That section OF article VII OF the
| constitution be amended so as 10 read See
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 SEES
provide by law Tor the election OF two associ-
ate justices of said court, to hold their Offices
| respectively for terms ending two and f0ui
years respectively, after the end OF the tern
| of the justice Of said court then last to expire
| And thereafter the chief Justice and associate
justices OF saiC court shall be elected and
hold their offices respectively Tor the term Of
ten years and,
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state was du-
| ly ratified and agreed TO by the legislature o.
| 1877 therefore,
The PEoPLE OF THE STATE or WIscoSsIN, REP
| 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 he held on Tuesday succeeding the
| first Monday of November. 1877 and il the
| people shall approve and ratiiy said amend
| ment by a majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become part
of the constitution of this state.
SECTION ?. The form OF the ballot I'm vot-
/ ing to approve and ratify SAID proposed
amendment shall he ''fOr amendment to the
1 constitution" II against the same, 'sior
amendment to the constitution. DO" which
shall be on the general ballot used at said
\ election and deposited in the same box. All
persons qualified to vote at any election ia
this state shall be deemed voters on this
| question.
SECTION 8. The votes cast approving and
ra;iiyiug, or disappearing said amendment,
| shall he counted and returned by the i1spec-
| tors OF the election in all respects as votes
| for state officers are counted and returned,
and the officers now designated by law 10
canvass the returns OF votes for state officers,
shall canvass the returns on this question at
the same time and place, and under the same
/ regulations and restrictions now provided BY
law for canvassing and declaring tie retu rs
/ of election for State officers
| SECTION !. Within three DAYS after the
! determination Of said canvass, il shall. be the
| duty OF the cauyassers 70 certify the result OF
/ said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereupon, without delay, make proelama-
/ ton of the result
SECTION ). The secretary Of state is hereby
required 10 include the substance OF this act
| in the notice of the general election for the
| year 1877.