Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-06
VEGETINE
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE

Notice hereby given that at the general election
cincts in the State of Wisconsin, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being
the sixth day Of November next.
the following officers to be elected to-wit:
HGovernor in place of Harrison Ludi ngton, whose
term of ofise will expire on the first Monday in
January 1873.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of Charles D.
Parker, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
A Secretary of State in the place of Peter Doyle,
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
A State Treasurer in the place of Ferd. Ku chm,
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
An Attorney General in place of A. Scott Sloan,
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
State Superintendent in place of Edward Sc aring
whose term Of office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate District,
comprising the County of Grant. in place Of o. g
Hathaway, whose term of Office will expire the
first day of January, 1873.
A member of the Assembly In each Assembly Dis
trict in the State and such county officers by
| law required to be elected at such election
That a vete is TO be taken upon proposed amend
ions of chapter is of the laws of 1877 approved Feb
ruary 81, 1877, which act is as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
article VII. of the constitution.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS the legislature of this state at the annua
session for the year 1876 proposed and adopted by
vote of majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses, an amendment to the constitu-
ton of this state, in the following language:
IResolued BIZ the Senate the Assembly concurring,
That section of article VII of the constitution be
amended so as read Section four. The supreme
court shall consist of chief justice and four as
sociate justices, to be elected by the qualified cleo
tors of the state The legislature SHALL at its first
session after the adoption of this amendment, pro-
vide by law for the election of two associate usti
of said court to hold their offices respectively
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after the end of the term of the justice of the said
then last to expire. And thereafter the chief
justices and associate justices of said court shall
be elected and hold their offices respectively for the
term of ten years aud,
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of the state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1877 therefore,
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as fOlIOs0s:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at the general election to be ED on
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November,
1877 and if the people shall approve and ratiy said
amendment by majority of the electors voting there.
on, said amendment shall become part of tho
stitution of this state
sEcrIoN2 The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be
"for amendment TO the constitution" Ifsgainst the
same. "for amendment to the constitution no." which
shall be on the GENERAL ballot used at said election,
and deposited in the box. A persons Qualified
to vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters this question.
or disappearing said amendment, shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects votes for state officers counted and
returned and the officers designa ted by law to
the returns of votes for state officers, shall
convass the returns on this question at the
time and place, and under the regulations and
restrictions provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for state officers
SEcrION A.. Within three days after the determin-
alton of said canvass it shall be the duty of the
to certify the result of said canvass to the
governor, who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation of the result.
SECTION s. The secretary of state is hereby requir
ed to include the substance of this act in the notice
| of the general election for the year 1877.
SECTION g. This act shall take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage and publ
That vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment to the constitution in pursuance of the provs
ions of chapter los of the laws Of 1877, approved
March q, 1877, which act is as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment of
section Of article VIII ofthe constitution of this
state.
PREAMBLE.