Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-20
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

Noiceis hereby given that at the general election TO
be held in the several towns wards aud election pre-
cincts in the State of Wisconsin, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being
the sixth day of November next.
the following officers are to be elected, to-wit:
Governor in place of Harrison Ludi ngton. whose
term of Ofhse will expire the first Monday in
January. 1878.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of Charles D.
Parker whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1873.
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 ebn i,
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
An Attorney General in place of A. Scott Sloan,
whose of office will expire the first Monday
in January, 1878.
State Superintendent in place of Edward Soaring,
whose term of Office will expire on the FIRST Monday
in January, 1878.
comprising the County of Grant. in place of o. G.
Hathaway whose term of office will expire on the
first day of January 1878.
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 vote is TO be taken upon proposed amend
ment to the constitution IN q the pT9sis
ruary "a, 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
for the year 1876. proposed and adopted by
= pie or a majority OF the members elected to each
of the two houses an amendment to the consttu-
tic Il of this state in the following language
" Re diced By the Senate, the Assembly coscuTTing,
III It section of article VII of the constitution be
amended so as TO read: Section four. The supreme
court shall consist of chief Justice and four
sociate Justices to be elected by the qualified elec.
tor of the state. The legislature SHALL at its hrst
session after the adoption of this amendment, pro
vide by law for the election of two associate JUST
ces Of said court, to hold their Offices respectively
for terms ending and four years respeetiv ely
aft II the end of the term of the Justice of the said
court 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
ter N of ten years and,
WIFE EAs, The foregoing proposed amendment to the
col stituton of the state duty ratified and
ag1 sed to by the legislature of 1877 therefore,
The s,eope Of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
Ser tte and Assembly, do enact as (oELoavS:
= SEcrIoS l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the ,eople at the general election to be held on
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November,
1877 and il the people shall approve and ratify said
amer by majority of the electors voting there
on, id amendment shall become part of the con-
trIos2. The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and rahfy said proposed amendment shall be
for amendment to the constitution" Ifagainst the
same for amendment to the constitution, no., which
shall be this general ballot used at said election,
aud sposited in the same box. All persons qualified
voter on this question.
SEC ron 8. The votes cast approving and ratfying
or di approving said amendment, shall be counted
and eturned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects as votes for state officers counted and
retur led aud the officers designa ted by law to
canv IS the returns of votes for state officers, shall
convass the returns this question at the same
time and place, and under the same regulations and
restri tions provided by law for canyassng aud
declaring the Of elections for state officers.
SECTION 4. Within three days after tle determin-
alton Of said canvass ii shall be the duty of the can
vassers to certify the result of said canvass to the
governor who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation of the result.
SECTION 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 This act shall take effect and be in for
from and after its passage and publication.
That vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment the constitution in pursuance of the provs
ions of chapter I5S of the laws Of 1877, approved
March 8, 1877, which act is as fellows:
AN ACT to subnit to the people an amendment of
section Of article VIII Of the constitution Of this
state.
PREAMBLE.