River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-25
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

1 u 1afhtEt nose term ONCE VIII expire on
the first Monday IN January, 1878.
Secretary Of State in place OF Peter Doyle,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
/ Monday in January, 1875
State Treasurer IN plaec 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 tile
| first Monday in january, 1873
a State Superintendent in place OF Edward
| Soaring. whose term OF office will expire on
| the first Monday in January, 1878.
State Senator in the Second Senate Dis
/ trict, comprising the county of Brown, il
place OF Thomas K. Eudd, whose term of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878.
A State Senator in the Fourth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the counties OF Crawford
and Vernon, in place OF J. Henry Tate, whose
term OF Office will expire on the first Monday
! in January, 1878
| State Senator in the Sixth Senate District
| comprising the Filth, 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 FAIR, 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 will ex-
pire on the frst Monday in January, 1873.
| A 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 Z. WEIGH, whose
term OF office viii expire on the first Monday
in January, 1873.
State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate
| District, comprising the county of Grant, IN
place OF .. c. Hathaway, whose term of Office
will expire on the first day OF January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate
District, comprising the towns of Alto, Byron,
Eldorado, Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship,
| Lamartine, Metomen, Oaktield, Ripon, ROsen-
dale. Springvale. Waupun, the north ward
OF the village Of Waupun, and the cities of
Fond du Lac and Rpon, in the county of
Fond du Lac. in place OF William II. Hiner,
whose term of Office will 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, Marshfeld, 0sceola and Tay-
cheeda, in the county OF Fond du Lac, III
| place of Daniel Cavanaugh, whose term of
Office viii expire ON the first Monday in Jallu-
| airy, 1878.
A State Senator IN the Twenty Second Sem
ate District, comprising the counties OF Calu-
met and Outagamie, IN place OF James Ryan,
whose te IN OF office will expire ON the first
| Monday An January, 1873.
State Senator in The Twenty-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-Slxth Sem
ate District, comprising the towns OF Berry,
Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains,
| Dane, Fltchburg, MaZOmaine, Middleton,
Montrose, Perry, Primrose, ROxburY, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
Westport, in the county of Dane, in place OF
X. K. Davis, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday in January, 1878
A State Senator in the Twenty-Eighth Sem
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, 1878.
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-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.
That vote is to be taken upon proposed
amendment to the constitution, in pursuance
| OF the provision OF chapter As of the law cf
| 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, pr0pOs-
ed and adopted by 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
| constitution be amended so as to 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 tor 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 end of the term
of the justice of said court then last to expire.
! And thereafter the chief Justice and associate
justices OF said court shall be elected and
| hold their offices respectively Tor the term OF
ten years and,
I hHkRbAcg Inc loItZoiilE IIOloSCu
| ment to the constitution of the state was du-
ly ratified and agreed TO by the legislature Of
1877 therefore,
THE PEOPLE or THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, REP
RESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO EN-
| ACT As FOLLOWS:
SECTION L. 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, 1917; and il the
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| ment by majority OF the electors voting
| thereon, said amendment snail become part
| OF the constitution OF this state.
| SECTION ?. The form OF the ballot in vOt-
| ing TO approve and ratiiY SAID proposed
| amendment shall be sffOr amendment to the
constitution" If 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 to vote at any election IN
this state shall be deemed voters ON this
| question.
SECTION 3. The votes cast approving and
/ ratiiying, or disappearing said amendment,
! shall be counted and returned ty the inspec-
| tors the election in all respects Is votes
| for state officers are counted and returned
and the officers now designated by law to
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 Tor cAnFasslIg ana declaring the returns
OF election for State officers.
SECTION o. Within three days after the
determination Of said canvass, it shall be the
duty OF the canyassers To certify the result Of
said canvass TO the governor, who shall
thereupon, without delay, make prOclama-
ton of the result
SECTION 5. The secretary OF state is hereby
required to include the substance Of this act
in the notice Of the genera election for the
year 1871
SECTION 6. This act shall take eject and be
in force from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION.
That vote IS to be taken upon a proposed
ar..arL IN The -aIla.lt In.