River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-18
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

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Lieutenant Governor in place OF Charles
ID. Parker, whose term of Office viii expire on
the first Monday in January, 1878.
A Secretary II State in place OF Peter Doyle,
whose term Oi Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878
State Treasurer in place OF Ferd, kuehn,
whose term Of Office Will expire Oh 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 will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1878.
A State Senator III the Second Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county Of Brown, in
place OF Thomas K. Hudd, whose term Of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday in Jann-
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 viii expire ON the first Monday
IN January, 1878.
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 yanu-
airy, 1873
A State Senator in the Eighth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the counties of kenOsha and
WalwOrth, in place of Asahel Farr, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
IN January, 1878.
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 first 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, 1878.
State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
District, comprising the counties OF Juneau
| and Sank, in place OF David K. WEIGH, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
III January, 1873
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 ON the first day OF January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate
District, comprising the towns of Alto, Byron,
Eldorado, Empire. FoDd du Lac, Friendship,
Lamartine, Metomen, Oakheld, RipOn, Rosen-
dale, Springvale. WaupHu, 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 IL. 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 ShebOy gan
| and the towns OF Ashford, Auburn, Calumet,
| Eden, Forest, Marshfeld, Osoeola and Tay-
eheeda, in the county OF Fond du Lac, III
| place OF Daniel Cavanaugh, whose term Of
office will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878.
A State Senator in the Twenty Second Sem
| ate District, comprising the counties OF Calu-
met and Outagamie, III place OF James Ryan,
whose term OF office viii expire ON the first
| Monday in 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. 5. Fifeld,
/ whose term OF Office will 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, Alaz0maine, Middleton,
| MOntrOse, Perry, Primrose, RoXburY, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
| WestpOrt, in the county of Dane, in place OF
r. K. Davis, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday in January, 1878.
4 State Senator IN the Twenty-Eighth Sem
ate District, comprising the counties OF Iowa
/ and Richland, III 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 Nom
! day in January, 1878.
A member OF Assembly in each Assem- ly
| 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 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 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
| CoNCURRING, That section OfartIcle VII of the
constitution be amended so as to read: Sec
ton four The supreme court shall consist
of one chiet 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 for 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 of
1877; therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF 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 he held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday Of November, 1877: and ii the
people shall approve and ratiiy said amend
ment by majority OF the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become part
Of the constitution of this state.
SECTION 2, The form oil the ballot in vot-
ing to approve and ratiiY SAID proposed
amendment shall be "ior amendment to the
constitution" If against the same, 'sfor
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 }. The votes east approving and
ratifying, or disappearing said amendment,
shall be counted and returned by the inspec-
tors Of the election in all respects as 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 for caMvassing and declaring the returns
OF election for State officers
SECTION 4. Within three days after the
determination Of said canvass, it shall be the
duty of the canvassers 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 general election for the
year 1877.
SECTION g. This act shall take effect and he