River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-08-23
GElEglL EIEeTIAK KATIfr.

Monday in january, 1878
A State Treasurer in Place OF Fera Kuehn,
whose term Of Office will expire on the first
Monday ii January, 1873
An Attorney General in place OF 4. SCAT
Sloan, whose term Oi ofhoe viii expire on tie
first Monday IN January, 1878
A State Superintendent in place OF Edward
Soaring, whose term OF Office viii expire on
the first Monday in January 1878.
A State Senator in the Second Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Brown, IN
place OF Thomas K. Hudd. whose term o. Oh
fee will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1875
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, 1873
A State Senator in the Sixth Senate District
comprising the Fifth, Eighth. Eleventh and
Twelfth wards in the city OF Milwaukee, and
the Towns oil 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-
ary, 1878.
A State Senator IN the Eighth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the counties OF kenOslIa and
Walworth, 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, III place
pire ON the first 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 T. Treat whose
term OF Office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
District, comprising the counties OF juneau
and Sank in place Of David f. WEIGH, whose
term OF Office viii expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878
A State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate
District, comprising the county Of Grant, in
place of q. T.. Hathaway, whose term OF office
will expire on the first day 81 January, 1873.
A 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, SpringvaIe. Waupun, the north ward
OF the village OF Waupun, and the cities Of
| Fond du Lac and Ripon, IN the county ol
| Fond du Lac. in place of William ii. Hiner,
whose term OF Office will expire on the tret
| Monday in January, 1873.
| a State Senator in the Twentieth Senate
| District, comprising the county OF Sheboyga
and the towns OF Ashford, Auburn. Calumet,
Eden, Forest, Marshfield, Osceola and TaY-
| cheeda, in the county OF Fond du Lac, IN
| place Of Daniel Cavauaugh, whose term OF
| Office will expire on the first Monday IN Janu-
airy, 1878.
A State Senator IL the Twenty Second SEN
ate DlstI8tl, COM 4-i LtAt N'ft4At4to VI httltA-
met and Outagamie, III pisceof James Ryan,
whose term Of Office will Xpire 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 CroiX, in place OF Sam. ). Eifeld,
whose term Of office viii expire on the first
Monday III January, 1878
A State Senator in the Twenty-SIxth SEN
ate District comprising he towns OF Berry,
Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains,
| Dane, Fitehburg, Mazomaine, Middleton,
Montrose, Perry, Primrose, Roxbury, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
| Westport, in the county OF Dane, IN place OF
1 r. +. Davis, whose term of Office viii expire
on the first Monday i'll January, 1878
A State Senator in the Twenty-Eighth Sen
ate District. comprising the counties OF Iowa
and RichIand, III place Of Daniel l. Downs,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1873
| A State Senator in the ThiTtieth Senate
District comprising the counties OF Dunn,
| Eau Claire and Pierce, in the place Of Rock
| we'll j. Flint. whose term OF Office viii 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 DHdgias,
| whose term Of Office expires on the nrst Mon
day in January, 1878
| A member Of Assembly in each Assembly
as are 10y 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 IS OF the law o
1877, approved February oath, 1877, which
act IS as follows:
AN ACT to submit 20 the people an amend
ment to article VII, of the constitution.
PREAMBLE,
WEE..EAs, The legislature of this state, a
the annual session for the year 1876, prop0s-
ed and adopted by vote Of a majority of the
members elected to each OF the two houses
an amendment to the constitution OF tins
state, IN the following language:
'REsoLvED By THE SENATE, THE ASSEMBLY
CoNcURRING, That section 4 OF article VII OF th'
constitution be amended so as 10 read: Sec
ton four The supreme court shall cOnsis
Of one chief justice ana four associate justices
to be elected by the qualified electors Of th'
state. The legislature shall, ut its first SEES
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 lUul
years respectively, after the end OF tile tern
| Of the Justice Of said court then last to expire
And thereafter the CHIEF justice and associate
justices OF said court shall be elected anC
hold their Offices respectively Tor the term o
ten years and,
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
" ratified and agreed 10 by the legislature O
1877; therefore,
The PEOPLE or THE STATE OF WIsCOSsIN, REP
RESENTED II SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, Do IN
| ACT As FOLLOWS
| SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment 70 the constitution OF this state shall be
submitted to the people at the general cleo
| ton 10 be held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday Of November, 1877 and u the
people shall approve and ratiiy said amend
nent by a majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become a part
OF the constitution OF this state.
| SECTION 2. The form o. the ballot In vOt-
ing to approve and ratiiY SAID proposed
amendment shall he ''fOr amendment to tie
constitution" II against the sames "lOl
amendment to the constitution, no." which
shall be on the general ballot used AZ said
election, and deposited in the same box. All
| persons qualified to vote at any election III
this state shall be deemed voters on this
question.
SECTION 3. The votes cast approving ard
ratiying. or disapProving said amendment,
| SLID he counted and returned by tie IDspec-
tors ofthe election il all respects as votes
for state officers are counted and returned,
| and the officers now designated 10y law 70
| canvass the returns OF votes for state officers,
shall canvass the returns on this question al
the same time and place, and under the same
regulations and restrictions now provided by
law for canvassing and declaring the returns
OF election Tor State officers.
/ SECTION T. Within three days after tic
determination Of said canvass, il shall. he the
duty Of the canyassers to certify the result Of
said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereupm1, without delay, make proclama-
4 ton Of the result.
SECTION ). 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 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after It's passage and pub
LEGATION.
That vote IS TO be taken upon a proposed
amendment to the constitution in pursuance
OF the provisions Of chapter l53 0 Size laws 81
1877, approved March 6, 1877, which act Is as
! follows:
AN ACT to submit 10 the people an amend
ment Of section 2 81 article VIII OF the con-
| stitutiot. 81 this state.