River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-09-27
GENERAL, EIgTlOy NOTICE.
NoTIcg Is HERgBY GIVEN. THAT

ing the first Monday, being the sixth day OF
November next, the following officers are to
be elected to-wit.
A Governor in place Of Harrison LudiEgton,
whose term OF Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
Lieutenant Governor in place OF Charles
d. Parker, whose term OF Office viii expire on
the first Monday in january, 1878.
A Secretary q State in place of Peter Doyle,
whose term az Office viii expire ON the first
Monday in January, 1878
A State Treasurer in place OF Ferd kueln,
whose term of Office viii expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878
in Attorney General III place ot a. Scott
Sloan. vi hose term 81 ~thce will expire on the
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 r. Hudd, whose term Of Of
ice will expire on the first Monday in Jann-
airy, 1873.
A State Senator III 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.
A State Senator in the sixth Senate District
comprising the Fifth, EigL'h, Eleventh and
Twelfth wards, in the city OF Milwaukee, aud
the Towns oi Franklin Greenfield, Lake and
Oak Creek, in the cednty of Milwaukee, III
place o. John l.. Michel, whose term Of Of
flee will expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878.
a State Senator in the Eighth Senate Dis
triet, comprising tho counties u kenosha anu
Walworih, in place OF Asahel Farr, 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 first Monday in January, 1875
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, 1878.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate
District, comprising the counties OF juneau
and Sank, in pla OF David +. WEIGH, 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 q. q. Hathaway, whose term OF office
will expire OH the first day OF January, 1878.
State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate
District, comprising the towns of Alto, Byron,
Eldorado, Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship,
Lamartine, Met0men, 0akiield, Ripon, Rosen-
dale, Springyale. Waupun, 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 III. 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, Marshield, OsceOla ami Tay-
| cheeda, in the county OF Fond du Lac, IN
| place OF Daniel Cavanaugh, whose term OF
Office viii expire on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878.
A State Senator IL the Twenty Second Sem
ate District, comprising the counties Of Calu-
met and Outagamie, in place OF James Ryan,
whose term OF office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1873.
"A State Senator III the Twent- fourth
Senate District, comprising the cou- les OF
| Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas,
| Polk and ST. Croix iii place OF Sam. s. Fifeld
/ whOst 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. fltchbuFg, M&1omalne, Middleton.
| Montrose, Perry, Primrose, Roxbury, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
/ Westp0rt, in the county of Dane, in place OF
/ Il. 4. Davis, whose term of Office viii expire
] on the first Monday in January, 1878.
! A State Senator IN the Twenty-kighth Sem
| ate District, comprising the counties of Iowa
and Richland, III place Of Daniel L Downs,
whose term OF Office viii 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, III 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
IN a
as are by law required to be elected at such
election.
| That a vote is 10 be taken upon a proposed
| amendment to the constitution, in pursuance
| OF the provision OF chapter 48 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, al
the annual session for the year 1876, propos-
ed and adopted by 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
| CoNCURBING, That SC elton Of article VII of the
| constitution be amended so rs 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 SEES
sion after the adoption Of this amendment,
| provide by law for 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 Ice elected and
hold their offices respectively Tor the term OF
| ten years and,
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
arsfl4F of 4
! ~ ratified and agreed TO by the legislature OF
| 1877: therefore,
The PEOPLE or TIE STATE OF WISCONSIN, REP
| RESENTED n SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO EN-
ACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF this state shall be
submitted 70 the people at the general cleo
ton 20 be held on Tuesday succeeding the
| first Monday OF November. 1877 and ii the
people shall approve and ratiiy said amend
lnent by majority Of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become a part
of the constitution OF this state.
SECIIoS ?. The form Of the ballot in v0t-
ing to approve and ratifY said proposed
amendment shall be 'tfOr amendment to the
| constitution" II against the same, ''lor
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
railying. or disapproYing said amendment,
shall lie counted and returned bY the iuspec-
tors 81 the election IN al respects rs votes
for state officers are counted and returned,
ana the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns OF votes .or 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 canvassing and declaring the returns
Of election Tor State officers.
SECTION 4. Within three days after the
determination 81 said canvass, it shall be the
duty Of the oanYassers to certify the result of
said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereupon, without delay, make proclalna-
ti0n ol the result.
SECTION ;. The secretary Of state is hereby
required 70 include the substance OF this act
IN lie rlntien Of the General a-LaatinLl for the