The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-08
General Election Notice.

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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that at the general
/ election to be held in the several towns wards
and election precincts the State of Wisconsin on
| the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the
! $ xth day of November next, the following officers
| are to be elected to>wiit.
! A Governor in the place OF Harrison Lndincton
whose term Of fOfics will expire on the first Monday
| in January, 1878.
Parker whose term of office will expire ON the first
| Monday in January, 1879
Secretary of state in place OF Peter Doyle whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday JAM
| uary, 1878
A State Treasurer in place OF Ferd, kuehn, VIII. Sc
term of Office will expire on tde first Moday in jan
An Attorney General in place of A. Scott Sloan,
whose tie, m OF Office will expire the first Monday in
January, 1913
i State superintendent In place of Edward Soaring
whose term Of office will expire the first Monday
in January 1873
| State senator in the Second Senate District
comprising the county of Brown, in place of Thomas
r. Hudd whose term OF office will expire on the nj st
Monday in january, 1878.
State Senator In the Fourth Senate District cons
prisug the coutes of Crawford and Vernon in place
of j. Henry Tate whose term of office will expire on
the first nday in January, 1878
A State Senator in the sixth Senate District, CONS
| prisng the Fifth Eighth, Eleventh aud Twelfth
wards, in the city of Milwaukee, aud the Towns Of
franklin, Greenfield, Lake and Oak Creek, in the
county of Milwaukee, in place of John l.. Mitchell,
whose If Office will expire on the FIRST Molday in
January, 1878
State Senator in the Eighth Senate District, cons
prisng The counti,s of Kenosha aud Wniworih, in
place Of Asah.l Farr whose term Of office VIII expire
| On the first Monday in January, 1873.
! A State Senator in the Teuth Senate District com
prising the county of Waukeshl in place of William
Blair, whose term of office Will expire ON the first
Monday in jam ,ry, 1878.
State Senator in the Twelfth Senate District com,
prising the counties of Green and La Fayette, In
place of joseph b. Treat, whose term of foice Will
piro the first Monday in january 1873
State Senator in the Fourteenth Seu,te District,
thac IF I'm in MIA
of David f. Welch win term of Office Will expire
the first Monday in January, 1915
| State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate District,
comprising the county Of Grant, in place of .. c.
Hathaway whose term of office will expire on 1e
first day of January, 1873
State Senator In the Eighteenth Senate District
comprising the towns Of Aito Byron, Eltora1o, Eu-
pir- Fnn du Lac, Erie; .dshp, Lamartine. Metonen.
Oakfe!d, Kipon. Rosendale, Sprihgvale Waupun, the
north ward the village of Haupun and the cities of
Fon du Lac and Rip H. in the county of Fon Gu Lac,
in place Of William IL Hiner whose term ofofice will
expire on the first Monday in January, 1873.
state Senator in the Twentieth Senate District
| comprising the county of Sheboygan, and Forest,
Mashield, Osceola and TaycAeeda, in the county ot
Fon du Lac, in place of Daniel Cavanaugh whose
term of Office will expire the first Monday in Jal>
uary 1878.
A State Senator in the Twenty- Second Senate Dis
trct, comprising he counties of Calumet and Ouaga
mie, in place of James Ryan, whose term of oiice will
! expire on the first Monday in Jaduary, 1873.
State Senator n the fwenty>teurth Senate Dis>
trict mprising the counties OF Ashland, Barron,
Sam. s. Fifed, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday in january, 1878.
State Senator in the Twenty>sixth Senate Dis>
tric. comprising the towns oil Berry Black Earth,
| Blue Mounds Cross Palms. Dane, Fitchburg, Mazo>
madie Middleton, Montross. Perry, Primrose Rox-
bury, Sprngdalc, Springfield, Verona, Vermont aud
Nestport in the county of Dane IL place OF X t. Davis
whose office viii expire the first Monday III
January, 1878.
State Senator in the Twenty Eight Senate Dis
trct comprising the counties OF Iowa aid kchiand in
| of L. teri q
pire on the first Monday in January, 1878.
| State Senator in the Thrtietn Senate District.
comprising the COUNTIES of Duna, Eau Claire and
Pierce in the place of Rockwell j Flint, whose term
of office will expire oh the first Monday i'll JANUARY,
1873.
A State Senator in the Thirty,Second Senate Dis
trct conrs ng the counties OF jackson and Monroe,
in place of Mark Douglas whose Of Office will
pre on the tirst Monday in January 1875
member Of the Assembly in each ASsembly Dis>
trct in the State and such county eficers 10y
law required to be e.ecied at such election
dhH 10 the hete IT. 6s sken m II fhe po
ions of chapter 4S If the laws OF 1871 approved Feb>
ruary oath, 1877, which act is as tolows:
AN ACT 10 submit 10 the Ieople an amendment to
article VII. of the constitution.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS The Legislature Uf this State, at the annual
session for the year 1876, proposed and adopted by
voteiofa majority o. the members e"cted to each Of
the two houses amendment the constitution of
this state. in the following language:
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
That section of article VII of The constitution be
amended so as to read Section iour The supreme
court shall CONSIST Of chief Justice aud four
sJcBte Justices to be elected by the quallned eiec>
TINS the state The legislature shall, at its first
sessio after the adoption Of this amendm- mt, pru>
vide by law for th- election # two assoca 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 the said court
then last to expire. Aud thereafter the chiefjnstces
and associate justices of said court shall be elected
and hold their offices respectively tor the te OF ten
years; and
WHEREAS, Tie foregoing proposed amendment to the
consultation Of the state WAS duly ratified and
agreed TO by the legislature of 1877: therefore.
TIE eople of tho State of Wscousin represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
| SECTION !. The fcregoing proposed amentimeat to
the Institution of this shall be submitted to the
people at the general election to be held Tuesday
II the people shall approve and rsty said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution OF
this state.
SECTION 2. The form of the ballot in voting to ap,
prove and ratIfy said proposed amendment shall be
for amendment to the constitution" Ifagainst the
same, for amendment to the constitution. no. which
shall he on the geiernl ballot used at the said election
aud deposited in the same box. All persons qualified
to vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters on this question,
! SECTION 8 The votes cast approving and ratfying
| or disappearing said amendment, shall be counted,
and returned by the inspectors Of the election in all
respects as votes for state officers counted and
turned and the officers designated by law to can>
yHss the return of votes for officers shall canvass
the returns on this question at the same time and
ptce, and under the same regulations and restric>
tions provided by law for canvassing and decar
| ing the returns of elections for state officers.
SECTION f. Within three days aft.r the deter'nina>
ton Of said canvass il shall be the duty of the
vassers to certify the result of said to the
gow rnor. who shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation Of the result.
SEcTIN s. The secretary of state is hereby required
TO ucme the substance this in the notice of the
! general election for the year 1877
SECTION b. This act shall take effect and be in force
4 frOn I.ffa rfs at,1 .,.f.t tinatf,.
That a vote is to be taken p opesed amendment
to the constitution in pursuance Of the provision OF
chapter 15S of the laws of 1877, approved March g.,
1877, which act IS as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of
section of article VIII of tho constitution o. this
| state.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of this state, at its
nual session for tn year 1876 proposed and adopted
by vote OF majority of all the members elected to
each OF the two houses thereof amendment to the
constitution of this state, in the following language
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
That section of article VIII of the constitution
this be amended so read AS follows Section
2 No money shall be paid out OF the treasury except
In pursuance OF an appropriation by law. No approA
priation shall be made for the payment of any claim
against the state except claims Of the United Siate
aud judgments, unle-s filed within six years after
the Claim accrued. Approved March g. 1876; and
WHEREAS, lie foregoing proposed amendment to
I the Constitution of this state duly ratified aud
agreed to by the legislature of 1s77, by orty Of
all the members elected to each house, and duly
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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
| sena'e and assembly, do enact follows:
SECTION /, The foregoing proposed amendment TO
the constitution of this sac shall be mitted to
the people at general elect be held Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1871 and if
the people shall approve and ratfy said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution of
this state.
SECTION o The form of the ballot in voting to ap-
prove aud ra'ify said amendment shall be "fur the
amendment" and the form OF Ballot against said