Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27


AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
article VII of the constitution.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS the legislature of this state at tho annua
session for the year 1876, proposed and adopted by
avote of a majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses an amendment to the constitu-
ton of this state, in the following language:
Resolpei by the Senate, tie Assembly concurrinq
That section of article VII of the constitution be
amended ! TO read; Section four. The saprey
court shall consist of one chief justice and four
sociate Justices to be elected by the qualified cleo
tors of the state. The legislature SHALL at its first
session after the adoption of this amendment pro
vide by law for the election of two associate justi
ces of said court, to hold their offices respectively
for terms ending two aud four ears respectively.
after the end of the term of the justice of the said
court then last to expire. And thereafter the chief
justices 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 amendment to the
constitution of the state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1877 therefore,
The people Of The State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as foftOacs:
SEcrIoN l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution Of this state shall be submitted to
the people at the genera election to be h ED on
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November.
1879 and if the people shall approve and ratfy said
amendment by majority of the electors voting there
on. said amendment shall become part OF the con
stitutiOn of this state.
sEcrIoN2 The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be
sfor amendment to the constitution" Ifsgainst the
same "for amendment TO the constitution, no." which
shall be thu general ballot used at said election,
and deposited in the same box. All persons qualified
vote at any election in this state, shall be deemed
voters on this question.
SECTION 8. The votes cast approving and ratifying
or disappearing said amendment, shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects votes for state officers counted and
returned and the officers designa ted 10y law to
canvass the returns of votes for state officers shall
convass the returns this question at the same
time and place, and under the same regulations and
restrictions provided by law for canvsssing and
declaring the returns of elections for state officers.
SECTION 4. Within three days after tae determin-
alton of said Canvass it shall be the duty of the
vassers to certify the result of said to the
governor who shall thereupon, without delay, make
of the result.
SKcTIoS s. The secretary of state is hereby requir
ed 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 be in for
from and after its passage and Publication.
That a vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
to the constitution in pursuance of the provis
ions of chapter l5S of the laws OF 1877, approved
March 8, 1871, which act is follows:
AN ACT 10 submit to the people an amendment of
section of article VIII of the constitution Of this
state.