Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE,
the sixth day OF November next.

Notice hereby given, at the general election TO
be held in the towns wards and election pre-
cincts in the State of Wisconsin, on the
Tuesday succeeding the Grst Monday, being
the sixth day o. November next.
the following officers to be elected, to-wit
A Governor in place of Harrison Lud ngton, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday in
January. 1873. ,
Lieutenant Governor in place of Charles D.
Parker, whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1878.
A Secretary of State in the place of Peter Doyle
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monday
State Treasurer in the place of Ferd. Kuehn,
whose term of office will expire on the hrst Monday
in January, 1878.
An Attorney General in place of A. Scott Sloan,
whose of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1873.
A State superintendent in place of Edward Soaring
whose term of Office will expire the first Monday
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 member of the Assembly in each Assembly Dis
trict in the State and such county officers by
law required to be elected at such election.
That vete is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment to the constitution in pursuance of the provis
ions Of chapter Is of the laws of 1877 approved Feb
ruary "a, 1877, which act is as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to
article VII. of the constitution.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS the legislature of this state at the annual
session for the year 1876 proposed and adopted by
vote of a majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses. amendment to the constitu-
ton of this state, in the following language
Reso1ped by the Senate, the Assembly concurring
That section of article VII of the constitution be
amended so as to read Section four. The supreme
court shall consist of chief justice and four
sociate Justices to be elected by the qualified cleo.
tors of the The legislature shall. at its first
session after the adoption of this amendment, pro-
vide by law for the election of two associate JUST
ces 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 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,
WHBREAs The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of the state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1871: therefore,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as fott0CS:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at the general election to be held 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 snail become part OF tho con-
stitution of this state.
sEcrIoN2 The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratify said proposed amendment shall be
"ior amendment to the constitution" Ifagainst the
same "for amendment to the constitution, no." which
shall be the general ballot used at said election,
and deposited in the box. II persons qaalifed
voters this question.
SECTION s. The votes cast approving and ratifyng
or disapproving said amendment, shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects as votes for state officers counted and
returned and the officers designa ted by law to
canvass the of votes for state officers shall
conyass the returns this question at the same
time and place, and under the regulations and
restrictions provided by law for eanvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for state officers
SECTION 4. Within three days after tae determin-
alton of said it shall be the duty of the
I fh.ar znif nf tn
governor. who shall thereupon without delay, make
proclamation of the result.
SECTION g. The secretary of state is hereby requir-
ed 10 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 force
from aud after its passage and publi cation
That a vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment to the constitution in pursuance of the proyis-
ions of chapter los of the laws of 1877, approved
| March 8, 1877, which act is as follows
| AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of
section of article VIII ofthe constitution OF this
state.
PREAMBLE.