The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-10-13
General Election Notice.

0 xth day of November next, the following officers
| are to be elected to>witt.
! A Governor in the place of Harrison Ludinrton
whose term ofoaice will expirs on the hrst Monday
| ia January. ISIS.
! Lieutenant Governor in the place of Charles D.
Parker, whose term Of Office will expire On the fret
Monday in January, 1873.
Secretary of State in place Of Peter DOYLE whose
term Of office will expire on the Ars. Monday in Jan,
uary, 1878
| State Treasurer In place ofFerd. Kuehn, whcse
term ofofice will expire OIL tee first Monday iE Jan
uary, 1873
| An Attorney General in place of L. Scott Sloan
whose tern Of once will expire on the FIRST Monday
January, 1878
State Superintendent in place Of Edward Soaring
whose term Of ofce will expire tbs arst Monday
III January, 1873.
| A State Senator in the Second Senate District.
comprising the county of Brown in place OF Thomas
g. uudd, whose term OF oihce Will expire on the FIRST
| Monday in January, 1873.
state Senator in the Fourth Senate District CONS
prsiug the coptles OF Crawford and Vernon In place
OF j. Henry Tste. whose Of Office wl expire On
the fret Monday in January, 1873
State Senator in the sixth senate District cons
ofising the Eif1h, Eishth rfeveRth aud Ts~~t<sA.
wards in the city OF Miiwaukee, and the Towns Of
| Franklin, Greenfield, Lake AID Oak Greek, in the
ounty OF Milwaukee, IN place % John L. Mitchell,
Taose term Of office will expire the first Monday in
January, 1875
State Senator in the Eighth Senate District. cons
pi- ng the counties of Kenosha and Walworth, in
place of Bsahe Farr, whose OF office will expire
ID the first Monday in January, 1873
State Senator 10 the Tenth Senate District COM
! ~
Esir whose term Of office viii expire the first
Monday in Janu sry, 1878.
state Senator ia the Twelfth Senate District
pElslng the counties Of Green and La Fayetto. IN
place Of Joseph B. Treat whose term ofofffee will ex
| pirS 90 the first Menday in January, 1873,
State Senator IN the Fourteenth Senate District
comprising the counties Uf Juneau and Sauk IN place
ot David r. WEIGH, whose term Of Office viii expire
the nfst Monday in January, 1873
state Senator II the Sixteenth Senate District
comprising the cosnty OF Grant, in place of .. C.
f&thsWay, whose term Of Office viii expire on the
hfst day Of January, 1873.
a State Senator ia tn. Eighteenth Senate District
com prisng the towns Of Alto, Byrun Eidorado Ems
Dire, FoA du Lac Friend5iip, LamaItne, Metomen
Jakteld, kipon kosendsle, Sprngvale. Naupun, the
north ward OF the village of WauPa1 and the Of
fon du LSc aud Rip1n, in the county Of fon du Lac
Ia place OF William Il. Hiner term ofotice will
! expire on the first Monday in January, 1878.
state Senator ig the Twentieth Senate District
comprising the ecua y of sheboygan, aud Foresr,
Asrshhcid, 0sceos ana TtYekeeda III tie county Of
fon du Lac, IN place OF Daniel CsyaGaugh, whose
term o. otace "ul expire On tie first Monday in Jan>
a State Senator in the Twcnty-second Senate Dis
fic comprising the counties Of Calumet and Outage
ME- place of Jsoes an whose term Of office viii
expire on the first Monday IN Ja,j9afy 1873
| State Senator ia the Treuty Fourth Senate Ds>
trict, comprising the counties Of Ashland, Bars1a
5ayisd Barnett Douglas Polk, ST, Crox In place Of
| osn s. Pifeld, whose term OF office will expire on
| tae rrst Monday 10 January, 1873.
/ A Stats senator in the TweBry~Sixth Senate Dis>
! triet, comprising the towns oi Berry, Black Earth
'ue Mounds, Cross Plains, Dane, Fitchburg, Mszo.
| made. Middleton Hoptrose. Perry, Primrose. Roy
Oury, Apringdaie, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
Hesp0rt IN the county of Dane, IL place OF r. H. Davis
whose term o Office will expire the first Monday in
! January, 1878.
| 4 State Senator IN the Twenty Eight Senate Dis
rict comprising the counties OF Iowa and RichIand in
place OF Daniel l.. Downs, hose term Of office Will
pirs on the first Monday in January 1878
ste'e eenator III the TAirtleth Senate District,
| comprising the counties OF Dunn Eau Claire and
Pierce, IN the place Of Rockwell j Flint, whose term
Of office will expire oh the first Monday in January
a State Senator in the Thirty<Second Senate Dis
rict comprising the counties Of Jackson and Monroe,
in place of Mark Douglas, whose Of Office will
pire on the first Monday in January, 1873.
A member of the Assembly in each Assembly Dis,
rct IN the State and such county officers as are by
| law requires, be eected ut such election.
That vote is 20 be taken upon a proposed amends
sn to the constitution, in pursusnce OF the provis>
ions OF cha ter 40 If the laws Of 1877 approved keb
rgsry 2lth, 1877, which act is as follows:
| AN ACT to submit to the people an 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
voteofa majority ofthe members elected TO each Of
the two houses. amendment to the const ulion Of
THE state, Ia the following language:
Resolved by the Senate the Assembly concurring,
That secton of article VII Of the constitution be
| amended so to read: Section fosr. The supreme
court sba consist Of cLief justice and four
socate ustices, to be elected by the qualified elec>
tors IF the state. The legislature shall, at its rst
sessoa after the adoption of this amendment pros
vide by law fsr the election OF t~o associate 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 cbejustices
and associate justiccs of Esd court shall be elected
and hold their Offices respectively for tLe term Of ten
years; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of the state duly ratified and
agreed TO by the legislature of 1877; therefore.
TIE PEOPLE OF thu Stale Of Wisconsin, represented in
| Senste and Assembly, do enact AS follows:
SECTION !. TIE foregoing proposed amendment 10
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted the
people ths general election to be held Tuesday
succe ding the first Monday in November, 1877: and
If Ghe people shall approve and rafy said amendment
by majority Of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment sha 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 ehall be
"for amendment TO the consti ution' Ifagaiust the
same, for amendment TO the constitution, no., which
shall be on the general ballot used ct the said election
and deposited in the box All persons qualified
to vote at election in this state, shall be deemed
voters Ou this question,
SECTION g. The votes cast approving and TatifyiDg
disapproving said amendment, shall be counted,
and returned by the inspectors o: the election Ia all
respects votes for state officers counted and
turned and the officers designated by law 10
the return of votes for state officers, shall canvass
the returns on this question at the same time and
place, and under the regulation and restric~
tons provided by lsw for canyassing and decar>
ing the returns of elections for state officers.
SECTION 4, Within three days after the determines
lion OF snail the duty or Inc cans
to certify the result Of said canvass to the
gov rnor, who shall thereupon without delay, make
proclamation OF the result.
sEcTI0N The secretary Of state is hereby required
to include the substance OF this act in the notice OF the
general election for the ytar 1877,
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage and publication.
That vote is TO be taken proposed amendment
to the constitution IN pursuance Of the provision oi
chapter 158 of the laws of 1871 approved March 6,
1871 which act IS follows:
IN 10 Df
section of arGica VII Of tho constitution OF this
state.
WHEREAS, The legislature Of this state, at its
nual session for the year 1870 proposed and adopted
by vote ofs majority OF all the members elected
each of the two houses thereof al amendment 10 the
constitution of this state, in the following language
Resolved bY the Senate, the Assembly concurrng,
That section of article VII of the constitution OF
this be amended TO read follows Section
3 No money shall BE paid ort of the treasury EXCEPT
in pursuance of an appropriation by law. No approA
priaton shall be made for the pa ment Of auy claim
against the state except claims Of the United States
aud judgments, unless fied VI thiH years after
the claim accrued. Approved March 8 1875; and
NHEREAs, The foregoing proposed amendment b
the constitution Of this state was duly ratified aud
agreed to by the legislature of 1s77 BY majority Of
oil the members elected to each house, aud duly
approved: therefore,
The people Of the state n Wisconsin represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact follows;
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amendment 20
the constitution Of this state shall be nitted to
tht people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1871 and if
the people shall approve ratify said amendment
by majority Of the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become part cf the constitution of
this state
SECTION g. The form Of the ballot in voting 20 ap-
prove and raify said amendment shall be "for tine
amendment and the form OF ballot against said
amendment shall be against the amendment which
shall be on 4 separate ballot and said ballot on said
amendment shall be cast in separate box to be pro-
vidcd for that purpose, and all persons qualified 10
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters this question.
SECTION The votes cast FOR against said amend
ment shall be counted and returned by the inspectors
OF the election in all respects votes for state officers
counted and returned and the officers in counties
now designated by law the returns of
for shall fba in