The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
Legal Notices.
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FLEC-
TI0N.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. ]
SEcRETARY's OFFICE. SIS
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN

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SECRETARY'S OFFICE. u.s.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
That an Election ,ci be held the first Tuesday,
IN April, 4. d. 1878, in the several Cities Villages
TolOns and Election Precincts of the State Of Wis
eosin, for the election of taoo associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court, to hold their Offices respectively
for terms ending t0o and fo1u gears respectively,
after the first Monday Of January A. d. 1884, p'r-
stant to the provisions of Chapter Nineteen of the
LG,uSof 1878, loElich reads as folloaUs
AN ACT to provide for the election of two asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court of the state
of Wisconsin.
. WHEREAS, The legislature of this state, at the
annual session for the year 1876, proposed and
adopted, by vote of majority of the members
elected to each OF the two houses, an amend
ment to the constitution of this state, in the fol-
lowing language:
"ReSolUed by the Senate, the Assembly cone,a'-
ring, That section of article VII of the conSti-
tuition be amended so as to read: Section 4.
The supreme court shall consist of one chief JUS
tee and four associate justices, to be elected by
the qualified electors OF the state. The legiSla-
t9te small at Its first session after the adoption
OF thlS amendment provide by law for the cleo
ZION OF Two associate justices of said court, TO
nol0 tnelr Offices respectively for terms ending
Two ana four years respectively, after the end of
the Term OF the justices of the said court then
last to expire. And thereafterth the chief justices
ana associate justices of said court shall be
elected ana hold their offices respectively for the
term OF ten years :" and
WHEREAS, the foregoing proposed amendment
TO tue constitution OF the state was duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature of 1877 and
duly submitted to the people of the state Of Wis
cohSin Tor approval and ratification, at the gen.
eral election held in said state, November 1877.
and was by the majority of the electors OF said
state voting thereon at said election, approved
| and ratified and
| WHEREAS said amendment has now become
a part OF the constitution Of the state of WiSCOn
sin therefore
The PeODle of the Stte OF Wisconsin 7,eDresenfed
IN Senate and assembly, do enact as foltoms
Section 1. There shall be chosen by the quail
| flied electors of this state at an election to be
held in the several cities, villages, town and
election precincts of the state of Wisconsin, on
the first Tuesday of April, 1885, two associate
justices OF the supreme court OF the state OF Wis
consin, to hold their offices respectively for
terms ending two and four years. on and after
the first Monday of January, 1881; and there
after the chief justice and associate justices of
said court shall be elected to hold their offices
respectively for the term of ten years.
Section 3 The ballot to be used or east at
such election for associate justices may be writ
| ten or printed and shall contain the names of
two persons legally qualified to hold judicial
office in this state. Over the name of the first
person on such ballot shall be written or printed
| the words: For associate justice of supreme
court tor the term ending on the first Monday OF
January, 1885," Over the name Of the second
}person on said ballot the words, written or
printed: For associate justice of supreme
court for the term ending on the first Monday Of
January, 1886" Said ballots for associate JUS
tees shall be cast in a separate box, to be pre-
Vided at each election precinct for that purpose.
Section 8. The persons duly elected at such
election may qualify as soon as the result OF such
election is officially declared, and shall enter up
on the discharge Of the duties Of their respective
offices upon their election and qualification, pur-
Suant to law. The secretary OF state shall give
the substance of the preamble to this act, to-
gether with the act itself. in the notice of said
judicial election, such notice to be given in the
same way and manner as now provided by law
for notice OF election of judges OF the supreme
court
Section The votes cast for said justices
shall be counted and returned by the inspectors
OF the election in all respects as votes for state
officers are counted and returned, and the Off
GERS in counties now designated by law to car
VaSS the returns OF votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns III their respective counties
on said election, and certify and return the re-
suit to the state canVasses, at the same time
and places, and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canYaSSing
and declaring the returns for elections Of state
officers, and the state canYaSSerS shall canvass
said returns certified to them provided by law
in case of elections for state Judicial officers. The
provisions of any election. registry act of this
state shall not apply to said judicial election.
Section ThiS act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved FEBRUARY Is, 1873
GiUen atnder n,y hand and O6tctdt Seal, at the
Capitol IN the City of Madison, this 18th day OF
March, 4. D. 1873. HI. B. WARNER,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
TO the Sheriff of Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, tsx
COUNTY OF KENOSHA, 90
I, Hugh McDermott, Sheriff of Kenosha Coun-
tY, hereby give notice that an election will be
held in the several towns and;Wards ofEthe COun-
ty of Kenosha, on Tuesday the second day of
April, 1873, at which election the following Judi
cial Officers are to be chosen. to-Wit:
Two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court,
to hold their Offices respectively for terms ending
two and four years respectively, after the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1884,
Sheriffs Office, Kenosha, |
March s, 1878.
HUGH MCDERMOTT,
Sheriff of KenOsha County.