The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-14
Legal Notices.
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL Ell. C.
TI0N.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CO
SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 90

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Thdt an Election lCU be held on the first TIT SdGg
IN 4pril, A. d. 1875 in the seUeral Cities, Vil yes,
Towps and Election Precincts Of the State Of Yis-
consn for the election Of tao associate JAS, IS Of
the Supreme Court to hOd their offices Tespee rely
for terms ending ttoo and four gears respec' ;ely
after the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1854, )ltr-
s,tant to the provisions of Chapter Nineteen the
LdlUSo Of 1875 30lticIS reads as f0Il0luS:
| AN ACT to provide for the election of two $50
clate Justices of the supreme court OF the tate
OF Wisconsin.
WHEREAS, Tho legislature Of this state, the
annual session for the year 1876, propose and
adopted, by vote of d majority of the mel OerS
/ elected to each Of the two houses, an al nd
ment to the constitution OF this state, III Il fol-
! lowing language:
" Res0lUcd by the Senate, the Assembly co cur
| ring, That section OF article VII OF the lsti-
| tuition be amended SO us TO read Sect n /.
The supreme court shall consist OF one chic JUS
tice and four associate Justices, to be elect d by
| the qualified electors Oh the state. The ie Sia-
| tufe SHALL at its first session after the ad ton
| OFT this amendment provide by law for the lee
| ton OF two associate justices Of said cOu to
! hold their offices respectively for terms ding
| two and four years respectively, after the I'd OF
the term Of the justices OF the said court hen
last to expire. And thereafter the chief iu ices
! and associate Justices OF said court shall be
elected and hold their offices respectively for the
/ term OF ten years - and
| to the constitution of the state was duly fled
| and agreed to by the legislature of 1877 and
duly submitted to the people OF the state OF Wis
| conSn for approval and ratification, at tho gen.
| eral election held in said state. November 1877,
and was by the majority Of the electors o. said
state voting thereon at said election, app owed
and ratified and
| WHEREAS, said amendment has now b. 2Ome
part Of the constitution Of the state Of W con-
sin ; therefore
The People of the State of Wisconsin, repre- 3nteG
IN Senate and assembly, do enact GS fOlIOlO,
Section l. There shall be chosen by the iual-
flied electors OF this state at an election be
held in the several cities, villages, tow and
election precincts Of the state Of Visions /, on
the first Tuesday OF April, 1878, two ass 3iate
Justices OF the supreme court OF the state o. Wis
cOnsin, to hold their Offices reSpectlvel. fOr
terms ending two and four years, on and after
the first Monday of January, 1884 and lere-
after the chief justice and associate justi IS Of
said coart shall be elected to hold their lices
respectively for the term of ten years.
Section 2. The ballot to be used or cast at
such election for associate Justices may be writ
ten or printed, and shall contain the nan $ OF
two persons legally qualified to hold il .icial
Office in this state. Over the name of tn first
person on such ballot shall be written or nted
court for the term ending on the first Mon ny OF
January, 1885," Over the name Of the s cOnd
person on said ballot the words, writ n or
printed " For associate justice Of su. rene
court for the term ending on the first Mon ay OF
January 1886" Said ballots for ASSOCIATE JUS
tees shall be cast in a separate box, to b. pro-
Vided at each election precinct for That pu pose
. Section g. The persons duly elected at Sucn
election may qualify as soon as the result o. such
election is officially declared, and shall cate up
on the discharge Of the duties of their resp ctiYe
Offices upon their election and qualification purs
Suant to law. The secretary of state shall give
the substance Of the preamble to this ac-, TO-
gether with the act itself; in the notice O SAID
judicial election, such notice to be given ). the
same way and manner as now provided b law
for notice OF election Of judges Of the SUI RENE
court.
Section The votes cast for said il tees
shall be counted and returned by the inSr ctOrS
Of the election III all respects as votes for state
officers are counted and returned and the OFF,
GERS in counties now designated by law e. can
yaSS the returns of votes for state Officers shall
canvass the returns III their respective co mites
on said election, and certify and return Il , re-
suit to the state canVaSSeS, at the same time
and places and under the same regulation and
restrictions now provided by law for cany; SSlng
and declaring the returns for elections OF state
officers, and the state canyaSSerS shall CO lyaSS
said returns certified to them as provided Z law
in case of elections for state Judicial officers The
provisions Of any election registry act q this
Section This act shall take effect from and
! after its passage and publication.
/ Approved FEBRUARY 10, 1878.
Giuee under my hand and Official Seal, at the
Capitol in the City of Madison, this 9TH day Of
March, H. D. 1873 H. B. WARNER,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
To the Sheriff OF Kenosha County, wisconsin.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
! COUNTY OF KENOSHA, o.
| I, Hugh McDermott, Sheriff of Kenosha Coun-
ty, hereby give notice that an election will be
held in the several towns and:Wards ofsthe 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.
SherifTs Office, Kenosha,
March 8, 1873.
| = 80 HUGH MCDERMOTT,
io8 fF.re Sheriff of KenOsha County.