Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Land Commissioner Kansas
Pacific Railway,
SALZNA, KANSAS.
GENERAL LAWS OF WISCONSIN.

tPubiished February Is, 1851
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to provide for the election Of two asssci:
ate justices OF the supreme court of tho state Of
Wisconsin.
m. people Of the stak Of Wisconsin represented i"
Senate and Assembly,, do enact az tutl0'ts:
whereas. The Legislature OF this state, at the
~ vote OF a majority OF the members elected to
.itution Of this state in the Following Language:
Resored bv ne senat, ne asstn'tIy co,ncMtng.
amended so as TO read: section !. The supreme
court shall consist of one chief justice and four as
OF tie state. The Legislature shall ut Its fist
session after the adoption OF TINS amendment pro-
.ces OF said court TO hold their offices respectively
for terms ending two and four years respectively:
court then last to expire And thereafter the che;
lrstice and associate Justices Of said court shall e
WnKnEAs, the foregoing proposed amendment to
Tilted to the people Of the state Of Wisconsin i
d H ana State a. by tie
majority of the electors Of said state voting thereof
III said election, approved and ratihcd; and,
WHEREAS, Said .rcrdmcnt has now become
part Of the const:;.o:. Of The state OF Wisconsin.
therefore,
The people Of the snte ~ Wisconsin, represented ia
senate and assembly. 10 rn'tct az f0loips:
Section |. There SHALL &c chosen by the qualified
electors OF this stat" Mt an annual election to bo
ION precincts Of the state CT Wisconsin in, on the hrs:
tuesday OF APRIL s iw9 associate justices 81 L TN
t'tir offices respectively for terms ending two and
t"ur years. and after tho first Monday OF Janu-
ary 1884; and thereafter the chief justice and asso
cate justices of said court shall be elected TO hold
their Offices respectively for the term OF ten years.
Section .. Tho ballot TO be used or cast at such
election for associate justices may be written %
printed and shall contain the names OF two persons
legally qualified TO hold judicial ONCE In this state.
ever the name OF the first person such ballot
tEali he written or printed the words FOR associ.
alto Justice OF supreme cOslrt for the term ending
on the first Monday n January, ISIS" over the
nalnc Of the second person on said ballot, the words.
written or printed: "Fts associate justice Of SUI
creme court for the term ending on the first Mon
lay OF January. 1855 Said ballots for associate
vided at each election precinct for that purpose:
Section 3. The per~hls duly elected ut such cleo
ton may qualify as ~ss, rs the result OF such cleo
;lon is officially de1rsL and shall enter upon the
discharge OF the duties II their respective Offices
upon their election anil qualification, pursuant =.
law: The secreta9a,f ssa1e shall give the substance
se se IN she no e G election
iatce to be given III the HAlne way and manner as
COW provided by law fOr notice OF election Of judges
Sections. The votes cast for said justices shall
he counted and ret,n1hsl by the inspectors OF the
election In all respects ~ Votes for state 0nOYS are
counted and returned, 1Hi the officers In counties
now designated by law to Canvass tho returns OF
for state officers shall canvass the returns In
their respective counties on said election, and GER
ify ana return the result to the state at
the same time and places, and under ue same reg
ulations and restrictions now provided by law for
raiivassng and declaring the returns for elections
Of state officers and the state canvassers shall can
vass said returns certified TO them as provided by
law IN OF elections for state judicial ofcers
The provisions OF any election registry act OF this
state shall not apply TO said judicial election:
tey its passage and publication
Approved February ID, 1873