Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-28


n. Lancaster, Wis., March g., 1875
10 the Electors Of Grant County
Take notice that in pursuance Of the laws Wis
cohsp and OF an order to directed by the Secre-
tary OF the State, as follows.
Notice of judicial Election.
STATE OF wIscNsIN.} So
SECRETARY's OFFICE. %
Notice is Hereby Gipen-
Ihat an election will be held on the first Tuesday
IN April A. u. 1878. in the several Cities Villages
Iewns and Election Precnts OF the state Of Wiscon-
supreme Court, to hold their offices for
terms ending two and our years respectively, after
the fret Monday of January, A. D 1873 pursuant to
the provisions OF Chapter Nineteen of the laws Of
1878, which reads az follows:
AN ACT TO provide for the election of two associ-
ate justices OF the supreme court Of the state of
Wisconsin.
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at the an
nua 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 consti
tuition OF this state, in the following language:
Rssoiped by the Senate, the Assembly concnrring,
That section Of article VII of the constitution be
amended to read Section A. The Supreme
court shall consist of one chief justice and four
socate justices, to be elected by the qualified cleo
tors of the state The legislature shall at its first
session after the adoption of this amendment, pro-
vide by law for the election of associate Justices
of said COURT TO held their offices respectively for
terms ending two and four respectively, after
the end of the term of the justices of the said
then last to expire And thereafter the chief justic
es Justices Oh Sal1 snail elect
ed and hold their offices respectively for the term of
ten years y and
WHEREAS. the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state was duIy ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1877, duly SUBJ
mited to the people Of the state of Wisconsin for aps
prova and ratification at the general election held in
of the electors of said state voting thereon said
election, approved aud ratified ; and
WHEREAS, said amendment has now become part
OF the constitution of the state of Wisconsin there's
fore
The people Of the State eT Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and assembly do enact as falio,os:
Section /. There shall be chosen by the qualified
electors OF this state at election 10 be held in ther
several cities, villages, town and election precints of
the state of Wisconsin, the first Tuesday of April
1875 two associate justices of the supreme court of
the state of Wisconsin, to hold their offices respect-
lively for terms ending two and four years. and az
the chefjustce and associate justices of said
shall be elected to hold their Offices respectively for
the term OF ten years.
Section 2. The ballot to be used or cast at such
election for associate justices may be written 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 such ballot shall
be written printed the words For associate JUS
tice supreme court for the term ending on the
first Monday of January 1885," Over the name of
the second person said ballot the words, written
printed "For associate justice of supreme court
for the term ending the first Monday of January
1885, Said ballots for shall be cast
in separate box, to be provided at each election
precinct for that purpose.
Section 3. The persons duly elected at such cleo.
ton may qualify the result such election
is officially declared, and shall enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of their respective Offices upon
their election and qualification, pursuant to law.
The secretary of state shall give the substance of the
preamble to this act together with the act itself in
the notice of said judicial election such notice to be
given in the same way and manner 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 cleo
ton in all respects votes for state officers
counted and returned and the officers in counties
designated by law to the returns votes
state officers shall convass the returns In their re-
spective counties On said election and certify and
turn the result to the state canvasser at the same
time and places and under the regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canvassng and
declaring the returns for elections of state officers
and the state canvassers shall said retur
certified to than provided by law in case of cleo
tons for state judicial officers. The provisions of
any election registry act this state shall not apply
to said judicial election.
Section 5. This act shall take eject from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved February Is, 1878.
Given under my hand and Official Seal, at the Capt.
tol in the City of Madison, this 5th day of March,
D. 1878 III. b. WARNER, Secretary of State.
L. S. To the Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin.
A judicial election will be held in the several
towns OF Grant County on the first Tuesday, being the
SECOND DAY OF APRIL
next. at which time are to be elected:
Two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court to
hold their offices respectively for terms ending two
and four years. after the first Monday of January A.
D. 1884 pursuant to the provisions of CHAPTER l9 of
the Laws of 1878.
Also such town officers by law required to be
elected
The polls of said election will be opened at 9oclock
In the forenoon and close at sunset on that day.
MATT BIRCHARD,
Sheriff of Grant County, Wis.