Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-28
Published Feb uary 10, 1881
CHAPTER 10.


AN ACT to provide for the election of two assocp
ate justices of the supreme court of the state
Wisconsin.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rsprese nted
in Senate and Assembly do enact follows
WHEREAS, The legislature OF this state at the
nua session for the year 1876 proposed and adopted
by vote of a majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses, an amendment to the cons-
tuition Of this state in the following language:
sResotred by the Senate, the Assembly concnrring,
That section OF article VII of the constitution be
amended SO as to read Section A. The Supreme
court shall consist OF one chief justice and four
sociate Justices be elected by the qualified elec-
tors of the state The legislature shall at its rst
session after the adoption of this amendment pro-
vide by law for the election of two associate justices
of said court to held their offices respectively for
terms eoding two and four years respectively, after
the end of the term of the justices OF the said
then last to expire And thereafter the chief justice
and associate justices OF said court shall be elect
ed and hold their offices respectively for the 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 and duly sub
mitted to the people of the state of Wisconsin for aps
said state, November, 1877 and by the majority
of the electors of said state voting thereon said
election, approved aud ratified ; and
WHEREAS, said amendment has become q part
of the constitution of the state Of Wisconsin there's
fore
The people ofe State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and assembly do enact as folloaos:
Section l. There shall be chosen by the qualified
electors OF this state election held in Their
several cities, villages, town and election precints Of
the state of Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday Of April
1875 two associate justices of the supreme court of
the state of Wisconsin, to hold their Offices respects
lively ending two aud four years. and az.
the first Monday of January, 1884, and thereafter
the chefust and associate justices of said court
shall be elected to hold their offices respectively for
the term of ten ears.
Section 2. The ballot to be used cast at such
election for associate justices may be written
printed and shall contain the names of two persons
legally qualified to hold judicial office in this state
Over the of the first person such ballot shall
be written printed the words "For associate JUS
tice OF supreme court for the term ending the
first Monday of January 1885," Over the name of
the second person said ballot the words, written
for the term ending the first Monday Of January
1885, Said ballots for associate justices shall be cast
in separate box, to be provided at each election
precinct for that purpose.
Section 3. The persons duly elected at such elec-
ton may qualify the result of such election
Is officially declared, and shall enter upon the dis
charge OF the duties OF their respective ohces 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 as now provided
by law for notice of election judges OF the supreme
court.
counted and returned by the inspectors OF the cleo
ton in all respects as votes for state officers are
counted and returned. and the officers In counties
designated by law the returns Of votes for
state officers shall convass the returns in their re-
spectve counties said election and certify and
turn the result to the state at the
time and places, and under the same regulations and
restrictions provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns for elections of state officers.
and the state canyassers shall canvass said returns
certified to than provided by law In of cleo
tons for state judicial officers. The provisions OF
any election registry act OF this state shall not apply
| to said judicial election
Section g. This act shall take effect from and after
| its passage and publication.
Approved February 10, 1878,