Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
E GGtiise d General Election,
STATE OF wIaoSsINl
Department a Srste s.

A Goyernor.in place Of William E Smith
whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday OF Janiary, A. D. 1852;
Lieutenant Governor, in place of James N.
Bingham. whoS term of office will expire on
the first Monda ybf January. A. D. 1882:
Secretary ofltate. in place of Hans B. War
ner, whose ternbf Office VIII expire on the first
Monday OF Januf ~, A. ID. 1882;
State Treas3er. in place of Richard Guen-
tner, whose ternpf Office Will expire on the first
Monday of Januty. A. D. 1852;
Al. An Attorney Gneral, in place of Alexander
" llsoh, whose TEN of o1hee viii expire on the
nrst Monday of tauary, 4. d. 1882;
a state superb endent in place of William c.
Wh1ttord, whoSst1 Of Office will expire on the
nrst Monday of ya1uary, A. d. 1852;
A Railroad Con missioner for the term com
menelng on the tenth day of February. 1882;
commissions Of Insurance for the term COM
mIsnclng ON the inst Monday of April, \. d.
State Senator, in the second senate district
STonslsung OF the county Of Brown, in place Of
David N Kelly, Whose term of office will expire
on the INST MondaAaf January, A. d. 1852;
State Senator LIN the fourth senate district
consisting of the eoknties of Crawford and Yer
non IN place of 0ansby B. Thomas. whose term
airy, A. d. 1854;
State Senator fn the sixth senate district:
consisting consisting OF the kth, eighth, eleventh and
twelfth wards in tit CITY of Milwaukee and the
towns of Franklin. fireenfeld. Lake and OAK
cIeek' IN the county of Milwaukee, in place of
@ IS n. raul Wlose tern IF office VIII expire
~ ne s.i nrst Monday oil January. 4. p. 1852;
etate senator ini the eighth senate district
consisting OF the COUNTIES O? Kenosha and Wal
W.T. montn, = place q Boseph V. QuarleS, whose
1 y oI once I'll sxTire on the first Monday of
January, A. d. 1872;
\ state senator, in The teutk senate district
eoe4iEs!s,Ing q the .ornty OF Naukesha, i'll place
OF Richard Weaver, whose term of office wifi eN-
PI.e on the hrst Monday of January, A. ID. 1SSl
a STATE senator in the twelfth senate district
consisting of the counties Of Green and Iafay,
ette, IN place of John W. Blackstone whose
Term o. once viii expire the first Monday of
state senator, IN the fourteenth senate dis
trlct consisting of the equities of Juneau and
sauk, IN place of Edwin E. Woodman. whose
T IN " once Will expire on the first Monday in
A STATE senator in the sixteenth senate district
consisting OF the county of Grant in place OF
Iteotge ". kyland, whose term of Office will ex-
pre- on lhe hrst Monday OF January, A. d. 1882;
A state senator, In The eighteenth senate dis.
tETt, consisting of the towns of Alto, Byron and
EIDorado, Empire, Fond du Lac Friendship
IiaLiaartihe, Metomen, 0akield, Ripon, Rosendale
ale haupun, the north ward of the city of
mmAupun, ana the cities of Fond du Lac and
hlpoh, IN the county OF Fond du Lac in place Of
deorge Z. sutherland, whose term of office will
IsS2; ~ ''''!' a. T.
4 state senator in the twentieth senate dis
tLlct consisting OF the county Of Sheboygan and
e eowR as o. ashford Auburn; Calumet. Eden
: !, orest, Mafsnneld, Osceola and Taycheedah in
The county of Fond du Lac, in the place of Pat
llcS H. smilh, whose term of office will expire
on the FIRST Monday of January, A. d. 1882:
; = state senator IN the twenty -second senate
lS.rlct consisting of the counties of Calumet
ana outagamle in place of benjamin F. Carter.
whose Term OF Office will expire on the first
hohda! OF January, A. d. 1882;
A STATE senator, i'll the twenty-fourth senate
dlslrlel' consisting of the counties of Ashland,
barron. bayheId Burnett, Douglas, Polk and ST.
-roiX, IN place OF Sam S. Fifield whose term of
ollee VIII expire on the first Monday of January,
A. ID. 1882
A state senator, in the tyenty-sixth senate dis
rlet, consisting of the towns of Berry, Black
Earth Fart Bdue Mounds; Cross Plains, Dane Fitch
Primrose. Roxbury, Springdale, Springfield
Verona, Vermont and Westport in the county Of
Jane III place of Matthew Anderson, whose
January. \. D. 1882;
state senator, IN the twenty ighth senate
district, consisting e the counties of Iowa and
In place OF Joseph b. McGrew, whose
ERIN OF once VIII eSlire on the first Monday of
January, y, ID. 1851;
state senator, in tie thirtieth senate district
OF the comtes of Dunn, Eau Claire
IND Pierce IN place of Michael Griffin, whose
January, A. d. 1882:
\ state senator, in he thirty second senate dis
rlct, consisting of the counties of jackson and
Monroe, in place o. William L. Price whose
ERIN of office viii expire on the first Monday of
4. D. 1882
Member of Assembly in each assembly dis
rict of the State anI
such County Officers as are BY law required 10
De chosen at said election.
Notice Is also given that at said General Elec-
ion proposed amendment to the constitution
If the State Is TO be submitted to the people in
pursuance the provisions of chapter 262 of the
avs OF 1881, which chapter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to submit 10 the people an amendment
OF sections fonr. fNe, eleven aud twenty-one,
article four, of the Constitution of this State
WHEREAS of
allure OF this state for the year 1850, an amend
nent to the constitution of this State was pro
posed and agreed toby majority of the mem
)ers elected to each of the two houses which
amendment was in TIN following language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concur
ING That section four of article four of the con-
IS follows:
Section 4, TIE members Of ,lss assembly shall
IN the Tuesday snccss7 Ike first Monday s Of
after the sdoptlon of this amendment
~ the qualified elecors of the several districts:
lch districts to be bounded by county, pre-
.inct, town or wardlines, to consist of contfgrl-
JUS territory, and De II as compact form as prac-
icable.
That section five ofartrle four of the constitu-
ion of this state be amended as TO read as fol-
owS:
Section ). The seIato,s shall be elected By
Jingle districts of convelient contiguous terri
ory at the same time ana in the same manner
Is members of the assembly are required 10 be
,hosen, and no assembly district shall be divided
II the formation of slnlte district. The senate
district shall be numbeai in the regular series,
IND the senators shall Rchosen alternately from
he odd and even numbered districts The Sena-
ors elected, or holdins0ver at the time of the
adoption of this Amendment shall continue in
,ftiee until their successors in office are duly
elected and qualified. And after the adoption of
his amendment, all ienators shall be chosen
or the term of four yefri.
That section eleven Il article four of the con-
titution of this state lie amended so az to read
= follows lasriSl Tttr Cl1a1I
meet at the seat of government at such time as
hall be provided by hv once in two years and
10 oftener, unless convened by the Governor in
peclal session, and when so convened no bust
less shall be transaced, except as shall be nee
,ssary to accomplish the special purposes for
which ii was conYemd,
That section tweny-one of article four of the
constitution of this state be amended so as to
cad as follows: Seton q. Each member of
he legislature shall receive for his services for
md during q regulr session the sum of five
hundred dollars, and ten cents for every mile he
hall travel in goins to and returning from the
Ilace of meeting of The legislature on the most
Usual route. In case O, an extra session of the
legislature, no additional compensation shall be
allowed TO any memter thereof either directly
,r indirectly, except fG mileage, TO be computed
It the same rate as forI regular session No sta
ionery, newspapers, Hostage or other perqui-
ties, except the salary and mileage above pro-
Tided. shall be received from the state by any
member of the Legislature for his services, or in
my other manner as srch member.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
o the constitution of his state duly ratified
md agreed to by the.egislature of this state for
he year 1881 by majority of all members
Elected to each house, therefore,
The people Of the stateof Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. The foregoing proposed amend
nents to the constitution of this state shall be
TO the people at a general election to
De held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
If November, 1851, and if the people shall APP
md n 70 ht-
GRITTY of the electors 'oting thereon, said amend
nents shall become1 part of tbs constitution of
his state.
Section ,. The fonn of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
or the amendment g section four, article four,
If the constitution. or the amendment to sec
ion FIVE article four, of the constitution; for the
amendment to section eleven article four of the
constitution; for the amendment TO section
wenty-one, article foIr of the constitution. And
he forr, OF the ballot against said amendment
hall be, against the amendment to section four,
lrticle four, of the constitution; against the
amendment to section five, article four, of the
against the amendment TO section
eleven, article four, Of the constitution against
he amendment TO section twenty-one, of article
our of the constitution. They shall be on sep
lrate ballots and said ballots shall be cast in
separate beXes, to be provided for that purpose,
md all persons qualified to vote at any election
n this state shall be deemed voters on this ques-
ion.
Section 8. The votes cast for or against said
shall be counted and returned by
he inspectors of the election in all respects as
votes for state officers are counted and returned.
md the officers in counties now designated by
aw TO canvass the returns of votes for state Off
,ers shall canvass TIE returns IN their respective
counties on this question, and certify and return
he result to the state canyassers at the same time
and places, and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canvassing
md declaring the returns for elections of state
officers, and the state canvassers shall canvass
aid returns, certified TO them provided by
aw in case of elections for state officers
Section 1. Within three days after the deter
NJ said uxaSs " the state canyaSsrrS