Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-30
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
Department of State 5

villages and election districts Of the State al vi
eoIisin On the Tuesday next succeeding the mr.
Monday, being the Eighth day of November, :.
/ to-wit:
4 Governor. in place Of William F. Smith
whose term Of office will expire on the fir
Monday Of January. A. u. 1852:
ieieutensnt Governor, in place Of James
blaghan; whose term of Office will expire 0
| the hrSt Monday of January. A. n 1852:
/ Secretary OF State, in place OF Hans B. Wal
nsr, whose term OF office will expire on the in
MONDAY o. January, 4. D. 1882;
i state Treasurer. in place of Richard GueT
tner whose term Of Office will expire on the fir,
Monday OF January, \. D. 1852;
| An Attorney General, in place of Alexands
WI lsoil. whose term Of office viii expire tn
hrst Monday Of January, A. d. 1852.
~. 4 siale superintendent in place of William
Mhltiord whose term of Office will expire on tn
hrst Monday of January. 4. u. 1881;
Railroad Commissioner for the term CON
menclng on the fifteenth day OF February, is.
i \ lommiSsIoneT of Insurance for the term CON
1852: =
State senator, in the second senate district
consisting II the county of Brown, in place &
pav va u Kelly whose term of office will eNpir
! on me INST Monday of January. A. D. 1852:
! 4 State senator, in the fourth senate district
CONSISTING OF the counties of Crawford and Yer
l.h III. u piaSe OF Ormsby i. Thomas, whose tern
AIRY, 4. d. 1857;
State Senator. in the sixth senate district
consisting Of the fifth, eighth, eleventh an,
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towns OF franklin, Greenfield, Lake and Gal
Sreek, IN the county of Milwaukee in place o
George II. Paul. whose term OF Office wifi expir
on the hrst Monday OF January A. d. 1882;
\ State Senator, in the eighth senate district
eohsistlng OF the counties of kenosha and Nal
WORT. worth, IN place OF Joseph Y. Quarles. who's,
January, 4. D. ISSa:
! state senator, in the tenth senate district
CONSISTING Of the county OF Waukesha. in plae,
OF Richard Weaver, whose term Of Office will eN
plre on the first Monday of January. a. d. 1881
state senator, in the twelfth senate district
consisting Of the counties of Green ana Lafay.
ette, n n.aee OF John w. Blackstone whose
term o. office will expire on the first Monday Of
january, A. d. 1852:
state senator, in the fourteenth senate dis
trle;. consisting OF the counties Of juneau and
SaIk, IN place Of Edwin L. Woodman. whose
Term OF once Will expire on the first Monday in
January, a. d. 1852:
state senator in the sixteenth senate district.
consisting of the county of Grant in Mace ri
George W. Ryland, whose term of Office will ey.
pre- on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1882;
state senator, in the eighteenth senate dis
trlet consisting of the towns OF Alto, Byron and
ElDorado, Empire, Fond du Lac Friendship.
Lamartine, Metomen, oAkfeld, Ripon, Rosendale.
SprinsSale, Naupun the north ward of the CITY ri
maupun and the cities of Fond du Lac and
hlpon III the county of Fond du Lac, in place Of
George +. Sutherland whose term Of office will
1852; = =
\ state senator in the twentieth senate dis
trlct, consisting OF the county of Sheboygan and
the towns Of Ashford, Auburn Calumet. Eden
+ crest Marshheld, Osceola and Taycheedah in
te county ~ OF fond dn Lac, in the place of Pat.
on the first Monday of January, A. u. 1852:
= state senator III the twenty-Seeond senate
dlstrlet, consisting Of the counties of Calumet
ana Ontagamle, IN place of Benjamin f. Carter
whose term of office will expire on the frSt
Monday of January, 4. ID. 1882:
4 state senator. i'll the twenty -fourth senate
district, consisting of the counties OF Ashland
Barron. Bayfield,, Burnett. Douglas, Polk and St
GroiN, IN place OF sam $. Fiield whose term Of
A. D. 1882.
4 state senator, in the twenty-sixth senate lis
irlct, consisting of the towns OF Berry, Black
Earth, Blue Mounds. Cross Plains Dane Fitch
buFg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Mon.rose, Perry,
iFihhrose RoXbury, Springdale, Springfield
Verona Vermont and Westport il the county OF
Dane, in place of Matthew Anderson. whose
January, A. d. 1881:
a state senator, i'll the twenty-eighth senate
District consisting of the counties OF Iowa and
Rlchland, III place of Joseph b. McGrew whose
January, A. d. 1882;
state senator, in the thirtieth senate district,
OF the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire
ana Pierce, III place OF Michael Griffin, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday Of
January, A. d. 1882;
A state senator In the thirty second senate dis
Irlet consisting of the counties of Jackson and
Monroe, in place Of William T. Price, whose
term Of office will expire on the first Monday or
A. d. 1852.
A Member of Asse mby in eaeh assemble Ills
trict of the State, and
Such County Officers as are by law required tr
lie chosen at said election.
Notice Is also given that at said General Flee
ton proposed amendment to the constitution
of the State is to be submitted 10 the people. in
pursuance of the provisions of chapter go of the
avs OF 1881 which chapter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 252
N ACl 70 submit TO the people an amendment
Fyfa oil a
article four, of the Constitution of this State
WHEREAS, AT the annual session of the leglS-
allure Of this state for the year 1850, an amend
nent 10 the constitution of this State was pro-
posed and agreed TO by majority of the mem.
oers elected TO each of the two houses, which
amendment M2s in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concur
ing, That section four OF article four of the con
titutIon OF this State be amended g AZ to read
IS follows:
Section 4, The members of the assembly, shall
De chosen hiennially by single districts on the
IN the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of
November, after the adoption of this amendment
~ the qualified electors of the several districts
uch districts to be bounded by county, pre-
:inct, town or ward lines, to consist of contigu-
rus territory, and be in rs compact form as prac
icable.
That section five article four of the constitu.
ion Of this state be amended 50 as 10 read as fol-
oWs:
Section 5. The senators shall he elected by
Jingle districts of convenient contiguous terri
DRY at the same time and i'll the same manner
Is members Of the assembly are required to be
,hosen. and no assembly district shall be divided
II the formation of senate district. The senate
district shallb numbered in the regular series
IND the senators shall be chosen alternately from
he odd and even numbered districts. The sena-
orS elected, or holding over ut the time of the
adoption of this amendment shall continue in
)ffice until their successors i'll office are duly
elected and qualified. And after the adoption Of
his amendment all senators shall he chosen
or the term of four years.
That section eleven of article four of the con
'titution of this state be amended SO as to read
is follows: Section II. The legislature shall
meet at the seat of government at sucf time as
shall be provided by law once in two years and
no oftener, unless convened by the Governor in
special session, and when so convened no bust
ness shall be transacted, except as shall be nee
assary to accomplish the special purposes for
which it was convened,
That section twenty-one of article four of the
constitution of this state be amended so 10
read as follows: Section 81. Each member of
the legislature shall receive for his services for
md during regular session the sum of five
hundred dollars, and ten cents for every mile he
shall travel in going to and returning from the
place of meeting of the legislature on the most
usual route. In case of an extra session of the
legislature no additional compensation shall be
allowed to any member thereof, either directly
Or indirectly, except for mileage, to be computed
Il the same rate as for regular session. No sta
Ionery, newspapers, postage or other perqui-
vfded. shall be received from the state by any
member of the legislature for his services, or in
any other manner as such member,
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
10 the constitution of this state duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature of this state for
The year 1881 by majority Of all members
elected to each house, therefore
rhe people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution of this state shall be
70 the people at general election to
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
If November, 1881 and if the people shall ap-
prove and ratify the said amendments by a ma
ority of the electors voting thereon. said amend
ments shall become part of tbs constitution Of
This state.
Section :. The form of the ballot in voting TO
approve and ratify said amendme nts shall be:
for the amendment to section four. article four,
of the constitution; for the amendment To sec
ton five, article four, Of the constitution; for the
to section eleven. article four Of the
for the amendment to section
twenty-one article four, of the constitution. And
the form 81 the ballots against said amendment
article four OF the constitution; against the
amendment to section five, article four. If the
against the amendment To section
eleven, article four, OF the constitution sga,ri,t
the amendment 10 section twenty-one. of article
four, of the constitution. They shall he sep-
zrate ballots and said ballots shall re cast in
separate heXes, TO be provided for mat purpose
aud all persons qualified 10 vote at any election
in this sta q shall be deemed voters on this queS
ton.
Section 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by
the inspectors of the election in all respects as
votes for state officers are counted and returned
and the officers in counties now designated BIZ
law 70 canvass the returns Of votes for state Off
GERS shall canvass the returns their respective
the result to the state canyaSsers at the same time
and places and under the same regulations and