The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-10-22
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. %

State OF Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday, being the
Eighth day of November, Alb. 1881. the
following officers are to be elected, to:wit
A Governor,in place of W illam E. Smith,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A.D. 1882;
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of James
NJ. Bingham, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January, AID.
1892
A Secretary of State, in place of Hans. B.
Warner, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A.D. 1882;
A State Treasurer, in place of Richard
Guenther, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1882 :;
An Attorney General, in place of alexander
Wilson, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A.D. 1882
State Superintendent, in place of
William c. Whitford, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday OF January,
4. D. 1882
A Railroad Commissioner, for the term
commencing on the fifteenth day of
February, 1882
A Commissioner of Insurance, for the term
commencing on the first Monday of April
AID. 1882;
District, consisting of the county of Brown,
in place of David NJ. Kelly, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. d. 1892
state Senator in the fourth senate dis
trict, consisting Of the counties of Crawford
and Vernon, in place of Crmsty e. Thomas,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, AID. 1882
\ state NpuatOr in the Siyth to dis
trict, consisting of the Fifth, Eighth,
Eleventh and Twelfth wards IN the city of
Milwaukee, and the town of Franklin, Green,
field, Lake and Oak Greek, i'll the county of
Milwaukee, in place of George II. Paul,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, AID. 1882;
: state Senator in the eighth senate dis
trict, consisting of the counties of Kenosha,
and Walworth, in place Of Joseph Y.
QuarleS, whose term of Office will expire on
The first lionday of January, AID. 1892
state Senator in the tenth senate dis
trict, consisting of the county of Waukesha,
in place of Richard Weaver, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday of
January, AID. 1882;
A state Senator, in the twentieth senate
district, consisting of the county of Shcboy.
gan, and the towrs Of Ashford, Aubutn,
Calumet, Eden, Forest, Marshfield, Osceola
and Taycheeddh, in the county of Fond du
Lac, in place of Patrick Ii. Smith, whose
term Of Office will expire Oh the first Monday
of January, A.D. 1882
4 state Senator, in the twenty second
senate district, consisting Of the counties of
Calumet ard Outagamie, in place of Ber-
jamin +. Carter, whose term Of tface will
expire on the first Monday of January, A.D.
1882;
state Senator, in the twenty fourth
senate district, consisting Of the counties of
ashland, Barron; Bayfield,, Burnett, Goug.
las. Polk and st. Croix, in place of Sam s.
Fifeld, whose term Of office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, I'D. 1882
A state Senator, in the twenty sixth SEN
ate district, consisting of the towns of Berry,
| Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains,
Dane, Fitch hbnrg, Mazamanie, Middleton,
| Montrose, Perry, Primrose, Rox bury Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
Westport, in the county Of Dane, in place of
Matthew anderson, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of Janua ary,
AID. 1882;
4 Member of Assembly, in each Assembly
| District Of the State, and such County
! Officers as are by law required to be chosen
at said election.
Notice is also given that at said Gen eral
election, proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the State is to be submitted to
the people, in pursuance Of the provisions
Of chapter 262 Of the laws of 1881, which
chapter reads as follows 4:
CHAPTER 2e2.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
nf Hyn oil ot,1
| twenty-one, article four, of the Consttu
tion of this State.
! WHEREAS, at the annual session of the
| legislature Of this State for the year 1880, an
amendment to the constitution Of this State
was proposed and agreed to by majority
| of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which amendment was in the
following language:
| Resoirea by tie assembly, the senate con-
curing, That section four of article four of
! the constitution of this state be smended
so as to read as follows
Section 4. The members of the assembly
shall be chosen biennaiy by single districvs
on the Tuesday succeeding the frst Monday
| of November after the adoption of this
| amendment, by the qualified electors Of the
! several districts; such districts to be bound
ed by county, precinct, town or ward lines,
I to consist OF contiguous territory, and be in
/ as compact form as practicable.
| That section five of article four of the
constitution OF this state be amended so as
| to read as follows Section 3, The ssssa tors
| shall be elected by single districts of con-
venient cont;g guous territory at the same
! time and in the same manner as members of
/ the assembly are required to be chosen and
no assembly district shall be divided in the
! formationsof senate district. The senate
| districts shall be numbered in the regular
series, and the senator's shall be chosen
alternately from the odd and even numbered
districts The senators elected, or holding
| over attbe time of the adoption Of this
| amendment shall continue in Office till their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
| And after the adoption Of this amendment,
| all senator's shall be chosen for the term of
! four years.
! That section eleven Of article four Of the
| constitution Of this state be amended SO as
| to read as follows: Section H. The
/ legislature shall meet at the seat of govern
ment at such time as shall be provided by
| law, once in two years and no oftener, unless
! convened5Y the governor in speci al session,
! and when so convened no business shall Be
| transacted, except as shall be necessary to
accomplish the special purposes for 'Phich
! il was convened.
That section twenty-one cf article four. of
the constitution of this state be amended SO
as to read az follows Section 21. Each
member of the legislature shall receive for
his services for and daring a regular session
the sum of five hundred dollars, and ten
cents for every mile he shall travel in going
TO and from the place of meeting of the
| legisfatcre on the most usual route. In case
! of an extra session of the ieg stature, no
additional compensation shail be allowed to
any member thereof, either directly or in
| directly, except for mileage, 70 be computed
! az tho u,me rzte as for n reonlar saasSon No