Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-13
General Election Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
neuarfmppf ~ State

| Election to be held in the several towns wards
villages and election districts in the state Of Wis
consin. on the first Tuesday next succeeding the
| first Monday, being the Eighth day OF November
A. d.. 1851, the following officers are 10 be elect
| ed, to-wif:
| A Governor in place Of William E. Smith. whose
term Of office will expire the first Monday of Jam
usry. A D.. 1852.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of James NJ
Bingham. whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday Of January. A. D.. 1852.
A Secretary of State in place of Hans B. Warner.
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Monday
| OF January. A. d., 1852.
| A State Treasurer in place of Richard Guenther.
whose term Of office viii expire on the first Monday
of January. A. D.. 1852.
An Attorney General in place of Alexander Wilson.
whose term of office will expire the FIRST Monday
| of January. A d.. 1852.
State Superintendent in place of William {. Whit
ford. whose term of Office will expire the FIRST
Monday of January, A. d.. 1882.
Railroad Commissioner for the term commencing
on the fifteenth day Of February 1852.
Commissioner of Insurance for the term COM
mencing on the first Monday Of April. A. D.. 1882.
State Senator In the Second Senate 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.. 1882.
state Senator in the Fourth Senate District,
consisting OF the counties OF Crawford and Yer
non, in place of Ormsby b. Thomas,
whose term Of Office will expire on the frst Mon
day in January, AID. 1882.
State Senator in the Sixth Senate District
consisting OF the Fifth, Eighth Eleventh and
Twelfth wards in the city OF Milwaukee and the
towns OF Franklin. Greenfield, Lake and Oak
Creek, in the county OF Milwaukee, in place of
George H. Paul, whose term Of ONCE wilI expire
on the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1882,
state Senator in the Eighth Senate District,
consisting OF the counties OF Kenosha and Wal
worth, in place OF Joseph V. Quarlcs, whose term
OF office Will expire on the first Monday OF Jan
uary. A. d. 1882.
A State Senator in the Tenth Senate District
consisting of the county OF Waukesha in place o
Richard Weaver. whose term OF Office will expiref
on the first Monday Of January. A. ID. 1882.
state Senator in the Twelfth Senate District,
consisting OF the counties of Green and Lafayette
in place OF John w Blackstone, whose term OF Of
fee will expire on the first Monday OF January,
A. D. 1882.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting of the counties OF juneau and
Sank, in place OF Edwin Z. Woodman, whose
term Of ONCE will expire on the first Monday of
january, A. D. 1882.
A State Senator in the Sixteenth Senate District,
consisting OF the County of Grant in place of George
w Ryland, whose term of office will expire the
hrst Monday Of January, 1882
A State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting OF the towns Of Alto, Byron, Ell
Lamartine, Metomen, Oakfeld, Rpon. Rosendale'
Springvale, Waupun, the north ward Of the city
OF Waupun, and the cities of Fond du Lac and
Ripon, in the county of Fond du Lac, in place of
George <. Sutherland. whose term OF Office will
expire on the first Monday OF January, A. d. 1882.
A state Senator in the Twentieth Senate Dis
the towns OF Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden,
Forest, Marshfeld, Osceola and Taycheedah, in
| the county OF Fond du lac in place OF Patrick H.
Smith, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D., 1882
state Senator in the Twenty second Senate
District, consisting OF the counties OF Calumet
and Outagamie, In place OF Benjamin F. Carter,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first Mon.
day Of January, A. D., 1892
State Senator in the Twenty fourth Senate
District, consisting OF the counties of Ashland
Barron, bayfield,, Burnett, Douglass, Polk and
| St. Croix in place OF Sam S. Fifeld. whose term
OF office will expire on the first Monday OF Janu
| airy. A. D., 1882.
State Senator in the Twenty-sixth Senate
District. consisting Of the towns OF Berry, Black
Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains, Dane, Fitch
| burg, Mazomanie, Middleton Montrose Perry
Primrose, Roxbury, Springdae, Springfield, Yer,
| ona, Vermont, and Westport, in the county of
| Dane. in place OF Matthew Anderson, whose term
Of Office will expire on the first Monday OF Janu-
| airy, A. d., 1882.
State Senator in the Twenty-eighth Senate
| District. consisting of the counties OF Iowa and
hichlAnd. IN place of Joseph b, McGrew, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. D., 1882
| A state Senator in the Thirtieth Senate Dis
Claire and PIERCE, in place of Michael Griffin,
whose term OF Office viii expire on the first Mon.
day OF January. A. D., 1882.
State Senator in the Thirty-second Senate
District, consisting OF the counties of jackson
and Monroe, in place Of William T. Price, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday OF
| A member OF Assembly in each Assembly Dis
| trict OF the state. and
| Such County Offcers as are by law required to
be chosen at said election
Notice is also given that said General Election
proposed amendment the constitution OF the State
IS to be submitted to the people in pursuance of the
provisions OF chapter 262 of the laws of 1884, which
chapter reads as follows:
CHAPTER a6a.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment OF
sections four five. eleven and twenty one. article
four, OF the constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the Legislature
OF this State for the year 1885, amendment to the
constitution of this state proposed and agreed
by ma ority of the members elected to each of the
TWO houses, which amendment in the following
| language:
RESOLVED THE ASSEMBLY. THE SENATE Cox
CURING that section four of article four of the con-
| follows:
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be
chosen biennially by single districts the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, after the
adoption of this amendment by the qualified electors
OF the several districts; such districts be bounded
by county precinct. town ward lines. consist OF
contiguous territory and be in compact form as
practicable.
That section FIVE of article four of the constitution
OF this state be amended to read as follows:
Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single
districts of convenient contiguous territory the same
time and in the same as members of the as
sembly required TO be chosen, and no assembly
district shall be divided in the formation of senate
district The senate districts shall be numbered in
the regular series and the senators shall be chosen al
ternately from the odd and numbered districts
The senators elected holding over at the 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 senators
shall be chosen for the term Of four years
That section eleven Of article four OF the cons,tu
ton of this state be amended read follows
Section II. The legislature shall meet at the seat
OF government at such time shall be provided by
law once in two years and no oftener unless con-
vened by the Governor in special session and when
convened no business shall be ted except as
shall be necessary to accomplish the special purpose
or which it was convened.
That section twenty-one of article four of the con-
stltution of this state be amended TO read as
follows Section Each member Of the legislature
shall receive for his services for and during regular
session the sum of five hundred dollars. and ten
for every mile that he shall travel in going to
and returning from the place of meeting of the egis-
lature the most usual route. In of an extra
session of the legislature additional compensation
shall be allowed to any member thereof either direct
ly or indirectly except for mileage. to be computed
at the same rate as for regular session. No
cry, newspapers postage other perquisites except
the salary and mileage above provided shall be re-
ceived from the state by any member of the legsa-
ture for his services, in any other such
member.
WHEREAS, the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state duly ratified and
agreed by the legislature Of this in the year
1881. by a majority Of all members elected to each
me People Of the state Of Wisconsin. represent
ed In Senate and assembly. do enact as Jotious:
SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amendments
the constitution Of this shall be submitted to
the people at general election TO be held on Tues
day succeeding the first Monday OF November, 1884,
and il the people shall approve and ratify the said
amendments by majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendments shall become part Of the
constitution Of this state
SECTION The form of the ballot in voting TO APP
prove and ratify said amendments shall be: for the
amendment to section four, article FOUR of the
tuition; for the amendment TO section FIVE, article
four. of the constitution for the amendment to sec
ton eleven article four. of the constitution for the
amendment to section twentyone, article four of the
constitution. And the form OF the ballots against said
amendment shall be. against the amendment 10 sec
ton four article four of the constitution against the
amendment section five, article four of the
tuition: against the amendment TO section eleven ar
tcle four. of the constitution; against the amendment
section twenyone article four, OF the
They shall be separate ballots and said ballots shall
be cast separate boxes be provided for that pur
pose and all persons qualified any election
this state. shall be deemed voters this question
SECTION 3. The votes cast for against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors of the election in all respects for
officers counted and returned. and the ofc
in counties now designated by law 10 the
returns OF for state officers shall canvass the
their respective counties this question and
certify and the result the canyassers at
the same time and places and under the same regula-
tons and restrictions provided by law for
ing and declaring the for elections OF
officers, and the shall canvass said
certified to them provided by law in of
elections for state officers.
SECTION 4. Within three days after the determin-
alton of said canvass by the state canvassers they
shall certify the result thereof to the governor who
shall hereupon, without delay. make proclamation OF
the result
SECTION &. The secretary Of state is hereby re-
oured include the substance of this the no
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