Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-23
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. ;
Department Of State. -

Monday OF January, A. ID. 1882:
An Attorney General. in place of Alexander
y ll>on, whose term of office will expire on the
nFSt Monday OF January, \. d. 1852:
y STATE superintendent in place of William c
hlJtor0 whose term OF office Will expire on the
nFSt Monday OF January, 4. u. lSSl:
\ Railroad Commissioner for the term com
laTncIus on the fifteenth day Of February, ISIS.
\ Comm lSSioner Of Insurance for the term com
,AtacllE On me flrSt Monday of April y. d
state senator in the second senate district
Soil>.StllS 81 tbs county OF Brown. in place .
David NJ. Kelly. whose term of Office will ,xnir,
On IRE hFSt Monday of January. \. u. 1881
Safe senator, in the fourth senate district
consisting OF the counties of Crawford and Yer
non n place OF 0rlnsby b. Thomas whose tern
q oIiiee VIII expire on the first Monday of Janu
AIRY. 4. u. 1851;
state senator, in the sixth senate district
consisting Of the fifth, eighth, eleventh anl
:" e.isi' M%sas IN the city OF Milwaukee, and tn,
towns of trankhn, Greenfield Lake and Gal
creek, n the county of Milwaukee. in place o
George ii. Paul, whose term of Office wifi expir,
On he mt Monday Of January. A. u. 1881:
STATE senator, in the eighth senate district
consisting OF the counties of Kenosha and Wal
worth, IN place of Joseph V. Quarles, who's,
Term of ofhce VIII expire on the first Monday .
January, \. d. 1SS2:
state senator in the tenth senate district
consisting OF the county OF Waukesha IN plac,
OF Richard Weaver, whose term of office viii eN
pre- on The hrst Monday of January, A. d. 1882
y state senator i'll the twelfth senate district
consisting of the counties of Green and Iafav
ette. in place Of John w Blackstone. who's,
teim Of once viii expire on the hrst Monday 8
January, 4. u. 1882:
\ state senator. in the fourteenth senate di,
trlct consisting OF the counties OF juneau anC
Sauk, IN place of Edwin f. woodman who's,
term q office viii expire on the first Monday il
january, y. d. 1852:
\ state senator in the sixteenth senate district
consisting of the county of Grant in place 8
George W Rylaud, whose term of office VIII ex
pre- On the hrSt Monday of January, A. u. 1882
a - a Il
trict. consisting of the towns of Alto Byron aut
ElDorado Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship
Lamartlne, Metomen, Oakield, Ripon, RoSendale
SprlnSNale, Naupun. the north ward of the city q
Naupuu. and the cities OF Fond du Lac ant
Rlpon, in the county OF Fond du Lac in place o
George f. sutherland, whose term of office viii
expire on the first Monday in January, A. d
ISS2:
state senator, in the twentieth senate Gi,
trlct, consisting OF the county of Sheboypan ant
the towns OF Ashford, Auburn. Calumet Eden
Forest, Marshtield. OSceola and Tayeheedah il
the county OF Fond du Lac, in the place of Pas
trick IL. smith, whose term of office will expir
on the first Monday Of January A. n. 1882:
state senator III the twenty second senat
district. consisting of the counties of Calune
and Outagamie i'll place of Benjamin f. Carter
whose term of office will expire on the mrs
Monday of January, \. ID. 1882;
state senator. in the twenty fourth seuat
district. consisting of the counties of Ashland
Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas Polk and 81
CrolN, III place of sam $. Fitield whose term /
j
\. u. 1852.
A state senator. i'll the twenty sixth senate Iii.
triet; consisting of the towns of Berry, Blac
Earth Blue Mounds Cross Plains Dane. Fitch
burg, Mazomanie, Middleton Montrose Perry
Primrose, RoXbury, Springdale, Springfield
Verona, Vermont and Westport, i'll the county {
Dane. il place Of Matthew Anderson, who's
term OF office will expire on the first Monday ,
january 4. d. lsS2;
\ state senator, iii the twenty eighth Senat
district consisting of the counties of Iowa an
Rehland, IN place Of Joseph y. McGrew who's
term OF office Will expire on the first Monday
January. A. d. lSs2;
a stale senator in the thirtieth senate dfstric
consisting of the counties Of Dunn, Eau Clair
and Pierce, IN place of Michael Griffin who's
term Of office Will expire ON the first Monday {
January, \. u. 1882:
4 state senator, in the thirty second senate dis
trict, consisting OF the counties of jackson AN
Monroe, in place of William T. Price, who's
term of office will expire on the first Monday {
january, A. u. 1882.
\ Member of Assembly in each assembly dis
trlct OF the state. and
such County Officers as are by law REQUIRED /
be chosen nj said election.
Notice is also given that at said General Flee
ton proposed amendment 10 the constitution
81 the State Is 10 be submitted to the people i
pursuance of the provisions of chapter 262 of tn
laws of 1851 which chapter reads rs follows
CHAPTER -.
AN act to submit to the people an amendment
OF sections four five. eleven and twenty -ont
Ertlclc four, Of the Constitution OF this State
WHEREAS. AT the annual session of the legs
iatufe OF tins state for the year 1850. an amend
ment 70 the constitution of this State was pro
posed ANA agreed TO by majority OF the mem
hsrS elected 10 each of the two houses. which
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concur
fr-s That section four of article four of the con
stitution ot this STATE be amended 50 as to req,
aS follows:
section l. The members of the assembly Shal
he chosen bieunially by single districts on III,
nIltl a linz FIRST r
November, after the adoption OF this amendment
by the qualified electors of the several districts
such districts TO be bounded by county, pre-
cinct, town or ward lines to consist of contigu
Gus territory, and be III as compact form prac
ticable.
That section five of article four of the consttu
ton of this state be amended as 10 read aS fol
lows:
Section D. The senators shall he elected y,
single districts of convenient contiguous terri
tory at the same time and in the same name
as members Of the assembly are required to b,
chosen. aud no assembly district shall be divided
i'll the formation of senate district. The senat,
district shall I've numbered i'll the regular series
and the senators shall be chosen alternately from
the odd and even numbered districts. The Seua
tors elected, or holding over at the time of tn,
adoption of this amendment shall continue il
office until their successors in office are dull,
elected and qualified. And after the adoption q
this amendment, all senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years.
That section eleven of article four of the con
stitution of this state be amended So as to rea6
As follows Section H. The legislature shall
meet M the seat of government at such time a.
shall be provided by law once in two wears anG
no ottener unless convened by the Governor il
special session. and when SO convened no bust
ness shall be transacted except as shall be nee
cSSary to accomplish the special purposes FOL
which it was convened,
That section twentyone of article four of the
constitution Of this state be amended so as Il
read follows: Section 81. Each member O
the legislature shall receive for his services fol
and during a regular session the sum of five
hundred dollars, and ten cents for every mile hi
shall travel in going to and returning from the
place Of meeting of the legislature on the mos
usual route. In case of an extra session OF the
legislature, no additional compensation shall bt
allowed to any member thereof, either directly
or indirectly, except for mileage, to be computed
al the same rate as for regular session. No sta
tione:y, newspapers, postage other perqui
sites except the salary and mileage above pro
yided, shall be received from the state by any
member of the legislature for his services. or il
any other manner as such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendmen
10 the constitution of this state duly ratified
and agreed TO by the legislature of this state fol
the year 1851, by majority of all member,
elected TO each house, therefore
The people Of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section ]. The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted to the people at general election &c
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
OF November, 1851. and if the people shall ap.
prove and ratify the said amendments by ma.
jority of the electors voting thereon said amend
lnents shall become a part of tins constitution Of
this state.
section , The form of the ballot in voting ia
approve and ratify said amendments 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
10 section eleven, article four of the
constitution; for the amendment to section
twenty one, article four, of the constitution And
the form OF the ballots against said amendment
shall be against the amendment 10 section four
article four of the constitution: against the
amendment to section five, article four of the
eleven, article four, of the constitution; against
the amendment 20 section twenty-one. of article
four Of the constitution. They shall be on sep
arate ballots and said ballots shall be cast In
separate bexes, 10 be provided for that purpose.
nd all persons qualified 10 vote a any election
in this state shall be deemed voteT> on this ques-
tiun-
Section b The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by
Tie inspectors Of the election IN all respects a.
votes for state officers are counted aud returned
and the officers in counties now designated by
lsv rs canvass the returns of votes for state Off
r. = shall canvass the returns IN their respective
counties on this question. and certify and return
inc result to the state canvassers at the same time
and places and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided BY law for canyassing
and declaring the returns for elections Of state
officers. and the state eanyassers shall canvass
sajd returns, certified to them as provided BY
.aw IN case Of elections for state officers
section 1. Within three days after the deter
of said canvass by the state canvassers
they shall certify the result thereof to the gov
ar1ior who shall thereupou, without delay
make proclamation Of the result
section ). The secretary Of state is hereby re-
luired 10 include the SUBJ lance Of this act in the
notice Of the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April l. ISL