River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-08


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 iieorge Is.
Sutherland, whose term o! office viii expire
on the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1882;
State Senator in the Twentieth Senate
District, consisting Of tie county Of Sheboy
gan, and the towns Of Ashford, Auburn, Cal
umet, Eden, Forest, Marshfield 0sceola and
Taychcedah, in the county OF Fond du Lac,
in the place Of Patrick Ii. Smith, whose term
Of office will expire en- the first Monday OF
January, A. d. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twenty
Senate District, consisting Of the counties OF
Calumet and Outagamie, in place OF Benja-
min f. carter, whose term OF Office viii ex-
pire on the first Monday Of January, A. u.
1852:
A State Senator, inthe Twenty-iourth N
ate District, consisting OF the counties OF
Ashland. Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Doug
las. Polk and st. Croix, in pace OF Sam i.
Fifield. whose term oil Office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, a. d. 1882;
A State Senator, in the fwenty-siXth SEN
ate District, consisting .. the towns OF Ber
Dane, Fitchburg, Mazamanie, Middleton,
Montrose, Pe',y, Primrose, Roxbury, Spring
dale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
Westport, in the county OF Dane, in the
place of Matthew Anderson, whose term Of
Office will expire on the first Monday of jan
uary, A. d. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twenty eighth
Senate District, consisting OF the counties of
Iowa aud Richland, in place OF Joseph b.
McGrew, vi ose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1889;
State Senator, in the Thirtieth Senate
District, consisting of the counties OF Dunn,
Rau Claire and Pitrce, in place OF Michael
Griffin, whose term Of office will expire on
the first Monday 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 I
Price, whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1882.
A 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.
N office is also given that at said general
election, a 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 chap
ter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 269.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment Of sections four, five, eleven and
twenty -one, article four, OF the constitution
OF this State
WHEREAS, at the annual session OF the leg
islature OF this State for the year 1880, an
amendment to the constitution of this State
was proposed ana agreed 10 D} Il fHhJOTIt4 VI
the members elected to each OF the two
houses, which amendment was in the fol low
ing language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, That section tour Of article four OF
the constitution Of this State be amended so
as to read as follows
Section d. The members of the assembly
shall be chosen bennially by single districts
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of November after the adoption OF this amend
ment, by the qualified electors of the several
districts; such districts 20 be bounded by
county, precinct, town or ward lines, to con-
sist of contiguous territory, and be III as
compact form as practicable.
That section five OF article four of the con-
stitution of this State be amended so as to
read as follows: Section 5. The senators
shall be elected by single districts of con-
venent contiguous 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 for
| nation Of a senate district. The senate dis
| tricts shall be numbered in the regular series,
| and the senators shall be chosen alternately
| from the odd and even numbered districts.
| The senators elected, or holding over
at the time OF the adoption of this amend
ment shall continue in office till their sue
| cessofs 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
constitution OF this State be amended so as
| to read as follows: Section IL. The legisa-
turc shall meet at the seat ot government at
such 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 c0nven d no business shall be transacted,
! except a shall be necessary to accomplish
| the special purpose Tor winch 1t IS convened
l 4x.+o, If eli nj
the constitution of this State be amended so
as to read as follows: Section 81. Each mem
| Der OF the Legislature shall receive for his SER
vices for and during a 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 adj
| ditional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof, either directly or indirectly,
except for mileage, to be computed at the
same rate as for regular session. No sta
tionery, newspapers, postage or other per-
quisites except the salary and mileage above
provided, shall be received from the state by
any member of the legislature for his SER
vices, or III any other manner as such MEM
Der.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this State was
duly ratified and agreed to by the legisla-
ture ofthis state for the year 1881, by ma
iority of all members elected to each house;
therefore,
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution OF this State shall
be submitted to the people at q general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday of November, 1881, and il the
r.poyJa shall aDprova and rafifV the gqid
amendments by majority of the electors
voting thereon, said amendments shall be-
come part of the constitution Of this State.
SEC q The form OF the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
For the amendment to section four, article
four, OF the constitution; for the amendment
to section five, article four, OF the constitu-
ton; for the amendment to section eleven,
article four, of the constitutions; for the
amendment to section tWenty-One, article
Jour, OF the constitution And the form OF
the ballots against such amendments shall
be: Against the amendment to section four,
article four, OF the constitutions; against the
amendment to section five, article four, of
the constitution; against the amendment to
section eleven, article four, OF the oonstitu-
ton; against the amendment to section
twenty one, article four, OF the constitution.
They shall be on separate ballots, and said
ballots shall be cast in separate boxes, TO be
provided for that purpose. and all persons
qualified to vote at any election in this State,
shall be deemed voters on this question
SEC g. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned
by thu inspectors OF the election In all re-
spects az votes for State officers are counted
and returned, and the officers in counties
now designated by law to canvass the returns
Of votes for State officers, shall canvass the
returns in their respective counties on this
question, and certify and return the result
to the State eanvassers at the same time and
places, and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law tor CANVASS
ing and declaring the returns for elections Of
State officers, and the State canyassers shall
canvass said returns, certified to them
as provided by law in case Of elections ior
State officers.
SEC l. Within three days after the deter
mination Of said canvass by the State can
vassers, they shall certify the result thereof
to the Governor, who shall thereupon, with
out delay, make proclamation Of the result.
SEC s. The Secretary OF State is hereby
required to include the substance Of this act
in the notice OF the general election for tue