The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-02
Notice Of General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN, }
Denartmant of State.

! STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Department of State.
Notice is hereby given, that at the General Ele
ton to be held in the several towns wards, yillag
and election districts of the state of Wisconsin on
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being il
eighth day of November, A. D. 1881, the fOllowiI
officers are to be elected to wit:
A GocerReF, in place of William T. Smith, who
term of Office will expire the first Monday in ia
uary, A. d. 1882;
A Lieutenant Governor, in place Of James NJ Bin
ham, whose term of Office will expire on the fir
Monday of January, A. d. 1882;
A Secretary of State, in place of Hans B. Warne
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monds
| Of January, A. d. 1882;
a State Treasurer, in place of Richard Guenthe
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monda
OF January, A. D. 1882;
An attorney General, in place of Alexander Wilson
whose term of office will expire on the first Monds
of January A. D. 1882
A State Superintendent, in place of William c. Viii
ford, whose term of Office will expire on the first MOI
day of January, A. d. 1882;
A Railroad Commissioner, for the term commencin
on the fifteenth day of February, 1882;
A Commissioner of Insurance. for the term CONNER
cling on the first Monday of April, A. D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Second Senate District col
sisting of the county of Brown, in place of David
Kelly, whose term of office will expire on the frs
Monday of January, A. ID. 1882;
A State Senator in the Fourth Senate District, col
ssting of the counties of Crawford and Vernon,
place of 0rmsby B. Thomas, whose term of Office wi
expire on the nfsG MONDAY OF january. A. IL. 1867
A State Senator, in the Sixth Senate District, col
sisting Of the Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh and Twelft
| wards in the city of Milwaukee, and the towns {
Franklin, Greenfield, Lake and Oak Creek, in tn
county of Milwaukee, in place Of George H. Pau
whose term of Office will expire the first Monda
of January A. D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Eighth Senate District, col
sisting of the counties of kenosha and Walworth,
place of Joseph V. Quares whose term of office wi
expire on the first Monday of January A. D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Tenth Senate District, cor
sisting of the county of Waukesha, in place of Ricl
| ard Weaver whose term of office will expire on tn
| first Monday of January, A. ID. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twelfth Senate District coll
sisting of the counties of Green and Lafayette, i
place of John w. Blackstone, whose term Of office vii
| expire on the first Monday of January A. d. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Fourteenth Senate District
| consisting of the counties of Juneau and Sank, i
| place of Edwin f. Woodman whose term of offc
will expire the first Monday of January, A. D. lSS;
| A State Senator, in the Sixteenth Senate District
consisting of the county of Grant, in place of Georg
| w. Ryand, whose term of office will expire on tn
first Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Eighteenth Senate DiStric
consisting of the towns of Alto, Byron, Ell Dorado
Empire Fond du Lac, Friendship, Lamartine, MetC
| men, Oakfield Ripon, Rosendale, Springvale, lWau
pun, the North ward of the city of Waupun, and tn
| cities of Fond du Lac and Ripon, in the county G
Fond du Lac, in place of George f. Sutherland who's
| term of Office will expire on the first Monday @
January, A, ID. 1857;
A State Senator, in the Twentieth Senate District
consisting of the county of Sheboygan and the town
| of Ashford Auburn, Calumet, Eden, Forest, Marsh
field Osceola and Taycheedah in the county of FonC
du Lac in place of Patrick III. Smith, whose term
office will expire the first Monday of January,
| D. 1882;
A state Senator, in the Twenty-second Senate Dis
| trict, consisting of the counties of Calumet an
| 0utagamie, in place of Benjamin F. Carter, who's
term of Office will expire on the first Monday of Jan
| uary, A. d. 1882
A STATE Senator in the Twenty fourth Senate Dis
trict consisting OF the counties of Ashland, Barron
Bayfield,, Burnett Douglas, Polk and St Croix, il
place of Sam S. Fifed, whose term OF office will eX
pire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
A State Senator. in the Twenty-sixth Senate Dis
trct consisting of the towns of Berry Black Earth
Blue Mounds Cross Plains, Dane, Fitchburg, Maza
mamie, Middleton, Montrose, Perry, Primrose, Rox
bury Springdale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont anC
Westport in the county of Dane in place of MATTHEW
Anderson whose term of Office will expire on the frs
Monday of January, A. j. 1897
State Senator, III the Twenty eighth Senate Dis
trict consisting of the counties of Iowa and Rich
land, in place of Joseph B. McGrew, whose term o
Office will expire on the first Monday of January,
D. 1882;
A state Senator, in the Thrtieth Senate District
consisting of the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire anC
Pierce in place of Michael Griffin, whose term o
Office will expire on the first Monday of January, A
D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Thrty-second Senate Dis
trct consisting of the counties of Jackson and Mon
roe in place of William T. Price whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of January, A. d
1885,
Member of assembly in each Assembly Distric
of the State, and
Such County officers as are by law required to b.
chosen at said election.
Notice is also given that at General Elec
ton proposed amendment to the constitution Of tn
State is to be submitted to the people, in pursuanc
of the provisions of chapter 262 of the laws of 1881
which chapter reads as follows;
CHAPTER 262.
| AN ACT to submit to the people amendment o
sections four, five, eleven and twenty-one, artic
four Of the Constitution of this State
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the Legislature
of this State for the year 1880, an amendment TO tn
constitution of this State was proposed and agreed t.
by majority of the members elected TO each of tn
two houses, which amendment was in the following
language:
Resoiced By the assembly, The senate coacurag Tha
section four of article four of the constitution of h
state be amended so as to read as follows:
Section A. The members Of the assembly shall b.
chosen bennially by single districts the Tuesda!
| succeeding the first Monday of November after tn
adoption of this amendment, by the qualified cleo
tors of the several districts; such districts to b
bounded by county, precinct, town or ward lines,
consist of contiguous territory, and be in as compac
form as practicable
That section five of article four of the constitution
| of this state be amended to read as follows
Section g. The senators shall be elected by singh
districts of convenient contiguous territory at tn
| same time and in the same manner as members o
the assembly required to be chosen and no assem-
bly, district shall be divided in the formation of
senate district The senate districts shall be mum
bered in the regular SERIES and the senators shall b.
chosen alternately from the odd and even numbere'
districts The senators elected or holding over a
the time of the adoption Of this amendment shall con
tnue in Office till their successors are duly eecte
and qualified. And after the adoption ofthis amend
ment, all senators shall be chosen for the term 0
| four years.
That section eleven of article four of the constitu
ton of this state be amended to read follows
Section IL The Legislature shall meet at the seat
government at such time shall be provided by law
in two years and no oftener unless convened b.
the governor in special session, and when SO convened
no business shall be transacted except as shall b.
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which
| it was convened.
That section twentyOne ofartcle four ofthe consti
tuition of this state be amended to read follows
Section 81, Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular
sion the sum of five hundred dollars and ten cents 70
every mile he shall travel in going to and returning
from the place of meeting of the Legislature, tn
most usual route In case of an extra session of tn
Legisl ature additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, either directly or in
directly except for mileage to be computed at tn
same rate as for a regular session. No stationery
newspapers, postage other perqusites, except tn
salary and mileage above provided, shall be received
from the state by any member Of the Legislature TO
his services, or in any other manner as such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment t
the constitution of this state was duly ratified an
agreed by the legislature of this state for the
1881, by majority of all members elected TO eacl
| house. therefore
Tie people of The state Of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as fOtogs:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendments +
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to tn
people at a general election to be held on Tuesda,
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881, ant
if the people shall approve and Tatiy the said amend
ments by a majority of the electors voting thereon
said amendment shall become part of the constitu
ton of this state.
Section g The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said amendments shall be: for tn
amendment to section four article four Of the consti
tuition: for the amendment to section five, articl
four of the constitution for the amendment to sec
ton eleven article four of the constitution for tn
amendment to section twentyone, article four of tn
| constitution. And the form of the ballots agains
| said amendment shall be, against the amendment +
section four article four of the constitution agans
the amendment TO section five, article four, of tn
constitution against the amendment to section
eleven article four Of the constitution; against tn
amendment to section 4wenty-one, Of article fonr 0
the constitution They shall be separate ballots
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified t.
| vote at any election in this state shall be deeme
| voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes cast for or against sal,
amendments shall be counted and returned by tn
inspectors of the election in all respects votes 70
state officers are counted and returned and the officer
in counties now designated by law to canvass the re
turns of votes for state officers shall canvass the
turns in their respective counties this question
and certify and return the result to the state
ers at the same time and places, and under the
reouIations and restrictions provided by law 10
ca1vassing and declaring the returns for elections
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