Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-15
General Election Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

Is HEREBY rldf at the Genera
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 III,
first Monday. being the Eighth day OF November
A. d., 1881, the following officers are to be elect
ed, to-wit:
A Governor in place Of William E. Smith who's,
term OF office viii expire on the frst Monday Of Jan
uary A. D., 1882,
A Lieutenant Governor in place Of lanes M
Bingham, whose term of office viii expire on the frs
Monday of January. A. D., 1882.
A Secretary of State in place of Hans B. Warner
whose term Of Office viii expire on the first Monda,
A State Treasurer in place Of Richard Guenther
whose term Of oihce viii expire the FIRST Monday
of January. A. D., 1852.
An Attorney General III place az Alexander Wilson
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. D.. 1882.
A State Superintendent in place of William {. Whit
ford, whose term of office will expire the frs,
Monday OF January, A. D.. 1852.
A Railroad Commissioner for the term commencing
on the fifteenth day Of February. 1854.
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
DayidM. 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 first Mon
day IN January, AID. 1882.
A 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 ii. Paul, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1882.
State Senator in the Eighth Senate District
consisting of the counties OF Kenosha and Wal
worth, in place Of Joseph v Quarles, whose tern
OF office VIII expire on the first Monday OF Jan
nary A. d. 1881
A State Senator in the Tenth Senate District
consisting of the county Of Waukeshs in place o
Richard Weaver, whose term of office will expirei
on the first Monday Of January; a, D. 1852:
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
nee Will expire on the first Monday Of January
A. ID. 1882.
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting of the counties of juneau AMI
Sank, In place of Edwin Z. Woodman, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday Of
January, A. D. 1882.
A State Senator's the Sixteenth Senate District
consisting Of the County Of Grant in place of Georg,
W. Ryland, whose term of office will expire on the
hrst Monday OF January, 1882.
A State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting Of the towns of Alto, Byron. E
Dorado. Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship
Lamartine, Metomen Oakfeld Ripon Rosendale
Springvale, Waupun. the north ward of the cit,
OF Waupun, and the cities OF Fond du Lac anc
Ripon, in the county of Fond du Lac, in place o.
George L. Sutherland. whose term of Office vii
expire on the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1882
A State Senator in the Twentieth Senate Dis
trict, consisting ofthe county of Sheboygan and
the towns OF Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden
the county of Fond du lac, in place OF Patrick II
Smith, whose term OF office will expire on the frs
Monday of January, A. D., 1882.
A State Senatorin 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., 1882.
State Senator, in the Twenty fourth Senate
DiEtrICt. consisting of the COMMITTEES Of Ash
Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett Douglass, Polk anC
ST. Croix, in place of Sam 5. Fifeld. whose tern
OF office will expire on the first Monday of Janu
airy, A. D., 1882.
A State Senator in the Twenty sixth Senate
District, consisting OF the towns of Berry, Blacl
Earth, Blue Mounds Cross Plains, Dane, Fitch
burg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Montrose, Perry
Primrose. Roxbury, Springdale, Springfield, Yer
ona. vermont, and Westport, in the county o.
Dane, in place of Matthew Anderson whose tern
OF office viii expire on the first Monday of Janu
A State Senator in the Twenty-eighth Senate
District, consisting Of the counties OF Iowa ant
kichland, In place Of Joseph b, McGrew, who's,
term OF ONCE Will expire on the first Monday o.
January, A. D., 1882.
A state Senator in the Thirtieth Senate Dis
trict, consisting Of the counties OF Dunn, Ear
Claire and PIERCE, in place of Michael Griffin
day OF January, A. D., 1882.
A State Senator in the Thirty second Senate
District, consisting of the counties of jackson
l. e.
term OF office will expire on the first Monday OF
January, 1882.
A member of Assembly in each Assembly Dis
trict of the state, and
Such County officers as are by law required tC
be chosen at said election.
Notice is also given that at said General Election
proposed amendment to the constitution 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:
CHAPTER 26a
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 tins State for the year 1880. amendment the
constitution of this state proposed and agreed to
by ma ority of the members elected 10 each of the
two houses, which amendment was in the following
language:
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE Coz.
cuRRING that section four Of article four of the con-
sttuton Of this state be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section 4. The members Of the assembly shall be
chosen benniay by single districts on the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday Of November after the
adoption of this amendment by the qualified electors
OF the several DISTRICTS such districts 10 be bounded
by county, precinct, town ward lines 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 to read as follows:
Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single
districts OF convenient contiguous territory the
time and in the same manner as members of the as
sembly required 10 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 shall be chosen al
ternately from the odd and numbered districts
The senators elected holding at the time of the
adoption Of this amendment shall continue in Office
till their successors 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 constitn-
ton OF this state be amended to read as follows
Section IL The legislature shall meet at the seat
OF government at such time shall be provided by
law, once in two years and oftener, unless con-
vcned by the Governor in special session, and when
convened business shall be ransac ted except as
shall be necessary accomplish the special purpose
or which 1t was convened.
That section twentyone Of article four OF the con-
stltution OF this state be amended as 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 10
and returning from the place of meeting of the legis
laturs on 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 be computed
at the same rat as for regular session No station
cry, newspapers. postage other perqusites
the salary and mileage above provided shall be re-
ceived from the state by any member of the lcgsla-
ture for his services or in any other as such
member.
WHEREAS. the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state was duly ratified and
1881. by majority of all members elected to each
house, therefore
The People Of the State Of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and assembly. do enact as foliOws:
SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amendments
10 the constitution of this state shall be submitted TO
the people at general election be held on Tues
day succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881,
and il the people shall approve and ratfy the said
amendments by a majority of the electors voting
thereon. said amendments shall become part Of the
of this state.
SECTION q. 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 cons
tuition; for the amendment 10 section FIVE, article
four, of the constitution for the amendment to sec
ton eleven article four of the constitutions for the
amendment TO section twenyone. article four Of the
And the form Of the ballots against said
amendment shall be. against the amendment to sec
four article four of the constitution against the
amendment section FIVE article four of the consti-
tution against the amendment section eleven, ar
tice four of the constitutions against the amendment
section wenyoue article four of the constitution
They shall be on separate ballots and said ballots shall
be in separate boxes to be provided for that pur
pose and all persons qualified at any election
this state, shall be deemed this question
SECTION 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors of the election all respects votes for
state officers counted and returned, and the ofc-
crs in counties designated by law canvass the
of for officers shall canvass the re-
in their respective counties this question and
certify and the result the canvassers at
he rlareS and under