Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
Notice of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. ,
DEPARTMENT Of Srsfa


ner, whose term of ONCE will expire on the first
Monday OF January, 4. D. 1851
state Treasurer, in place of Richard Guen.
Their whose term Of Office will expire on the rrst
Monday of January, A. D. 1882:
An Attorney General in place Of Alexander
Wilson, whose term Of Office will expire on the
nrst Monday OF January, 4. ID. lSS2;
A state superintendent in place OF Mllllam =
NhitfoTd. whose term OF office will expire on the
nrst Monday OF January, A. D., lSs.
A railroad Commissioner. for the term com
mencing on the fifteenth day of February, lSS23;
Commissioner of Insurance for the term COM
mencing on the first Monday Of April \. T.
State senator in the second senate district
consisting of tie county of Brown, III place OF
David u. Kelly, whose term of office Will expire
on the first Monda- Of January, \. u. lse2
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 VIII expire on the first Monday OF Janu-
airy, 4. D. 1854;
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
Greek, IN the county of Milwaukee, i'll place OF
George ii. Paul, whose term of office Will expire
on the first Monday Of January, \. D. lSS.;
State Senator in the eighth senate district.
consisting of the counties of kenosha and Wal
worth, IN place OF Joseph V. Quarles whose
term q ONCE viii expire on the first Monday y
January, 4. y. loSa;
\ state senator, i'll the tenth senate district,
consisting OF the county OF NaukeSha, III place
OF hlGIldIu weaver, whose term OF ONCE VII SN
pire on the first Monday of January, a. y. 1sS3
state senator, in the twelfth senate district,
consisting of the counties of Green and Laiay-
cite, in PLACE of John W. Blackstone. whose
term Of office will expire on the first Monday Of
January. 4. u. 1852:
state senator, in the fourteenth senate dis
trlCt. consisting of the counties of juneau and
Sank, in place Of Edwin F. Woodman, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday in
January, A. d. 1852
\ state senator in the sixteenth senate district
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George w Ryland whose term of Office will eN
pire on the first Monday of January, A. u. 1852;
\ state senator in the eighteenth senate dis
trlct, consisting OF the towns of Alto, Byron and
ElDorado, Empire. Fond du Lac, Friendship
Lamartine, Metomeu. 0alfeld Ripon, Rosendale
springyale, Waupun, the north ward of the city of
Naupun, and the cities of Fond du Lac and
Ripon, in the county Of Fond din Lac, in place If
George +. sutherland whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday in January \. d.
ISS2;
4 state senator, in the twentieth senate dis
trlct, consisting OF the county of Sheboygan, and
the towns of Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden,
Forest Marshtield, Oseeola and Taycheedah in
the county Of Fond dr Lac, in the place Of Pat
trick III. smith, whose term Of Office viii expire
or the first Monday of January, a. u. 1882:
A 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
Monday of January. \. d. 1882;
\ state senator, in the twenty fourth senate
district, consisting OF the counties of Ashland
Barron. bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas. Polk and 81
CroiX. in place of sam $. Fiteld whose term o1
A. ID. 1852.
a state senator, in the twenty sixth senate dis.
trict. consisting of The towns of Berry, Black
Earth, Blue Mounds cross Plains Dane Fitch
Primrose, Roxbury. Springdale Springfield
Verona, Vermont and Hestport in the county u
Dane in place of Matthew Anderson, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday q
January, a. D. 1852:
4 state senator in the twenty-eighth senat,
district, consisting OF the counties of Iowa and
| Richland, i'll place of Joseph B. McGrew whose
| term Of office will expire on the first Monday .
January, A. H. 1852:
y state senator, i'll the tirtieth senate district
consisting of the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire
and Pierce III place Of Michael Griffin, whose
4 term OF office will expire on the first Monday o
| january, A. d. 1882:
! 4 state senator, in the thirty-second senate dis
tr1ct, consisting of the counties of Jackson ans
Monroe. in place of William r. Price, Whose
| term of office will eXpire on the first Monday o
| January, \. D. 1852.
/ A Member of AsSenihy in each assembly Iii.
/ trict Of the state, and
such County Officers as are by law required L
/ be chosen at said election.
/ Notice is also given that At said General Flee
| ton proposed amendment to The constitution
of the State is 10 he submitted 10 the people il
pursuance of the provisions Of chapter 262 of tn
| laws Of 1881, which chapter reads rs follows:
CHAPTER %
| AN Act To submit 10 the people an amcndmcn
/ of sections four, five. eleven and twenty
article four. of the Contribution of this State,
/ WHEREAS, Al the annual session OF the cgIS
| lature of this state for the year 1880 an amend
! ment TO the constitution of this State was pro
| posed and agreed To hS majority of the mem
beers elected 10 each Of the two houses whicl
| amendment was i'll the following language:
/ Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concur
ring That section four of article four of the con
| stitution Of this state be amended 80 rs 10 reat
/ Section 1. The members of the assembly shal
| be chosen biennialy by single districts on thu
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday O
| November after the adoption Of this amendment
by the qualified electors of the several districts
| such districts To bt bounded by county pre-
! cinct, town ware lines. TO consist of contigll
| Gus territory, and beln as compact form a. prac
/ ticable.
That section five ofarticle four OF the constitu
ton of this state be amended TO read as fol
! lows
Section . The senator's shall lie elected i,
! single districts of convenient contiguous terri
tory AT the same tune and in the same maune
| a members Of the assembly are required 10 b.
! chosen, and no assembly district shall be divided
| in the formation Of Il senate district. The Senat
district shall he numbered in the regular series
and the senators shall be chosen alternately from
i the odd and even numbered districts The sena
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 4
this amendment, all senators shall he chosel
for the term of four years.
That section eleven of article four of the con
stitution Of this safe be amended 50 rs 10 reat
AZ follows: Section II. The legislature shall
meet nj the seat Il government at such time a
shall be provided ~ law once in two wears an,
no oftener, unlcSsconyened by the Governor il
special session, am when convened no buSi
ness shall be transacted except as shall he nee
essary to accomplish the special purposes 10
| which it was convened,
| That section twmty-one of article four of iii
constitution of this state be amended so as L
read as follows; section p. Each member G
the legislature shall receive for his services 70
and during regular session the sum Of tiv
hundred dollars, ald ten cents for every mile Ii
shall travel in gong To and returning from III
place of meeting Of the legislature on the mos
usual route. In case Of an extra session Of tn
legislature no additional compensation shall d
allowed to any member thereof, either direct
or indirectly, except for mileage, 10 be compute,
AT the same rate as fora regular session. No STA
tionery, newspapers. postage or other perqui
sites. except the salary and mileage above pro
vided. shall be received from the state by an
member Of the legislature for his services, or i
any other manner rs such member,
WHEREAS, The fUregoing proposed amendment
10 the constitution of this state was duly ratified
and agreed To by the legislature of this state fo
| the year 1851 ty IA majority Of all member
elected 10 each house. therefore
The people of the safe of Wisconsin. represente,
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
section !. The foregoing proposed amend
ments To the constitution Of this state shall b
submitted TO the PEOPLE al a general election L
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first M0nda
Of November. ISL and ii the people shall a Il
prove and ratify the said amendments by a ma
joTity of the elecDB voting thereon aid amend
ments shall bec1ns part Of tbs constitution a
this state.
section >. Tie firm of the ballot in voting i
approve and rati.y said amendments shall he
! for the amendment Ia section four article four
| of the constitution for the amendment to sec
ton five article four. Of the constitutions orth
amendment II section eleven. article four of tn
constitution; for the amendment to section
twenty-one, article four, of the constitution An,
the form OF the ballots against said amendmen
81 shall be, against the amendment 10 section four
/ article four OF the constitution: against tn
amendment 10 section five article four. of tn
constitution, against the amendment u section
eleven. article four Of the constitution: agaius
the amendment toseetion twenty-one of articl
four. of the constitution. They shall he on sen
arate ballots, and said ballots shall be. east II
separate boxes, Ia be provided for that purpose
and all persons qualified tn vote at an, election
in this state. shall be deemed voters on this ques
ton.
Section 5. The votes cast for n against III,
I amendments shall he counted and returned H.
| the inspectors of tie erection in all respects a
votes for state Officers are counted and returned
law to the returns Of votes for state OFF
GERS shall canvass he returns IN their respective
counties on this question. and certify and return
the result To the state canvaSSeS at the same tim
and places and uhder the same regulations an,
restrictions now provided by law for canyassini
and declaring the returns for elections Of stat
officers, and the state canvassers shall canvas
said returns certified to them as provided y,
law in case OF elections for state officers.
section L. Nithia three days after the deter
mination of said canvass by the state cAnvassers
they shall certify ale result thereof 10 the GOV
ernor, who shall .hereupon witho,t delay
make proclamation Of the result
4 Section ,. The secretary Of state i, hereby re