Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-26
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. }
nenartment of State.

tO-Wn.
\ Governor. in place of William E smith
whose term q office VIII expire on the tir>i
Monday Of JanuaTy. \. II. 1882:
Lieutenant Governor in place OF James VI,
bingham, whose term Of Office viii expire
the flrst Monday ofJannary, \. y. lSS2.
Secretary Of Stale, in place Of Hans :. War
ner whose term CT ONCE Vii expire on the first
Monday Of January. \. D. lSS2;
\ State Treasurer, in plsce OF Richard Guen-
ther, whose term of Office VIII expire on the first
Monday OF january, \. D. ISL
An Attorney General. in place of Alexander
Wilson, whose term OF Office Will expire on the
hrst Monday of January, \. d. 1882;
state Superintendent in place of William {.
NhlIIori, whose term of office will expire on the
frst Monday OF January, 4. d. lSS2;
Railroad Commissioner. for the term COM
mencing On the fifteenth day of February, 1SS2;
commissioner OF II Sllranee for the term com
1881
state Senator. IN the second senate district,
consisting of the couny of Brown, in place OF
David u. Kelly, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1882;
state Senator, ia the fourth senate district,
consisting of the counties of Crawford and YER
non. III place OF OrnlSby i. Thomas whose term
OF office viii expire On the first Monday of Janu-
AIRY, \. ID. lSS
\ State senator. in the sixth senate district.
CONSISTING Of tie nth, 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. ID. 1881:
y STATE senator. III the eighth senate district.
consisting OF the counties of kenoSha and Wall
worth. III place of Joseph Y. QuarleS, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday OF
January, \. d. ISL
4 state senator. i'll the tenth senate district.
consisting Of the county OF Waukesha. in place
of Richard Weaver, whose term of Office Will eN-
pire on the first Monday of January, \. D. 1882;
state senator. in the twelfth senate district,
consisting of the counties OF Green and LafaN-
cite, in place of John ". Blackstone, whose
term OF Office will expire on the first Monday Of
\ state senator, in the fourteenth senate dis
trlct. consisting of the counties of Junegu and
Sank. in place of Edwin f. Woodman whose
term of office Will expire on the first Monday i'll
january. \. ID. 1852:
\ state senator in the sixteenth senate district
consisting of the county of Grant. i'll place OF
George w Ry land whose term of office will en-
pire on the first Monday of January, \. u. 1882:
\ state senator. in the eighteenth senate dis
trict, consisting OF the towns of Alto Byron and
ElDorado Empire Fond du Lac, Friendship
Lamartine, Metomen. oakeld, Ripon. RoSendale.
Sprlngvdle Waupun,t the north ward of the city of
Naupun, and the cities of Fond du Lac and
Ripon, i'll the county OF Fond du Lac i'll place of
George L. Sutherland whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday i'll january. \. u.
A state senator, in the twentieth senate dis
trict, consisting Of the county of Sheboygan. and
the towns of Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden,
Forest, Marshfeld. Osceola and Taycheedah in
the county of Fond du Lac, in the place of Pat
trick ii. Smith, whose term of office viii expire
on the first Monday OF January. 4. D. lss2:
\ state senator, in the twenty second senate
district, consisting Of the counties of Calumet
and Outaganie, in place of Benjamin +. Carter.
whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, y. d. 1882;
\ state senator, i'll the twenty fourth senate
district, consisting of the counties of Ashland
Barron bayfield,, Burnett Douglas Polk and ST
CroiX, in place of sam : Fifield. whose term Of
office will expire on the first Monday of January.
\. ID. 1882.
\ state senator, in the twenty-sixth senate dis
trict, consisting OF the towns of Berry, Black
Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains Dane Fitch
burg, Mazomanie, Middleton. MontroSe Perry
Primrose. RoNbury. Spring,lale, Springfield.
Verona, Vermont ana WeStpdrt. III the county of
Dane in place Of Matthew Anderson, whose
term OF Office will expire on the first Monday Of
january, A. y. lSS2:
4 state senator, in the twenty-eivhth senate
district, consisting of the counties of Iowa aud
Richland. iii place Of Joseph b. McGrew whose
term of office will expire the first Monday of
January, \. u. 1881;
\ state senator. in the thirieth senate district
consisting of the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire
and Pierce, i'll place Of Michael Griffin, whose
term of Office Will expire on the first Monday of
y state senator. in the thirty second senate di,-
trict, )nslSting of the counties of Jackson and
Monroe, i'll place o. William T. Price whose
term Of office will expire on the first Monday of
january, a. j 'SS2
\ Membe Assembly in each assembly dis
trict OF the state, and
such County Officers as are by law required IL
be chosen at said election.
Notice is also given that at said General Flee
ton proposed amendment 10 The constitution
OF the state Is TO be submitted To the people in
pursuance of the provisions of chapter 262 OF the
laws Of ISL, which chapter reads rs follows:
CHAPTER %.
AN NOT To submit 10 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 legIS-
lature of this state for the year 1881, an amend
posed and agreed 10 by majority of the NOM
bers elected 10 each Of the two houses which
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate conclir-
ring That section four of article four of the CON
sttution of this state he amended 50 to read
follows:
he chosen biennially lay single districts the
ON the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday Of
November. after the adoption ofthis amendment
10y the qual1fied electors of the several districts:
SHch districts To he bounded by county, pre-
einct, town ward lines, to consist Of conteu-
ous territory and he III as compact form prac-
ticable.
That section five of article four of the constitu-
ton of this state be amended rs to read a. fol
lows:
section ;. The senators shall be elected by
single districts of convenient contiguous terri
tory at the same time and in the same manner
as members of tie assembly are required to be
chosen. and no assembly district shall be divided
in the formation of 4 senate district. The senate
district shall be numbered III the regular series
and the senators shall he chosen alternately from
the odd and even numbered districts. The semi
tors elected, or holding over at the time of the
adoption Of this amendment shall continue in
office until their successors in office are duly
elected and qualified And after the adoption Of
this amendment, all senators shall be chosen
for the term Of fear years.
That section eleven Of article four If the con
StitutiOn of this state be amended aS 20 read
follows: section Il. The legislator shall
meet AT the seat Of government at such time as
shall he provided by law, once in two wears and
no oftener, unless convened by the Governor III
special session, and when convened no bust
ness shall be transacted. except as shall lie nee
esSary 10 accomplish the special purposes for
which il was convened,
That section twenty-one Of article four of the
constitution of this state be amended as 10
read as follows: Section ~. Each member of
the IL stature shall receive for his services for
and during 4 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 tine
legislature, no additional compensation shall be
allowed To any member thereof, either directly
indirectly, except for mileage. to be computed
at the same rate as fora regular session. No STA
tionery, newspapers. postage other perqui-
sites, except the salary and mileage above pro
yided, shall he received from the state by any
member of the legislature for his services, or in
any other manner as such member
WHEREAS The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution Of this state duly ratified
aud agreed To b. the legislature Of this state for
The year 1851. by majority Of all members
elected TO each house, therefore
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted to the people at general election 70
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of November. ISL, and if the people shall APP
prove and ratify the said amendments by a ma
lority Of the electors voting thereon. said amend
ments shall become part Of tbs constitution Of
this state.
section , The form Of the ballot in voting 10
approve and ratify said amendments shall be-:
for the amendment 70 section four, article four,
Of the constitution; for the amendment to see
ton five, article four, Of the constitution; orthe
amendment To section eleven. article tnur, 81 the
constitution; for the amendment to section
twenty-one. article four, of the constitution And
the form Oh the ballots against aid amendment
article four. Of the constitution: against the
amendment to section i've article four Of the
constitution; against the amendment to section
eleven. article four, Of the constitution: against
the amendment to section twentg-one of article
four of the constitution. They shall be on sep
separate beXes 10 be provided for that purpose.
and all persons qualified 10 vote at any election
in this state, shall be deemed voters on this ques
ton.
amendments shall be counted and returned by
the inspectors Of the election in all respects 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 Off
Gers shall canvass the returns their respective
counties on this question, and certify and return
the result to the state canvassers at the same time
and places and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canvassing
and declaring the returns for elections of state
officers and the state canyassers shall canvass
said returns, certified to them as provided by
Law III case OF elections for state officers.
section l. Within three days after the deter
nination Of said canvass by the state canyasSerS.