Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
General Election Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

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Monday ofJanuary, A. D.. 1852.
A Secretary Of State in place Of Hans B. Warner
whose term OF Office will expire the first Monda,
| OF January. A. D., 1881.
A State Treasurer In place OF Richard Guenther
whose term of Office will expire the first Monda,
OF January. A. D.. 1881.
| An Attorney General in place of Alexander Wilson
whose term OF Office wall expire on the first Monday
OF January, A. D. 1884,
State Superintendent in place Of William C. Whit
lord. whose term of office will expire on the first
| Monday OF January. A. D., 1854
Railroad Commissioner for the term commencing
| on the fifteenth day Of February, tSs2
Commissioner of Insurance for the term com.
meneing 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
| David Nj. 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 win expire on the first Mon.
day in January, ID. 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 III Paul. whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1882
state Senator in the Eighth Senate District,
consisting OF the counties Of Kenosha and Wal
worth, in place of Joseph V. Quarles whose term
or office will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. ID. 1882.
State Senator in the Tenth Senate District
consisting or the county or Waukesha, in place O
Richard Weaver, whose term OF office will expref
on the first Monday OF January. A. d. 1882
A State Senator in the Twelfth Senate District.
consisting OF the counties of Green and Lafay ette
in place of John W. Blackstone whose term Of of,
hce will expire on the first Monday OF January,
A. d. 1882
A State Senator in the Fourteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting OF the counties of juneau and
Sank, In place OF Edwin Z. Woodman whose
term OF ONCE Will expire on the first Monday OF
January. A. D. 1882
A State in th. Ctx...n.h Cn~..u NIL.
consisting Of the County Of Grant, in place of George
w Kyland. whose term Of office will expire on the
| FIRST Monday of January. 1882.
A State Senator in the Eighteenth Senate Dis
trict, consisting of the towns Of Alto, Byron Ell
Dorado, Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship,
Lamartine, Metomen, 0akfeld, Ripon, Rosendale,
Springvale, Waupun, 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
George E. sutherland. whose term Of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1882
A State Senator in the Twentieth Senate Dis
trict, consisting ofthe county OF Sheboygan and
the towns OF Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden,
Forest, Marshheld Osceola and Taycheedah, in
the county Of Fond du lac, in place OF Patrick H.
smith, whose term Of Office viii expire on the first
Monday OF January, A. D., 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 viii expire on the first Mon
day Of January, A. d., 1882.
State Senator, in the Twenty fourth Senate
District, consisting OF the counties of Ashland
Barron, bayfield,. Burnett, Douglass, Polk and
st. Croix, in place OF Sam s. Fifeld whose term
OF office will expire on the first Monday of Janu
airy. A. D.. 1882.
A State Senator in the Twentysixth Senate
District, consisting Of the towns of Berry Black
Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains, Dane, Fitch
burg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Montrose Perry
Primrose, Roxbury, Springdale, Springfield, Yer
ona, Vermont and Westport. in the county of
Dane, in place of Matthew Anderson whose term
Of office will expire on the nrst Monday of Janu-
AIRY, A. D., 1882.
A State Senator in the Twenty-eighth Senate
District, consisting OF the counties of Iowa and
Richland, in place OF Joseph b, McGrew, whose
term OF once will expire on the first Monday OF
January, A. D., 1882.
A state Senator in the Thirtieth Senate Dis
trict, consisting Of the counties OF Dunn, Eau
Claire and PIERCE, in place OF Michael Griffin,
whose term Of office viii expire on the first Mon
day Of January, A. D., 1882.
A State Senator in the Thirty second Senate
District, consisting Of the counties of jackson
and Monroe in place Of William T. Price, whose
term OF office Will expire on the first Monday of
January, 1882.
member Of Assembly in each Assembly Dis
trict OF the state, and
Such County Officers as are by law required to
be chosen at said election.
Notice is also given that said General Election
proposed amendment the constitution Of the State
is to be submitted to the people in pursuance of the
provisions of chapter so7 Of the laws of 1884, which
chapter reads follows:
CHAPTER ao,.
AT, ACT to submit to the people an amendment Of
four. of the constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the Legislature
OF this State, for the year 1850, amendment to the
constitution OF this state proposed and agreed
by maj GRITTY Of the members elected each of the
two houses which amendment in the following
language:
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE Cox
CURING, that section four of article four of the
stitution of this state be amended as read as
follows:
Section 4 The members of the assembly shall be
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succeeding the first Monday of November after the
adoption of this amendment by the qualified electors
of the several districts; such districts be bounded
by county, precinct town ward lines. consist of
contiguous territory and be in compact form as
practicable.
That section five of article four Of the constitution
of this state be amended s read follows:
Section s. The senators shall be elected by single
districts of convenient contiguous territory the same
time and in the same manner as members of the
sembly are required TO 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 senators shall be chosen al
ternatey from the odd and numbered districts.
The senators elected or holding the time of the
adoption of this amendment shall continue in Office
till their successors are duly elected and qualified.
And after the adoption of this amendment all
shall be chosen for the term of four years
That section eleven Of article four Of the constitu-
ton Of this state be amended read follows:
Section II. The legislature shall meet at the
Of government at such time shall be provided by
law. once in two years and oftener. unless con-
vened by the Governor in special session, and when
convened no business shall be ransac ted except as
shall be necessary to accomplish the special purpose
or which il was convened.
That section twenty-one of article four Of the con-
sttution OF this state be amended so as to read as
follows: Section Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services for and during regular
session the of five hundred dollars, and ten
cents for every mile that he shall travel in going 10
and returning from the place Of meeting of the legs
lature the most usual route. In Of an extra
session Of the legislature no additional compensation
shall be allowed to any member thereof either direct
y or indirectly, except for mileage, TO be computed
at the same rat as for regular session. No station
cry, newspapers postage other perqusites, except
the salary and mileage above provided shall be
ceved from the state by any member of the legisa-
ture for his services, N any other manner such
member.
WHEREAS, the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of this in the year
1881, by majority of all members elected to each
house. therefore
me People Or the state Of Wisconsin, represent
ed In Senate and assembly, do enact as f0Il0Ws:
SEcTioN l. The foregoing proposed amendments
TO the constitution Of this state shall be submitted
the people general election TO be held Tues.
day succeeding the first Monday Of November, 1881.
and if the people shall approve and ratfy the said
amendments by majority o. the electors voting
thereon said amendments shall become part of the
constitution of this state.
SECTION a The form of the ballot in voting to APP
prove and raufy said amendments shall be: for the
amendment to section four, article four of the cons
tution for the amendment, to section FIVE, article
four Of the constitutions for the amendment sec
ton eleven article four of the constitution for the
amendment TO section twentyone article four of the
constitution 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 to section five article four Of the constr
tution against the amendment to section eleven
ticle FOUR of the constitution; against the amendment
section twcntyone article four Of the constitution
They shall be separate ballots. and said ballots shall
be in separate boxes to be provided for that pur
pose and all persons qualified vote at any election
in this state, shall be deemed this question
SECTION 3. The votes cast for against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors OF the election all respects for
state officers counted and returned and the ofhc-
ers in counties designated by law the
returns of votes for state officers shall canvass the
their respective counties this question and
certify and the result to the
the time and places and under the regula-
ing and declaring the returns for elections Of state
officers and the shall said
certified to them provided by law Of
elections for state officers
SECTION g. Within three days after the determin-
alton Of said canvass by the state canvAssers they
shall certify the result thereof TO the governor who
shall thereupon without delay. make proclamation Of
| the result,
SECTION s. The secretary Of state is hereby re-
quired ncnde the substance Of this act in the
tee of the general election for he year 1885,.
Approved April /, 1881.
Given unde my hand and official seal at the Cap
| itol. In the city OF Madison, the eighth day Of
HANS B. WARNER,
| Secretary OF State.
| sHERIFF's OFFICE, LANCASTER. WIS.
| August IS, 1881.
| Pursuant TO instructions from the Hon. Secre-
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