Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-02
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
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ner whose term OF office wlll expire on the fist
Monday OF January, \. d. 1882;
:, A STATE Treasurer, in place Of Richard Guen-
Monday OF January, A. u. 1882;
An Attorney General, in place of Alexander
wilson whose term OF office Will expire on the
hrSt Monday of January. A. d. 1881:
! STATE Superintendent in place of William c.
Mhitford, whose term of Office will expire on the
nrst Monday OF January, 4. D. lSS2;
Railroad Commissioner for the term com
msncing on the fifteenth day of February. lSS2:
commissioner Of Insurance for the term com
mencins on the tirst Monday of April, \. d.
State Senator, in the second senate district.
CONSISTING OF The county of Brown. in place 81
David NJ, Kelly, whose term of office will expire
on the nrst Monday of January. A. n. 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
u once VIII expire on the first Monday of Janu-
AIRY, 4. d. 1881:
\ 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 uf
george II. raul, whose term of office will expire
on the INST Monday OF January, \. ID. 1872;
State senator, i'll the eighth senate district.
consisting OF the counties of kenoSha and Wal
worth. IN place of Joseph Y. QuarleS whose
term OF once VIII expire On the first Monday OF
state senator, i'll the tenth senate district,
consisting Of the county of Waukesha. in place
OF Richard Weaver. whose term of office will ex-
pre- on the first Monday of January A. ID. 1852:
state senator IN the twelfth senate district,
consisting OF the counties of Green and lafav-
cite, IN place OF John W. Blackstone. whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. d. 1852;
state senator, in the fourteenth senate dis
trlct. consisting of the counties of Juneau and
Sank, i'll place of Edwin F. Woodman whose
term ot once VIII expire ON the first Monday iii
January, \. u. 1882:
\ state senator in the sixteenth senate district
consisting OF the county of Grant in place OF
George ". Ryland, whose term of Office will ex-
pire ON the first Monday Of January. 4. d. 1882:
\ state senator, N the eighteenth senate dis
trlct, consisting of the towns of Alto. Byron and
EiDorado Empire. Fond du Lac. Friendship,
Lamartlne, Metomen, Oakiield, Ripon, RoSeudale,
Sprlngvale, Naupun, the north ward of the city OF
Naupun, and the cities of Fond du Lac and
Rlpon. i'll the county of Fond tlu Lac in place ot
George L. Sutherland, whose term of Office will
1852;
state senator, in the twentieth senate dis
trlct. consisting OF the county of SheboYgan and
the towns of Ashford. Auburn, Calumet Eden
Forest, Marshtleld, Osceola and Taycheedah i'll
the county OF Fond du Lac, i'll the place of Pat
trick ii. Smith. whose term of office will expire
ON the first Monday of January, A. d. 1882:
state senator, in the twenty senate
district, consisting of the counties of Calumet
ana Outagamle, i'll place of Benjamin F. Carter,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, \. d. 1852
\ state senator. in the twenty fourth senate
Barron, Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas Polk and St
CrolN, i'll place of sam ). Fifeld. whose term oi
office will expire on the first Monday of January
y. ID. 1852.
trlet, consisting of the towns of Berry, Black
Earth Blue Mounds, Cross Plains Dane Fitch.
burg. Mazomanie, Middleton, Montro Z, Perry
Primrose, RoNburS, Springdale Springfield
Verona, Vermont and WeStport in the county OF
Dane, in place of Matthew Anderson, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday 81
January 4. ID. 1882;
\ state senator. i'll the twenty eighth senate
district, consisting of the counties of Iowa and
Richland, iii place of Joseph b. McGrew whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday d
January. A. d. 1852;
\ state senator, in the thrtieth senate district
consisting of the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire
and Pierce III place of Michael Griffin, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday OF
January, A. D. 1882:
4 state senator. in the thirty-second senate dis
trlct, consisting of the counties of jackson and
Monroe, in place of William 1. Price, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday Oi
January, ~ ID. 1882.
A Member of Assembly iii each assembly dis
trict of the State and
such County Officers as are By law required IA
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 o. of the
laws of 1881, which chapter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 252.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
of sections four, five eleven and twentv-one
article four of the Constitution of this State
WHEREAS, At the annual session of the legiS-
lature OF this state for the year 1885, an amend
ment TO the constitution of this State was pro-
posed and agreed to by a majority of the mem-
berS elected 10 each of the two houses which
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 as To read
as follows;
Section 4, The members of the assembly shall
be chosen biennially by single districts on the
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 To he bounded by county, pre-
cinct, town ward lines, to consist of cuntigu-
Gus territory, and be i'll as compact form as prac-
ticable.
That section five of article four Of the constitl-
ton OF this state be amended TO read as fol
lows:
Section ,. The senators shall he elected by
single districts of convenient contiguous terri
tory at the same time and in the same manner
as members of the assembly are required To be
chosen, ana no assembly district shall be divided
in the formation Of senate district The senate
district shall be numbered in the regular series
and the senators shall be chosen alternately from
the odd and even numbered districts The Sena-
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
That section eleven of article four of the con
stitution of this state be amended SO TO read
rs follows: Section II. The legislature shall
meet at the seat OF government ut such time ms
shall be provided by law, once i'll two years and
no oftener, unless convened by the Governor in
special session, and when 50 convened no bust
ness shall be transacted, except as shall be nee
eSSary II 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 to
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the legislature shall receive for his services for
and during a 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 the
legislature. no additional compensation shall be
allowed Ia any member thereof, either directly
or indirectly, except for mileage, To he computed
at the same rate as for "A regular session. No sta
tionery, newspapers, postage other perqui-
sites, except the salary and mileage above pro-
yided. shall be 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 was duly ratified
and agreed 10 by the legislature of this state for
the year ISL by majority of all members
elected 10 each house, therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
Section !. The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people at a general election to
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of November, ISL and if the people shall an
prove and ratify the said amendments by a ma
jority of the electors voting thereon said amend
ments shall become part Of tbs constitution Of
til state.
Section . The form Of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be.
for the amendment to section four, article four
Of the constitution; for the amendment to sec
ton five, article four of the constitutions for The
amendment to section eleven. article four Of the
constitution; for the amendment to section
twenty-one, article four, of the constitution. And
the form OF the ballots against said amendment
shall be, against the amendment to section four
article four, of the constitution: against the
amendment to section five, article four, of the
against the amendment to section
eleven article four. of the constitution; against
the amendment TO section twenty one Of article
four. of the constitution. They shall be on sep
arate ballots. and said ballots shall be cast ia
separate boxes, - be provided for that purpose,
and all persons qualified 10 vote at any election
in this state, shall be deemed voters on this ques-
lion.
section g. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by
he inspectors Of the election in all respects a.
votes for state officers are counted and returned
and the officers in counties now designated by
aW 10 canvass the returns Of votes for state Off
,ers shall canvass the returns IN their respective
on this question, and certify and return
he result 70 the state canyasserS at the same time
md places and under the same regulations and |
restrictions now provided by law for canvassing |
md declaring the returns for elections Of state
officers and the state canyassers shall canvass I
aid returns. certified 10 them a. provided By l
aw in case Of elections for state officers
section 1. Within three days after the deter \
nination OF said canvass by the state canyassers |
hey shall certify the result thereof to the gov
.rnor who shall thereuIpon without DELAY
make proclamation Of the result.
Section ). The secretary OF state Is hereby re-
Iuired include the substance Of this act in the
lotiee OF the general election for the year 1881.
,iverl under nv hand and official seal At the