The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-07
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, !

1SsI@y uoAt succeeding the hrst Monday, being &
. eighth day Of November, A. D. 1881 the followil
omcers are to be elected, to wit:
Goteraor, IN place of William L. Smith, who
term OF otce will expire on the first Monday in ia
uary, A. D. 1882;
Lieutenant Governor, in place Of James n. Bin
nam, whose term of ONCE will expire on the fir
Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
a Secretary of State, in place of Hans B. Warne
whose term Of Office will expire on the first MOnda
Of January, A. D. 1882;
| a State Treasurer, in place Of Richard Guenthe
whose term of ONCE will expire on the first Nonda
| OF January, A. d. 1882;
An Attorney General in place of Alexander Wilson
whose term of ONCE will expire on the first Monda
OF January, 4. D. 1882;
State Superintendent, in place of William G. Viii
lord Wnossterm Of ONCE will expire on the first MOI
day Of January, A. d. 1882:
Railroad Commissioner, for the term ccmmencin
on the fifteenth day of February, 1882
a commissioner OF Insurance, for the term CONNER
eng on the first Monday of April, A. D. 1882;
a State Senator, in the Second Senate District cor
nstIng OF the county Of Brown, in place of David N
| AelyI whose term of Office will expire on the frs
Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
State Senator in the Fourth Senate District. con
slstlng OF the counties of Crawford and Vernon, il
place OF OrmSby B. Thomas, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Sixth Senate District con
sisting Of the Fifth, Eighth Eleventh and Twelftl
wards in the city of Milwaukee, and the towns @
franklin, Greenfield, Lake and Oak Creek, in tn,
county OF Milwaukee, in place of George H. Paul
whose term Of ONCE will expire on the first Monda,
State Senator, in the Eighth Senate District con
sistlnE OF the counties of KenOsha and Waworth il
place OF Joseph V. QuarleS, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Tenth Senate District con
sistng Of the county of Waukesha, in place of Rich
ard Weaver whose term of Office will expire on tn,
nr1t Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Twelfth Senate District, con
| Gsting OF the counties of Green and Lafayette in
place of John W. Blackstone whose term of Ofice will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1882:
State Senator, in the Fourteenth Senate District
consisting OF the counties Of Juneau and Sank, in
place Of Edwin 4. Woodman whose term of office
Will expire on the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1882
a State Senator, in the Sixteenth Senate District
consisting of the county of Grant, in place of George
w. Hyland, whose term of office will expire on the
lrst Monday of January, A. d. 1882;
State Senator, in the Eighteenth Senate District
consisting of the towns Of Alto, Byron, lei Dorado
Empire, Fond du Lac, Friendship, Lamartine, Meto-
mon, Oakfield, Ripon, Rosendale Springvale IWau-
pun, 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
A State Senator, in the Twentieth Senate District.
consisting of the county of Sheboygan and the towns
Of Ashford, Auburn, Calumet, Eden, Forest, Marsh
field, OHoaola and Tayoheedah in the county of Fond
du Lac in place of Patrick II. Smith, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday of January A.
D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twentysecond Senate Dis
trict, 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 Jan
uary, A. D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twenty fourth Senate Dis
rict, consisting of the counties of Ashland Barron,
Bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas, Polk and st. Croix in
place of Sam s. Fifeld whose term of Office will ex-
pirc on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Twenty-Sixth Senate Dis
trict, consisting of the towns of Berry Black Earth
M0Unda plnina Dana
mamie, Middleton, Montrose, Perry, Primrose, Rox-
bury, Springdale, Springfield, Verona, Vermont and
Wsstport in the county of Dane in place of Matthew
Anderson whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1882;
A State Senator, i'll the Twenty eighth Senate Dis
trict consisting of the counties of Iowa and Rich
land, in place of Joseph b. McGrew, whose term of
oioe will expire on the first Monday of January A.
D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Thirtieth Senate District,
consisting of the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire and
Pierce, in place of Michael Griffin, whose term of
ONCE will expire on the first Monday of January, A.
D. 1882;
A State Senator, in the Thirty-second Senate Dis
tTot consisting of the counties of Jackson and Mon
roe in place Of William T. Price, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of January, A. d.
1882;
4 Member Of assembly in each Assembly District
of the State, and
Such County Officers as are by law required to be
chosen at said election.
Notice is also given that at a General Elec-
ton proposed amendment to the constitution of the
State is to be submitted to the people, in pursuance
of the provisions of chapter 1852 of the laws of 1881
which chapter reads as follows
CHAPTER 262.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment OF
sections four, five, eleven and twsnty-one article
four, of the Constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the legislature
Of this State for the year $780, amendment to tho
constitution of this State proposed and agreed
by majority of the members elected to each of the
en-.
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ResolVed By the assembly, the senate coacnring Tha
section four of article four of the constitution of this
| state be amended SO as to read as follows
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall BIZ
CHOSEN biennialy by single districts the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, after tht
adoption Of this amendment, by the qualified cleo
tors Of the several districts such districts to b,
bounded by county, precinct, town ward lines t.
consist of contiguous territory, and be in compac
| form as practicable
That section five of article fsur of the constitution
of this state be amended as to read as follows
| Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single
districts of convenient contiguous territory at tn
/ same time and in the same manner as members O
the assembly required to be chosen and assem-
bly, district shall be divided in the formation of
senate district The senate districts shall be mum
bsred in the regular SERIES and the senators shall b.
chosen alternately from the odd and numbered
districts. The senators elected OF holding over a
the time of the adoption of this amendment shall con
tinue in o1ce till heir successors duly eectet
and qualified. And after the adoption ofthis amend
ment, all senators shall be chosen for the term 0
four years.
That section eleven of article four of the constitu
ton of this state be amended read as follows
Section IL. The Legislature shall meet at the
government at such time as shall be provided by Law
once in two years and no otener, unless convened
the governor in special session. and when convened
no business shall be transacted, except as shall
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for whc
it was convened.
Thot vaction fvapfv.ona of article four COMET
tuition of this state be amended to read as follows
Section q. Each member Of'ths Legislature sha
receive for his servics for and during regular Sc
sion the Of five hundred dollars and ten cents fl
every mile he shall travel in going to and returnin
from the place of meeting of the Legislature on til
most usual route. In of extra session of ii
Legis AZURE, no additional compensation shall be
lowed to any member thereof, either directly or il
directly, except for mileage, to be computed at I'll
same rate as for regular session. No stationer
newspapers postage or other perquisites except Il
salary and mileage above provided shall be receive
from the state by any member of the Legislature f
his services, or in any other manner such membe
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
the constitution of this state was duly ratified al
agreed to by the legislature Of this state for the We
1881, by MAORI. y Of all members elected to ea
house, therefore
The people of The state of Wisconsin, represented
s senate and assembly, do enact as foloUs;
a Section !. The foregoing proposed amendments
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
people at general election to be held on Tuesd
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881, al
if the people shall approve and ratify the said amen
ments by majority of the electors voting thereo
said amendment shall become part of the constit
. ton of this state.
I Section 2. The form Of the ballot in voting to
prove and Tatify said amendments shall be for t
amendment to section four article four of the cons
tuition for the amendment to section FIVE art
four, of the constitution; for the amendment to
ton eleven, article four of the constitution; for
amendment to section twenty-one, article four of
% constitution. And the form of the ballots agail
9 said amendment shall be, against the amendment
section four article four, of the constitution agair
the amendment TO section five, article four, Of |
constitution; against the amendment to sect
eleven, article four, of the constitutions; against
amendment to section twenty-one, Of article four
the constitution. They shall be on separate ballC
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified
vote ct any election in this state shall be deem
voters on this question.
Section g. The votes cast for or against :
amendments shall be counted and returned by
inspectors Of the election in all respects as votes
state officers counted and returned and the ofc
in counties now designated by law to canvass the
turns Of votes for state officers shall canvass the
turns in their respective counties on this auesti
and certify and return the result to the state canv;
ers at the same time and places and under the ss
regulations and restrictions now provided by law
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