Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-21
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
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A Governor. in place Of William f. Smith.
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday ri January. 4. D. 1872:
Lieutenant Governor. in place Of James VI.
Bingham. whose term of office Will expire ON
! the nrst Monday of January, \. u. 1872:
4 ASecretarX OF state in place Of Hans Il. War
ner whose term Of office viii expire ON the first
Monday ot january, \. d. lSS2;
State Treasurer. in place of Richard Guen-
Their whose term of office will expire ON the firs.
Monday OF January. 4. D. 1852:
An Attorney General. in place of Aexa.der
wilson, whose term of Office VIII expire the
nrst Monday Of January, A. u. lSS2;
\ State Superintendent in place Of William c.
Whitford whose term OF office will expir,, ON the
hFst Monday OF January \. d. 1872:
4 \ kallroad Commissioner, for the term COM
, menclng on the fifteenth day of February lSSa:
\ Commissioner OF Insurance for the term ,olr-
mencns on the tirSt Monday OF April, A u.
\ 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 inst Monday OF January, A. u. 1852:
\ state senator, in the fourth senate district
consisting ~ the counties OF Crawford and Yer
non. IN place OF Ormsby Il. Thomas whose term
q once VIII pre- on the first Monday of Jauu-
airy, \. d. lSS!:
\ State senator. in the sixth senate district;
consisting Of the fifth, eighth. eleventh and
twelfth wards in the city of Milwaukee, and the
Iowns OF franklin. Greenfield Lake and Oak
Ireek, ~ the county of Milwaukee, i'll place Of
george ii. Paul. whose tern. IF office will expire
on the inst Monday OF January. A. u. 1852:
y state Senator, III the eighth senate district
consisting 81 the counties OF keno>ha and Wal
worth, :. place of Joseph V Quarles whose
term Of Office Will expire ON the first Monday of
January, \. y. 1881;
stale senator in the tenth senate district
( consisting OF the cOruty of WaukeSha. in place
81 Richard Weaver, Whose term of office Will eN-
plre ON the first Monday of January A. u. 1882:
\ state senator, in the twelfth senate district
consisting OF the counties of Green and IafaV-
cite, in place of John ". blackstone whose
term OF once VIII expire on the tirst Monday Of
4 state senator. III the fourteenth senate dis
trlct consisting OF the COUNTIES of Juneau and
Sauk III place Of Edwin f. Woodman. whose
term q once viii expire on the first Monday III
January, a. u, 1881:
\ state senator in the sixteenth senate district
consisting of the county Of Grant iii place OF
George v. Ryland, whose term of office VIII eN-
pre- on the first Monday of January. A. II. 1852
\ state senator, in the eighteenth senate dis
trlct consisting of the towns of Alto, Byron and
fiburado, Empire, Fond du Lac. Friendship
Lamartine, Metomen, Oakiield, Ripon RoSendaIe
SprInSNaie. Naupun. the north ward OF the cftV OF
Waupun, and the cities of Fond du Lac and
Rlpon. IN the county of Fond du Lac, i'll place of
George +. Sutherland, whose term of ptiice Will
expire on the first Monday in January A. u.
\ state senator. in the twentieth senate dis
tTict, consisting Of the county OF Sheboygan and
the towns Of Ashford, Auburn, Calumet Eden.
Forest, MarShteld. OSceola and Tavchee,iah III
the county of Fond du Lac, i'll tile place of Pat
trick II. smith, whose term of office will expire
on the iirst Monday of january. ~ d. 1872:
district, consisting of the counties of Calumet
and outagamie. in place of Benjamin f. Garter
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of january A. u. 1887
\ state senator, in the twenty-fourth senate
district, consisting of the counties of Ashland
Barron bayfield,, Burnett, Douglas. Polk and S.
CroiN, in place of sam :. Fieli, whose term of
ohGe will expire on the first Monday OF Janu ny,
a. d. 1882.
\ state senator, in the twenty-sixth senate dis
trlct: consisting OF the towns of Berry, Black
Earth, Blue Mounds Cross Plains Dane Fitch
burg, Mazomanie, Middleton Montrose Perry
Primrose, RoNbury, Slringdale, Springfield,
Verona, Vermont and NeStport. in the county Of
Dane, in place OF Matthew Anderson whose
term of office will expire ON the first Monday of
january, \. d. 1851
\ state senator, in the twenty eighth senate
district, consisting of the counties of Iowa and
Richland, i'll place of Joseph Is McGrew whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday OF
January A. u. 1882
a state senator, in the thfrtieth 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 \. u. 1887
\ state senator, in the thirty senate dis
trict, consisting of the counties of Jackson and
Monroe, i'll place of William n Price whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday of
January. \. ID. 1852.
\ Member OF Assembly in each assembly dis
trict of the State, and
such County Officers as are by law required TO
be chosen nj said election.
Notice Is also given that AT said General Elec
ton proposed amendment 10 the constitution
of The State is 10 be submitted to the people in
pursuance of the provisions of chapter 262 of The
IaWS OF 1881, Whlch chapter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 81.
An ACT 70 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 legs
lature Of this state for the year 1850, an amend
ment to the constitution Of this State was pro
posed and agreed 70 by majority of The mem
bers elected 10 each Of the two houses. which
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the Assembly the senate concur
ring, That section four OF article four of the con
as follows:
section 1, The members of the assembly Shall
be chosen biennially by single districts the
ON the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday Of
November, after the adoption of this amendment
by the qualified electors of the several district
such districts To be bounded bv county prr-
cinct, town or ward lines to consist Of contipu
Gus territory and be in rs compact form as prac-
tcable.
That section five of article four of The constitu-
ton of this state lie amended So as To read fol
lows:
Section ). The senators shall lie elected by
single districts of convenient contiguous terri
tory at the same time and i'll the same manner
members OF the assembly are required 10 he
chosen, and no assembly district shall be divided
in the formation of a senate district. The senate
district shall be numbered in the regular SERIES
and the senators shall be chosen alternately from
the Odd ana even numbered districts. The Sena-
tors elected, or holding over at the time of tke
adoption of this amendment shall continue IN !
office until their successors in office are duly
elected and qualified. And after the adoption If
this amendment. all senators shall be chosen |
for the term of four years
That section eleven of article four of the con
sttntion of this state be amended so as to read
as follows: Section IL. The legislature shall |
meet at the seat OF government al such time rs
shall be provided by law, once in two wears and |
no ottener unless convened by the Governor in
special session, and when convened no bust
ness shall be transacted, except AS shall he nee
eSsary 10 accomplish the special purposes for |
which il was convened.
That section twenty of article four of the |
constitution OF this state be amended as 10 |
read follows Section p. Each member of !
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 lie |
shall travel i'll going to and returning from the |
place OF meeting of the legislature on the most |
usual route III case OF an extra session of the |
legislature. additional compensation shall be |
allowed 10 any member thereof either directly |
or indirectly, except for mileage. 10 be computed
AT the same rate rs for 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, in
any other manner such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment |
10 the constitution OF this state was duly ratified
and agreed TO by the legislature of this state for
the year 1851, by a 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 10 the constitution of this state shall be |
submitted 10 the people at general election 10 |
be held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday |
of November 1881, and If the people shall ap-
prove and ratify the said amendments by ma
Jority 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 to |
approve and ratify said amendments shan be- /
for the amendment to section four article four. |
of the constitution; for the amendment 10 sec |
ton five article four OF the constitution, for the
amendment to section eleven. article four, of the
constitution; for the amendment to section |
twenty 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 10 section five, article four Of the !
constitution; against the amendment 10 section !
eleven. article four OF the constit ion; against
the amendment to section twenty one of article |
four Of the constitution. They shall be on sep
arate ballots, and said ballots shall he east in
separate boxes, to be provided for that purpose
aud all persons qualified 10 vote at any election
III 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 as
votes for state officers counted and returned
and the officers in counties now designa ted by
law to canvass the returns of votes for stl.e Off
Gers shall canvass the returns their peCtive
counties this question, and certify and return
the result the state canvassers at the sane time
and places and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canv3-ssing
and declaring the returns for elections OF state
officers and the state canyassers shall canvass
said returns, certified 70 them provided by
law in case u elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the deter
~ oar naFfz~u