Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-12
CHAPTER 900.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
10 section OF article t., section IL of article T.
and section Of article -, Of the constitution
oi tie state OF Wisconsin, so as 10 provide for
biennial gcae era elections.
HAere1s, At the annual session OF the legisla-
ture Of this state for they $751; an amendment
to tie constitution Of this state was proposed and
nefeed 10 by msjOriiy Of tle members elected to
& cl 0l the ;wo houses thereof VIII oh amendment
a. h FOL owing ialagHagc:
ke6Okred By ne hsseBtbig, NE Senate concur
Ff09, has section 81 article o Of the constitu-
tIyn oI tue state 81 u scoasin, DC 50 amended
to c ID follows: Section Z. sheriifs, coronefs,
registers 81 dcc.s district attorneys, and all other
coutty officers except laulcal officers, shall be
Chosen by The eject r. al he respective conn
ties, tnce IN every two yeais Sh riffs shall hold
30 other Office and be inciigib,e for two years
neat succeeding the iefmgatien OF their Offices;
ssey may be required by lBw 70 renew their sceu
rity from time to time, and In default OF giving
such new security their Office shall be deemed
vacant, but the county shali never be made re-
spoDsible for the acts OF the sheriff The governor
may remove any officer in this section mention
cd, giving to such copy Of the charges against
him and an opportunity Of being heard IN his de-
fense, All vacancies shall be iiilce ly appoint
ment, and the person appointed 10 I'll vacancy
shall hold only for the unexpiTed portion OF the
term to which he shall be appointed and nniil his
successor shall BE- elected and qualified. That
section u, article z, Of said constitution, be so
amended as to reHd as follows: Section IL. There
shall be clerk OF the circuit court chosen in each
county organized Tor judicial purposes BY the
qualified electors thereof, who shall hold his
Office for two years. subject to removal as shall be
provided by law; in case Of vacancy, the judge
OF the circuit court shall have power 10 appoint
clerk until the vacancy shal be filed by an cleo
ton; the clerk thus elected or appointed shall
give security as the legislature may require. The
supreme court shall appoint its own clerk, and a
clerk OF the circuit court may be appointed clerk
Of the supreme court. That section J. article g.
Of said constitution, be amended as to read
follows: Section The political year for the
state of Wisconsin shall commence on the first
Monday in January IN each year, and the general
elections shall be holden on the Tuesday next
succeeclng the first Monday in November. The
first general election for all state and county Off
cert Except judicial officers after the adoption Of
this amendment, shall be holden in the year A. ID.
1888, and thereafter the general election shall be
held bienniallY. All state county other officers
elected at the general election IN the year 1881,
on the first Monday Of January in the year 1884,
shall hold and continue in such Offices respec-
lively, until the first Monday in January in the
year 1885; and,
TO the Consultation Of the State OF Wisconsin was
duly ratified and agreed to by the Legislature OF
said state for the year 1882 by majority Of all
the members elected 10 each house thereof;
/ therefore,
The People Of he STATE Of Ivtseonsta Represent
ed in Senate and ASseDsbsy, 40 enact as JoilO1s:
{ SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amend
ments TO the Consultation Of the State Of Wis
oonsin shall be submitted to the people of this
state, at general election 10 be held on the Tues
4 day next succeeding the fret Monday In EoYem-
Der, 1882 and II the people shan approve and rat.
tfy the said amendments by majority Of the
+ electors voting thereon, said amendments shall
become part Of the cons tifutiou Of this state
SECTION 2. The form Of the ballot for voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
For amendment to section 4, article 8, Of the
constitution.
FOR amendment to section T. article 2 OF thu
{ constitution.
Fer amendment to section i, article 10. Of the
| coptiitption.