River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-03
Published April IA, 1888.
CHAPTER 327

AN ACT to amend sections II and IS of chapter
OF the revised statutes, entitled of electors
and general elections
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section II of chapter of the re-
vised statutes of 1873 is hereby amended by stTfk-
ing out the word sheriff" wherever it occurs
in said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words county clerk and by inserting after the
word congress- in the fourth line of said sec
ton the words I" members of the assembly, and
the fourth line of said section the words railroad
commissioner and insurance commissioner. so
that said section when so amended win read as
follows: Section II. The secretary of state, be-
September in each year in which governor, lieu-
tenantgoyernor secretary OF state, treasurer, at
torney general, state superintendent railroad
commissioner and insurance commissioner, repre-
sentatives in congress, members of the assembly
or state senator, are to be elected for full term
of office or in which electors of president and vice
president are to be elected, shall make out a mo-
tice in writing stating that at the next general
election the officers aforesaid or so many OF such
officers as then to be chosen are to be elected
and specifying in the case OF such representatives
and senator's the respective districts in which they
are to be elected; and shall publish copy OF such
notice in a newspaper printed at the seat OF gov
eminent once in each weak from the date OF
such notice until the election to which it refers:
and shall transmit by mail ike notice to the
county clerk of each county IN which said cleo
ton is to be held specifying the said officers TO be
voted for in said county, and in case of senator,
the number of his district.
Section 2 Section IS of chapter of the re-
vised statutes of 1873 is hereby amended by stfik
ing out the word sheriff in the first and tenth
lines Of said section and inserting IN lieu thereof
the words county clerk" and by striking out the
words county clerk in the eleventh line of said
section and Inserting in lieu thereof the word
sheriff" and by adding after the word
him in the second line of said section the words
together with a statement of the several county
officers that are TO be elected so that said
section when so amended viii read as fol-
lows: Section n. The county clerk thereupon
shall forthwith cause notice containing the sub
stance OF the notice SO received by him together
with a statement of the several county officers
that are to be elected, to be transmitted by mail
to each town clerk, and the town clerk OF each
village in which by virtue of its act of incorpora-
ton general elections are to be held, and to one
Of the inspectors of election in each ward IN any
city of his county, and shall also publish a copy
thereof in a newspaper published in his county, 1t
there be one, and il there be none then IN news
paper published in an adj Joining county, once in
each week from the date of such notice until the
election TO which it refers. Whenever the Office
of county clerk shall be vacant and there shall be
no person authorized to perform his duties. the
sheriff shall receive. make out transmit by mail
and publish such notices.
Section 8 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 3, 1883