The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-01
Notice of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Department Of State. p

department OF SLaLe,
Notice is hereby given, that at the General Elcc-
ton to be held in the several towns wards, villages
and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being the
sixth day Of November, a. D. 1888, the following Of
fcers are to be elected, to-wit:
Eleven Electors of President and Vce-Presdent
of the United States.
A Governor, in place of Jeremiah M. Rusk, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday of jan
uary, A. ID. 1850.
Lieutenant Governor in place of George w.
Ryland, whose term Of office will expire the first
Monday of January, A. ID. 1880.
Secretary of State, in place OF Ernst u. I1mme,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
of January, A. D. 1880.
State Treasurer, in place of Henry B. Harshaw,
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. ID. 1850.
An Attorney General, in place of Charles E. Esta-
brook, whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1850.
State Superintendent, in place of Jesse b.
Thayer, whose of office will expire the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1880.
Railroad Commissioner, in place of Alley Peter
SON whose term of office will expire the first Mon
day of January, A. ID. 1880.
Commissioner of Insurance, in place of Philip
Cheek, Jr., whose term of office will expire the
first Monday of January A. ID. 1880.
A Representative in Congress for the First Con-
resslonal District consisting of the counties of JEFF
terson, Kenosha Racine, Rock and Waworth, in
place of Lucien B. Caswe, whose term of office will
expire the fourth day of March, A. d. 1885,
State Senator in the Eighth Senate District,
consisting of the counties of Kenosha and Waworth,
for term OF four years, commencing on the first
Monday in January A. D. 1880.
A Member of Assembly in each Assembly District
of the State, and all county officers required by law
to be chosen at such election.
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER 357, LAWS 1887.
An Act to submit to the people an amendment to
section Of article 10, of the constitution of the
State of Wisconsin, relating to education.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of the legisa-
of this state for the year 1885, amendment to
the constitution of this state was proposed and agreed
to by majority of the members elected to each of
the two hotses, which proposed amendment was in
the tollowl language: Resolved by the assembly,
the vDncurrng: That section of .icle 10,
Of the constitution Of the state of Wisconsin,, be
amended so read as follows:
Section I. The supervision of common schools
shall be vested in state superintendent and such
other officers as the legislature shall direct. The
legislature may prescribe by law the qualifications of
the state superintendent, and all other officers in
trusted with the supervision of common schools
The state superintendent and such other officers in
trusted with the supervision of common schools shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of the state. or
respective districts such time and in such
the legislature shall provide. The powers duties
and compensation or all such officers shall be pro-
vided for by law; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state was duly agreed to in
the legislature of this state. chosen at the general
election in November, 1886, by majority of all the
members elected to each house thereof; therefore,
Tile be0bke Qfthe state o/ Wisconsin, rebresented in
senate and assembly, do enact as f0ll0zoS-
Section I. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin shall be
submitted to the people of this state at general
election to be held on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, A. d. 1888; and if
the people shall approve and ratify such amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon, such
amendment shall become part OF the constitution
of this state,
Section g. The form of ballot in voting to approve
and ratify such amendment shall be: ''For the
amendment to section of article TO- of the consti
tution And the form of ballot against such amend
ment shall be: Against the amendment TO section
of article 10, of the constitution" Such ballot
shall be separate and apart from any other ballot,
and shall be cast separate boxes to be provided for
that purpose; and all persons qualified vote at any
election in this state shall be deemed voters this
question,
Section g. The votes cast for or against such
amendment shall be counted and returned by the in
spectors of the election in all respects as votes for
state officers counted and returned and the Off
GERS in counties now designated by law to canvass
the returns of votes for state officers shall
the returns in their respective counties this ques-
tion and certify and return the result to the state
canvassers at the same time and places, and under
the same regulations and restrictions, provided
by law for eanvassng and declaring the returns for
election of state officers and the state canvassers
shall canvass said returns certified TO them pro-
vided by law in of elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determina-
ton OF said canvass by the state Canvassers, they
shall certify the result thereof to the governor who
shall thereupon without delay make proclamation of
the result
Section S. The secretary of state is hereby re-
CURED to include the substance of this in the
tice of the general election for the year 1888.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April s, 1887.
NOTE.-Chapter 46I, Laws of 1887. provides for
election of senator in the seventh senatorial dis
trict in Milwaukee county, at the ensuing election
AS such election is especially prohibited by the
amendment of sections and S. article of the state
constitution, adopted by of the electors in No
vember. 1881, requiring all odd and even numbered
districts to elect alternately Except fill vacancy)
| have hereby given notice of election in all ezem
numbered senatorial districts.
In the case of the third assembly district of Dodge
county where the fifth and sixth wards of the city
of WATERFOWL dying within the township of Emmett,
of said Dodge county, attached said third as
sembly district, there is direct violation of section
d, article A. of state constitution providing that
assembly districts shall consist of contiguous territory
Hence, by law (secton a. of chapter 46I of the laws
of 1887 the fifth and sixth wards of said city of
WATERFOWL, become part of the same assembly dis
trict as the town of Emmett, Dodge county, and a
part of the first assembly district of said county,
The county clerks will, therefore, publish election
notices in conformity to the above.
Given under my hand and official SEAL at the
Capitol, in the city of Madison, this Goth day of
August, A. ID. 1888.
ERNST G.. THINE,
~ Secretary of State