The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-18
Notice of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, I

STATE OF WISCONSIN, y
Department of State, %
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 Vice-Presdent
of the United States.
Governor, in place of Jeremiah NJ. Rusk, whose
term of office will expire the first Monday of jan
uary, A. D..188o.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of George w.
Ryland, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monty of January. A. d. 1850.
A Secretary Of State, in place of Ernst G. Timme,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
of January, A. d. 1880.
AState Treasurer, in place Of Henry B. Harshaw,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
of January, A. d. 1850.
An Attorney General, in place of Charles r. 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 term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1880.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of Alley Peter
SON. whose term of office will expire the first Mon
day of January, A. ID. 1880.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place of Philip
Cheek, Jr. whose term OF Office Will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1889.
Representative in Congress for the First Con-
gressiona District consisting of the counties of JEFF
terson, Kenosha Racine, Rock and Walworth, in
place Of Iucien B. Caswel, whose term of Office will
expire on the fourth day of March, A. D. 1880.
A State Senator in the Eighth Senate District,
consisting of the counties Of Kenosha and Walworth,
for term of four years, commencing on the first
Monday in January, A. ID. 1889.
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 r. of article 10, of the constitution of the
State of Wisconsin, relating to education.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of the legisla-
of this state for the year 1855, amendment
the constitution Of this state proposed and agreed
to by majority of the members elected to each Of
the two houses, which proposed amendment was in
the following language: Resolved by the assembly,
the senate concurrng: That section of article 10,
of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The supervision of common schools
shall be vested in a 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 schools, shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of the state,
respective districts, at such time and in such
the legislature shall provide. The powers duties
and compensation of all such officers shall be pro-
vided for by law and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state duly agreed 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,
Tie PEOPLE othe state Of WiSconSia rebaeSentea in
senate and assembly, do enact as Jollo7Os-
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 2. The form of ballot in voting to approve
and ratify such amendment shall be: "For the
amendment to section I, of article TO- of the cons-
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 in separate boxes be provided for
that purpose and all persons quail fed to vote any
election in this shall be deemed voters on this
question,
Section 8. 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
in counties designated by law to canvass
the returns of votes for state officers, shall
the returns in their respective counties this ques-
ton, and certify and return the resutto the state
canvassers at the same time and places, and under
the regulations and restrictions, now, provided
by law for eanvassng and declaring the for
election of state officers, and the canvassers
shall canvass said returns, certified to them pro-
v1ded by law in OF elections for state officers.
Section a. Within three days after the determine
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 8, 1887.
NOIE.-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 vote of the electors in No
vember. 1881, requiring all odd and eyen numbered
districts to elect alternately Except to fill vacancy
have hereby given notice of election in all eyen
numbered senatorial districts
In the of the third assembly district of Dodge
county, where the fifth and sixth wards of the city
of Watertown dying within the township of Emmett
of said Dodge county, attached to said third as
sembly district, there is direct violation Of section
a., article 4, of state constitution providing that
assembly districts shall consist of contiguous territory
Hence, by law (section d. of chapter 46I of the laws
of 1897 the fifth and sixth wards of said city of
Watertown, 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 10th day of
August, A. d. 1883.
ERNST G. TIMME,
~ Secretary of State.