Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
BEREAVEMENT OF STATE

DEPARTMENT or STATE. 81
Notice is hereby given, that at the judicial
| Election to be held in the several towns wards.
! Villages ana election districts of the State of
! 1852 being the second day OF said month, the
| following officers are to be elected, to-wit
An Associate Justice OF the supreme Court.
/ in place of John Is. Cassoday, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday in Jauu-
ary, A. d. 1890.
i Judge for the First Judicial Circuit, com
prising ne counties of kenOsha Racine and
Walworth IN place of John b. Wnslow whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
in january. \. D. 1880.
A Judge for the Fourteenth judicial Circuit.
comprising the counties of Brown, Door, Mari
uette and OcOntO, in place of Samuel d. Hast
iugs, Jr., whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday IN January, A. y. 1880.
Also County Judge in each county in the
State, for the full term commencing ON the
first Monday of January, \. d. 1890.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed. and returns made in accordance
with law.
Given under my hand and official seal, this
first day OF February, A. -. 1889.
ERNST. G, THINE,
LSEAL.l Secretary of State.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Notice is hereby given, that at an election to
be held in the several towns, wards, villages
and election districts of the State OF Wisconsin,
on the first Tuesday of April, A. d. 1889. being
the second day of said month, the following
amendment 70 Section ( OF Article OF the
Constitution of the state OF Wisconsin. as
amended in 1877, viii bee submitted to the
people, In accordance with the provisions of
Chapter p, Laws of 1859. Said act reads as
follows:
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTEW %, LAWS OF 1859.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
meut to the constitution.
WHEREAS The Legislature of this state at the
biennial session for the year 1857 proposed and
adopted by vote of majority OF the mem
bers elected TO each of the two houses, an
amendment 10 the constitution of this state,
the same being in fact an amendment to section
4. OF article Z. thereof amended in 1877, the
proposed amendment being in the following
language.
Pesoi5ed bythe dsseotBiy, the Senrte coacnrriug.
That the following be adopted rs an amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
cOnsin;
SECTION l. The chief Justice and associate
Justices OF the supreme court shall be sevcrally
known as justices of said court with the same
terms of office, respectively, as now provided.
The supreme court shall consist Of five Justices
(any three of whom shall he quorum), 90 be
elected as now provided. The justice having
been longest Il continuous member of the court
Tor in case two or more Of such senior justices
having served for the same length of time,
then the one whose commission first expires
shall he ex-olHcio the chief justice; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution was duly ratified and
year 1859; therefore
The people Of ne state Of Wisconsin, repre-.
seHted IN Senate dHd ANsemlg do eHact as f0l0 os,
SECTION /. The proposed amendment to the
constitution of this state shall be submitted to
to the people at an election to be held Tuesday
the second day of April, 1889, and if the people
shall approve and ratity said amendmet, by
majority of the electors voting thereon. such
stitution of this state.
SECTION > The form of ballot in voting to
approve and ratity said proposed amendment
shall be; For amendment TO the constitutions"
if against the same, Against the amendment
to the constitution which shall be written or
printed on the judicial ballot used at such
election. and deposited In the same box. All
persons qualified 10 vote az any election in this
state shall be deemed voters on this question.
SECTION 8. The votes cast approving and
ratjtyiuR, or disappearing such amendment
shall be counted and returned by the inspectors
of the election i'm all respects as votes for an
associate justice of the supreme court are
counted and returned; and the officers now
designated by law 70 canvass the returns of
votes for associate justice of the supreme
court shall canvass the returns on this question
AT the same time and place and under the same
regulations and restrictions, now provided hy
law for Canvassing and declaring the returns of
elections for justices of the supreme court
SECTION 4, Within three days after the de-
termination of such canvass, it shall be the
duty of the CanvasserS to certify the result of
such canvass 10 the governor, who shall there
upon, without delay, make proclamation of
the result
SECTION $. The secretary of state is hereby
required to give twenty days notice of the
election herein authorized. and To include the
substance of this act therein.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect and he
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved February u. 1882
said election 70 De held ana conducted, votes
clnvassed, and returns made in accordance
with law.
Given under my hand and official seal. this