Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-11-04
Notice of Election.

IC6dGt.
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 Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday of November, 1892. being
the 8th day of said month, the follow
ing amendment to Subdivision 9, of
Section 81, of article ", Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Wisconsin,
will be submitted to the people in
accordance with the provisions Of
Chapter 362, Laws of 1891.
Said act reads as follows:
Published May 5, 1891.
CHAPTER 1862.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to subdivision 9, of
section 81, of article ", Of the
constitutitution of the state of Wis
consin.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature Of this state for the
year 1889 All amendment to the con-
stition of the state was proposed and
agreed to by majority Of the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses
which proposed amendment was IN
the following language:
Resolved, by the senate, the as
sembly concurring, that subdivision
8, Of section 81, of article ". Of the
constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sin, be amended by inserting after the
word "any" in said subdivision, the
word i" city," SO that said subdivision
when SO amended shall read as fol-
lows:
9. For incorporating any city, town
or village, or to amend the charter
thereof;
And Whereas, The foregoing pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
of this state was duly agreed to in
the legislature of this state, chosen at
the general election in November,
1890, by majority Of all the mem
bers elected to each house thereof;
therefore the people of the state OF
Wisconsin, represented in senate and
assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution OF
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., 1892, and if the
people shall approve and ratlfy such
amendment by majority OF the
electors voting thereon, such amend
ment shall become part OF the con-
Btitution of this state.
Section 2. The form of ballot in
voting to approve and ratity such
amendment shall be: For the amend
ment to subdivision 9. of section 81,
Of article ", of the constitution
if against the same, against the
amendment to subdivision 8, of section
81, Of article ", of the constitution"
which Shall be printed on the official
ballot; and all persons qualified to vote
at any election in this state, shall be
deemed voters on this question.
Section g. The votes cast APPROX
ing and ratifying, or disappearing
such amendment, shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors Of the cleo
ton in all respects as votes for state
officers are counted and returned, and
the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns Of votes for the
officers shall canvass the returns in
their respective counties on this ques-
ton and certify and return the result
to the state canVasSerS, at the same
and places, and under the same regu-
lations and restrictions now provided
by law for canyassing and declaring
the returns for elections of state
officers, and the state canvassers shall
canvass said returns, certified to them
as provided by law in case of elections
for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after
the determination of said canvass by
the state canvasser, they shall certify
the result thereof to the governor, who
shall thereupon, without delay, make
proclamation of the result.
Section 5. The secretary of state is
hereby required to include the sub
stance of this act in the notice of the
general election for the year 1892.
Section 6. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and aftel
It's passage and publication.
Approved April %, 1891.
Said election to be held and con
Quoted, votes canvassed and returns
made, in accordance with law.
Given under my hand and official
seal this seventeenth day of October
A. D., 1892. I. J. CUNNINGHAM,
SEAL Secretary of State