Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
Notice Of General Election.
COUNTY OF GRANT.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. {

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I'M several towns. wards villages and
V election districts of the State of Wis
consin, on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday. being the Sd day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1896, the following officers are 10
be elected to-wit:
Twelve Electors of President and Vice
President OF the United States.
AGOvernor, in place OF William II. Upham
whose term of ONCE viii expire on the first
Monday OF January A. ID. 1897.
Lieutenant Governor, in place of Emil
Baensch, whose term Of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1897.
secretary OF state, in place of Henry
Casson whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January. a. j, 1897
a state Treasurer, in place Of Sewall A,
Petersen, whose term of Office viii expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1897
An Attorney General in place of William
Il Mylrea, whose term OF once win expire
on the first Monday of January A. d. 1897
A state superintendent, in place of John
q. Emery, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January A. d. 1897
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of Dun
can J. Mckenzie, whose term of office win
expire on the first Monday Of January, A.
A Commissioner OF Insurance ia place of
William A. Fricke, whose term of office will
xepire on the first Monday Of January, A. d.
A Representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District, consisting of the
counties of Adams. Juneau, Vernon, Sauk,
Richland, Crawford. Grant and Iowa
a State Senator for the Sixteenth Senate
District. consisting of the counties of Grant
and Iowa.
A Member of Assembly for the First As
sembly district of Grant county consisting
Of the towns of Bloomington, Boscobel Cas-
tie Rock, Fennimore, Hickory Grove Lam
caster. Liberty, Little Grant Marion. Mill
vile, Mt Hope. Mt. Ida, MuscOda Patch
Grove. Watterstown, Wingyille. Woodman,
Wyalusing, and the villages Of bloomington
Fennimorei Montfort Muscoda. and the
cities OF Boscobel aud Lancaster
A Member OF Assembly for the Second As
sembly District of Grant county. consisting
OF the towns OF Beet0wn, CaSSville Clifton
Ellenboro Glen Haven. Hazel Green Har-
rison, jamestown Lima, Paris, Platteville
Potosl, Smelser, Waterloo, and the villages
OF CaSsvtlle Cuba City. Hazel Green POtosi
and the city OF Plattevile.
A Sheriff in the place Of VIM j Dyer,
whose term OF ONCE will expire on the first
Monday of January 1897
Clerk of the Circuit Court,in the place OF
j. G. Churchill whose term of otffce will
expire on the first Monday Of January 1897
A County Clerk, in place of John Eplett
whose term OF office Will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1897.
A County Treasurer, in place of John Q.
Harshberger whose term of ONCE will ex-
ptre onthe first Monday in January, 1897
A Register of Deeds. in place Of Lewis
BETTER. whose term Of ONCE viii expire on
the first Monday of January 1897.
a District Attorney, in place Of Ed NJ.
Lowry, whose term OF ONCE will expire on
the first Monday of January. 1897.
A County School Superintendent in the
place OF Chas. II. Nye. whose term of ONCE
1897
County Surveyor in place of Charles
sampson, whose term OF once viii expire on
the first Monday IN January, 1897.
Coroner, whose term of once will begin
the first Monday of January 1897.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
NOTICE IS further given, that at said Cen
eral Election the following proposition is to
be submitted To the people in pursuance of
the requirements OF Chapter III of the Laws
OF 1895 which chapter reads as follows;
Chapter liz, Laws Of 1898.
AN ACT 10 submit to the ppOllp an amend
ment 10 section ]. OF article 10. of the con-
stitution of the state of wisconsin
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of the
legislature of this State for the year 1893 an
amendment TO the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed 10 by majority
of the members elected 10 each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was in
the following language:
'Res0iesd bg me Assembly tie Senate CONCUR
fing That section l. article 10 of the conSti-
tuition OF IT, state OF Wisconsin be amended
by strik. gA out this sentence Provided
that his compensation shall not exceed the
sum OF twelve hundred dolIa annually .
The people Of me state 81 W y. IN FfDrsSeBf-
81 n Senate and assembly, do Icf as fottocs,
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the state. 81 Wis
people Of this state in the manner now pro-
Vided by law for the submission of proposed
amendments al the next general election Ia
Novem her. ls96,
be ~ force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April II, 1898
Given under my hand and oaicial seal in
the city of Lancaster this 10th day 81 July a.
D. 1896
lsEAr. JOHN EPLETT.
County Clerk of Grant County Wis.