Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
NOTICE OF
General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ss
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 90

Notice is hereby given, that at a general
election, to be held in the several towns,
wards, villages, and election districts OF the
state Of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday, being the Sd day Of
November, A. d., 1896, the following officers
are to be elected, to-wit;
Twelve elecorS of President and Vice
President OF the United States.
A Governor in place Of William II. upham,
whose term OF office will expire on the first
A Lieutenant Governor in place OF Emil
Baensch whose term OF office will expire ON
the first Monday of January, a. d., 1897
Casson whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. b., 1897.
A State Treasurer in place Of sewall A.
ss M EnSsS of ose w eYEe
An Attorney General in place OF William
II. Mylrea, whose term OF office will 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 Commissioners, in place of
will expire on the first Monday of January
A Commissioner OF Insurance. in place of
William A. Frickc, whose term OF office will
f fsB7. o" the ''rs' Monday OF January A. d.
A Representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District, consisting Of the
| counties OF Adams, Juneau, Vernon, Sank,
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 each assembly
district in the state OF Wisconsin.
Also all county officers required by law
to be chosen at such election.
ENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Notice is further given that at said general
election. the following proposition is to be
submitted To the people in pursuance of the
requirements of chapter 10 of the laws of
1893, which chapter reads as follows
CHAPTER OF, LAWS 1898.
An Act to submit To the people an amend
ment to Section Article 10, OF the c0nstitu
ton Of the State OF Wisconsin.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
legislature of this state for the year SOB, an
amendment to the constitution Of this state
was proposed and agreed to by II majority of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was in
the following language:
"Rrsolvrd by the Assembly the Senate
r0ncurring, That section |, article 10, of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
amended by striking out this sentence:
"prOvided, that his compensation shall not
exceed the sum Of twelve hundred dollars
annually'
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
runsin shall be submitted to il vote of the
pr0Dlr of this StHc In the manner now pro
vidcd by law for the submission of proposed
amendments at thu next general election in
November 1896.
section =. This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after lis passage and
Approved April II, 1875.
Given under my hand and olli-
ral seal at the Capitol in the