Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-19
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
November z, 1922


November z, 1922
STATE OF WISCONSIN, Department
of States.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
at an election to be held in the sew
eral towns, wards, villages and cleo
ton districts of the state of Wiscon-
sin on the first Tuesday of November,
A. D. 1922, being the seventh day of
said month, the following officers are
to be elected.
A GOVERNOR, in place of John j.
Blaine, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
A. D. 1928.
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of George F. Comings, whose
term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1928.
A SECRETARY OF STATE, in
place of Elmer S. Hall, whose term
of office will expire on the first Mon
day of January, 1928.
A STATE TREASURER, in place
of Henry Johnson, whose term of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday
of January, 1928.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL, in
place of William ]. Morgan, whose
term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1928.
A UNITED STATES SENATOR, in
place of Robert M. La Toilette, whose
term of office will expire March 4,
1923.
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CON-
GRESS for the Third Congressional
District, comprised of the counties of
Crawford, Richland, Grant, Iowa,
Dane, La Fayette and Green.
A STATE SENATOR for the Sew
enteeth Senatorial District, compris-
ed of the counties of Iowa, La Fay
cite and Green.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for
the county of Iowa.
There are also to be elected for
each county of the state A COUNTY
CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERIFF,
REGISTER OF DEEDS, CLERK OF
COURT, SURVEYOR AND COR
ONER and any other COUNTY OF
FICERS required by law to be elect
ed at said general election.
Constitutional Amendments
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN that at said general election
the following proposed amendments
to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, which have been approx
ed by two succeeding legislatures
and duly published for three months
as required by section 1 of article
XII of said constitution, will be sub
mitted to vote of the electors in
manner provided by law and as dir
ected by chapters 437, 5O4 and 566,
Laws of 1921, to-wit:
LIT. Res. No. IA, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. IT of 1921
To amend section S, article l, of the
constitution, relating to trial by
jury.
WHEREAS, At the biennial ses-
sion of the legislature for the year
1919, an amendment to- the constitu-
ton was proposed and agreed to by
a majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses, which pro-
posed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That section Of
article I of the constitution be
amended to read: (Article y Sec
ton 5. The right of trial by jury
oh ~,
tend to all cases at law without re-
gard to the amount in controversy;
but a jury trial may be waived by
the parties in all cases in the manner
prescibed by law. Provided, how
ever, that the legislature may, from
time to time, by statute provide that
a valid verdict, in civil cases, may be
based on the votes of specified
number of the jury, not less than
five-sixths thereof"
Resolved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That the fOrego-
ing amendment to the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin be and the
same is hereby agreed to by this leg
islature.
NOTE-(Under the present provi-
sions of the constitution, verdict to
be valid must be based on the votes
of all the members of the jury in
both civil and criminal cases. If this
proposed amendment is ratified by
the people, the legislature will have
the power to provide by law that in
civil cases (only), the votes of
specified number of the jury less
than all, but not less than five-sixth,
shall be sufficient for a valid ver-
Dict
ut. Res. No. 80, A.
JOINT RESOLUTION