Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-09-15
NOTICE OF GENERAL
ELECTION
NOVEMBER z, 1922.
State of Wisconsin, (

wards villages and election districts
County, Wisconsin, on the first Tues
day 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. 1923.
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 Monday of
January, 1923.
A STATE TREASURER, in place
Of Henry Johnson, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday
of January, 1923.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL, in
place of William J. Morgan, whose
term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1923.
A UNITED STATES SENATOR. in
place of Robert M La Toilette, whose
term of office will expire March 4,
1923.
A Representative in Congress for the
Ninth Congressional District, comprised
of the counties of Langlade, Forest,
Florence, Marinette, Oconto, Outagam-
lie, Brown, Kewaunee and door.
A Member of Assembly for the ASS
emily District comprised of the coun-
ties of Florence, Forest and Oneida.
A County Clerk, in place of w E
Mountain, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January 1923
A County Treasurer, in place of Hen
ry Poppy; whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January
1923.
A Sheriff, in place of R H. Miller,
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1923
A Coroner, in place of Fl. H. Patter-
son, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January 1923
A District Attorney in place of G
FL Dawson, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January
1923.
A Register of Deeds, in place of E
0. Woodbury., whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January
1923.
A Surveyor, in place of L. B. Ritter,
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1923.
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 approved
by two succeeding legislatures and
duly published for three months as
required by section 1 of article XII
of said constitution, will be submitted
to vote of the electors in manner
provided by law and as directed by
chapters 437, 5O4 and 566, Laws of
1921, to-wit:
ut. Res. No. IA, A.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. II of 1921.
To amend section 5, article I of the
constitution, relating to trial by
jury.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1919,
an amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
"ResoIved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That section 5 of
article I of the constitution be amend
ed to read: ARTICLE y Section 5.
The right of trial by jury shall remain
inviolate, and shall extend to all cases
at law without regard to the amount
in controversy; but a jury trial may
be waived by the parties in all cases
in the manner prescribed by law.
Provided, however, that the legislature
may, from time to time, by statute
provide that valid verdict, in civil
cases, may be based on the votes OF
a specified number of the Jury, not
less than five-sixths thereof"
Resolved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That the foregoing
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin be and the same
is hereby agreed to by this legislature.
NOTE.-Under the present pro-
visions of the constitution, a verdict
| to be valid must be based on the
votes of all the members of the Jury
in both civil and criminal cases. Ii
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
sixths, shall be sufficient for valid
verdict.)
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