Fernandez v. Winnebago County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Obton: “ The secretary of state delivered to the sheriff of Winnebago county a notice that the following officers were to be elected at the next general election, viz.: presidential electors, representatives in congress in each district, a state senator in each odd-numbered district, and a member of assembly in each assembly district in the state.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Obton: “ The secretary of state delivered to the sheriff of Winnebago county a notice that the following officers were to be elected at the next general election, viz.: presidential electors, representatives in congress in each district, a state senator in each odd-numbered district, and a member of assembly in each assembly district in the state. The said sheriff made out á notice of the election of presidential electors, a member of congress in the district of which said county forms a part, a state…
1Opinion of the CourtOrton, J.
The first question to be disposed of is, whether the sheriff was authorized to procure the publication of the first of said notices at the expense of the county. By section 17, R. S., the secretary of state is authorized and required “ to deliver a notice to the sheriff of each county in which such election is to be held, specifying the said officers [state officers] to be voted for in such county, and, in the case of senator, the num-*249her of the district.” By section 18: “The sheriff thereupon shall forthwith cause a notice containing the substance of the notice so received by him to be…
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