of holding the annual session of the Legislature," approved October 27, 1847, providing for the calling of this Convention, and also a copy of so much of the last census of this Territory as exhibits the number of its inhabitants, to be forwarded to the President of the United States, to be laid before the Congress of the United States at its present session. SECTION 9. This Constitution shall be submitted at an election to be held on the second Monday in March next, for ratification or rejection, to all white male persons of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, who shall then be residents of this Territory and citizens of the United States, or shall have declared their intention to become such in conformity with the laws of Congress on the subject of naturalization; and all persons having such qualifications shall be entitled to vote for or against the adoption of this Constitution, and for all officers first elected under it. And if the Constitution he ratified by said electors, it shall become the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. On such of the ballots as are for the Constitution, shall be written or printed the word, "yes;" and on such as are against the Constitution, the word, "no." The election shall be conducted in the manner now prescribed by law, and the returns made by the clerks of the boards of supervisors or county commissioners (as the case may be) to the Governor of the Territory, at any time before the tenth of April next. And in the event of the ratification of this Constitution, by a majority of all the votes given, it shall be the duty of the Governor of this Territory to make proclamation of the same, and to transmit a digest of the returns to the Senate and Assembly of the State, on the first day of their session. An election shall be held for Governor and Lieutenant Goveruor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Members of the State Legislature, and Members of Congress, on the second Monday of May next, and no other or further notice of such election shall be required. SECTION 10. Two Members of Congress shall also be elected on the second Monday of May next; and until otherwise provided by law, the counties of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Racine, Walworth, Rock and Green shall constitute the First Congressional District, and elect one member; and the counties of Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Sauk, Portage, Columbia, Dodge, Dane, Iowa, La Fayette, Grant, Richland, Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix and La Pointe shall constitute the Second Congressional District, and shall elect one member. SECTION 11. The several elections provided for in this article shall be conducted according to the existing laws of the Territory. Provided, That no elector shall be entitled to vote, except in the town, ward or precinct where he resides. The returns of election, for Senators and Members of Assembly, shall be transmitted to the clerk of the board of supervisors, or county commissioners, as the case may be, and the votes shall be canvassed, and certificates of election issued, as now provided by law. In the First Senatorial District, the returns of the election for Senator shall be made to the proper officer in the county of Brown; in the Second Senatorial District, to the proper officer in the county of Columbia; in the Third Senatorial District, to the proper officer in the county of Crawford; in the Fourth Senatorial District, to the proper officer in the county of Fond du Lac; and in the Fifth Senatorial District, to the proper officer in the county of Iowa. The returns of election for State officers and Members of Congress, shall be certified and transmitted to the Speaker of the Assembly at the seat of government, in the same manner as the votes for delegate to Congress are required to be certified and returned, by the laws of the Territory of Wisconsin, to the Secretary of said Territory, and in such time that they may be received on the first Monday in June next; and as soon as the Legislature shall be organized, the Speaker of the Assembly and the President of the Senate shall in the presence of both Houses, examine the returns, and declare who are duly elected to fill the several offices herein before mentioned, and give to each of the persons elected, a certificate of his election. SECTION 12. Until there shall be a new apportionment, the Senators and Members of the Assembly shall be apportioned among the several districts, as hereinafter mentioned, and each district shall be entitled to elect one Scnator or member of the Assembly, as the case may be. The counties of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan shall constitute the First Senate District. The counties of Columbia, Marquette, Portage and Sauk shall constitute the Second Senate District. The counties of Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix and La Pointe shall constitute the Third Senate District. The counties of Fond du Lac and Winnebago shall constitute the Fourth Senate District. The countics of Iowa and Richland shall constitute the Fifth Senate District. The county of Grant shall constitute the Sixth Senate District. The county of La Fayette shall constitute the Seventh Senate District. The towns of Southport, Pike, Pleasant Prairie, Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the Sixteenth Senate District. The towns of Racine, Caledonia, Mount.Pleasant, Raymond, Norway, Rochester, Yorkville and Burlington, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the Seventeenth Senate District. The third, fourth and fifth wards of the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Lake, Oak Creek, Franklin and Greenfield, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute the Eighteenth Senate District. The first and second wards of the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Granville, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute the Nineteenth Senate District. The county of Brown shall constitute an Assembly District. The counties of Crawford and Chippewa shall constitute an Assembly Dis. trict. The counties of St. Croix and La Pointe shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Windsor, Sun Prairie and Cottage Grove, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Madison, Cross Plains, Clarkson, Springfield, Verona, Montrosc, Oregon and Greenfield, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Rome, Dunkirk, Christiana, Albion and Rutland, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Burnett, Chester, Le Roy and Williamstown, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Fairfield, Hubbard and Rubicon, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District: The towns of Hustisford, Ashippun, Lebanon and Emmet, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Elba, Lowell, Portland and Clyman, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Calamus, Beaver Dam, Fox Lake and Trenton, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Calumet, Forest, Auburn, Byron, Taychedah and Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Alto, Metomen, Ceresco, Rosendale, Waupun, Oakfield and Seven Mile Creek, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Hazel Green, Fairplay, Smelser's Grove and Jamestown, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Platteville, Head of Platte, Centreville, Muscoda and Fennimore, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Pleasant Valley, Potosi, Waterloo, Hurricane and New Lisbon, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Beetown, Patch Grove, Cassville, Millville and Lancaster, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Green shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Dallas, Peddler's Creek, Mineral Point and Yellow Stone, in the county of Iowa, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Franklin, Dodgeville, Porter's Grove, Arena and Percus sion, in the county of Iowa, and the county of Richland, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Watertown, Aztalan and Waterloo, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Ixonia, Concord, Sullivan, Hebron, Cold Spring and Palmyra in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Lake Mills, Oakland, Koskonong, Farmington and Jefferson, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Benton, Elk Grove, Belmont, Willow Springs, Prairie, and that part of Shullsburgh precinct north of town one, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Wiota, Wayne, Gratiot, White Oak Springs, Fever River, and that part of Shullsburgh precinct south of town two, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Marquette shall constitute an Assembly District. The first ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The second ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The third ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The fourth and fifth wards of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Franklin and Oak Creek, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Greenfield and Lake, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Granville, Wauwatosa and Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Portage shall constitute an Assembly District. The town of Racine, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Norway, Raymond, Caledonia and Mount Pleasant, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Rochester, Burlington and Yorkville, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Southport, Pike and Pleasant Prairie, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Janesville and Bradford, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Beloit, Turtle and Clinton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Magnolia, Union, Porter and Fulton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Milton, Lima and Johnstown, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Newark, Rock, Avon, Spring Valley and Center, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. Provided, That if the Legislature shall divide the town of Center, they may attach such part of it to the district lying next north, as they deem expedient. The county of Sauk shall constitute an Assembly District. Precincts numbered one, three and seven, in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an Assembly District. Precincts number two, four, five and six, in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Troy, East Troy and Spring Prairie, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Whitewater, Richmond and Lagrange, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Geneva, Hudson and Bloomfield, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Darien, Sharon, Walworth and Linn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Delavan, Sugar Creek, La Fayette and Elkhorn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Lisbon, Menomonee and Brookfield, in the county of Wauke sha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Warren, Oconomowoc, Summit and Ottowa, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Delafield, Genessee and Pewaukee, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Waukesha and New Berlin, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Eagle, Mukwanego, Vernon and Muskego, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Port Washington, Fredonia and Clarence, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Grafton and Jackson, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Mequon and Germantown, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Polk, Richfield and Erin, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Hartford, Addison, West Bend and North Bend, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Winnebago shall constitute an Assembly District. The foregoing Districts are subject, however, so far to be altered that when any new town shall be organized, it may be added to either of the adjoining Assembly Districts. SECTION 13. Such parts of the common law as are now in force in the Ter |