River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-09
Notice ofGeneraI Election.
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS orr,cv

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al towns, wards. villages and election a{, si
~ sald county, on the Tuesday next scs
the iir no monday, being the 9Th day Of Noyem5
Der, 1910 az which are 10 be elected fhe M; go
/ specified herein In accordance win ~ oiucs ,
stance Of notice received from the seera 49,
/ OF state t0-wit' e secretary
/ Twelve Electors of President ana W. n.
| dent OF the United States 4Ne- resi-
| Governor, IN place Of Edward Seofeld
whose term OF office will expire on The y ~,
/ Monday of January, A. ID 1901 'Ne his1
A Lieutenant Governor in placo 90 -
stone, whose term OF Office win exniye ~, ~
| first Monday Of January, A. d. 1901 =" 'iie
| A Secretary OF state la place al (ViTIon, ~
Froehlleh. whose term OF Office win exnira ~ ~
the first Monday OF January 4. ID iaNiN P'o VI
| - 5tate treasurer, ia place of James n
a pa a whose term OF Office will expire on
| the iirst Monday OF January, A. d Iao1 w
An Attorney General IN place of En,,ott u
Hicks; whose term of office win expire ON th ~.
| hrst MONDAY OF January, A d i90I W 'iAe
State Superintendent IN place ~ rorar
y. Harvey, whose term of Office win expIre n,,
the ilrst Monday fJanuary, A. d. 1901 f''' %
A hallroad Commissioner in place al Graham,
L. Rice, whose term Of Office win exnre on IN
hrst Monday OF January, A. D. 1901. 90 '''0
"A, A G9mmIssoner Of Insurance in place OF
on the first Monday Of January, a. ID looi l''i0
4 hegEeselnttat1iye in S9QgEess place af John
| Burnett, Sawyer, Washburn Polk BaFron'
chippewa, 81. CroiX, Dunn and Pierce. ~
dInog Pe wv % ~ place Of Dempster W.
sstlng OF the counties of Pierce and 81 CFoiY
whose term OF office will EXPIRE On Tho ~;
Monday OF January, A. d. 1901 A'S'
A Member of Assembly for Pierce co,,n+,, In
place OF GAVIN X. Morse, whose term 81 oifiee
VIII expire ON the first Monday Of January. a
ID. 1901, ""i3' a
a County Clerk, in place of Ole J. Hohle.
whose term OF onice will expire ON The drsf
Monday OF January, A. ID. 1901 N'''
a county treasurer: in place of Ole T. Berg
seAg, whose term OF Office viii expire on the
nrSC MONDAY OF January, A. d. 1901
A sheriff, in place of Michael Nueent. yvbose
January A. ID. 1901. AiN@S Vi
A Coroner, in place OF John S. Copley. whosa
January, A. D. 1901. VI
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court, in place of La
fayette G. Spinney, whose term Of offiee VIII
expire on the first Monday Of January 4 D
1901. ~ -
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com.
packer, whose term Of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A ID. 1901
A Register OF Deeds In place of Warren w
Ma Isl gina whose term Of office will expire
ASuryeyor, in place Of Belden R. Eaton
whose term OF office will expire on the first
Monday in January, A. D. 1gOl
A Superintendent of Schools, in Mace of A
J nigh, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A D. 1901
JOINT RESOLUTION NO
proposing 70 amend section 10, of article & OF
the constitution of Wisconsin, relating TO GOOD
roads, e
Resolved. by the Senate the Assembly con.
curling, That section 10 of article s. OF the con
stitution Of Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereunto the following:
The state may, however, appropriate money
to be raised by taxation and not In any wise 10
constitute public debt, to be used in the con-
str4etlon or improvement Of public highways.
In the manner provided by law.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. g.
Proposing an amendment to article XIII of
the constitution of Wisconsin to prohibit the
pass system.
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That article XIII of the constitution
be amended by adding new section to be |
numbered and to read as follows: Section IL |
No person, association, co-partnership, or cor
poratiCn snail promise offer, or give, for any
purpose to any political committee, or any
member or employee thereof to any candidate
Tor, or incumbent OF any Office or position I'M
der the constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance OF any town or municipality, of this |
state, to any person at the request or for the
advantage OF all or any of them, any free pass |
or fr ank, or any privilege withheld from any
person, for the travelling accommodation or /
transportation Of any person or property. or the
of any message or communication.
No political committee, and no member or
employee thereof, no candidate for and no in /
cumbent of any office or position under the l
or laws, or under any ordinance of |
any town or municipality of this state, shall ask
for, or accept, from any person, association, CO.
partnership or corporation or use, in any l
manner or for any purpose, any free pass or /
son, for the travelling accommodation or trans /
portation OF any person or property or the /
transmission of any message or communication. |
Any violation OF any OF the above provisions |
shall be bribery and punished as provided by |
law, and if any officer or any member of the |
legislature be guilty thereof, his office shall be-
come vacant
No person within the purview of this act |
shall be privileged from testifying in relation |
to anything therein prohibited; and no person |
having so testified shall be liable to any prose-
cution or punishment for any offense concern |
ing which he was required to give his testi-
mony or produce any documentary evidence,
The railroad commissioner and his deputy in Il
the discharge of duty are excepted from the /
OF this amendment,
No. 16. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 10.
Proposing an amendment to article II of the |
of Wisconsin, giving the legisla- |
ture power to pass general banking law.
That article II of the constitution /
Of the state of Wisconsin be and Is hereby /
amended, by substituting for sections and |
thereof new section to be known as section |
and reading as follows: |
Section 4 The legislature shall have power |
to enact general banking law for the creation |
OF the banking business, provided that the vote
of two thirds of all the members elected to each
house, to be taken by yeas and nays, be in
favor of the passage OF such law.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
Proposing an amendment to section l, OF ar
ticle 10, of the constitution OF the state OF WIS
consin relating to education.
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That section l, of article TO- OF the con-
of the state of Wise 0nsin be AMENDED
so as to read as follows:
Section l. The supervision of public instruc.
ton shall be vested in state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature snail
direct; and their qualifications, powers duties
and compensation shall be prescribed Dy law
The state superintendent shall be CHOSEN Dy
the qualified electors of the state az the same
time and in the same manner as members OF
the supreme court, and shall hold his ONCE ior
four years from the succeeding hTst MONDAY IN
general election in November, 1902 shall nold
and continue in his office until the hrst Mon n
chosen at the time Of the judicial election in
April, 1905 The term Of office, time and man
ner OF eleeting or appointing all other oIneeIs
Of supervision OF public instruction snail DC
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance Win
No., I'LL. 80 lar