River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-23
Notice ofGeneral Election.
PIERCE COUNTY. cogNTy oIrRk's OFFICE ,

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PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS oFFIep 4,
Ellsworth, Wis August . ieaa I
general election is Ia he heid ~ -, :, 10.
al towns. wards, villages and election districts
IN ~ sald county. on the Tuesday next succeeding
Der, 1900 at which are 10 be eleetsa ti s @
/ specified herein IN accordance with live -
stance u a notice received from the seeretar,
OF state t0-wit oVSietafy
Twelve Electors of President ana W.; N,
dent of the United States i0e-i iesi :
IL, a Governor IN place of Edward scoheld
Monday OF January, A. b 1901 "0 his'
Lieutenant Governor in placa ~ -
stone whose term OF Office with expire al he
lrst Monday OF January, A. d. 1901 ''''
A Secretary OF State in place of Wilua,, II
Froehheh whose term Of office will ax"ira ~
the rst Monday Of January A. d Iqel N''
;, a atate treasurer, IN place Of James q
DAVIDSON, whose term Of Office viii ayniro ~,
the hrst Monday OF January, A. ID lao1 N''
an attorney General I'm place OF Emmett I,
Hicks, whose term Of office win expire an ne ~,
| FIRST Monday OF January, A D IQ0i y" vac
A State Superintendent I'm place of To.or.o
y. Harvey, whose term of Office viii EXPIRE ~
the irst Monday ofJanuary. A d. 1891 ~ on
Rsea sr vbnss m place of Graham
ilrst Monday OF January A. D. 1901 - 'AiV
:, A COMMISSIONS Of Insurance, in place Of
l ~ ~ WHOSE Term OF Office will expire
A Representative in Congress Ia place of Iobn
J. Jenkins for the Tenth Congressional DisfTict
btlNHAlN.
Bnrnett, sawyer, Washburn, Polk. Barron
Chippewa, st. Croix. Dunn and Pierce.
IA a State senator IN place OF Dempster W.
WoouWVr ", LOT tne Ienth Senate District con-
sisting OF the counties of Pierce and ~ TrofY
whose term of office Will expire ON The 6rStt
Monday q January, A. D 1901
a MEMBER OF assembly for Pierce County in
place OF Calvin X. Morse, whose term az offce
d. 1901. = '"'i''''s' a
A County Clerk, in place Of ole j. HobIe.
whose term 81 ONCE will expire on the iirst
Monday OF January, A. d. 1901
A County Treasurer 10 place of ole T por,
sesg, whose term OF Office win expire on the
FIRST Monday Of January, a. d; 1901.
January, A. ID. 1901. -
A Coroner, in place of John S. Coplev. whose
term OF once VIII expire ON the first Monday of
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place Of La
fayette q. Splnney, whose term Of office will
expire on the first Monday Of January, A. d.
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
6acker, whose term Of office win expire on the
first Monday OF January, A. d. 1901
A Register of Deeds In place of Warren "
Walsinghaln, whose term of office wifi expire
on the first Monday of January A. d. 1901
ASuryeyor, IN place of Belden R Eaton,
whose term of office will expire on the tfrst
Monday in January, A. ID. 1901
Superintendent of Schools, in place of A
J lngll, whose term Of office Will expire on the
l. - u.
In accordance with section of article XII. of
the constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin, the
following joint resolutions adopted by the leg
session of 1885, are made part of the FOREGOING
notice, to-wt.
JOINT RESOLUTION mol
Proposing TO amend section TO- of article g. OF
the constitution of Wisconsin, relating to good
roads.
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, 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 to
constitute public debt, to be used in the con-
struction or Improvement of public highways,
suen construction or Improvement TO be made
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 py adding new section, r. be
numbered and TO read as follows; Section H.
No person, association, co-partnership or cor.
poratton shall promise. offer, or give, for any
purpose, to any political committee, or any
member or employee thereof to any candidate
for, 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, or to any person at the request or for the
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or If ank, or any privilege withheld from any
person, for the travelling accommodation or
transportation OF any person or property, or the
transmission 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
constitution 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
manner or for any purpose, any free pass or
frank, or any privilege withheld from any per-
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 purvew 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-
eution or punishment for any offenSe concern
Ing which he was required to give his testi-
m0ny or produce any documentary evidence
The railroad commissioner and his deputy in
the discharge Of duty are excepted from the
provisions of this amendment.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 10.
Proposing an amendment to article II of the
constitution Of Wisconsin, giving the legisla-
ture power to pass general banking law
Resolved by the Assembly, and the Senate
concurrng, That article II of the constitution
Of the state OF Wisconsin, be and is hereby
uihCbuOuf Ny SubstlttSiitB lOI ScCbiUub tiL o
thereof new section to be known as section 4
and reading as follows:
Section a. The legislature shall have power
to enact a general banking law for the creation
OF banks, and for the regulation and supervision
OF the banking business, provided that the vote
of two thirds of all the members elected to each
house, 10 be taken by yeas and nays, be in
favor Of the passage of such law.
No. 81. s.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. I6.
Proposing an amendment to section 1, of ar
tlcle 10, OF the constitution Of the state of Wis
consin relating to education.
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That section /, OF article 10, of the con
stitutton of the state of Wise onsin 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 shall
direct; and their qualifications, powers dutie
and compensation shall be prescribed by law
The state superintendent shall be chosen b.
the qualified electors OF the state at the SAM
time and In the same manner as members O
the supreme court, and shall hold his Office TO
four years from the succeeding first Monday II
July. The state superintendent chosen at tn
general election in November, 1902 shall hol,
and continue 10 his office until the first Mon
day in July, 1908, and his successor shall b.
chosen at the time OF the judicial election ii
April, 1905 The term of Office, time and man
ner OF eleeting or appointing all other officer
OF supervision OF public instruction shall b.
fixed by law
Said election To be held and conducted, vote
eanyassed and returns made In accordance witt
the provisions of law.
Given under my hand and official seal at m,
office In the village of Ellsworth thi
(SEAI1 9th d4V IF Aupf1ar n loon