River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-01
Notice ofGeneraI Election
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS orr,or

,anaroi ellsworth, Wis, August q Ia0o
a, sos, rleetlo l Is TO be held In the sever
AZ toMhs, WARDS, villages aud election diSfr,c,s
~ SAID county, on the Tuesday newt
the ffst Monday, being the 6th dsv ag N,se
ped, iSoIi ~ Mnlch are TO be elected the oficers
specned herein In accordance with ~ oil l
| stance OF notice received from tbn s tne SUD
1 of state to-wit. 'ne secretary
dent of the United States anu 'lce-fresl-
/ A Governor, in place If E5v,o. -
1 whose term OF Office will expire ~, Scoaela
Monday Of January, A. D. 1901. Va the hrs'
stone Wbnse tern o w in place of Jesse
| hrst Monday OF January A ID 1o0i P'4e oh the
"A seer cary OF State in place of William II
Eroehll--i whose term of Office win exnira -
| the hrst monday OF January. A. ID iaei pure on
a State treasurer, in place of James n
Davldson whose term of offce viii eSnirs On On
the mrs. Monday OF January, A. D IaoI P'AO "ii
An Attorney General I'm placa a. ~ :,
hlek w1o5e term OF office win expire on the
first Monday Of January, A. D. 1901 r''o =" 'he
| A state superintendent, in place az 7 49,.
ID. Harvey, whose term of Office WIN lyIenho
the ilrst Monday ofJanuary, A. D. ieoi P'ie on
P aaairo 1h commissions in place of Graham
T. NICE, whose Term Of Office will exnire on IN az
| first Monday of January, A. D iaoI pure on the
A commissioner of Insurance. in nlaca 80
Emil GilIohann, whose term ofofice viii ece VI
on eRe nrss aioqay OF January, A. d. 1901
j. Jenkins for the Tenth CongreSs o%aI M Joilil
CONSISTING o. the counties of bayfield, Donviss
phinne1Sa q SSsai Washburn, Polk, Barron,
"A State Senator in place of Demnstar "
Woodworth, for the Tenth Senate Distpicf CON.
slstlng OF the counties of Pierce and ~ Sro;n
whose term OF Office Will exnire On ~ az oi Si.
Monday OF January, A. D. 1901 ''io Hiss
a Member OF Assembly for Pierce Countv 4,
pi ;ii VI Sa.san ~. morse whose term of office
ID. 1901. u JANUARY A.
County Clerk, in place of Ole !. Hobla
whose term on once viii expire on the first
A County Treasurer in
seRg, whose term of Office viii eynjTe 81 ,so
hrst Monday OF January, A. d. 1901 va 'AS
sherin, IN place OF Michael Nugent whose
Tern, ~ once va" 1do expire on the first Monday of
Coroner, in place of John S. Coplev. wbose
term Oh once VIII expire on the first Monday Of
Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place NJ Ia
Iayette u Splnneyt whose term Of office win
expire on the first Monday OF January. A. D.
A District Attorney, in place Of Albert Com
Daeker, whose term OF office will expire on the
nrst Monday OF January, A; D. f9Ol
WA ,htegiSSoer OF DEEDS, In place of Warren W.
Waislngham, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1aoI PAie
ASurVeyor, In place of Belden R Eaton.
whose Term OF ONCE viii expire on the first
A superintendent of Schools, in plaee of A
:. tngl, whose term OF office will expire on the
In accordance with section of article XII NJ
the CONSUMPTION OF the state of Wisconsin. the
following joint resolutions adOnted nv tbe Loo
stature OF Lne state OF Wisconsin at the regular
session OF lSyy, are made part Of the FOREGOING
notice, to-wit. so'-e
JOINT RESOLUTION MOI.
Al, froposlng 70 amend section TO- of article g. of
roads. W sNSo
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing Inat section 10 of article g. OF the con-
stitution OF Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereuntO the following:
Inc 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
such construction or Improvement to he made
in the manner provided by law.
No. II 81
JOINT RESOLUTION Nos
proposing an amendment to article XIII of
the constitution of Wisconsin to prohibit the
Resolved, blythe Senate, the Assembly con-
curing Ihat article XIII of the constitution
be amended py adding new section t. be
numbered and to read as follows; Section IL.
NO person, association, co-partnership, or cor
poratlon 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 nm
der the constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance OF any town or municipality, OF his
state, or 10 any person at the request or for the
advantage OF all or any of them, any free pass
or frank, or any privilege withheld from any
person, for the travelling accommodation or
transportation OF any person or property, or the
u anSInlSSlon OF any message or communication.
No political committee, and no member or
employee thereof, no candidate for and no in
cuhpent Oh any Office or position under the
constitution or laws or under any ordinance of
any town or municipality of this state shall ask
Tor. or accept, from any person, association, co.
partnership, or corporation, or use, in any
manner, or for any purpose, any free pass or
rank, or any privilege withheld from any per-
son, for the travelling accommodation or trans
portaton OF any person or property, or the
n F mas
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
10 anything therein prohibited; and no person
having so testified shall be liable to any prose-
cutlon or punishment for any offense concern
ing which he was required to give his testi-
m0ny OF. produce any documentary evidence.
The railroad commissioner and his deputy in
the discharge of duty are excepted from the
provisions of this amendment.
No. I6. A.
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
concurring, That article II of the constitution
OF the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections and
thereof a new section to be known as section 4
and reading as follows:
Section T. The legislature shall have power
to enact general banking law for the creation
OF banks, and for the regulation and supervision
oI Tue banking business, provided thOf the vote
OF two-thirds of all the members elected to eacn
house, to be taken by yeas and nays, be in
favor OF the passage of such law.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
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-
stitutton of the state OF Wisconsin be amended
so as to read as follows:
Section l. The supervision Of public instruc-
ton shall be vested in a state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature shall
direct; and their qualifications powers duties
and compensation shall be prescribed by law.
The state superintendent shall be chosen by
the qualified electors Of the state at the same
time and In the same manner as members OF
the supreme court, and shall hold his office for
-FOUR years from the succeeding first Monday In
July. The state superintendent chosen at the
general election in November, 1902 shall hold
and continue in his office until the first Mon
chosen at the time of the judicial election in
April, 1905 The term of office, time and man
ner of electing or appointing all other officers
OF supervision Of public instruction shall be
fixed by law.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance with
the provisions of law.
Given under my hand and official seal at my
office In the village Of Ellsworth this
(SEAL) 9Th day OF August, A. d. 1900.
0. j. HOHLE, County Clerk.