River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-06
Notice ofGeneraI Election.
PIERCE COUNTY, County Crrpr,s o,.,-,.
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rlhi'eh oooN m, COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
A general election is To he held ~ S ~, :, To-,
az towns, wards, villages and election Sistricts
~ ~ sala county on the Tuesday next sneeedins
hsS n iaeo ~ being The 9Th day of Noyem
oeI, isoy' ~ Wlieh are TO be elected the onceTS
speclned hereln In accordance with fhe 49,
stance OF notice received from the Secratapv
Twelve Electors of President and Vica- p,as,-
dent of the Aited States U 4oe-rres
,y1aos 1o toyi ~ place Of Edward seoaeld
Monday OF January, A. d 1901 '"e his'
CO., "a liSu ,1 governor in place of less,
stone, whose term Of Office win expire an fbs
hrst Monday OF January A. ID 1901 ~ 'he
A Secretary OF State In piace ~ Iv,i,.., =,
EroehAch, whose term Of Office viii exnira on
the n isst aonn sy OF January, A. d 1851
a state treasurer, in place OF Iamas N
Davidson, whose term of oinee viii aS SSs ~,
the hfst Monday OF January, A. D. IeoI NP''0 VI
r, an Attorney General, In place OF Emmett r.
Hicks, whose term OF Office viii exnira az, - th =,
first Monday of January, A. D. leoiP iAe va 'ie
A State superintendent I'm place Of Toran,o
d. Harvey, whose term Of office win exnire o,3
tie nrst MONDAY ofJanuary A ID lo0i ~
A Railroad Commissioner Ia nlaca ~ ~ ;,,,,.
y. rye whose term of Office win exnire an tha
hrst Monday OF January, A. d. 1901 '-'s
A commissioner Of Insurance in nIsca of
Enii hiiJohanh whose term ofoflice will eypira
on the nrst Monday of January, Al ID io0t ~
A Representative in Congress In place ~ IaI,
consisting OF the counties of Bayfield, Dougias
burnett, sawyer, Washburn, Polk BARON
Chippewa, st. CrOiX, Dunn and Pierce Oi'
u1 a 5taoe senator IN place of Dempster W.
WoouWottn, Tor TIE Tenth Senate District com
slStng OF the counties OF Pierce and St Croix
whose term OF office will expire on he drStt
MONDAY OF January, A. d 1901
a Member of Assembly for pierea rc,n.,, H.,
place of Calvin r. Morse whose term Of of,ic 20
ID. 1901. y january a.
:. a County Clerk, in place of Ole J. Hohle,
whose term OF Office will expire on the drsf
Monday OF January, A. d. 1901
a county treasurer in place of Ole T. Berg
sesgs whose Term OF Office viii expire on the
hrSt hlonday Of January, A. d 1901
a sheriff, in place Of Michael Nupept whose
January, A ID. 1901. -
a Coroner, Ia place Of John 5. Copley, whose
January, A. D. 1901. %
e,Ao eerk O. the Circuit Court in place Of La
expire on the first Monday Of January. A. d
1901. 80 ~
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
hacker, whose term OF Office win eXpire on the
first Monday Of January, A. D. 1901.
A Register OF Deeds, in place of Warren W
Ma .f whose term Of Office will expire
on the hrst Monday of January, A. ID. 1901
Surveyor, in place Of Relden R Eaton.
Mhose term OF once VIII expire on the first
Monday IN January, a. D. 1901
A Superintendent of Schools in Mace of A
J lngl, whose term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January A. d 1901
In accordance with section of article XII of
WISCONSIN,
following joint resolutions adopted by the leg
isature of the state of Wisconsin al the regular
session OF l8ys' are made part of the foregoing
notice, to-wit
mo. 9. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION MOI
Proposing TO amend section TO- of article g. OF
the constitution OF Wisconsin, relating to good
roads.
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curling, That section 10 of article s. OF thec0n-
stitutiOn OF Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereuntO the following:
The state may however approximate money
to be raised by taxation and not in any wise to
constitute public debt to be used in the con-
struetion or improvement of public highways
such construction or Improvement to be made
IN the manner provided by law
No. r. s.
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 oy adding new section II he
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
memoef or employee thereof to any candidate
for, or incumbent of any Office or position I'M
der tne 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
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
tfansmiSSlon 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
pOrtatlon 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-
No person within the purview of this act
shall be privileged from testifylng in relation
10 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-
m0ny or produce any documentary evidence.
me railroad commissioner and his deputy in
the discharge of duty are excepted from the
provisions OF this amendment.
No 16. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No, 49,
Proposing an amendment to article Ii of the
constitution of Wisconsin, giving the legisla-
tupe power to pass general banking law.
Resolved by the Assembly, and the Senate
| concurrlng That article II Of the constitution
of the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections and 5
thereof a new section to be known as section
and reading as follows:
Section 4. The legislature shall have power
10 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
mouse, TO be taken by yeas and nays, be in
| favor Of the passage of such law.
No. 81. S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l6.
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 l. Of article 10, of the con
stltutton OF the state of Wisconsin be amended
| 80 as to read as follows
| Section l. The supervision of public instruc.
tion 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 fol
| four years from the succeeding first Monday Ia
july The state superintendent chosen at the
general election in November, 1902 shall hold
and continue in his office until the first Mon
| day In July, 1905. and his successor shall bC
| 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 Officers
OF supervision OF public instruction shall be
| fixed by law.
Said election to be held and conducted, vote.
canvassed and returns made in accordance witt
| the provisions of law.
Given under my hand and official seal at my
Office In the village of Ellsworth thit
| (SEAL) 9th day OF August, A d. 1900.
%. j, HOHLE. County CLERK