The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION. an
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
- DEPARTMENT of State. So

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
/ - Department of State
! Notice is hereby given that at a general
election. to be held in the several towns
wards, villages and election districts of the
State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday being the 9th day OF
November. A. D. 1900, the following officers
are to be elected, to-wit:
| Twelve electors or President and Vice
President of the United States.
Governor in place of Edward Scoield
whose term of Office will expire On the first
Monday of January, A, d. 1901.
Lieutenant Governor. in place of Jesse
Stone, whose term of office Will expire on
the first day Of January, A. d. 1901.
| Secretary of State, in place of William
H. Froehlich, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1901.
! State Treasurer, in place of James o.
Davidson, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1901.
An Attorney General, in place of Emmett
r. Hicks, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A, D. 1901.
! A State superintendent, in place Of Lor-
EMO ID. Harvey, whose term of Office will ex
pire on the first day of January A. d. 1901.
|
| ham L. Rice, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1901.
! A Commissioner of Insurance. in place of
Emil Giljohann. whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. ID.
1901.
A Representative in Congress for the Tenth
Congressional District. consisting of the
counties of Bayfield,. Douglas, Burnett, Saw
a1,,,p,, Dol Rap CT
Croix, Dunn and Pierce.
State Senator for the Twelfth Senate
District. consisting of the counties of Ash
land, Barron, Bayfield,, Iron. Sawyer and
Washburn.
A Member of Assembly for the Assembly
District consisting of the cocnties Of Bay
field, Sawyer and Washburn.
Also, III copnty officers required by law to
be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section of article XII
of the constitution of the state Of Wisconsin,
the following joint resolutions adopted bv
the legislature of the state of Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1899, are made a part
OF the foregoing notice. to-wit:
mo. 9. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION MOI
Proposing to ammend section 10, of article
s. of the constitution of Wisconsin, relating
to good roads.
RESOLVED, by the Senate, the Assembly
concurring. That section 10 of articles of the
constitution of Wisconsin, be amended by
adding thereunto the following:
The state may, however, appropriate
money to be raised by taxation and not in
anywise to contribute public debt, to be
used in the construction or Improvement OF
public highways, such construction or i'm
provement to be made in the manner pro-
vided by law.
mo. r. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NOS.
Proposing an amendment to article XIII
of the condition of the state of Wisconsin to
prohibit the pass system.
RESOLVED, by the Senate. the Assembly
concurring. That article XII of the consti-
tuiion be amended by adding a new section
TO be numbered and read as follows: Sec
tion IL. No person, association, co-partner
ship, or corporation shall promise. offer, or
give. for any purpose, TO any political COM
mittee, or any member or employee thereof.
to any candidate for, or incumbent of any
office or position under the constitution of
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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 transporta-
ton of any person or property. or the trans
| mission of any message or communication.
No political committee, and no member or
employee thereof. no candidate for and no
- do, tha
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 person, for the travelling
accommodation or transportation of any per-
son or property or the transmission of any
message or communication.
Any violation of any of the above pro-
visions 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 become vacant.
No person within the purview of this act
shall be privileged from testifying in relation
to anything therein prohibited; and no per-
son having so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for any offense
concerning which he was required to give
his testimony or produce any documentary
evidence.
The railroad commissioner and his deputy
in the discharge of duty are excepted from
the provisions Of this amendment,
No. 16. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 49,
Proposing an amendment to article IL of the
constitution of Wisconsin. giving the legis-