The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-16
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

STATE OF WISCONSIN.
Depai tment ii state
NOTICE is hereby given. thai at a general
election 10 be he d III the several towns,
wards, Villages and election disuicts 81. the
State Of Wisconsin on the TUESDAY succeeding
the hrst Monday being the 6tn DAY of Novem-
Der. A. D 1900. the following officers are ID be
elected. to-wit.
President of the United states.
Governor in place of Edward Scofield
whose term OF office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1901
A Lieutenant Governor, IN place Of Jesse
Stone. whose term OF Office win expire on the
first Monday Of January, A. D. 1901.
A Secretary OF State, in place OF William H.
Froehlich, whose term OF nice will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1901.
State Treasurer, in place or James 0.
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
frst Monday of January a. D. 1901
A State superintendent, in place of Lorenzo
q. Harvey, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1901.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place OF
Graham l.. Rice, whose term of Office W i'll ex-
p1re on the first Monday OF January, A. d. 1901.
Commissioner OF Insurance, in place OF
Emil GiljOhann, whose term OF Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1901.
Congressional District. consisting of the
counties of Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Rock,
Green and Lafayette.
A Member OF Assembly for each of the
counties OF Barron, Calumet, Clark, Crawford,
Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jack
son. uneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Lafayette,
Marinette, Monroe, Oconto, Ozaukee, Pierce,
Richland, st, Croix, Snawano, Trempealeau.
Vernon. Washington WauShara and Wood.
Each county constituting a separate assembly
district,
Also all County Oacers 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 by the
legislature of the state Of Wisconsin at the
regular session of 1899, are made a part of the
foregoing notice. to-wit:
(No. 9. 81 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1.
Proposing to amend section 10, of article s. of
the constitution of Wisconsin, relating to
good roads.
curing, That section III of article of the con-
sttutiOn of Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereuntO the following:
The state may, however, appropriate money
to be raised by taxation and not in anywise
constitute public debt, to be used in the con
or Improvement Of public highways,
such construction or improvement TO be made
In the manner provided by law.
(No. IL, 81 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.
Proposing an amendment to article XIII of
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin to
prohibit the pass system
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That article XIII of the cons titution
be amended by adding new section, to be
and to read as follows Section II.
No person, association, co-partnership, or cor
poration shall 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
under the constitution or laws, or under any
ordinance of any town or municipality, of this
state, or to any person at the request or for
the advantage OF all or any Of chem, 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 transmission of any message or com
No political committee and no member or
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
person, for the travelling accommodation or
transportation of any person or property. or
the transmission of any message or communi
cation.
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
become 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 Ofense concern
ing which he was required to give his testi-
mony or produce any documentary evidence.
Tie railroad commissioner and his deputy in
the discharge of duty are excepted from the
provisions of this amendment.
ono. 16, Al JOINT RESOLUTION NO 13.
Proposing the amendment to article II of the
the constitution of Wisconsin, giving the
legislature power to pass general banking
law.
Resolved by the Assembly, and the Senate
concurring. That article IL of the constitution
F41,o q cjr0 nV11i 1 nv
amended, by substituting for sections and 5
thereof a new section to be known as section
4 and reading as follows
Section 4. The legislature shall have power
to enact general banking law for the creation
of banks, and for the regulation and super
vision of the banking business, provided that
elected to each house, to be taken by yeas and
nays, be in favor of the passage OF such law.
mo. 81, 50 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
Proposing an amendment to section l. of
article 10, of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin relating to education.
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curriag, That section l, of article TO- OF the
constitution of the state OF Wisconsin be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section la The supervision OF public in
struction shall be vested in state superinten-
dent and such other officers as the legislature
shall direct; and their qualification, 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 feur
years from the succeeding first Mon
day in July. The state superintendent chosen
at the general election in November, 1902,
shall hold and continue in his Office until the
first Monday in July, 1908, and his successor
shall be chosen at the time OF the judicial
election in April, 1908. The term Of Office, time
and manner O. electing or appointing all other
officers of supervision of public instruction
Shall be fixed by law.
- Given under my hand and otncial
SEAL. seal at the Capitol in the City Of
~ Madison, this lst day OF August, A.
D. 1900. i
To the County Clerk of Kenosha Co., Wis
WIN. II. FROEHLICH,
Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the foregoing official notice
from the Secretary Of State of Wisconsin, to
me directed, 1 William G. Crosby, County Clerk
of the County of Kenosha, in the State of Wis
conSin, have caused the same to be published
in the Kenosha TELEGRAPH-CoUR1ERa weekly
newspaper published in the city and county OF
Kenosha, in the State aforesaid, as by law
directed and in accordance Herewith, notice
is herewith given that a general election will
be held in the several towns. wards villages