River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-27
Notice ofGeneraI Election
PIERCE COUNTY, County C1ERK's orrIcr. ,

tiAfe'N NoeNl9t COUSrY CLERKS OFFICE
- Ellsworth, Wis, August . Iao5
general election is to be held In ne s go,
4 ~ toWhs, NhIus villages and election districts
~ SUI az on lhe Tuesday next succeeding
the IfsJ MONDAY being the 9th day Of Novaras
Der, l9O0 at which are TO be elected Ire 80
Speclhed herein IN accordance with H. -
stance q noice received from the secretaTv
Twelve Electors Of President and Vice presi .
| dent Of the United Stotes i0e- resi-
| "A Governor t IN place Of Edward scoaeId
Mlose ttiin - once VIII expire on tho drSf
| Monday of January, A. d 1901 'Hs hts'
a Lieutenant Governor, in place Of .Iess,.
| stone. whose term Of Office viii expira j., IL
| first Monday OF January, a. ID 1901 P''o oii 'he
secretary OF State in place Of Nyiuia,, II
Froelleh, whose term of oiice will exnira ~
| the tTst Monday OF January A. ID ie0j F'0 On
| State Treasurer in mace ~ VI ,
DAVIDSON, whose term OF Office win eSnirs ~,
the llfst Monday Of January, A. d 1901 va
uicis yn ter, I N place OF Emmett r.
| first Monday OF January, A. D. 1901 ga ''o
:, 4 State superintendent, ~ place of Lorenzo
ID Harvey whose term of Office will exnira %,
| the first Monday ofJanuary. 4 d iqet P'ie oi'
hallfoad Commissioner in place az Graham,
| first Monday OF January A. d. 1891 "a wig
Commissioner of Insurance. in nIaca Of
Emu iiiJohahD, whose term OF Office will explre
on TIE iirst Monday Of January A. D. 1901. F''
j. Jenkins, for the Tenth COnuressioy,ai njst,5t
CONSISTING OF the counties Of bayfield,. Douglas
Burnett, sawyer, Washbnrn, Polk. Barron
|
| "A stale senator in place OF Demnster w
WoodW0rthi Ior The Tenth Senate District. con-
/ sistlng OF the counties OF Pierce and Il GroJY
Mn 1Ss se ~ I ., oee WIZ expire ON the first
| A Member OF Assembly for Pierce Coupty Il,
place OF Calvin X. Morse whose term ~ cSSs.a
| Will expire on the first Monday of Jannary
/ ID. 1901. =
A County Clerk, in place of Ole 7 Uoble
whose term Of Office will expire on the drsf
MONDAY OF January, A. d. 1901
Couhty treasurer N place Of Ole T. Berg
| seHg, whose term Of Office VIII expire on tbe
| first Monday of January. A. ID 1901 VA '''o
sheriff. in place OF Michael Nugept whose
Term Oh once VIII expire on the first Monday Of
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 Ia
fayette g. Spinney whose term Of ofice viii
expire ON the first Monday of January. A. D
1901. - -
A District Attorney, in place Of Alhart co,,
| hacker, whose term Of office will expire on fhe
first Monday of January, A. d. 1891
"a a register OF DEEDS, 10 place Of Warren W
Maslhgham, whose term Of Office will expire
| on the first Monday Of January, A. ID. 1901
ASuryeyor, IN place o. Belden R. Eaton
Mlose Term ~ once VIII expire on the first
Monday III January, A. D. 1901
4 superintendent of Schools, in place of A
4 st Monday of January, A. ID 1901
In accordance with section of article XII Of
the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin the
following joint resolutions adopted bv the leg
islature OF the state of Wisconsin AT the regnIar
session OF lo99, are made part Of the foregoing
notice, to-Wit. ss
MOIST
JOINT RESOLUTION NO
Proposlng 70 amend section 10, of article 8, of
roads. ~ e
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, Ihat section 10 OF article s. Of the con
Stitution of Wisconsin, be amended nv addino
thereunto the following:
The state may, however, appropriate money
70 pe rllseo py taxation and not in any wise to
constitute q public debt to be used in the con-
struction or Improvement of public highways
sueh construction or improvement to he made
in the manner provided by law
No. ~ ST.
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
pc ainended Dy adding new section, u be
numbered ana TO read as follows Section L.
No person, assoc alton, 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 un-
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
advantage OF all or any of them, any free pass
or frank, or any privilege withheld from any
person. tor 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 Jnereof, no candidate for and no in
cumDent 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, OF any privilege withheld from any per-
son, LOT 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 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
snail 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-
mony or produce any documentary evidence.
:, me 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
coneurrlng, That article II of the constitution
OF the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections and
theFeoI new section to be known as section
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 supervision
OF the banking business, provided that the vote
OF tWo-thlrdS of all the members elected to each
house, 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 T. of ar.
ticle 10, of the constitution of the state of Wis
eonsin 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 am ended
so as to read as follows;
Section l. The supervision of public instruc-
tlOn shall be vested in a state superintendent
ana such other officers as the legislature shall
direct; and their qualifications powers duties
ana compensation shall be prescribed by law.
me state superintendent shall be chosen by
the qualified electors Of the state at the same
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
ana continue in his Office until the first Mon
day in July, 1905, and his successor shall be
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
fixed by law.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
eanyassed 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.