Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-09

Notice OF GtneraI Election.
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STATE o. lSGoNSTN.
" COUNTY In GAM.
" COUNTY CLERK OFFICE

-N1steS - ASICpN SVEN mat general
eiSctloh l. u oe Ield ia the several towns.
wards, villages and election districts in
satu county ON tie TssSdav next succeed
ms ths hfsl Monday. he}ug the 18th day Of
NoNem her, 1900, al which are 10 be elected
the ofieer> specified herein in accordance
with the substance of a notice received from
the secretary OF state.
Twelve Electors Of President and Vice
rtsident % the United states
a GoveIhor ln place 81 Edward Scotield.
whose term 81 once viii expire on the first
MonuaN OF January. A. ID, 1901
4 Lieutenant Governor in place OF Jesse
~tone- nose term OF ONCE Will expire on
the hrsi Monday Of January. \. D. 1901.
a secretary OF State IN place of william
IL Froench, whose term OF ONCE will expire
on the htst Monday OF January. a. ID. 1901.
A state Treasurer in place of James O.
DAVIDSON. whose term OF ONCE will expire
on the nr>t Monday Of January. A. d. 1901,
An attorney General in place Of Emmett
the nrSt Monday of January. A. d 1901.
A State Superintendent in place of Loren
20 ID. Harvey, whose term of office will eN
pre- on the tirst Monday OF January, A. ID.
A Railroad Commissioner in place of
Granam l. Rice, whose term of ONCE will
expdre on the first Monday of January,
a Commissioner of Insurance in place of
Emil Glllohann. whose term of ONCE will
expire on the tirst Monday of January, A.
ID. 1901.
Representative in Congress IN place of
Joseph " Babcock, whose term of ONCE
sId ".
A. D. 1901. for the Third Congressional Dis
trict consisting of the counties of Adams.
Juneau. Vernon. Sank, Richland, Crawford,
Grant and Iowa.
A State Senator in place of C. H. Baxter,
whose term of Office will expire on the End
WEDNESDAY of January, A. d. 1901. for the
Sixteenth Sena orial District consisting of
the counties of Grant and Iowa.
Member of Assembly in place of Thos.
Mcdonald, whose term of office VIII expire
on the second Wednesday of January, A. ID.
1901, for the First Assembly District of
Grant county, consisting of the towns of
Bloomington, Boscobel, Castle Rock, Fenni
more, Hickory Grove, Lancaster, Liberty,
Little Grant, Marion. Millville, MI. Hope,
Mt. Ida. MuSCoda. Patch Grove. Waters
town, Wingville, Woodman Wyalusing, and
the villages of Bloomington, ennimore
Montfort Muscoda and the cities of Bosco-
bel and Lancaster
A Member of Assembly in place of John
Ryan. whose term of office VIII expire on
the second Wednesday of January, a. D.
1901, tor the Second Assembly District of
Grant county. consisting OF the towns OF
Beetown, CaSSville Clifton. Peterborough,
Glen Haven. Hazel Green, Harrison, James
town. Lima. Paris, Potosi Plattevllle, Smell
ser, Waterloo. and the villages OF CaSSville,
Cuba City, Hazel Green, Potosi, and the city
PlatteVille
County Clerk in place of Charles F.
Dickinson whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January. A. ID. 1901
a County Treasurer in the place of John
b. Mauer. whose term of office will expire
on the tirst Monday of January. A. d. 1901.
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term OF ONCE viii expire on the first Mon
day of January. a. ID. 1901.
\ County Coroner in place of James T.
Taylor, whose term of office Will expire on
the first Monday of January. A. ID. 1901
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place of
Geo. l.. Budd. whose term of office Win eX-
1901.
a District Attorney in place of william f
Howe whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January. A. d. 1901.
A Kegs GT OF Deeds III place OF George
Tuffiey, Jr.. whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, a. d. 1901.
A County surveyor in place OF Charles
Sampson. whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday in January, A. D 1901.
superintendent of Schools In place Of
Charles h Nye, whose term of ONCE will eX
pire on the first Monday of January, a. d
1901.
In accordance with section 1 of article
XII. of the constitution OF the state OF Wis
consin, the following joint resolutions adop-
ted by the legislature of the state of Wis
consin at the regular session OF 1899 are
made a part of the foregoing notice, to-wit.
mo, 9, 5.
JOINT RESOLUTION No I.
Proposing 10 amend 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 article :, 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 constitute public debt. 10 be
used in the construction or Improvement
of public highways. such construction or inn
provemert to be made in the manner pro-
vided by law
mo. II. :.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. :.
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
conCurring. That article XlII of the con-
Stitution be amended by adding new sec
ton to be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: Section H. No person. association,
o-partnership, or corporation shall
any political committee or any member
or employee thereof to any candidate for,
or incumbent of any office or position under
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 tor
the advantage of all or any of them, any
held from any person. for the travelling
accommodation or transportation of any
person or property. or Il dnSmlsSion OF any
message or communication.
No political committee. and no member or
employee thereof. no candidate for and no
incumbent of any office or position under
dinance OF any town or municipality of
this state shall ask for or accep-. from any
person. association. co-partnership. or cor
poration, or use in any manner. or for any
purpose, anY free pass or frank, or any
privilege wi hheld from any person. for
the travelling accommodation or tranSpOr-
tation OF any person or property. or the
transmission OF any message or commun-
cation.
ANY violation of any of the above pro-
visions shall be bribery and punished a
provided by law. and if any officer or any
me mber 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 re-
lation to anything therein prohibited. aud
no person having so testified shall b. liable
to anA prosecution or punishment for any
offense concerning which he was required
to give mis- testimony or produce any doCu-
mentarY evidence.
Railroad commissioner and his deputy in
discharge of duty are excepted from the
provisions of this amendment
No 10. a.
JOINT REsOLUTION No. b
Proposing an amendment to article ID Of
the constitution of y sconsiu. giving the
Legislature power ass a general bank
ing law.
Resolved by the Assembly and the SENATE
c0ncurriuE ihat article II Of the gCustitu-
ton Of the state 81 Wisconsin he ana IS
hereby amended. by substituting for aec-
lions 4 ana 3 thereof a new section 10 o.
known as section and reading as follows
Section g. Inc legislature snail haEe