River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-13
Notice ofGeneral Election.
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al towns. wards. villages ana eistiss l 81 sefef-
~ steiu eSSsqntA on the Tuesday next suecedinc
Tue htst MONDAY being the 9Th daV of NoyeIo--
Der, lgU0 &C which are to be elected tbe " ss u
Speclhed herein In accordance win r. oites nv, ;
| of state to-wit' eAie secretary
| Twelve Electors OF President and Vica- p,asi
| dent OF The United States 'N ice-ff resi-
a sa9 tts u place, Of Edward seo0eld
whose term Of othee VIII expire an - ~ = :
| Monday OF January, A. D 1901 'He INST
Lieutenant Governor, iu place Of lass.
stone, whose term OF Office viii expire ~ ~
| first Monday of January 4 Is 1ooI Piie On the
secretary OF State in place OF William, II
the irst Monday OF January A. ID ioo1 t''S Va'
/ A State Treasurer, in niaaa 4, u =
paVldSo e whose term Of office will expfre an
the nrst Monday Of January, A. d 1901 %
| An attorney General, In place of Fn,r,ett y
Hicks, whose term OF office will ernir ny - ~ ~
| hrst Monday OF January, A. D. i9Oi va '"e
:, q .f plate superintendent. IN place of Lorenzo
| " harvey, whose term Of office win eynira -
the first Monday ofJanuarv. A Il iaS a. pre- on
haifoad commissioner ia place of Graham,
= RICE whose term Of Office will EXPIRE on tha
/ ifrst Monday OF January A. ID 1901 F''S W 'Aio
| Commissioner Of Insurance. T., ,Iaoa
Emu GiiIoha a. whose term ofofce will expire
ON me nrst Monday Of January A. d. 1901. f'''
j. Jenkins for the Tenth CongreSsionai njs,it
consisting OF the counties Of bayfield,. nonSiaS
Bnfnett, sawyer, Washburn, Polk, Barron
| Chippewa, st. CroiX. Dunn and Pierce VIZ
State Senator In place Of DaSeastar w
WoodMorLh, LOT the Tenth Senate District con.
sdS5lng ~ me counties OF Pierce and St Croix
| whose term Oh once viii expire on ina fyst
| Monday OF january, A. D 1901 0 "'S'
"A Member Of Assembly for Pierce Countv in
place OF Gavin r. Morse whose term Of once
| D. 1901, - "NuaiSi a
| ACounty Clerk, In place of Ole J. fohle.
whose term OF Office will expire on the 6rsf
Monday a q January, A. D. 1901 ''' "'S'
| a county treasurer in place Of Ola r pora
| seRg, whose term of office win eynire on r.
| hrst Monday OF January, A d. 1901
snefliI' IN place OF Michael Nugent, whose
Term ol oicg wiz ldn expire on the first Monday Of
| Coroner, in place of John s. CopIey, whose
Term o. once WIZ expire on the first Monday Of
Clerk Of the Circuit Court, In place Of La
| faYette u. Spinney, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday OF January. A. d,
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
packer ,1, whose term Of Office win expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1871 -
a Register of Deeds, IN place OF Warm W
Waislngham, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. ID. 190i
a surveyor, IN place OF Belden R. Eaton,
whose term Of office will expire on the ffrsf
Morday in January, A. d. lj0l
superintendent Of Schools, in place of A.
4 lngii, whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. d 1901
In accordance With section of article XII of
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, The
stature of the state of Wisconsin AT the reg,,ia
session OF 1899, are made part of the foreeoing
notice, to-wit
mo. O. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION No.
Proposing To amend section 10. of article !. of
the constitution of Wisconsin, relating 10 good
roads. " e'0"
Resolved, by the Senate. the Assemble oo,-
curing, That section 10 of article s OF the con
stitution OF Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereunto the following:
- Inc IN state may however, appropriate money
10 be raised by taxation and not In any wise to
constitute public debt, to be used in the con-
sIf9ctIoIi or Improvement of public highways
such construction or improvement to he made
IN the manner provided by law
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
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 by adding a new section II be
numbered 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 committed or any
member or employee thereof TO any candidate
for, or incumbent of any Office OF 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, for the travelling accommodation or
transportation of any person or property or the
transihlSsloh OF any message or communication.
NO political committee, and no member or
employee thereof, no candidate for and no in
cumnent OF any office or position under the
constitution or laws or under any Ordinance of
any town or municipality of this state. shall ask
Tor, 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, Tor the travelling accommodation or trans
pofJatlon 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 II 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 testfying in relation
70 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-
mOny 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. l6. A.
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
thereof new section to be known as section 4
and reading as follows:
Section A. The legislature shall have power
70 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
mouse, to be taken by yeas and NAYS, be in
favor OF the passage of such law.
No. 81. s.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
Proposing an amendment to section I, of ar
ticle 10, of the constitution of the state of Wis
conSin relating to education.
ResoIVed, by the Senate, the Assembly con
curing, That section /, of article TO- of the con-
stitutton of the state of Wisconsin be amended
so as to read as follows,
Section |. The supervision Of public instruc-
ZION snail be vested In 2 state superintendent
ana such other officers as the legislature shall
direct; and their notifications, powers duties
ana compensation shall be prescribed by law.
The state superintendent shall be chosen by
the qualified electors of the state at the same
tiine and In the same manner as members OF
Lhe supreme court, and shall hold his Office for
TOUR years from the succeeding first Monday in
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 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
canvassed and returns made in accordance with
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