River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-18
Notice ofGeneraI Election

rihhoE NoOSfhs COUNTY CLERKS OFFrcr !,
general election is to be held IL uS ~ . dsoo.
a towns, wards villages and election disfe,
~ sad county. on the Tuesday next s9ceeinS
| tls nIst Moiiday, being the 6th dav ~ Nr,,n,e
Der, 1900 at which are to be eIeetsd III My M
specified herein in accordance with III oi'let We,
stance o. q houee received from the seeretar1
| Twelve Electors Of President and viea -p.os,
| dent of the United States " f4ce-i resi-
| a Governor, N place Of Edward Scoaeld
| Monday of January, A. ID igol va the hfst
A Lieutenant Governor, in placa 80 -
stone, whose term Of Office win exnira c 0 ti
nrst Monday Of January A. ID 1o0i paw ou the
A Secretary of State in piaee ~ yvt,,,
Efothlcii, whose term Of Office win evnira ~,
the hTst , Monday Of January, A. D. 1901 p''e ."
state I ieasurer, in place of lance n
Davidson, whose term of oifice win eSr tes ~,
inc hrst MONDAY Of January, A. D 1901 r''N W
Al attorney General IN place OF Fmmet, I,
a., = tsT OF once viii expire on the
ilist sionuty OF january, A. D. 1901 wy
State Superintendent in place Of I or.,,,
y. harvey, whose term Of Office wal exnire az
the nrst Monday ofJanuary, A ID iaoi p''e On
A Railroad CommissioneT IN a 10, ~, is ~
T. RICE, whose term of office will ey nrf o. az,
hrst Monday Of January A. ID 1901 P'i : 0H 'le
A commissioner Of Insurance. in ,,1aoo IL
Emil GllJohann, whose term Of oiica a, 80; W
ON the frst Monday of January. a ID iao 81 p'ie
A Representative in Congress in nj ACC ~ III,
consisting OF the counties OF bayfield,. Dongias
burnett, sawyer, Washburn Folk Rsr5yon ,'
Chippewa, 81 Croix Dunn and Pierce.
waod,noSti 9e s IN place of Dempster W.
slSilng o. me counties Of Pierce and ST Croix
W , term OF ONCE will expire on the tirSf
Monday OF January, A. ID. 1901 ~
A Member of Assembly for Piaroa Cont. =.
piitce Oh CalVIn X. Morse, whose term az Once
VIII expire on the first Monday of januarv 'i'Se
ID. 1901 Jan u@iy' a
bo County UNITY Clerk " in place Of Ole j. Hohle
Monday OF January, A. ID. 1861. '''' ''''
ACouhty treasurer in place of Ole T. Rerg
Seag, whose term OF Office Will expire on tie
first Monday of January, A. d. 1901 y" '"e
A sheriff, in place of Michael Nugent vvbosa
January, A. ID. 1901. 'A'h"0S Vi
A Coroner, In place of John s. Coplev. whose
term OF Office viii expire on the first N61datS -
january. A. d. 1901 u
Clerk OF the Circuit Court, in place of Ia
fagette o. Splnney, whose term OF office win
expire on the first Monday of January, 4 d d
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
hacker, whose term OF Office viii eXpire on The
first Monday of January, A. D. 1901 ~ 'A0
a register OF Deeds, in place of Warren w
Waislngnam, whose term of Office will expire
on the nfst Monday OF January, A. d. 1901
ASarveyor, in place of BeIden r. Eaton.
whose term OF Office will expire. on the first
Monday IN January, a: D. 1901
A superintendent of Schools in plapa of A
J lngli, whose term of Office will eXpire on the
brst MONDAY OF January. A. d 1901
In accordance with section of article XII. of
Wisconsin
following joint resolutions adopted by the le0
stature of the state of Wisconsin al the regtIIsr
session OF 1899, are made part of the FOREGOING
notice, to-wit.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO
PROPOSING 70 amend section TO- OF article 8. of
the constitution Of Wisconsin, relating to good
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That section 10 of article & OF thecon-
sitltutlon OF Wisconsin, be amended by adding
thereunto the Following:
Inc state may, however, appropriate money
TO be raised by taxation and not in any wise Ia
constitute public debt to be used in the con-
such construction or Improvement To he made
IN the manner proylded by law.
No 10 s.
JOINT RESOLUTION No g.
Proposing an amendment to article XIII of
the constitution of Wisconsin to prohibit the
Resolved, by the Senate the Assembly con
curing, That article XIII of the constitution
be amended oy adding a new section, T. be
numbered and to read as follows Section H.
NO person, association, o-partnership or cor
porattnn shall promise, offer, or give, for any
purpose, TO any political committee or any
menoer or employee thereof, TO any candidate
ior or. or incnmnent OF any office or position I'M
der the constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance or any town or municipality Of this
state, or to any person at the request or for the
aaV VI 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 propertv or the
ti8usInlSSioh OF any message or communication.
NO POLITICAL committee, and no member or
employee thereof, no candidate for and no in
eumbent OF any o'ice 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 per-
son. for the travelling accommodation or trans
poItatloh Oh any person or property, or the
transmission OF any message or communication.
Any violation Of any of the above provisions
ShaII pc 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
shallbe privileged from testifying in relation
10 anything therein prohiblted and no person
having so testified shall be liable to any prose-
cuuon or punishment for any Offense concern
ing winch he was required to give his teSti-
m0ny or produce any documentary evidence.
=, Inc railroad commissioner and his deputy in
the discharge Of duty are excepted from the
provisions OF this amendment.
No. Is. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No 49,
Proposing an amendment to article II Of the
constitution of Wisconsin, giving the legisla-
tupe power to pass general banking law.
Resolved by the Assembly, and the Senate
concurring, That article II of the constitution
OF the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections 4 and 5
thereof 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 supervision
OF the banking business, provided that the vote
OF two-thirdS OF all the members elected to each
f hGgse e. tb be taken by yeas and nays be in
No. 81. s..
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
proposing an amendment to section 1, OF ar
tlcle TO- OF the constitution of the state OF Wis
consn relating to education.
Resolved. by the Senate, the Assembly con
curing That section l. of article 10, 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.
ton shall be vested in state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature shall
direct; and their qualifications, 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 fol
Tour years from the succeeding first Monday II
july The state superintendent chosen at tht
| general election in November, 1902, shall holC
/ and continue in his office until the first Mon
day in July, 1906 and his successor shall b.
| chosen at the time of the judicial election IL
/ APRIL 1905 The term Of office, time and man
/ ner OF electing or appointing all other officer
| OF supervision of public instruction shall b.
| fixed by law.
Said election to be held and conducted, vote
| canvassed and returns made in accordance witt
1 the Or0yfyfOus 0f law