River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-09
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. z. 1902.
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
Ellsworth. Wis. August 6. 1902.

PIERCE COUNTY COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Ellsworth, Wis, August 6, 1902.
A general election is to be held in the sever
al towns, wards, villages, and election districts
in said county, on the Tuesday next Succe eding
the first Monday being the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1902 at which are to be elected the officers
specified herein in accordance with the sub
stance of a notice received from the secretary
of state, tO-Wit
A Governor in place of Robert M. La Fol
| lette, whose term of office will expire on the
| first Monday of January, A. d. 1908.
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jesse
| Stone, deceased, whose term Of office would
have expired on the first Monday Of January
! A. D. 1903.
| A Secretary of State in place of William Fl
| FroehIich, whose term of office will expire on
| the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
| A State Treasurer, in place of James O.
Davidson, whose term of office will expire on
/ the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903
! An Attorney General, in place of Emmett r.
Hicks, whose term of Office will expire on the
| first Monday, of January A. ID. 1903
| State Superintendent in place of Lorenzo
| d. Harvey, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A d. 1903
| Railroad Commissioner, in place of Graham
L. Rice, whose term Of Office will expire on the
| first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
| A Commissioner ofInsurance, in place OF Emil
| Giljohann, whose term of office will expire on
| the first of January, A. d. 1903
| Representative in Congress in place OF
| John j. Jenkins for the Eleventh COMPRESSION
| al District, consisting Of the counties of Doug
! las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield,, Barron,
Dunn, Burnett, Polk, Chippewa, Washburn
| and st. CrOiX.
| A Member of Assembly for Pierce county, in
place of Harry j. Park, whose term of office
| will expire on the first Monday of January A..
| d. 1903.
! County Clerk, in place of Ole j. Hohle,
| whose term of office will expire on the first
| Monday of January. A. d. 1903.
A County Treasurer, in place of Ole T. Berg
| seng, whose term of office will expire on the
| first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
| A Sheriff. in place of Charles e. Glass, whose
| term of Office will expire on the first Monday
| n January A. d. 1903
| A Coroner in place of John S. Copley whose
| term of Office will expire on the first Monday
| A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place of La
| fayette @. Spinney, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. d.
| 1903
| A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
hacker, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. D. 1903.
Register Of Deeds in place of Warren w.
Walsingham, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday Of January, A. d. 1903.
whose teg Of ONCE will u eEpre on the ps
Monday of January, A. D. 1903.
A Superintendent of Schools, in place of A..
J. Ingli. whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January. A. d. 1903.
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 1901. and made part of the
foregoing notice, to-wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.
For the submission of an amendment to Sec
ton of article VII OF the constitution re-
lating to the justices of the supreme court,
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section of article VII of the CON
Stltution be amended so as to read as follows
Section J.. The chief justice and associate
justices of the supreme court shall be several
~ known as the justices Of said court, with
the same terms of office of ten years respec-
lively as now provided. The supreme court
shall consist of seven justices, any four Of
whom shall be quorum, to be elected as now
justice having been longest q continuous mem
Der of said court, or In case two or more such
senior justices shall have served for the same
time, then the one whose commission first ex-
pires shall be ex-oficio, the chief justice,
JOINT REsoL uTIoN NO, II.
Proposing an amendment to section of artt-
Gle II of the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin, as amended by a vote or the
people at the general election, Noyem,
Der 3. 1874, relating to the Indebtedness or
municipal corporations.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing. that section 3 OF article i OF the CON
stitution Of Wisconsin be amended bytnserttng
after the word s'years' in the last line OF said
section as printed in the statutes OF 1898, tho
following words, "or, II CITY containing 9
according to last state or federal census taken
before such debt is contracted, within alty
years, . so that when amended said section Of
article II, shall read as follows: Section 3. 1t
shall be the duty of the legislature. and they
are hereby empowered, to provide for the or
ganization of cities and incorporated villages,
and 10 restrict their power of taxation, assess
ment borrowing money, ting debts and
loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in
assessment and taxation and In contracting
county, city. town, village, school district or
other municipal corporation shall be allowed
to become indebted in any manner or for any
purpose TO any amount, including existing In
debtedness, in the aggregate exec edfng five per
centum on the value Of the taxable properly |