River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. z, 1902.
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Ellsworth Wis, August 6, 100

PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK OFFICE, |
Ellsworth, Wis, August 9, 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 succeeding
the first Monday being the 4th day of Novem-
ber 1902, at which are to be elected the officers
specified herein in accordance with the sub
stance of 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. 1903
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.
Froehlich, 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. d. 1903.
A State Superintendent, in place of Lorenzo
d. Harvey, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A 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 of Insurance, in place of Emil
Giljohann, whose term of office will expire on
the first of January, A. d. 1903.
A Representative in Congress in place of
John j, Jenkins. for the Eleventh Congresson
al District, consisting of the counties of Doug
las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield,, Barron,
Dunn, Burnett, Polk, Chippewa, Washburn
u.
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.
A 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 or ole L. 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
of 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 c. Spinney, whose term Of Office will
1908
A District Attorney, in place OF Albert Com
hacker, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A Register OF Deeds, in place of Warren w.
Walsingham, whose term Of Office viii expire
on the first Monday Of January, A. d. 1903.
A Surveyor, in place OF Belden r. Eaton,
whose term Of Office will expire on the first
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-
stitution be amended so as to read as follows:
Section l. The chief justice and associate
Justices OF the supreme court shall be several
ly 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
provided, not more than one each year The
justice having been longest a 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 REs Sol 3 NO. IL.
Proposing an amendment to section OF arti-
Gle II of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, as amended by q vote OF the
people at the general election, Novem-
Der B 1874 relating to the indebtedness OF
municipal corporations.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section Of article II OF the con-
stitutiop of Wisconsin be amended by inserting
after the word ''years" in the last line of said
section as printed in the statutes OF 1893, the
following words, "or, II city containing
population of more than twenty-five thousand
according to last state or federal census taken
before such debt is contracted, within fifty
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 to restrict their power OF taxation, assess.
ment, borrowing money. contracting debts and
loaning their credit so as to prevent abuses in
assessment and taxation, and in contracting
debts by such municipal corporations. No
county, city. town, village, school district or
other municipal corporation shall be allowed
to become indebted in any manner or Tor any
debtednesss in the aggregate exceeding i've per
centum on the value Of the taxable property
thBfeiHy to be entertained by the last aAsesss