River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-25
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. 7, 1902.


First Publication Aug. Z, 1902
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, !
Ellsworth Wis, August g. 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-
Der, 1902, at which are to be elected the officers
specified herein in accordance with the sub
of state, to-wit:
A Governor, in place Of Robert NJ La Fol
lette, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1903,
Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jesse
Stone, deceased, whose term of office would
have expired on the first Monday OF January,
A Secretary of State, in place Of William H.
Froehlich, whose term of office viii expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1908.
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. 1908.
A State Superintendent, in place of Lorenzo
ID. 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 oftice will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
A Commissioner reinsurance in place of Emil
Giljohann, whose term OF office viii expire on
the first of January, A. d. 1903.
A Representative in Congress In place of
John j. jenkins, for the Eleventh CongresSion-
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
A County Clerk, in place of Ole j. Hohle,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January. A. ID. 1903.
A County Treasurer, in place of Ole II. Berg
Seng, whose term of office win expire on the
nrSt Monday of January, A. d. 90S.
A Sheriff N tuh
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A ID. 1903
A Coroner, in place of John S. Copley whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. d. 1903.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place OF La
fayette G. Spnney, 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.
A Register OF Deeds, in place of Warren w
Walsingham, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday ofJanuary, A. d. 1908
A Surveyor, in place of Belden r. Eaton
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
A Superintendent of Schools, in place of A
j. Ingi, 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:
mo. 80 A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. g.
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 1. 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 a quorum, to be elected as now
provided, not more than one each year. The
justice having been longest a continuous men,
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-officio, the chief justice.
No. IA
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. H.
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 g. 1874 relating to the Indebtedness Of
municipal corporations.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section of article II of the con
Stitution of Wisconsin be amended by inserting
after the word 'yearS' in the last line Of said
section as printed in the statutes OF $685. the
following words, cor, if 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 3 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, tracting 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 for any
purpose to any amount, including existing in
debtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per
centum on the value of the taxable property
therein, to be ascertained by the last assess
ment for city and county taxes previous to the
mourning Of such Indebtedness. Any county,
city, town, village, school district or other mu-
nicipal corporation mourning any Indebtedness
as aforesaid shall, before or at the time OF do
ing SO, provide for the collection of direct
annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on said
debt as it falls due, and also to pay and dis
charge the principal thereof within twenty
years. or If city containing population OF
more than twenty-five thousand according to
the last state or federal census taken before
such debt is contracted, within fifty years,
from the time of contracting the same.
No % S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ~
Providing for an amendment of section %, ar
ticle w of the constitution and for separ-
ate county government in certain counties. |
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, that section % of article ~, Of the
constitution of the state or Wisconsin, be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- |
lowing:
provided that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants, the legislature may eS-
tablish separate system of county govern
ment'' so that when so amended said section
will read as follows: "Section 90. The Ieg1s-
lature shall establish but one system of town
and county government, which shall be as
nearly uniform as practicable; provided that
in counties which contain anincorporated city
of more than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, the legislature may establish separate
system of county government.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance of the
requirements of chapters 70, 258 and 437 of the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read as fol
lows:
No 1876, s. Published March 26, 1901. i
CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article XI of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin giving the legisla-
ture power to pass general banking law.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the leg
slature of the state of Wisconsin for the year
$780, joint resolution was passed proposing
an amendment to article XI of the constitu-
ton of the state OF Wisconsin, giving the leg