Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-09-25
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPA TMENT or STATE, So

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DEpA rMENr OF STATE, 80
| ton. to be held in the several towns. ward
villages and election districts of the State
WISCONSIN on the TLesday succeeding the fiji
Monday, being the Ath LAY of November, A.
wit;
4 governor, in place OF Robert NJ. LaFollett
whose term of office will expire on the frs
Monday of January. A. d., 1903.
A Lieutenant Governor. in place of ,Iess
Stone. deceased, whose term of office woul
ave expired on the first Monday of January
:, A Secretary of State, in place of William H
Eroeiich, whose term of Office will expire o.
the first Monday of January. A. D., 1903.
"A State Treasurer: in place Of James o. Day
first Monday Of January, A. D., 1905
:, An Attorney General in the place of Emme
r. Hicks. whose term of Office will expire oil
the first Monday of January. A. D. 1903
state superintendent, in place of Lorenzo
y, Harvey whose term of Office will expire OF
the first Monday of January. A. ID. 1903
A RAILROAD Commissioner in place of Ora
ram l.; Rice, whose term of Office will expire
on the hrst Monday of January. A. ID. 1903
- Commissioner of Insurance in place OF
Emil Giliohan. whose term Of office will expire
on ne hrst Monday Of January, \. d. 1909.
Congressional District. consisting of the coun
ties of Crawford, Grant, Iowa. juneau. Rich
I Ra Sauk and Vernon in place Of Joseph w
i hhaoc9ck. whose term Of office will expire on
the 4th day eff March. 1903
"A State Senator for the Seventeenth Senate
ddistrict, consisting of the counties of Green
Iowa and Lafayette. in place of Harry c. Mar.
tin. whose term of Office will expire on the
second Wednesday of January, 1908
. MEMBER OF Assembly for each of the coun-
ties OF Ashland. Barron. Calumet, Clark, Craw.
ford, Door. Dunn, Green, Green Lake. Iowa,
.Iunlan u Sha \
cite, LINCOLN; Monroe, Oconto, Ozaukee, Pierce,
Portage, Richland, Shawano st. Croix, Trem.
peleau. VERNON, Walworth, Washington, Wau-
the second Wednesday of January, 1908
Also all county officers required by law to he
chosen at such election
In accordance with section of article VII of
The constitution of the state of Wisconsin, the
following joint resolutions adopted by the leg.
stature of the state of Wisconsin at The regn-
lar session of 1902, are made part of the fore
gong notice. to wit:
no 33 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
for the submission of an amendment to see
tlon OF article VII of the constitution relat-
ing TO the justices of the supreme court
Resolved. by the assembly. the senate con
curing, that section | of article VII of the
constitution be amended so as to read as fol
lows; section L. The chief justice and asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court shall be
severally known as the justices of said court,
with the same terms of office of ten wears re.
spectlyely; 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.
Inc Justice having been longest continuous
member OF said court or in case two or more
such senior justices shall have served for the
same length of time, then the one whose com.
mission hrst expires shall be xofficio the chief
justice.
NO. H. A.
JOINT RESDI n
Proposing an amendment TO section 3 of arti
Gle III OF the constitution of Wisconsin, as
amended by q vote of the people at the gen
eral election, November 3. 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 the state of Wisconsin be amend
ed by inserting after the word years" in the
last line OF said section as printed in the stat
utes of 1898, the following words: "or. if a
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" so that when
amended said section of article II shall read
as follows: Section 3. II shall be the duty of
the legislature and they are hereby empower
ed, TO provide for the organization of cities
ana Incorporated villages, and TO restrict their
power OF taxation. assessment, 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. Nocounty. city. town.
village, school district, or other municipal cor
poration shall be allowed to become indebted
IN any manner or for any purpose TO an amount
including existing Indebtedness ntthe n-gre-
gate exceeding FIVE per centum on the value of
the taxable property therein. TO be ascertained
by the last assessment for city and county tax
es previous to the mourning of such indebted
ness ANY county. city, town, village. school
district or other municipal corporation incur
ring any indebtedness as aforesaid, shall. be-
fore or at the time of doing so. provide for the
Af Il
pay the interest on such debt as it falls due.
and also TO pay and discharge the principal
thereof within twenty years, or ii a city con.
tanning population of more than twenty five
thousand according to the last state or federal
census taken before such debt is contracted,
within nifty wears, from the time of contracting
the same.
no. % 81
JOINT RESOLUTION No. ~.
Providing for an amendment Of section %, ar
ucle ~ OF the constitution and for separate
county government in certain counties
RESOLVED blythe senate. the assembly concur
ing, that section % of article " of the const-
tufion Of the state Of Wisconsin, be amended
by adding at the end thereof the following:
Provided that in counties that contain an
Incorporated CITY of more than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants, the legislature may es-
tablish "A separate system of county govern
ment. SO that when amended said section will
read as follows: Section g. The legislature
shall establish but one system of town and
SONtIuHleIt. WHICH SNAIL ne nearly
uniform as practicable: provided that In coun-
tleswhich contain an Incorporated city of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the
legislature may establish separate system of
county government.
Notice IS further given that al said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance of the re
4ulrelends OF chapters -, 2oS ana 49, of the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read MS fol-
lows:
Nc. 1876 81 Published March 26, 1901
CHAPTER7 49,
ANACT 10 submit to the people an amendment
to article ri of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin giving the legislature power
to pass general banking law.