River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-16
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. z, 1902.
PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK s OFFICE,

PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK SOFFICE,
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 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 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. 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.
FroehIich whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1908
A State Treasurer, in place Of James Q.
the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
r, An Attorney General in place ace, OF Emmett R,
| 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.
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. 1908.
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.
County Clerk, in place Of Ole J. Hohle,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. ID. 1908
A County Treasurer, in place or ole Il. 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 win 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 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. ID. 1903.
A Register of Deeds, in place of Warren w
Walsingham, whose term of Office viii expire
on the first Monday ofJanuary, 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:
No. 33A.
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-
stftution 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 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-officio, the chief justice.
No. IA A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Proposing an amendment to section of arti-
Gle IL of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, as amended by vote of the
people at the general election, Novem-
Der 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 Wisconsin be amended by inserting
after the word years in the last line of said
section as printed in the statutes OF 1898, the
following words, "or If a 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 H. shall read as follows: Section B. 1t
shall be the duty of the legislature. and they
are hereby empow cred, to provide for the or
ganZation 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 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 asoertaifed By che last ASSESS