River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. Z, 1909.

specified herein in accordance with the sub
stance of notice received from the secretary
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. 1908
Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jesse
Stone, deceased whose term of office would
have expired on the first Monday of January,
A. ID. 1903.
A Secretary of State, in place OF William H.
FroehIch, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1908.
Davidson, whose term of ONCE win expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. d. 1908.
An Attorney General, in place of Emmett II.
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 or
the first Monday OF January, A. d. 1903.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place OF GrahaIa
L. Rice, whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1908.
Commissioner OF Insurance, 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
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. 1908.
A County Clerk in place of Ole J. Hohle,
whose term of office will expire on the first
monday OF january, A. ID. 1913
County Treasurer in place OF Ole T. Berg
seng, whose term OF office will expire on the
hrSt Monday OF January, A. d. 1908.
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 s OF once VIII expire on the first Monday
A Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place of La
fayette q. Spinney, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January u
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 win 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. Ingl, 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
lively as now provided. The supreme court
shall consist of seven justices, any four OF
whom shall be q 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-
pres shall be eX-OtficiO, the chief Justice.
No. 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 1893, the
following words, "or, if city containing "a
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 g. 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, ting 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 q direct |
annual tax sufficient to pay the interest said |
and
charge the principal thereof within twenty |
years, or II a city containing population OF
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 " of the constitution and for separ-
ate county governmental certain counties.
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
curing, that section % OF article ", of the
constitution Of the state OF Wisconsin, be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol
lowing
provided that In counties which contain an
city of more than one hundred |
thousand inhabitants, the legislature may es-
tablish a separate system OF county govern
ment" so that when so amended said section
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, 1885, 81 Published March 20, 1901. |
CHAPTER 70,
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend |
ment to article. XII of the constitution Of |
inc state of Wisconsin giving the legisla |
lure power 70 pass genera Danklag law:
stature OF the state of Wisconsin for the year |
1899, a joint resolution W as passed proposing |
an amendment to article XII of the constitu- |
ton Of the state of Wisconsin, giving the leg
stature power to pass general banking law,
which was agreed to by a majority of the |
and approved April tw entieth, 1899. which pro-
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
s'ResolVed by the assembly, the senate, con-
curing, hat article XII of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin be and ishereby amend
ed, by substituting for sections four and five
thereof, new section to be known as section
four and reading as follows: Section 4. The
legislature shall have power to enact general
the regulation and supervision Of the banking
business, provided that the vote OF two-thirds
Of all the members elected to each louise, to
pc taken by yeas ana nays'pe In favor OF the
passage of such law"
rhe people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
nent to the constitution OF the state of Wis
,onsin shall be submitted to a vote OF the peo-
Die Of this state in the manner now provided
0y law for the submission OF proposed amend
nents at the next general election in Novem-
Der, 1902,
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
n force from and after it's passage and publi-
patton.
Approved March %, 1901.
10 369, s. Published May 4, 1901,
CHAPTER 253
IN ACT to submit to the people an amend