The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-08-07

Jlon III November. 1900 BY an 1na7ority, s aI7
t5se members elected to each house fherae a.
The people of the state of Wisconsin ro,,n.
aemeeo IN senate and assembly, do enact as fol
section The foregoina- nronosad 49,,
ment to the constitution OF the STATE Of vs.
! cons1n shall be submitted to a Vote tho &c :, 20
PIE O TINS state in the manner now proyidea
/ oy law Tor tne submission of proposed arnand
lnents at the next general election in NoTem-
| Der 1902. - -'oseiii-
ection This act shall take effect and ha
T. ,pree 1roln and after its passage and pub
Approved May ?, 1901.
CHAPTER 4s7.
| An act to submit to the people an amendn,o,+
to article XIII, of the constitutions IF ~
| State OF Wisconsin to prohibit the mass
Whereas, At the biennial session of the 1aois
| lature of this state in the year 1899 an amend
] ment TO the constitution of this state was mo
posed ana agreed 10 by majority OF the MEM
Ders elected to each of the two houses. which
amendment was in the following language
hesolVe0, py the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing That article XIII of the constitution
De amended by adding new section. to he
numbered and to read as follows: SECTION II
NO person, association, co-nartnershin7 or
corporation shall promise, offer, or Give. for
any purpose to any political commiftee ~.
any member or employees thereof TO anyeoa, ~
d1date for, or incumbent of any office ~. ,e@ai
tlon under the constitution or laws or ,Inda,.
t 1nE M od any town or municipality of
1hls state, or TO any person at the REQUEST or
| Tor the advantage of all or any of them any nv
| lree pass or frank, or any privilege withheld
d tLoH1 any person tor the travelling accommo-
oatlon or transportation of any person or.
! property, or the transmission of any roesSoSa
or communication. -"o''"So
NO political committee, and no member or.
employee thereof no candidate for and M in
cumbent OF any Office or position under the,
constitution or laws, or under any ordinance
OF any town or municipality of this state shall
ASK Iof, or accept, from any person associa-
ZION. cO-partnerShip or corporation or uSe in
any manner, or for any purpose anv free r,aCc
or frank, or any privilege withheld from any
pelson, Ior the travelling accommodation or
transportation of any person or proDertv or
the transmission of any message or comn1,un
ication - 00iiAih IN
Any violation of any of the above provisions
snail De DrlDery and punished as provided nv
law, and if any officer or anv merher Of thy ny
legislature be guilty thereof, his office shall
become vacant ''-A
No person within the purview of this act
: shall be privileged from testifying in Relation
TO anything therein prohibited; and no person
having SO testified shall be liable to any prose
cutlon or punishment for any offense concern
ing which he was required TO give his tacti
mony or produce any documentary evidence
Thes railroad commissioner and his denutv
IN the discharge of duty are excepted from the
provisions of this amendment
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amend-
ment to the constitution of the State was duly
ratlfled and agreed to by the legislature there
OF at the biennial session in 1901, by majority
OF all the members elected to each house
therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-
sented IN senate and assembly, do enact as
section L. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this State, shall be
submitted to the people at a general election
TO De neld on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902 and if the peonle
snail approve and ratify the said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon
SAID amendment shall become part of the
constitution of this state
SectlOn2. The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting said
amendment shall be For the amendment to
prohibit the pass system y Opposite said
words shall be two spaces, over one of which
shall be printed the word ''yeS'' and over one
the word mo y The voter may mark his hall
lot IN the space under whichever of said words
indicates his intention. The marks made shall
be such as the law now provides for. Said form
OF ballot shall be printed upon the ballot to be
voted at such election after the names of the
candidates and separated therefrom by an
appropriate line or rule The votes cast on
the adoption of said amendment shall be cam
vassed and returned in the same time and
manner as other votes cast at such election
and the result shall be determined and pub
lished in the manner provided by law.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION.
Approved May IA, 1901.
~ Given under my hand and official
SEAL seal at the Capitol in the Citv of
49, Madison, this 1st dav of Auonsf A
d 1902.
To the County Clerk of Kenosha County, Wis.
VIM. H. FROEHLICH,
Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the foregoing official notice
from the Secretary of State of Wisconsin to
me directed, l. William G. Crosby, County Clerk
of the County of Kenosha, in the State of Wis
cOnsin, have caused the same to be published
in the KenoSha TELEGRAPH COURIER a week.
~ newspaper published in the city and county
Of Kenosha, in the State aforesaid, as by law
directed, and in accordance Herewith, notice
is herewith given that general election will
be held in the several towns, wards, villages
and election districts of the County of Keno
sha on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day, being the 4th day of November, A D. 1902,
at which said election the following named
officers are to be elected. to-wit:
ARepresentative in Congress for the First
Congressional District, consisting of The coun-
ties of Racine, Kenosha, Walworth Rock
Green and Lafayette. in place of Henry A.
Cooper, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. D. 1908
State Senator for the Third Senate Dis
tr1ct, consisting Of the counties of KenOsha
and Racine, in place of John F Reynolds,
whose term of Office expires on the first Mon
day in January A. D. 1903.
A Member of Assembly for the County of
Kenosha, in place Of S. Dwight olade, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
Of January, A. D. 1903
A County Clerk in place Of VIM. G. C1osby,
whose term Of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, A. d. 1909
County Treasurer, in place. of g. L. Will
now, whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
Sheriff in place of Chas. H Whitcher, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. D. 1903
Coroner in place of Frank b Lansdowne,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D 1903
Clerk of the Circuit Court in place of John
b. Maloney, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d 1919
District Attorney in place of Albert E.
Buckmaster, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January. A. D. 1903
A Register of Deeds in place of Perkins c..
Torrey, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. D. 1903
County Surveyor in place of Alvin II
Blood whose term of Office expires on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
County Superintendent of Schools in place
OF Geo. w. Taylor, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January A. D.
1903. (The vote for County Superintendent Of
Schools to be submitted to the voters of the
several towns in the county o0ly.)
Given under my hand and the seal of the
County Board of Supervisors of Kenosha
County this 9TH day of august, A. D. 1902.
WILLIAM G. CROSBY,
oSAL. County Clerk
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