River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-30
Notice of General Election.
First Publication Aug. T. 1902.

PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, !
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 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1902, at which are to be elected the officers
specified herein in accordance with the sub
stance Of 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. 1908.
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.
Froehlich, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
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 h.
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 on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of Graham
L. Rice, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1903
A Commissioner OfInSurance, 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 or
John j, Jenkins, for the Eleventh COMPRESSION
al District consisting of the counties OF Doug
las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield,, Barron,
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 d. 1903
A County Treasurer, in place of Ole r. Berg
seng whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
A Sheriff, in place of Charles e. Glass whose
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. ID. 1903.
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court, in place Of La.
fayette G. Spinney, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. d.
1903.
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.
Walsngham, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday ofJanuary, A. d. 1903
A Surveyor, in place OF Belden H. Eaton
whose term Of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1903
a Superintendent OF Schools, IN place or A.
j. Ingli, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday Of January, A. ID. 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 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 /. The chief justice and associate
justices Of the supreme court shah be several
~ 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 bry 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 o. more sucn
senior justices shall have served tor the same
time. then the one whose commission first eX
pires shall be ex-of1cio, the chief justice.
No. IA A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Pronosinp an amendment to section of arti-
Gle III of the constitution Of the state of
Wisconsin, as amended gy q oote nJ 81 eac
Der 3, 1874, relating to the iat!2O0caue os 81
municipal corporations.
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate con
curing that section of article II of the con
stitution of Wisconsin be amended by1nsert1ng
after the word years in the last line OF said
section as printed in the statutes OF 1919, the
following words, "or if a city containing
incubation of more than twenty-five thousand
according to last state or federal census taken
before such debt is contracted, WIIn li MY
wears so that when amended said section OF
article II, shall read as follows: Sectlon .. III
shall be the duty Of the legislature. and they
are hereby GmpOWeI6u, W pIONbuI 1oI IllS Ot-
ganiZation of cities and Incorporated villages,
and TO restrict their power OF taxation, assess
ment borrowing money, contracting debts and
Ioaning their credit, so as 20 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
debteduess Ia the aggregate exceeding FIVE per
centum on the value OF the taxable property
therein, to be ascertained by the last assess