Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-04-02
Notice of Election on Amendment
to Constitution.

State of Wisconsin. Department of State, S.
Notice is hereby given, that at the Judicial
Election to be held in the several towns, wards
villages and election districts of the state of
Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday of April. A. d.
1903, being the seventh day of said month, the
following amendment to Section of Article z
of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin,
as anne ded in 1871, is to be submitted to the
people in pursuance of the requirements of
chapter TO- of the lave of 1903, which is hereby
certified to you in accordance with chapter 5
of che Wisconsin Statutes of 1898 entitled:
Caucuses Electors and General Elections"
Chapter TO- of the laws of 1903, reads as GER
tify, to-wit:
No i22 A. Published March 10, 1903
CHAPTER 10.
An ACT to submit to the people an amendment
TO tue constitution relating TO the number
of justices OF the supreme court and to pro-
vide for elections to fiji vacancies in the
Office Of justice of the supreme court.
Whereas The legislature of this state. at
the biennial session for the year 1901. pro-
pos ed aud adopted by vote of the members
elected to each of the two houses, an amend
| ment to the constitution of this state tthe
same being in fact an amendment to section 4
of article thereof as amended in 1s77), the
proposed amendment being in the following
Resolved, by the assembly the senate con
curing that section l Of article VII of the
CON titution be amended 50 as to read as fol
lows: Section |. The chief justice and assoc
ciate Justices of the supreme court shall be
seyerally known as the Justices of said court
with the same terms of office Of ten years re-
spectively. rs now provided. The supreme
court shall consist of seven justices, any four
| of whom shall be quorum, to be elected rs
now provided, not more than one each year.
The justice having been longest a continuous
| M, mDer 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
commission FIRST expires shall be eN-oilicio the
chief justice
Whereas. the foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution was duly ratified and
agreed to by the Legislature of this state for
the year 1903: and
Whereas, it is provided by section of arti
BILE of the constitution that vacancies in the
of1ce OF justices of the supreme court shall be
| filed by appointment of the governor. which
shall continue until n successor is leected and
qualified; therefore
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
| follows:
Section /, The proposed amendment to the
constitution of this state shall be submitted
| 70 the people al an election to be held on
| Tuesday the 18th day of April, \, d. 1903. and
if the people shall approve and ratify such
ing thereon such amendment shall become
| part of the constitution of this state.
Section ?. Notice of the submission of said
| question: the form of ballot. the conduct of
| the election and the canvass of the votes shall
all be as provided in chapter of the Wiscon-
sin statutes of 1898, entitled "Caucuses. Flee
| tors and General Elections" and the submis-
| sion and canvass shall be particularly as pro
vided in section 30 Gid and OFT, as the last
chapter was amended by chapter 81 of the
laws of 1899
! Section 3. In the event of the ratification of
said proposed amendment by the people, one
of the additional justices provided for shall be
elected at the judicial election in April 1901
and his term shall commence on the first Mon
day of January 1906, The other additional
| justice provided for by the proposed const1tu-
| tional amendment shall be elected at the judi
cial election in April 1906, and his term shall
commence on the first Monday of January.
| 1907,
Section 4. In the event that said proposed
| constitutional amendment shall be adopted
and ratified by the people section DIS. of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1895 as amended by sec
| ton of chapter of the laws of 1899 shall be
amended by striking out in the seventh line
thereof the words Justice of the supreme
court or and by adding at the end of said Sec
ton of chapter Z the following; In all cases
of vacancy in the office of the justice of the
supreme court, the person appointed to fill
such vacancy shall continue TO hold his Office
which no. other Justice is elected pursuant to
the constitution and laws of the state, and
until his successor has been duly elected and
qualified" so that said section 9is shall in
that event. when so amended, read as follows
Section 9is. In all cases of vacancy in the
office of circuit judge or county judge the
the first Tuesday of April next after the va.
cancy shall happen. in case such vacancy shall
happen twenty days before such day; and if
no election shall then be held for such pur-
pose, or if the vacancy shall happen within
twenty days next before said first Tuesday
then the election shall he held on the first
Tuesday OF April next Thereafter. In all cases
of vacancy in the Office Of justice of the su-
preme court, the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall continue to hold his Office until
an election can be had in some year in which
no other justice is elected pursuant to tie con
stitution and laws Of the state and until his
successor has been duly elected and qualified
Section s. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
App owed March IL. 1853.
Said election to be held and conducted. votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance
with law,
Given under my hand and official seal at the
capitol in the city of Madison, this 10th day of
March. 4. D., 1903 W. H. HousER,
SEAL Secretary of State
To the County Clerk of Iowa County.
County CLERKS OFFICE, Iowa County
Dodgeville. Wis, March 10. 1903
Notice is hereby given that at the judicial
Election to be held in the several towns. wards
villages and election districts of the county of
Iowa, state of Wisconsin. on the first Tuesday
of April. A. D.. 1903. being the seventh day Of
said month, the foregoing amendment to sec
ton of article of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin, as amended in 1877. and
which is fully set forth in the foregoing notice
from the Secretary If State of the state of
pursuance of the requirements of chapter 10
Of the laws of 1903
Said election to be held and conducted votes
eanvassed and returns made in accordance
with law.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
city of Dodceviile. in said county, 1n the 18th
day of March. A. D., 1903.