The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON AMEND
MENT TO CONSTITUTION
State of Wisconsin &c
Oanartment of State. oo

State of Wisconsin &C
Department of State.
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 1st Tuesday Of
April A, d. 1908 being the 18th day O; said
month, the following ammendent to section 4
of article of the Constitution of the State of
Wisconsin. as amended in 1877, is to be sub
quirements of Chapter 10, Of the law of 1903.
which is hereby certified to you in accordance
With Chapter ,, Of the WISCONSIN Statutes of
Election" Chapter 10 of the laws of 1903 reads
as | certify. tO-wit;
No, 493 Al published March 10. 1903
CHAPTER 10.
An Act to SUBMIT to the people an amend
ment to the CONSTRUCTION. relating to the
number OF Justices of the Supreme Court and
TO provide for elections to fill vacancies in
the offices of Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Whereas the Legislature of this state at
the biennial session for the year 1901 proposed
and adopted by q vote of the member elected
to each of the two houses, an amendment to
the Constitution of this State (the same be-
ing in fact an amendment t Section 4. of
Article Z, thereof as amended in lS77). the
proposed amendment being in the following
languages:
curing. that Section of Article of the con-
stftution be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION The Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court shall be sever
ally known as the Justices of said court, with
the same terms of office of ten years res
pective1y, as now provided. The supre me
Court shall consist of seven Justices any
four OF whom shall be quorum, to be elected
as now provided. not more then one in each
year. The justice having been longest
continuous member 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
eX-OfficiO, the Chief Justice.
ment to the Constitution was duly ratified
and agreed to by the Legislature of this state
for the year 1903 and
WHEREAS. 1t is provided by Section 8. of
Article of the Constitution that vacancies
in the office Of justices of the Supreme Court
shall be filled by appointment Of the Govern
the Governor, which shall continue until
successor is elected and qualified; therefore,
The people OF the State of Wisconsin. re-
presented in Senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section l. The proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State shall be submitted
Tuesday the 7th day of April, 1903 and if the
people shall approve and rAtity said amend
ment by majority of the electors voting
thereon such amendment shall become a part
Of the Constitution of said State.
section 2. Notice of submission of this
question the form of ballot the conduct of
all be as providid in chapter 'ot the Wiscon
sin Statutes Of 1898, entitled. 'Caucuses,
Electors and Election and the submission
and canvass shall be particularly as APP
proved in Section 49, 94d and CAT, 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, 1904, and his term shall commence on
the first Monday of January, 1905. The other
additional Justices provided for by the pro-
posed conSt1t utlonal amendment shall be
elected at the Judicial 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 94s of the
Wisconsin Statutes OF 1898. as amended by
section 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, and by adding at the end
OF said section one OF chapter seven, the fol-
lowing:
I'm all cases of vacancy in the Office of
justice of the supreme court. the person APP
pointed 10 II such vacancy shall continue to
hold his Office until an election can be had in
pursuant 10 constitution and laws of the state,
and until bis successor has been duly elected
and qualified" SO hat said section Gas shall
De in that event when SO amended read as
follows:
Section 94s. In all cases of vacancy in the
Office OF circuit judge or county judge the
election to ull such vacancy shall be held on
the lst Tuesday Of April next after the
vacancy shal happen, in case such vacancy
shall happen twenty days before such date;
and ii no election slal then be held for such
purpose, or II Tire vacancy shall happen with.
then the election snail be held on the first