The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-02
First publication, March 20, 1903.
Notice of Election on Amendment
to Constitution.
ST4TE or WISCONSIN.

TO COnSLlGuGlOu.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, u
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 90
Notice is hereby given, That al the Judicial
Election to be held in the several towns,
wards villages and election districts of the
state of Wisconsin on the frs Tuesday of
April A. d 1903 being the seventh day of said
month, the following amendment 10 Section
of Article OF the constitution OF The State OF
wisconsin, as amended in 1877, is to be sub
mitted to the people in pursuance of the re-
quirements OF Chapter 10, OF the laws of 1903,
which is hereby certified to you in accordance
with Chapter 5, of the Wisconsin Statutes of
$685. entitled CaucuSeS Electors and General
Elections" Chapter 10, of.the laws 1903, reads
as | certify to-wit:
No. 422, A Published March 10, 1903
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to the constitution, relating to the
number of justices of the supreme court and
to provide for elections to fill vacancies in
the office of justice of the supreme court.
Whereas, The legislature of this state at the
biennial session for the year 1901 proposed
and adopted by vote of the members elected
to each of the two houses, an amendment to
the constitution of this state (the same being
in fact an amendment to section 4, of article
thereof as amended in 1870, the proposed
amendment being in the following language:
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, That section 1 of article VII of the
constitution be amended so as to read as fol-
lows. S6CUlOn L. Inc c0I6I JuSUlc6 dDu dSSO-
ciate justices of the supreme court shall be
severally known as the justices of said court,
with the same terms of office of ten years re-
spectively as now provided The supreme
court shall consist OF seven justices, any four
of whom shall be quorum, to be elected as
now provided, not more than one 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 COM
mission first expires shall be, ex-officio, 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 1908 and,
whereas. It is provided by section of arti-
Gle of the constitution that vacancies in the
Office of justices of the supreme court shall be
filled by appointment of the governor, which
shall continue until a successor is elected and
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
Sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. The proposed amendment to the
constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at an election to be held on Tues
day, the 9TH day Of April 1903, and If the people
shall approve and ratify said amendment by
majority of the electors voting therein such
amendment shall become part of the cOnSti-
tuition of this state.
Section 2. 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 Wisconsin
SUdUuu6S Ol 1890 6uulGl6u 'CbuCuS6Ss ELl0CbOIS
and General Elections" and the submission
and canvass shall be particularly as provided
in section 80, CAD 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 Mon
day of January, 1905 The other additional
Justice provided for by the proposed constitu-
tiOnal amendment shall be elected at the jul
dicial election in April, 1906, and his term shall
commence on the first Monday of January,
1907
Section t. In the event that said proposed
constitutional amendment shall be adopted
and ratified by the people, section 94s, of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1885, as amended by sec
tion of chapter Of the laws of 1899, shall be
amended by striking out in the seventh line
thereof the words ''iustice of the supreme
court or" and by adding at the end of said Sec
ton / of chapter the following: I'm all
cases of vacancy in the office of justice of the
supreme 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
the constitution and laws of the state, and un-
til his successor has been duly elected and
qualifed;" so that section 94S shall in that
event when 50 amended read as follows:
Section 94s. In all cases of vacancy in the
office of circuit judge or county judge the
election to fill such vacancy shall be held on
the first Tuesday of April next after the va
cancy shall happen, in case such vacancy shall
happen twenty days DeIOF6 Sucn Gay; ana IL
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 be held on the first
Tuesday of April next thereafter. In all cases
of vacancy in the Office of justice of the SUI
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 the con-
stitutiOn and laws of the state and until his
successor has been duly elected and qualified
aoti ic of hal "a hQ
in force from and after it's passage and pub
LEGATION.
Approved March IL, 1903
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, A. D. 1908,
TSEAL W. L. HOUSER,
Secretary of State.
To the County Clerk of Kenosha County.