Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-03-26
Notice of Election on Amendment
to Constitution.

tia " lSCOuSiil, VI Nlult, IS.
Notice is hereby given that at the Judicial
Election to be held in the several towns wards,
villages and election dstl lets of the state of
Wisconsin. on the first Tuesday Of April, A. D.
| 1868, 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 1877, is to be submitted to the
| people in pursuance Of the requirements Of
chapter 10. of the lave of 1903, which is hereby
certified to you in accordance with chapter s
OF che WISCONSIN statutes of 1SsS; entitled;
| 'tGucuses. Electors and General Elections"
CHAPTER 10, of the laws of 1903 reads as GER
| tify, Cowit:
| No 422 A. Published March 49, 1903
CHAPTER 10.
| AN ACT TO submit to the people an amendment
| TO the constitution, relating to the number
OF justices OF the supreme court and TO pro-
| vide 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. pro-
| posed and adopted by vote of the members
elected to each of the two houses. all amend
ment to the constitution of this state 1.-THE
| same being in fact an amendment to section 4
of article thereof. amended in ls77), che
proposed amendment being in the following
| language:
! Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
| curing. that section of article VII of the
con tituton be amended as TO read as fol-
| lows: Section |. The chief justice and asso-
ciate justices OF the supreme court shall be
! seyerally known 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 a 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-ot1icio 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
Whereas. it is provided by section of arti
BILE 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 leected and
qualified; therefore
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
! sented in senate and assembly, do enact rs
| follows:
Section 1. The proposed amendment to the
constitution of this state shall be submitted
TO the people at an election to be held on
| Tuesday, the It'll day of April A. ID. 1903. and
! if the people shall approve and ratify such
! ing thereon such amendment shall become
part of the constitution of this state
| Section 2, Notice of the submission of said
question, the form of ballot. the conduct of
the election, and the canvass ofthe votes shall
all be as provided in chapter of the Wiscon-
sin statutes of 1885, entitled "Caucuses. Flee
tors and General Elections" and the submits
sion and canvass shall be particularly as pro-
vided in section 30. Gid and 9it as the last
chapter was amended by chapter 81 of the
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 Nom
day of January, 1906 The other additional
| Justice provided Tor 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
Secton4, In the event that said proposed
constitutional amendment shall be adopted
and ratified by the people, section Obs. of the
Wisconsin statutes Of 1898, 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 Justice of the supreme
. court OF and by adding at the end of said see
OF vacancy in the office of the justice of the
supreme court, the person appointed to fiji
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
until his successor has been duly elected and
| guaihed;' sosthat 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
election to ill such vacancy shall be held on
the first Tuesday of April next after the va
eancy shall happen, in case such vacancy shall
| happen twenty days before such day: and il
no election lshall 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 eases
of vacancy in the Office of Justice of the SUI
| pr ne court, the person appointed to fiji such
vacancy shall continue 10 hold his Office until
an election can be had in some year in which
no other justice is elected pursuant TO the con
stitution aud laws Of the state and until his
successor has been duly elected and qualified
Section :. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publi-
cation.
Approved March r. 1913.
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 18th day of
March, \. D.. 1903, w, L. HoUsER,
lsEAL.l 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-ef
Iowa state OF Wisconsin. on the first Tuesday
of April, A. D.. 1908 being the seventh day of
said month. the foregoing amendment to sec
ton of article 7 of the constitution Of the
state of Wisconsin, as amended in 1871 and
which is fully set forth in the foregoing notice
from the Secretary of State of the stale Of
Wisconsin, is TO be submitted to the people In
pursuance of the requirements of chapter 10
Of the laws of 1903.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance
with law.
Given undrr my hand and official seal NJ the
city of Dodgeville. in said county. on the 18th
day Of n arch. A. D., 1893.
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