The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-26
First publication, March % 1903.
Notice of Election on Amendment
to Constitution.
.TATE OF WISCONSIN.

%>0oASS VI 0AOSV4OA O4 a 4AOnNu0ub
to Constitution.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
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 first Tuesday of
April, A D 1903, being the seventh day of said
month, the following amendment to 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-
Qu1rements of Chapter TO- of the laws of 1903
which is hereby certified to you in accordance
with Chapter ., OF the Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, entitled Caucuses. Electors and General
Elections, Chapter 10, OF the laws 1908, reads
as certify, to-wit:
No. 422, A Published March 10. 1908
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 1.-THE same being
III 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 of article VII of the
constitution be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section l. The chief justice and assO-
c1ate 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
specttvely as now provided The supreme
court snail consist of seven justices, any four
OF whom shall be quorum, to be elected as
now provided, not more than one each wear.
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 com
mission first expires shall be eX-ofhciO 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, 1t is provided by section 9. of arti-
Gle OF the constitution that vacancies in the
once OF justices OF the supreme court shall be
filled by appointment of the governor. which
shai continue until a successor is elected and
qualified; therefore.
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 18th day of April 1908 and if the people
shall approve and ratify said amendment nv a
majority Of the electors voting therein such
amendment shall become part of the COnsti-
tuition of this state.
Section2. 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
statutes of 1898 entitled ''CaUcUses, Electors
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 90 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 ApriI 1904
ana ms 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 iu-
d1claI election in April, 1906, and his term shall
| 1907
Section 4. In the event that said proposed
constitutional amendment shall be adopted
! and ratified by the people, section "a S. of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1898, as amended by sec
| tiOn Of chapter of the laws of 1885, 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 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 I'M
| til his successor has been duly elected and
| qualified so that section GAS shall in that
| event when so amended read as follows:
! Section gas. In all cases of vacancy in the
office of circuit judge or county Judge the
election to I'LL 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 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 be held on the first
Tuesday of April next thereafter. In all cases
of vacancy in the office of justice of the SUI
prene court, the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall continue TO hold his office until
{ an election can be had iii 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.
| Section s. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after it's passage and pub
| licatiOn.
! Approved March II, 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. 1903,
| TSEAL w L. HOUSER,
Secretary of State.
To the County Clerk Of Kenosha County.