Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-24
Notice of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ss
DIN ~, CIR


towns, wards, village, and election dis
trict of the State of Wisconsin, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
being the 9Th day of November, A. ID.
1904, the following officers are to be
elected. to wit:
Thirteen electors of President and
Vice President of the United States.
A Governor, in place OF Robert M.
LaFollett, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday Of January, A.
d. 1905.
A Lieutenant Governor, in place OF
James O. Davidson, whose term OF Of
flee will expire on the first Monday OF
January, A. D. 1905.
A Secretary of State in place OF Wal
ter L. Houser whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January
A. D. 1905.
A State Treasurer in place OF John }.
Kempf, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday OF January,
A. D. 1905.
An Attorney General, in place of
Lafayette M. Sturdevant, whose term
of office will expire on the first Mon
day of January, A. D. 1905.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place
of John w. Thomas, whose term OF
Office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. D. 1905.
A Commissioner of Insurance, IN
place of Zeno M. Host, whose term OF
office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. d. 1905.
A Representative in Congress, for
the Tenth Congressional District, con-
sisting of the counties OF Iron Villas,
Oneida, Forest, Florence, Langlade,
Lincoln, Shawano, Marathon, Taylor,
Price, Ashland and Wood.
A State Senator for the Thrtieth Senate Dis
trict comprising of the counties or Florence
Forest, Iron, Langlade. Lincoln, oneida ana
A member of Assembly for the Assembly Dis
trict. consisting of the counties of Iron Oneida
and Villas.
Also the question of amending Sec Article
of the Constitution of the State OF Wisconsin
In accordance with section 1 of article
XII, of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin the following joint resolution
adopted by the legislature of the state o.
Wisconsin at the regular session Of 1903
is made part of the foregoing notice, to
wit:
mo %, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Providing for amendment to section l.
article VIII, of the constitution, relat-
ing to taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring that section l of article VIII
OF the constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sin be amended by adding at the end there
OF the following sentence: The legislature
may provide for a graduated income tax"
so that when so amended said section shall
read as follows: Section l. The rule of
taxation shall be uniform, and taxes shall
be levied upon such property as the iegls-
lature shall prescribe. The legislature may
provide for graduated income tax.
IN accordance with section &c, of chapter
45l, of the laws of 1903, the following act
known as chapter 451, laws Of 1903, is
made part of the foregoing notice, to-
wit:
No. OF, Al Published June 3, 1903.
CHAPTER 451.
AN ACT to provide for party nominations
by direct vote.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows
Definition and Construction.-Section 1.
The words and phrases in this act shall,
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context, be construed as follows:
THE word primary the primary cleo
ton provided for by this act;
2.4The words September primary" the
primary election held in September to nom
inate candidates to be voted for at the en-
suing general election;
3. The word election" general or city
election, as distinguished from a primary
election;
general election held in November;
g. The word precinct" a district estab-
lshed by law within which all qualified
ELECTORS vote at one polling ling place .4as
so that the real will of the electors may
not be defeated by any informality or fail.
ure to comply with all provisions OF law ; In
or the conducting of the primary or certify
Ing the results thereof.
Candidates, How Nominated 2.
Hereafter. all candidates for elective offices
shall be nominated:
l. BY a primary held in accordance with
this act, or
2. BY nomination papers, signed and filed
as provided by existing statutes.
3; Party candidates for the Office of
United States senator shall be nominated
in the manner provided herein for the nom
ination of candidates for state offices.
This act shall not apply to special elcc-
lions to fill vacancies nor to the office of
state superintendent, to town, village, and
school district officers nor to judicial Off
GERS excepting police justices and justices
Of the peace in cities.
ton 3. /. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places in each
precinct on the first Tuesday of septem,
Der, 1906, and biennially thereafter for the
nomination of all candidates to be voted
for at the next November election
2. Any primary other TT, than the septem-
fore the election for which such primary
Is held.
Notice of Primaries, How Given-Section
4. 1. At least sixty days before the time
Of holding such September primary, the
secretary of state shall prepare and trans
NIT to each county, town, city and village
clerk, notice in writing designating the
offices for which candidates are to be nom-
mated, at such primary.
2. Upon receipt of such notice, such
county clerk SHALL not less than ten days
thereafter, publish SO much thereof as may
be applicable to his county, once in each
week for six consecutive weeks in at least
two, and not to exceed four, newspapers
of general circulation published i'll said
county.
g., Each town, village and city. clerk shall
within fen days after the receipt of such
potice cause notice of such primary to be
posted in three public. places in each pre-
ctnct in his town. city, or village; such
notice shall state the time when, and place
where, the primary will be held in each
Tor which candidates are to be nominated
4. In case of city elections, the city clerk
shall cause one publication of such notice
to be given, and shall also post such notice