Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-02
PRIMARY ELECTION Law

IN accordance with section Of articlc
Al, OF the constitution OF the state az
wisconsin the following Joint resolution
Tvvvi1pteu by the legislature Of the state of
Wisconsin at the regular session OF 1905
wit: AO4'e''"s uoNSe' ~
mo. IS. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Il.
providing for an amendment 10 section |,
aFucie VIII OF the constitution relat,
ing 10 taxation
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
cehcufrlng that section / Of article VII
or the constitution of the state OF Wlscon-
sin be amended by dding at the end there.
OF me Following sen enee: The legislature
may provide for Il graduated income tax. "
SO mat when so amended said section shall
read as follows: Section /. The rule Of
taxation shall be uniform, and taxes shall
pe IeNled upon such property as the iegts
Iature shall prescribe The Legislature may
provide Tor graduated income tax"
In accordance with section 26. OF chapter
sol, of the laws Of 1909, the following act
Known as chapter 451, laws OF 1903 Is
wit:
No. 81, AL Published June 3, 1868
CHAPTER 45l
AN ACT to provide for party nomlna lions
by direct vote.
The people Of the State OF W. rcousin. rep
resented in senate and . iabiy. %
Definition and onstruction.--Sectlon l.
The words and phrases ia this act shall
unless the same be inconsistent With the
context, be construed as follows:
L The word primary" The primary cleo
ton provided for by this act;
The words September primary" the
primary election held in september to nom
mate candidates to be voted for at the eu
suing general election:
3. The word election" a general or city
election. as distinguished from primary
4. The words November election" the
general election held in November:
- 5; The word precinct a district estab
electors vote at one polling place.
This statute shall be literally construed
so that the real will of the electors mas
not be defeated by any informality or fail
IRE to comply with ali provisions of Law IN
respect to either the giving of any notice
or the conducting OF the primary OF certify
Candidates, How Nominated Section >
Hereafter. all candidates for elective Office.
shall be nominated:
/. BY a primary held In accordance with
this act, or
. BY nomination papers. signed and flee
as provided by existing statutes.
3. Party candldat- - for the office Of
United States senator shall be nominated
In the manner prov .ded herein for the uom
ination of candidates for state Offices
This act shall not apply to special elcc
tions TO ill vacan lies nor to the office Of
state superintendent, to town, village ana
school district officers nor to judicial otii
GERS excepting police justices and justices
OF the peace in cities.
Primaries, When and Where Held Sec
tion 3. l. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places in each
precinct on the first Tuesday of Septem
Der, 1906, and bennallY thereafter for the
nomination of all candidates to be voted
for at the next November election.
.. Any primary other than the Septem.
Der primary shall be held two weeks b."
fcre the election for which such primal
is held.
Notice of Primaries, How Given-Section
4. l. At least sixty days before the time
OF holding such September primary, the
secretary of state shall prepare and trans
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
two, and net 10 exceed four, newspapers
OF general circulation published in said
county.
g.. Each town. village and city clerk shall
within ten days after the receipt of such
notice cause notice of such primary to be
posted in three public places in each pre-
c'nct In his town, city, or village; such
notlce snail state the time when, and place
where, the primary will be held in each
precinct therein, together with the offices
FOR which candidates are TO be nominated
AZ NtRSe "a Nil9 elGCtidhS- lbt CitJ tltTh
shall cause one publication Of such notice
TO be given, and shall also post such notice
in three public places in each election pre-
cinct therein, such publication and posting
TO be not more than twenty and not less
than ten days before such primary election
.. Each county clerk shall, on the first
Tuesday of June, 1906, and biennially
thereafter, transmit TO the secretary Of
state the name and postofiice address of
each town, city, and village clerk In his
county.
Nomination Papers, How Prepared and
Signed.--SectIcu D. i. The name of no can
didate shall b. printed upon an official
ballot used at any primary unless at least
thirty days pr or to such primary a nom
lnation paper stall have been filed In his
behalf as provided in this act in substan,
italy the following form:
l. the undersigned, a qualified elector OF
(the ............. precinct, of the town OF
......-.....) or uhe ...........: precinct
OF the ............... ward OF the city OF
..-............), county Of ..............
and state of Wisconsin, and a member of
the ............... party, hefcDy nominate
...............,, who resides tat No. ......
on ............. street. city of ..........
........) or in the town OF ..,.--.......l,
in the county OF ............... as candi
date for the office of here specify the Of
ffce) ,.............. to be voted Tor at the
OF September, 49,. as representing the
principles OF said party, and | further de
clare that l intend TO support the candl-
date named herein.
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