Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-22
NOTICE OF
GENERAL
ELECTION
STATE OF Acknowledgements c
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State OF Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday being the Sth day, o
November. A, ID. 1904, the following Officer
are TO be elected, to wit:
Thirteen Electors OF President and Vice
President OF the United States.
A Governor in place of Robert NJ. La
the first Monday OF January. A. ID. 1905.
A Lieutenant Governor In place of Jane,
o. Davidson, whose term OF Office will e1pir
on the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1905
Secretary OF State in place OF Walter L
Houser. whose term of office will expire OF
the first Monday of January A d. 1905.
Kempf. whose term Of ofice will Il expire o,
the first Monday OF January, A. ID. 1905.
An Attorney General. In place of Lafayette
f fsg5! on the first A0nd ay of January A d
A Railroad Commissioner. In place OF
John W. Thomas, whose term OF office eN-
PP ses. on the mrs ! Monday OF January a =
A Commissioner of Insurance in place
ifs 1877 on 'he hfs' MONDAY Oh January a .
A representative in Congress for the Third
cogtss 10 ran RsSand 81 sauE
Juneau, Vernon and Iowa.
A Member of Assembly for each OF the
counties OF Ashland, Barron, Calumet, Clark
Crawford, Door. Dunn, Green, Green Lake,
Iowa, jackson, Juneau, kenosha, kewaunee,
Lafayette, Lincoln, Monroe, Oconto, Ozau.
kee. Pierce, Portage. Richland, Shawano,
Wood, Waushara and Washington.
Also, all County Officers required by law TO
be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section Of article
MI, OF the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin the following joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature OF the state of
Wisconsin at the regular session of 1908,
Is made q part OF the foregoing notice, to.
wit; Q :.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Providing for an 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 Wis
consln be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following sentence: THE
legislature may provide for a graduated
income tax" SO that when so amended
said section shall read as follows: Section
]. The rule OF taxation shall be uniform,
and taxes shall be levied upon such prop.
erty as the legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for grad
uated income tax
In accordance with section 26, Of chapter
451. of the laws of 1903, the following act
made a part OF the foregoing notice, to.
wit:
No 81, Al Published June 3, 1908.
CHAPTER 451.
AN ACT to provide for party nominations
by direct vote.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep.
resented in senate aud assembly, DO
enact as follows:
Definition and Construction. section !.
The words and phrases in this act shall,
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context be construed as follows:
'nrtmnrV.
election provided for by this act;
Q. The words September primary the
primary election held In September TO
nominate candidates TO he voted for at the
ensuing general election;
8. The word election" a general or city
election as distinguished from a primary
4. The words November election the
general election held in November;
s. The word precinct" district estab.
lished Ivy law within which all qualified
electors vote Mt one polling place.
This statute shall be literally construed,
so that the real will OF the electors may
not be defeated by any informality or
failure to comply with all provisions OF
notice or the conducting of the primary OF
certifying the results thereof.
Candidates How Nominate d-Sectlon 2.
Hereafter, all candidates for elective OIL
ces shall be nominated;
l. BY primary held In accordance with
this act or
2. BY nomination papers, signed and flied
as provided by existing statutes.
g. Party candidates for the office OF
United States senator shall be nominated
In the manner provided herein for the
nomination OF candidates for state offices.
This act shall not apply to special cleo.
lions to I'LL vacancies nor TO inc once VI
state superintendent, to town, village. ana
school district officers nor to judicial ON
GERS excepting police justices and Justices
of the peace in cities.
Primaries, when and Where Hed,-Sec
ton g. 1. The September primary shall he
held ut the regular polling places in each
precinct on the first Tuesday Of Septcm-
Der, 1906 and biennally thereafter for the
nomination of all candidates to he voted
for at the next November election.
2. Any primary other than the Septem-
Der primary shall be held two weeks be-
fore the election for which such primary
is held.
Notice of Primaries How Glven.-Sec,
tion 4. l. At least sixty days before the
time Of holding such September primary,
the secretary OF state shall prepare aud
transmit TO each county, town, city and
village clerk, notice in writing designat-
ing the offices for which candidates are TO
be nominated, at such primary.
q Upon receipt Of such notice, such
county clerk shall. not less than ten days
thereafter, publish 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 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-
cinct in his town, city, or village; such
notice shall state the time when. and
place where. the primary will he held In
each precinct therein, together with the
Offices for which candidates are TO be nom
mated
In case ~ city elections. the city clerk
shall cause one publication OF such notice
to be given. and shall also post such no.
tice In tirce public places IN each election
precinct therein such publication and post.
Ing 10 10 not more than twenty and not
less than ten days before such primary
election.
s Each county clerk shall. on the first
Tuesday Of June. 1865, end hiennially
thereafter. transmit 70 the secretary of
state the name and postotfice address Of
each town. city, and village clerk In his
county.
Nomination Papers How Prepared and
SIgncd.-Spction ). /. The name Of no ran.
didate shall be printed upon an official
ballot used Mt any primary unless at least
tllrty days prior to such primary nom
nation paper shall have been filed In his
behalf ne rr1vluod IN this act In substan
TALLY 'he following form:
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