The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-27
NOTICE OF
GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT. OE STATE | IS

Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday, being the Sth day of November, A.
d. 1904 the following officers are to Ike elected
| to wit
| THIRTEEN ELECTORS of PRESIDENT and VICE
PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES.
A GOVERNOR, in place of Robert NJ, LaFollette
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, a. ID. 1905
\ LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in place Of James
| O. Davidson, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1895
| A SECRETARY OF STATE, in place of Walter H.
Houser whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A d. 1905,
A STATE TREASURER, in place OF John D
Kempf, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1905.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place of Lafayette
NJ Sturdevant, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. ID, 1903.
\ RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place of John
". Thomas whose t-rm of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905
A COMMISSIONER OF Insurance, in place OF
zeno NJ. Host, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905.
A REPRESENTATIVE Is CONGRESS for the
Eighth Congressional District consisting of
tllf opiillltN VI 1 vi thSt' Nauph'u'
Winncbago, Calumet and Manitowoc.
| a MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the First Assem-
bly, District of Manitowoc county. consisting of
the towns of Centerville, Liberty Mauitowoc
Mantowoc Rapids, Mecme and Newton and
the city of Mantowoc
a MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Second AS
scmbly District of Man.owoc County, consist
ing of the towns of Cato, Cooperstown. Eaton
Franklin, Gibson, kossuth, Maple Grove Msh-
icott Rockland Scheswig. Two Creeks, Two
Rivers, the villages of Ke and Reedsville, and
the city of Two Rivers
In accordance with section ! OF article
XII. of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin the following joint reso-
luton adopted by the legislature of
the state of Wisconsin at the regular
session Of 1903, is made a part Of the
foregoing notice, to-wit:
No 2S, A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Providing for an amendment to sec
ton /, article VIII, of the consti-
tuition, relating to taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly. the Sem
ate concurrinG, that section l of article
VIII OF the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following sem
tence: THE Legislature may provide
for 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 unon such prop
ertY as the legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for a
graduated income tax"
In accordance with section 26, Of
IL. e bA
following act known as chapter 451,
laws OF 1909, is made a part OF the
foregoing notice, to-wit:
No. 81, a
Published June 3, 1903.
CHAPTER AL.
AN ACT to provide for party nomina-
tions by direct vote.
The people of the State of Wiscon-
sin, represented in senate and assem-
bly,. do enact as follows:
DEFINITION AND CONSTRUCT
TION.-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
election provided for by this act.
2. The words september primary"
the primary election held in September
to nominate candidates to be voted for
at the ensuing general election
8, The word election" a general or
city election, as distinguished from a
primary election;
T. The words November election"
the general election held in November;
5. The word precinct" a district
established by law within which all
qualified electors vote at one polling
place.
This statute shall be literally con-
strued. so that the real will of the cleo
ors may not be defeated by any inform
atty or failure to comply with all
provisions of law in respect to either
the giving of any notice or the con-
Quoting of the primary or certifying the
results thereof.
CANDIDATES, HOW NOMINATED.
Section 2.-Hereafter, all candidates
for elective offices shall be nominated:
l. BY primary held in accordance
with this act, or
.. BY nomination papers. signed and
filed as provided by existing statutes.
g. Party candidates for the office OF
United states senator shall be nomi-
mated in the manner provided herein for
the nomination of candidates for state
offices.
This act shall not apply to special
elections to fill vacancies nor to the
office OF state superintendent, to town.
village, and school district officers nor
tees and justices Of the peace In cities.
PRIMARIES, WHEN AND WHERE
HELD.-Section 81. The September
primary shall be held at the regular
polling places in each precinct on the
first Tuesday of September, 1906, and
biennially thereafter for the nominal
ton of all candidates to be voted for at
he next November election.
2 Any primary other than the Sep
TENDER primary shall be held two
weeks before the election for which
such primary 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 transmit to each
county. town. city and village clerk,
a notice in writing designating the
offices for which candidates are to be
nominated, at such primary.
g 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 ex-
coed four, newspapers Of general cir
culation published in said county.
3. 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 Ia each precinct in his town,
city, or village: such notice shall 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.
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 In three public
places in each election precinct therein,
such publication and posting to be not
more than twenty and not less than ten
days before such primary election.
5. Each county clerk shall. on the
first Tuesday of June, 1906, and ben-
nially thereafter, transmit to the sec
rptary Of state tho mama and noe,