Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03
NOTICE OF CEN
ERAL ELECTION.
SrArE OF WISCONSIN Department D

STArE OF Wisconsin, Department. od
Notice is hereby given that at a general elec-'
tion to be h'ld in tn, sayartt towns, wtri', vii
lagos aui election districts of thu State Of
Wisconsin m thu Tdesiay sucoe 'dtns the first
Monday, bsing the Sth day Of November, \ D.
1901, the following officers are to be elected,
to-wit; caNm
Thirteen Electors of President aud Vice.
President Of the United States. M
AGoyeraor in place of RD5nrt VI. LlFDIIa7F1
whose tsrm Of oHh,h will axptr' o. ta' ne
Monday of January \. D. 1905. a.
A Lieutenant Governor in place Of James Q.
Davidson whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, \. ID. 1900.
A Secretary Of State in place of Walter I.
Houser, whose term OF office w oil expire on the
A State Treasurer, in place of JohnJ. kempf,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday OF January, A. d. 1903,
An Attorney General, in place of Lafayette
NJ Sturdeyant, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday ~ January, A. D 1903
A Railroad Commissioners, IN place OF Jonh
W Thomas whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January, A d. lsN0'
Commissioner of INSURANCE, in place OF Leho
NJ. Host, whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January A D. l"2. tut,
A Representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District, consisting Of the eoun'
Juneau Vernon and Iowa.
4 Member of Assembly for each of the coun'
ties of Ashland, Barron, Calumet Clark Graw-
ford Door Dunn, Green, Green Lake Iowa
jackson, juneau, kenosha, kewaunee, La
fayette, Lincoln. Monroe, Ocunto 02ankHe'
Pierce Portage, Richland. Shawann, St CrHiN,
Trempcaleau Vernon, Walworth, Wood, Mau-
shara and Washington.
Also, all County Officers required by law 70
be chosen at such election
In accordance with section OF article
Of thn trttn Of IN
Wisconsin the following joint resolution
adopted by the legislature of the state or
Wisconsin at the regular session OF 1903,
is made part OF the foregoing notice, to-
Wit
mo. 2S, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Providing for an amendment to section /,
article VIII, of the constitution, relat
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 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
crtv as the legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for grad
uated income tax"
In accordance with section &C. OF chapter
u
known as chapter 451, laws of 1903, is
made a part of the foregoing notice TO-
wit: -
No. 81. AL Published June 8, 1908,
CHAPTER 451.
AN ACT to provide for party nominations
The peoplc Of the state OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Definition and Construction-Sect Il T.
.rI. nh
unless the same he inconsistent with the
context, be construed ms follows culinary
The n WORD P frr hy this tN act primary
,. The words September primary" the
primary election held in September TO
nominate candidates to he voted Tor at tue
ensuing general election
g. The word election general or city
election, as distinguished from primary
The words November election" the
general election held In NoNg" or:
5 The word 'prccinct,' district es S1,,ls
lishcd by law within which all qualified
electors vote at one polling place. ..n,oa
This statute shall he literally construed
so that the real will of the electors may
not be defeated by any intorInniiltS or
failure to comply with all provisions ,n OF
law In respect to either the giving OF any
ootice or the conducting of the primary OF
certifying the results thereof.
Candidates. How Nominated.-Section 2.
Hereafter, all candidates for elective OH.
seS shall be nominated;
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 or
United States senator shall he nominated
in the manner provided herein Tor me
nomination Of candidates Tor state ohGes.
This act shall not apply to special elec.
lions to fill vacancies nor to the once OF
state superintendent. to town. village; ana
school district officers nor to judicial ON
GERS excepting police justices ana Justices
OF the peace in cities.
Primaries, When and Where Held-Sec
ton g. l. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places IN each
precinct on the first Tuesday OF Septem-
her 1906, and biennially thereafter for the
nomination Of all candidates to be voted
for at the next November election.
q Any primary other than the Septem-
Der primary shall be held two weeks be.
fore the election for which such primary
Notice Of Primaries, How Given.-Sec-
ton 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 designat-
Ing the offices for which candidates are to
be nominated 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 In said
county.
B. Each town. village, and city clerk shall
within ten DAYS after the receipt Of ssch
notice cause notice Of such primary to be
posted in trree public places in each pre-
Cinct In his town, city, or village; snch
notice Shall state the time when, and
place whore. the primary will be held In
each precinct therein. together with the
Offices for which candidates are TO be NOM
inarrd
In case Of city elections, the city clerk
shall cause one publication Of such notice
to be given. and shall also post such no
tice IN three public places in each election
precinct therein, such publication and post.
Ing 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 bIennlally