Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-29
NOTICE Of GEN.
ERAL ELECTION.
NTATE oF MISSION sIN- perartment n


Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday, being the Sth day of November A, D.
1904, the following officers are to be elected
to-wit:
Thirteen Electors of President ard 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. d. 1908.
Lieutenant Governor in place Of James o.
Davidson, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1906.
4 Secretary of State IN place of Walter l.
Houser, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID, 1900,
A State Treasurer, in place Of John j. kempf
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday ct 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, u. 1906.
A Railroad Commissioners, in place OF John
W. Thomas, whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January. \, ID. 100
A Commissioner of Insurance, III place OF Leno
NJ. Host, whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 100 49, mi,
4 Representative III Congress Tor the lhlrd
Congressional District consisting OF the coun'
ties of Grant, Crawford Richland, Sank
Juneau, Vernon and Iowa.
Member of Assembly for each OF the coun.
ties of Ashland Barron, Calumet, Clark, Craw-
ford, Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake, Iowa,
Jackson Juneau, kenosha kewaunee, La
fayette Lincoln. Monroe, Oconto, ozaukee
Pierce Portage Richlaud, Shawano, st. CrolX
Trempeaeau, Vernon, Walworth, Wood, Wau-
Shara and Washington.
Also, all County Officers required by law 10
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 1903,
is made part Of the foregoing notice, to.
wit:
TNO %
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Providing for an amendment to section l,
article VII, Of the constitution, reat-
Resolved by the Assembly. the Senate
coucuring that section OF article VIII
OF the constitution Of the state Of Wis
conSin 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 he uniform,
and taxes shall be levied upon such prop
crty as the legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for a grad
uatcd income tax
In accordance with section IL, of chapter
451 Of the laws Of 1908, the following act
known as chapter 451, laws OF 1903. Is
made a part Of the foregoing notice TO.
10 81, al Published June 8, 1908
CHAPTER 45l.
AN ACT to provide for party nominations
hy direct vote.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate aud assembly, q"
enact as follows:
Definition ana Construction, Section !.
The words and phrases in this act snail
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context. be construed as follows: culinary
election provided for by this act -,
.. The words September primary" the
primary election held in September !"
nominate candidates to be Vot'd Tor ~ '"v
ensuing general election;
g. The word election general or city
election. as distinguished from a primary
election;
general election held in November;
Z. The word precinct" a district estah,
Iishcd Ivy law within which all qualified
electors vote at one polling place. ..n,,oa
This statute shall be literally construed
SO that the real will OF the electors may
not be defeated Ivy any tnformahtH or
failure TO comply with all provisions on
law In respect TO either the giving OF any
notice or the conducting Of the primary OF
certifying the results thereof.
Candidates. How Nominated section 2
Hereafter, all candidates for elective Off
vcs shall be nominated:
! BY primary held in accordance Win
this act, or
BY nomination papers, signed and filed
as provided by existing statutes.
f4fIE cUhulu",'S Nm Ivy n"Tlfro+nd
hliSu siatCs S', r,,i1aI h,r,.iu Tar thp
III lIe HlnuItl iLIiln"os fnr state Offices
hvmilalloh HL S" nv. n,,I 20 ,ncfoI eIor.
ms aSs snn,l ,a"i "il,I ~ IA "trce Of
iI"ns ~ M t tuvtnC' t,v,n yuarn ana
Nli' supetLn.'n - ~ tnjtriai on
S,n"", u,S.ttou Ii fm.ticos and insticcs
'CIs 'At'puHt P"I, d"''',' -
OF the peace III 'i'les.
Primaries. When and Where lleld-Sec.
tion 8 !. The September primary shall lee
held mt the regular polling places in each
precinct on the first Tuesday Of Septcm
Der. 1906. and hicnnially thereafter for the
nomination Of all candidates to he voted
for Mt the next November election.
?. Any primary other than the Scptcm.
her primary shall he held two weeks be-
fore the election for which such primary
is held.
Notice Of Primaries. How Given.-Sec-
tion a. J. At least sixty days before the
time Of holding such September pr airy.
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
he nominated. Mt such primarF
Upon recent Of such notice such
county clerk shah, not less than ten days
thereafter, publish So much thereof as may
he applicable to his county. once In each