River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-11-03
First publ cation Sept. 8. 1904.
Notice of General Ele ction.

| PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OF &C
| FICE, ELLSWORTH, WIS, SEPT. 8, 1904. %
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That general
| election is to be held in the several towns,
wards villages and election districts in said
county, on the Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday, being the 8th day of November,
| 1904 at which are to be elected the officers
/ specified herein in accordance with the sub
/ stance of notice received from the secretary
| of state, to-wit:
| Thirteen electors of president and vice
| president of the United States.
| Governor in place of Robert M. La Fol
lette, whose term of office will expire on the
| first Monday of January, "A. D. 1905.
! Lieutenant Governor, in place of James
o. Davidson, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905
Secretary of State, in place of Walter l..
Houser, whose term of Office will expire on
| the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905.
State Treasurer, in place of John j..
Kempf, whose term of office will expire on
/ the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1905.
An Attorney General in place of Lafayette
M. sturdevant, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January A. D. 1905.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of John
w. Thomas, whose term of office will expire
| "A.
| A Commissioner of Insurance, in place of
Zeno M. Host, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905
Representative in Congress. in place of
| John j. Jenkins, for the Eleventh Congression-
al District, consisting of the counties of Doug
las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield, Barron,
Dunn, Polk, Chippewa, Washburn and St.
| Croix.
! State Senator, for the Tenth Senate Dis
| trict consisting of the coun ties of Pierce and
| ST. Croix, in place of Orville w. Mosher, whose
! term of office will expire on the second
| Wednesday of January, A. D. 1905.
| Member of the Assembly for Pierce Coun-
| ty, in place of Freeman H. Lord, whose term
! of office will expire on the second Wednesday
| of January, A. d. 1905.
| County Clerk. in place of Ole J. Hohle,
! whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January. A. D. 1905.
A County Treasurer, in place of Fred w.
j Kendall, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905,
! Sheriff. in place of James Murphy whose
| term of Office will expire the first Monday
| of January, A. D. 1905
| Coroner, in place of John S. Copley whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
! of January, A. D. 1905
| A Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place of La
| fayette G. Spinney, whose term Of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. D.
1905.
District Attorney, in place of George
Thompson, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
| A Register of Deeds, in place of warren w.
| Wasingham, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905
| A Surveyor, in place of Belden r. Eaton,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
4 Monday of January. A. D. 1905
| Said election to be held and conducted,
votes canvassed and returns made in accord
| ance with the provisions of law.
In accordance with section of article XII,
| 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 part of the
| foregoing notice. to-wit:
| No. %, AL
| JOINT RESOLUTION NO H.
| Providing for an amendment to section l. arti-
Gle WILL of the constitution, relating to tax
alton
RESOLVED by the Assembly, the Senate con.
curing, that section / of article VIII of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol
lowing sentence: "The legislature may pro-
vide for graduated income tax so that when
so amended said section shall read as follows
Section l. The rule OF taxation shall be uni
form, and taxes shall be levied upon such
| property as the legislature shall prescribe
The legislature may provide for graduated
| income tax
Given under my hand and official seal at my
office in the village of Ellsworth this
[sEALl 9Th day of September, A. D. 1905.
/ o. j. HOHLE. County Clerk