Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-06
NOTICE
OF
General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN Department OF

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Department OF
y States.
Notice is hereby given that at general
election to be held In the several towns.
wards. villages and election districts OF the
State OF Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeed
Ing the first Monday being the 9Th Day, OF
November, A. ID. 1904, the following officers
are 20 be elected, to wit:
Thirteen Electors of President and Vice
President OF the United States:
a Governor in place OF Robert NJ. La
Toilette, whose term OF Office viii expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. u. 1908:
Lieutenant Governor in place Of James
q Davidson whose term OF Office will expire
on the first Monday OF January A. ID. 1903.
A secretary of state IN place OF Walter l.
Houser. whose term OF office VIII expire on
the first Monday Of January a. ID. 1909.
state Treasurer, in place OF J I'm j.
Kempf whose term OF office wilt expire on
the first MONDAY OF January, a. b. 1908.
An attorney General. In place OF lafayette
Nj Shrdev.ant, whose term OF office viii
expire on the first Monday of January, A. u,
Railroad Commissioner, In place OF
Johr w. Thomas, whose term OF office eX-
pires ON the first Monday OF January, A. H..
Commissioner OF Insurance in place
OF Ieno NJ Host whose term OF Office
expires on the first Monday OF January, A. D.
a representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District, consisting of The
counties OF Grant, Crawford, Richland. -auk,
juneau, Vernon and Iowa,
counties Of Ashland Barron, Calumet, Clark
Crawford, Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake,
Iowa, Jackson Iuneau, kenosha, kewaunee,
Lafayette, Llncoir Monroe, Oconto, Ozau-
lee. Pierce Portage, Richland, shawano
81. "rox TrempeaIeau, Vernon, Walworth,
Wood WausEara and Washington,
Also all County Officers reqoired by law To
Dc chosen at such election.
In accordance with section / Of article
Nil Of the constitution Of the state OF
Wisconsin the following joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature OF the state or
Wisconsin at the regular session Of 1903,
l. made part Of the foregoing notice, to-
wit:
mo. 2S, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. H.
Providing for an amendment to section l.
article VII, OF the constitution, relat-
ing TO taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
Concurrinr that section | OF article VIII
of the constitution Of the state of wis
consln be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following sentence: 1.-The
legislature may provide for n graduated
Income tax so that when so amended
said section shall read as follows: Section
]. The rule of taxation shall be uniform
md 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 %, OF chapter
45l. OF the laws OF 1903 the following act
known MS chapter 45l, laws of 1903, Is
made n part OF the foregoing notice to-
wit:
No. %, 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 and assembly, do
emit as follows:
Definition ana Construction Section !
1he words and phrases In this act shall,
Hnlcss the same he inconsistent with the
context he construed ms follows:
l. The word primary" the primary
Election provided for by this act
2. The words September primary. the
primary election held In September 70
nominate candidates 10 he voted Tor at the
ensuing general election:
3 The word election" n general or city
election, as distinguished from primary
election;
4 The words November election" the
general election held In November;
3. The word precinct" n district estah.
lished by law within which all qualified
electors vote at one polling place.
This statute shall be literally construed,
so that the real viii OF the electors may
not be defeated by amy informality or
failure to comply with I'll provisions OF
law In respect to either the giving or any
notice or the conducting of the primary or
certifying the results thereof,
Candidates. How Nominated. -Section 9
Hereafter, all candidates for elective onl
ccs shall he nominated:
!. BY II primary held in accordance with
this act, or
2 by nomination papers, signed and fled
as provided by existing statutes.
3 Party candidates for the office OF
United States senator shall he nominated
I'm the manner provided herein for the
nomination of candidates Tor state offices.
This net shall not apply to special tiec.
toms to AL vacancies nor to the once OF
state superintendent. to town, village, ana
school district officers nor to judicial OH
GERS excepting police justices and justices
Of the peace In cities.
Primaries. when and Where Held See
tlnu g. /. The September primary shall he
held at the regular polling places In each
precinct on the first Tuesday OF Septcm-
her, 1906, aud hcunially thereafter for the
nomination Of all candidates to he voted
for M the next November election.
2 Any primary other than the Septem-
her primary shall he held two wytNs he.
fore the election for which such primary
Is held,
Noticr Of Primaries. How Glven.-Scc
ton 4. 1. At least sixty DAYS before The
time of holding such Srntemhcr primary,
the secretary nf state shall prepare aud
transmit TO each county, town, city and
village clerk a notice in writing desiguat-
Ing the offices for which caud dates are TO
be nominated, at such primary.
county clcrk shall, not less than ten days
thereafter, publish SO much thereof as may
hc applicable 20 his ruuuty, once in each
week for six consecutive weeks la at least
two, and not to exceed -Four. newspapers
of general circulation published ia snid
county,
8. Each town. village, and city clerk shall
within ten days after the receipt of such
notice cause notice or such primary 10 De
posted iu r'r"" public places I'M each pre-
Cuct in his town, city, or village: such
notice shnl state the time when. and
place where the primary win he hsll m
each precinct therein, together with the
offices for which candidates are to he nom
mated.
q In case Of city elections. the city clerk
shall cause one publication OF such rotlC,
L. De given, ana shah also post such no.
Eyes, l&.iH}.~ .HgalG,g..., !y.,,rt.., .as.g.n,
Na"iF"s t&rrrfl, S'T"s' ry17;i; 8tfftf Vr1 POST,
t.- G.. er aus tIurr iRJu -LWEpsr.r 4-t, f..t
loss than ten days before suvh primary
election.
& Each county clerk shall. on the nrst
thereafter, transmit 10 the secretary OF
state the name and poStotice address of
each town. city, and village clerk In his
county
Nomination Papers. How Prepared and
Signed,-Settion 8. l. The name OF no can.
dldate shall be printed upou IN official
ballot used At auy primary unless at least
thirty days prior To such primary nom.
iuathn paper shall have been filed IN his
behalf rs prnvlued In this act in subs
tall the following form:
l. the undersigned, qualified clector Of
Che ..,......,.-.. precinct OF the town or
...............1 or tthe ............t. precinct
Of the ...,......,... ward Of the city "
.,,..............D. county Of ...,,.,,. .., .,..
aud state OF Wisconsin. and member OF
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