Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-29
NOTICE
OF
General Election
STATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O

W 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
November, A. ID. 1904 the following officers
are to be elected, to witt
Thirteen Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States
A Governor in place OF Robert NJ. La
Toilette, whose term Of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905.
Lieutenant Governor in place OF James
Davidson. whose term OF Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1905
"A Secretary Of State IN place OF Walter L..
Houser. whose term Of Office win expire on
the first Monday of January A. D. 1903.
state Treasurer, in place OF John j.
kenpf, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. d. 1900.
An Attorney General, in place OF Lafayette
NJ. Sturdevant whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday Of January, A. u.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place OF
John W. Thomas, whose term OF office ex-
pires on the first Monday of January, A. ID.
A Commissioner of Insurance In place
OF Zeno NJ Host. whose term of office
expires on the first Monday of January, A. ID.
A representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District, consisting OF the
counties OF Grant, Crawford, Richland. sauk,
Juneau, Vernon and Iowa
Member of Assembly for each OF the
counties OF Ashland Barron, Calumet, Clark
Crawford Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake,
Iowa, jackson, juneau, Kenosha, kewaunee,
Lafayette, Lincoln, Monroe, Oconto, Ozau-
kee, Pierce, Portage, Rlchland, Shawano
st. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Waiworth
Wood, Waushara and Washington
Also, all County Officers required by law TO
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
Illr Of
is made part Of the foregoing notice, to-
wit: q
mo 2S, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Providing for an amendment to section l.
article VIII. OF the constitution relat.
ing to taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring that section l Of article VIII
of the constitution of the state of Wis
consin be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following sentence: 1.-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
erty as the Legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for grad
uated Income tax"
In accordance with section g. Of chapter
known as chapter 451, laws Of 1903, is
made a part of the foregoing notice, to-
wit
No. 81, Al Published June 3, 1903.
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, 40
enact as follows:
Definition ana ConStruction,-Sectlo J.
The words and phrases in TINS act shall,
unless the same be Inconsistent with the
poutpNt no construed as follows;
/. The word primary" the primary
election provided for By this act; ;, ,,o
O. The words September primary tne
primary election held in September ITO TO
nominate candidates to be voted for at the
ensuing general election;
3. The word election, n general or city
election, as distinguished from a primary
1. The words November election" the
general election held in November;
5. The word precinct" a district estab,
Iished by law within which all qualified
electors vote at one polling place.
This statute shall he literally construed,
so that the real viii OF the electors may
not he defeated by any nformality or
failure to comply with all provisions OF
law in respect to either the giving OF any
notice or the conducting of the primary or
certifying the results thereof.
Candidates How Nominated. Section 2
Hereafter, all candidates for elective Off
Ces shall he nominated:
l. BY a primary held in accordance with
this act, or
3 BY nomination papers, signed and filed
as provided by existing statutes.
8 Party candidates for the office OF
United States senator shall be. nominated
I'm the manner provided herein for the
nomination of candidates for state offices.
This act shall not apply to special elec.
lions to fiji vacancies nor TO the once oi
state superintendent to town. Nllnee, aa m
school district officers nor to judicial ON
GERS excepting police justices and justices
of the peace in cities
Primaries When and Where Held.-Sec.
tiou g. l. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places IN each
precinct on the first tuesday OF Septcm-
her 1906 and blennially thereafter for the
nomination of all candidates 10 be voted
for at the next November election.
2. Any primary other THAI the Septem-
Der primary shall be held two weeks be-
fore the election for which such primary
is held.
Notice Of Primaries. How Given.-Sec-
sion 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 ana
village clerk. notice in writing Gesignat'
ing the Offices for which candidates are TO
be nominated. at such primary.
. T'pon receipt Of such notice, such
county clerk SHALL not less than ten days
thereafter publish so much thereof as may
be appilcahle 20 his county, once IN each
week for six consecutive weeks in at least
two and not 10 exceed f0ur newspapers
of general circulation published In SAID
county. "a
4. Each town. village, and city clerk shall
within ton davS after the receipt OF Such
notice cause notice Of such primary 10 be
posted Nm tGrvc public places ~ each pre-
cinrt I'm his town, city, or village suci
notice shall state the time when, ana
pIace where the primary will he hrld IN
each prpcinct therein together with the
Offices for which candidates are to ne nom
mated,
4 In case Of city elections, the city clerk
shall cnuee one publication Of such notice
10 he given. and shall also post such no
tlce in thrce public places In each election
precinct therein. such publication ana post
Iuz H. hc not ubge than twcr'v ana not
less than ten Gays before 'N0h AtiiARrF
Ench county clerk shall on the first
Tuesday Of June. 1906, and hlehhlaIy
Theron flor transmit TO the secretary OF
state the name and pOstoiiice address OF
ench town city, and village CLERK IN MS
Nomination Papers. How Prepared ana
Signed. Section g. I. The name OF no can,
didate shall be printed upon an oinclai
ballot used at any primary unless az Ieas'
tairty days prior % such primary q h1u 4
inatjon paper shall have been fled in his
behalf Ms PROVIDED In tins act IN shbstah-
daily the following form:
The undersigned q qualified elector Of
ftfa ,.,........... precinct, Of the town 81
......) or (the ............. precinct
OF the ..........,... ward OF the CITY %
..........D. county Of .,.,......-.. 90.
snn state Of Wisconsin. and member OF