Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-20
NOTICE
Of
General Election
OF
STATE or WISCONSIN Department OF


State OF Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday being the 9Th day, OF
November, A. ID. 1904, the following officers
are to be elected, to wit:
Thirteen Electors OF President and Vice
Pres dent 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. 1903.
A Lieutenant Governor In place o. james
o Davidson, whose term OF office viii expire
on the first Monday OF January, a. d. 100.
a secretary OF State IN place Of Walter l.
Iiou>er. whose term of Office Will expire on
the first Monday Of January A. D, 1909.
State Treasurer, In place OF John j.
Kempf whose term OF Office will expire on
the first MONDAY Of January, A. D. 1909
An attorney General. In place o. Lafayette
NJ. Sturdevant, whose term OF Office viii
fsS Sp5. on the "r'' MONDAY Oh '"n""'y' a. =
A Railroad Commissioner In place OF
-JohL w. Thomas, whose term OF office eN-
19c5
A Commissioner OF insurance In place
OF Xeno NJ Host, whose term OF office
i Sb5. o" '"e "r'' No"''S Oh 'a"''''' o. ~
A representative in Congress Tor The Third
Congressional District consisting OF the
counties OF Grant, Crawford, kichland -auk,
Juneau, Vernon and Iowa.
Member OF Assembly for each OF the
counties of Ashland Barron, Calumet CLARK
Crawford, Door, Dunu, Green Green Lake,
Iowa, Jackson, juneau, kenosha kewaunce,
Lafayette, Lincol', Monroe Oconto Ozau-
81. 'roiX, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth,
Wood. Wau-hara ant Washington.
Also, all County Officers reqoire by law to
be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section l Of article
XII. of the constitution Of the state "
Wisconsin the following Joint resolution
adopted by the legislature OF the state OF
Wisconsin mt the regular session OF 1903
is made part OF the foregoing notice, TO-
wit:
mo. 2S Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. H.
Providing for an amendment to section J,
article VIII, of the constitution, remit
ing to taxation
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concnrring 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: "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,
aud taxes shall be levied upon such prop
crty ms the legislature shall prescribe
The legislature may provide for a grad
Uated income tax
In accordance with section %. OF chapter
45l. OF the laws OF 1908, the following act
known rs chapter d5l laws OF 1903, Is
made a part OF the foregoing notice to-
wit:
No. ~, Al Published June 8, 1908
CHAPTER 45l.
AN ACT to provide for party nominations
by direct vote.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Definition and Constructlon.-Se l.
The words and phrases In this act sha.,
snless the same he Inconsistent with the
context be construed as follows:
|. The woGd primary the primary
s,ection provided for by this act; ;, .,,
,gks. T. nrt M
primary election held In September IT,, 20
nominate candidates to he voted Tor NJ 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 November;
8. The word precinct" district ,s estnn,
llshcd by law within which all qnahheu
electors vote at one polling place,
This statute shah he literally construed,
SO that the real will OF the electors mny
moi he defeated by any lntoruiintmw ~
law In respect to either the giving OF any
notice or the conducting of the primary UT
certifying the results thereof
Candidates. How Nominated Section :.
Hereafter all candidates for elective OH
cpS shall be nominated!
BY u primary held In accordance with
this act, or
g BY nomination papers, signed ana hled
3 PARTY candidates for the office OF
United Stntes senator shall be nominated
I'm the manner provided herein TOT wy
nomination Of candidates Tor state 3h, a,rs
this act shall not apply to special elec,
lions to MI vacancies nor TO the once VI
state superintendent, to town, village, ana
school district officers nor to judicial ON
GERS excepting police Justices ana Jus''eeS
Of the peace In cities.
Primaries. When and Where Held See
ton g. !. rhe September primary shall be
held M the regular polling places In each
precinct on the first Tuesday of Septem
her, 1906. and biennally thereafter for the
nomination of all cHnuidntes To dc voted
for mt the next November election.
2 ANY primary other than the Septem
her primary shall be held two weeks he
fore the election for which such primary
Is held
Notice OF Primaries. How Giycn.-Sec
tion a. /. AT least sixty days before tn,
time OF holding such Srntember primary
the secretary OF state shall prepare an,
transmit to each county town, city ant
village clerk Il notice IN writing drsignnt
iiuc the offices for which candidates are e
BE nominated, ~ such primary.
2 Upon receipt OF such notice, sucl
county clerk shall, not less than ten days
thereafter, publish so much thereof as may
be applicable to his county. once In eavi
week for six consecutive weeks In at leafs
Two, ana not 70 exceed fonr, newspaper
Of general circulation published In saiI
county.
g. Each town. village. and city clerk shat
within ten DAYS after the receipt or sucl
notice cause notice Of such primary tn b'
pasted 10. tnrrn public places Tn each pre-
cluct 10 his town, city. or village; suci
notice shall state the time WhCn, Hut
place whore the primary viii he h,W u
each prvC,Uct therein. together with tht
offices for which candidates are 90 be nom
iua,rd
4 In ease OF city elections, the city clerl
shall cause one publication OF such motto,
tu he Eiycu, and shall also post such no
tt"v iu tnroe public places In each election
precinct therein, such publication and post
ing Co O." NOT more than twenty ana no
less than ton days before such primar!
election
o. Each county clerk shall. on the hrs
huesinv ~ june 1906, und benniall
thereafter. transmit 20 the secretary O
state the Name and postotiCe address o
each town. city, and village clerk IN hi
county.
Nomination Papers. How Prepared an,
Slguud.-~rctlou s. I. The name ~ no can
d.datc shall hc printed upon an oiiicla
ballot used at amy primary unless az has
thirty days prior 70 such primary q nom
nation paper shall have been filed In hi
behalf as provlued I'm this act in subStan
tally tbe following form.
l. the Undersigned qualified clCCtor o
tthe ...t..s+.,..... precinct Of the town %
....,...-.....,l or tthp ..,..,..r..... rrccine
Of the ......,...,.. ward Of the city y
.........,......,.D county 81 ....,...... T.. B..
and state Of Wisconsin, ana q member q
The .,.s........,..... party, hereby nominal
..,........,......, who resides cat No, ..,s,
on ,.-.....,...,..... street, city ~ .,,......
.......1 or On the town Of ....-..--.......
in the county of ..........,.... uS q Caud
date for tho Office pf hero sf...rirr the "a