Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-20
NOTICE Of GEN.
ERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN Department of
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STATE OF VISION SIN Department of
- States,
Notice is hereby given that at a general cleo
ton to be held in the several towns, wards, viii
la ges and election districts of the State OF
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 aud Vice.
President of the United States.
Governor i'll place of Robert Nj. LaFollette
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, ID. 1905
Lieutenant Governor in place of James o.
Davidson, whose term of office will expire ON
the first Monday of january A. ID. l!O2
A Secretary of State IN place of Walter l.
Houser. whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1900
A State Treasurer, in place of John J, hempi,
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 VIII expire
on the first Monday of January, A D. lS9
A Railroad Commissioner IN place oil Joh I
W. Thomas, whose term Of office expires ON the
first Monday of January, A D. lNO
A Commissioner of Insurance, In place OF Aeho
NJ. Host, whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January, A D. l"S' pit.
A Representative in Congress Tor the lhlru
Congressional District, consisting of the coun-
ties Of Grant Crawford Richland, Sank
Juneau, Vernon and Iowa
A Member of Assembly for each OF the coun
ties of Ashland, Barron, Calumet, Clark, Graw-
ford, Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake, Iowa
jackson, juneau, kenosha kewaunee, La
fayette, Lincoln. Monroe, Ocnnto, o2aukee
Pierce, Portage. Richlaud, Shawano ST. CrolX
Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Wood, Nau-
shara and Wa hington.
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-
witt
JOINT RESOLUTION NO, II.
Providing for an amendment to section l,
article VIII, of the constitution, reat.
ing to taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly. the Senate
concurrng that section l OF article VIII
OF the constitution OF the state OF Wis
Consln be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following sentence: The
income tax" so that when so amended
said section shall read as follows: Section
/. The rule of taxation shall be 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 20, OF chapter
451. OF the laws of 1903 the following act
known as chapter 451. laws OF 1903, Is
made a part Of the foregoing notice, to-
No 81 AL Published June 8, 1903.
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 Construction. Section !,
The words and phrases in this act shall,
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context, be construed as follows: culinary
slc The p wSTd fGr Sy this h act primary
.. The words September primary, 'H ~
primary election held in September 70
nominate candidates to be voted for at the
ensuing general election
g. The word "electlon," general or city
election, as distinguished from primary
election;
general election held in November;
s. The word precinct a district estab,
lished by law within which all qualified
electors vote at one polling place
This statute shall he literally construed,
so that the real will OF the electors may
not be defeated by any informallty OF
failure to comply with all PROVISIONS Oh
law in respect to either the giving OF any
notice or the conducting or the primary vi
certifying the results thereof.
Candidates. How Nomlnated.-Section q
Hereafter all candidates for elective Off
ces shall be nominated:
/. BY q primary held in accordance Win
this act, or
@ BY nomination papers, signed and filed
as provided by existing statutes.
g. Party candidates for the ohce OF
United States senator shall be nominated
In the manner provided herein for the
nomination OF candidates for state offices
This act shall not apply to special elec,
lions to I'LL vacancies nor to the once OF
state superintendent, to town, village, and
school district officers nor TO judlcial ON
GERS excepting police justices and Justices
OF the peace In cities.
Primaries, When and Where Held.-Sec.
tlon g. l. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places in each
precinct on the first Tuesday of Septem.
Der, 1906, and bennially thereafter for the
nomination of all candidates to be voted
for at the next November election.
2 ANY primary other than 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.
ton 4. 1. 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 and
village clerk, a notice in writing designat
Ing the offices for which candidates are ia
be nominated, at such primary
.. Upon receipt Of such notice, such
thereafter. publish so much thereof as may
he applicable to his county, once In each
week for six consecutive weeks in at least
two, and not TO exceed four. newspapers
of general circulation published In said
county.
g. Each town. village, and city clerk shall
within ten days after the receipt OF such
notice cause notice Of such primary to be
posted in three public places In each pre-
cinct in his town, city, village; such
notice shall state the time when, and
place where, the primary will be held In
each precinct therein, together with the
offices for which candidates are to be nom
mated,
In case OF city elections, the city clerk
shall cause one publication OF such notice
to be given. and shall also post such no.
tlce In three public places in each election
precinct therein. such publication and post.
ing to be not more than twenty and not
less than ten days before such primary
election
S Each county clerk shall, on the first