Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-27
NOTICE OF GEN.
ERAL ELECTION.

STATE OF VISION SIN Department Of
y States
Notice is hereby given that at general cleo
ton to be held in the several towns, wards vii
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 and Vice
President of the United States.
Governor in place of Robert NJ. LaFollette
whose term of office will expire on the frs
Monday of January, A ID. 1895.
Lieutenant Governor in place Of James
Davidson, whose torn of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, 4. d. 1900;
A Secretary of State in place of Walter l..
Houser. whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January. A. ID. lS6;
A State Treasurer, in place OF John j, hempi,
whose term of office will expire ON the first
Monday OF January, A. D: 1899. .t....,
An Attorney General in place OF Lafayette
III. Sturdevaut whose term Of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D, 1905
A Railroad Commissioner, IN place of John
W. Thomas, whose term of office expires on the
first Monday OF January, A. d 1900.
A Commissioner of INSURANCE, IN place OF Leno
NJ. Host whose term of office expires on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1905.
4 Representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District consisting of the coun-
ties of Grant, Crawford Richland, Sauk,
4 Member Of Assembly for each of the coun
ties of Ashland, Barron, Calumet, Clark, Craw-
ford, Door, Dunn, Green, Green Lake, Iowa,
jackson, juneau, kenoSha, kewaunee, La
fayette Lincoln Monroe, Oconto, O2aukee
Pierce, Portage, Rchland Shawano, St; Croix
Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Wood, Wau-
Also, ali 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
Wisconsin at the regular session of 1905,
is made part Of the foregoing notice, TO-
wit: .
mo IS, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. H.
Providing for an amendment to section /.
article VIIl. of the constitution, reat-
ing to taxation.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
Concurring that section ! of article VIII
of the constitution of the state of Wis
consin 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 &c, 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, 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
DeHnttion ana Construction. Section |.
The words and phrases in this act shail,
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context, hc construed ms follows:
election provided for by this act =, -
3 The words September primary, inc
primary election held In September e
nominate candidates to he voted TOT at 'he
ensuing general election
3 The word "electon" general or city
election. as distinguished from a primary
The words November election" the
general election held in November;
& The word precinct" district estab,
lished by law within which all qnalined
electors vote Mt one polling place.
This statute shall be literally construed
so that the real will OF the electors may
not be defeated by any intormahtF OF
failure to comply with an hrI inS on an nv
notice or the conducting Of the primary OF
certifying the results thereof
Candidates, How Nominated.-Sectlon 2
Hereafter, all candidates for elective Off
eos shall be nominated:
/ BY n primary held in accordance with
this act, or
.. BY nomination papers, signed and filed
as provided by existing statutes.
3 Party candidates for the office OF
United States senator shall be nominated
in the manner provided herein Tor the
nomination Of candidates for state 3thces
This act shall not apply to special cleo,
tions to fill vacancies nor TO the once OF
state superintendent, to town, village, ana
school district officers nor to judicial ON
GERS excepting police justices and Jusuces
OF the peace in cities.
Primaries, When and Where Held.-Sec.
ton g. /. The September primary shall be
held at the regular polling places In each
precinct on the first Tuesday OF Septem
her 1906 and biennially thereafter for the
nomination OF all candidates TO be voted
for at the next November election.
q 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. 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 and
village clerk, notice in writing designat
ing the Offices for which candidates are tc
be nominated at such primary.
. Upon receipt OF such notice, such
county clerk shall, not less than ten days
thereafter, publish so much thereof as may
be 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, or 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
inarCd
In case Of city elections the city clerk
shall cause one publication OF such notice
to be given. and shall also post such no.
tfce 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