River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-29
First publication Sept. 8. 1904.
Notice of General Ele Ctior

PIERCE COUNTY, COUNTY CLERKS OF &C
FICE. ELLSWORTH WIS SEPT. 8, 1904. !
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That general
election is TO be held in the several towns,
wards, villages and election districts in said
county on the Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday, being the 8th day of November,
1904 at which are to be elected the officers
specified herein in accordance with the sub
stance of q notice received from the secretary
of state, to-wit:
Thirteen electors of president and vice
president of the United States
A Governor, in place of Robert M. La Fol
lette, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. D. 1906
Lieutenant Governor, in place of James
o. 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 will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
! State Treasurer, in place of John j.
Kempf, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
! An Attorney General, in place of Lafayette
NJ Sturdevant, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of John
! W. Thomas, whose term of office will expire
,
! Commissioner of Insurance, in place of
! Zeno M. Host, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905
! Representative in Congress, i'll place of
John j. jenkins, for the Eleventh COMPRESSION
las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield,, Barron,
Dunn, Polk, Chippewa Washburn and St.
! Croix
tat he
trict, consisting of the counties of Pierce and
| ST. Croix, in place of Orville W. Mosher, whose
! term of office will expire on the sc cond
| Wednesday of January, A d. 1905.
! A Member of the Assembly for Pierce Coun-
J ty, in place OF Freeman H. Lord, whose term
| of office will expire on the second Wednesday
of January, A D. 1905.
| A County Clerk, in place of Ole j. Hohle,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January A. D. 1905.
A County Treasurer, in place Of Fred w.
| Kendall, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. d. 1905,
A Sheriff. in place of James Murphy, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
! of January, A. D. 1905.
A Coroner, in place of John s. Copley, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. d. 1905.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place of La
| fayette G. Spinney, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January, A. D.
1905.
A District Attorney, in place of George
| Thompson, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
A Register of Deeds, in place of Warren W.
Walsingham, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1905.
A Surveyor, in place of Belden r. Eaton,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January. A. d. 1905.
Said election to be held and conducted,
votes canvassed and returns made in accord
ance with the provisions of law.
In accordance with section 1 of article XII,
of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin
the following joint resolution adopted by the
legislature of the state of Wisconsin DIT the
regular session of 1903, is made part of the
| foregoing notice. to-wit:
! No. %, Al
| JOINT RESOLUTION NO II.
| Providing for an amendment to section l, arti-
| Gle VIII, of the constitution, relating to tax
alton.
RESOLVED by the Assembly, the Senate con
curing, that section of article VIII of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
| amended by adding at the end thereof the fol
| lowing sentence: 1.-THE legislature may pro-
vide for a graduated income tax SO that when
so amended said section shall read as follows:
| Section l. The rule of taxation shall be uni
| form, and taxes shall be levied upon such
property as the legislature shall prescribe.
The legislature may provide for graduated
| income tax
| Given under my hand and official seal at my
Office in the village of Ellsworth, this
| [sEAL 9TH day of September, A. d. 1905
| o. j. HOHLE. County Clerk.
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