Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-08-27
Notice of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN J GO
DEPARTMENT OF STATE ."


eral election to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election dis
tricts Of the state of Wisconsin, on the
| first Tuesday of November A. ID. 1908.
being the third day of said month, the
| following officers are TO be elected:
Thirteen electors for President and
Vice President of the United States,
A Governor, in place of James o.
Davidson, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January, A.
| d. 1909
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of
w. ID. Connor, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. d. 1909.
A Secretary of State, in place of
James A. Frear, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. ID. 1909.
A State Treasurer, in place of An
drew Fl. Dahl, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January,
A. ID. 1909
An Attorney General in place of
Frank L. Gilbert, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
lary, A. ID. 1909.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place
of George E. Beedle, whose term of of
flee will expire on the first Monday of
| January, A. ID. 1909.
A Representative in Congress, for
| the Third Congressional District, con-
sisting of the counties of Grant, Craw
| ford, Richland, Sank, Juneau, Vernon
and Iowa, inp place of James W. Murphy,
whose term of office will expire on the
fourth day Of March, A. d. 1909.
| A Member of Assembly for district
comprising Iowa County, in place of
| David j Morris, whose term of office
win expire on the second Wednesday of
January, A. ID. 1909.
Also all county officers, required by
law, to be elected al such election.
In accordance with section /, of arti-
Gle IL, of the constitution Of the State
of Wisconsin, and chapters 233 and col,
of the laws of 1907, the following joint
resolutions were adopted by the state
legislature of the State of Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1907, and are
made part of the foregoing notice, to-
wit:
ono as Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
To amend Section 10, Article 4, of the
constitution, relating to the approx
| di VI bllto ny tiit 1pNtlllpi'
Resolved by the assembly, the senate
concurring, that section TO- article 5, Of
! the constitution be amended by striking
out the word three" in line thirteen
and inserting in lieu thereof the word
six, so that when so amended said
section shall read as follows:
Section 10. Every bill which shall
have passed the Legislature shall, before
it becomes a law, be presented to the
governor; if he approve it, he shall sign
it. but if not, he shall return it, with
his objections. to that house in which it
shall have originated, who shall enter
the objections at large upon the journal
and proceed to reconsider it. If, after
such reconsideration. two-thirds of the
members present shall agree 10 pass the
bill, it shall be sent, together with the
objections, to the other house, by which
it shall be likewise reconsdered, and
if approved by two-t thirds of the mem
bers present il shall become a law But
in all such cases the votes of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays, and the names Of members voting
for or against the bin shall be entered
on the Journal of each house respect
lively.
If any hill shall not be returned by
! the governor within six DAYS SUNDAY
excepted after it snail have been pre-
scented to him the same shall be law
unless the legislature shall, by their adj
journment, prevent It's return, in which
case it shall not be a law.
(NO. % s.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Is.
Providing for an amendment to Section
10, Article 8, of the constitution, re
! lating to internal improvements.
Whereas. at the biennial session OF
the legislature for the year 1906 ar
amendment to the constitution of this
state was proposed and agreed to by @
majority of the members elected tC
each of the two houses, which proposed
amendment was in the following Ian,
guage;
| Resolved by the senate, the assembly
concurring, That section 10, of article
is, of the constitution be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following
Provided that the state may appropri.
ate money in the treasury or to be-
thereafter raised by taxation for the
construction or improvement of public
highways. Therefore be it,
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
concurring, That the foregoing amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF
| Wisconsin, be and the same is agreed to
! by this legislature.
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JOINT RESOLUTION NO. %.
To amend Section /, Article $. of the
constitution relating to electors.
Whereas, at the biennial session OF
the legislature for the year 1905. an
amendment to the constitution of this
state was proposed and agreed to by a
majority OF the members elected to each
of the two houses, which proposed
amendment was in the following
/ language:
Resolved by the assembly the senate
concurring, That subsection 2 of sec
ton /, of article 8, of the constitution
of the State of Wisconsin, be amended
! so as to read as follows:
/ Persons of foreign birth, who, prior
TO the first day of December, A. ID.
/ 1908. shall have declared their inten-
\ tions to become citizens couformahle TO
/ he laws of the United States on the
4 subject of naturalization provided that
I the rights thereby granted to such per-
sons, shall cease on the first day of
/ December, A. ID. 1912.
Therefor. resolved by the senate, the
assembly concurring, That the forego-
a.