Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-30
Notice 0I General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN, SC
Department of State. %


STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Department of State.
Notice is hereby given that at general elec-
ton to be held in the several towns, wards. vii
lagos and election districts IF the state of Wis
consin on the first Tuesday of November A.
D. 1903, being the third day of said month, the
following officers are to be elected:
Thirteen electors of President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
A Governor, in place of James O. Davidson,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January 1909.
Lieutenant Governor, IN place OF w u.
Conner whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1909
A Secretary of State in place OF James A
Frear whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1909
State Treasurer, In place oil Andrew H.
Dahl, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1868.
An Attorney General, in place of Frank l..
Gilbert, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1909.
A Commissioner of Insurance. in place of
George e. Beedle, whose term OF office VIII ex-
pire on the first Monday of January 1909.
A Representative in Congress for the Tenth
Congressional District, consisting OF the
counties of Iron, Villas Oneida, Forest, Flor
ence Langlade, Lincoln, Shawano, Marathon,
Taylor Price. Ashland and Wood.
A State Senator for the Thirtieth Senate Dis
trict, consisting of the counties OF Florence,
Forest, Iron, Langlade Lincoln, Oneida and
Villas
A Member of Assembly for the Assembly
District, consisting OF the counties OF Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also all county officers required to be elected
at such election.
In accordance with Section l. of article XII,
of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin,
and chapters 23S and 66l of the laws of 1907, the
following joint resolutions We're adopted by
the legislature of the State of Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1907, and made part of
the foregoing notice, to-wit:
mo SAD
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13.
To amend section TO- article V, of the consti
tuition, relating to the approval of bills by the
governor
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
curing, That section TO- of article V 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 1G Every bill which shall have
passed the legislature shall before it becomes a
law, be presented to the governor; if he ap-
prove, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall re-
turn it, with his objections, to the 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 recon
sideration, twO-thirds of the members present
shall agree to pass the bill it shall be sent, to-
gether with the objections, to the other house,
by which it shall likewise be recOnSldered, and
if approved by two-thrds of the members pres
ent it shall become a law. But in all such
cases the votes of both houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
members voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each house re-
spectively. If any bill shall not be returned by
the governor within six days Sundays except
ed after it shall have been presented to him
the same shall be a law unless the legislature
shall, by their adjournment, prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
(No. %. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IS
Providing for an amendment to section TO-
article VIII, of the constitution relating to in
ternal Improvements.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
constitution of this s5ate 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 H. by the senate, the assembly CON
constitution be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
Provided that the state may appropriate
money in the treasury or to be thereafter
raised by taxation for the construction or inn
proyement Of public highways" Therefore.
Oe it resolved by the senate. the assembly con
curing. That the foregoing amendnent to the
constitution Of the ate OF Wisconsin, b3 AMI
the same is agreed to by this legislature.
(No. AZ, A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25
To amend section l, of article III, OF the con
stitution, relating to electors.
Whereas. AT the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905, an amendment to the
constitution of this state proposed and
agreed to by 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 concur
ring That subsection 2, of section l, of article
Ill. of the constitution of the state of WIocon-
sin, be amended 80 as TO read as follows: 2. Per
sons of foreign birth. who, prior to the first day
of December, A. d. 1905 shall have declared
their intentions to become citizens conform
able to the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization, provided that the
rights hereby granted to such persons shall
cease on the first day of December A. D. 1912
Therefore, resolved by the senate, the assem-
bly, concurring, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin be and the same is agreed to by this
legislature.
(No 10, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO 80
Whereas. at the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
constitution Of this state was proposed and a.
greed to by,a majority of the members elected
to each of the two houses, which proposed a.
mendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concur
ring, That section l. OF article VIII, of the
mended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing: Taxes may also be imposed on in
comes, privileges and occupations, which taxes
may be graduated and progressive and reason
able exemptions may be provided SO that
when so amended said section shall read as fol-
lows: Section l. The rule of taxation shall
be uniform and taxes shall be levied upon such
property as the legislature shall prescribe.
Taxes may also be imposed on incomes, privil-
eyes and occupations, which taxes may be
graduated and progressive, and reasonable ex-
emptionS may be provided
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concur
ring, mat the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin be and the same is agreed to by this
legislature
Given under my hand and official seal at the
capitol in the city of Madison this 5th day of
August, A, d. 1908.
[Seall JAMES A. FREAR,
Secretary of State.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF Villas d.