Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-09-24
Notice of General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN ! ss
prpAPTMpNT OF STATE

tricts of the state OF Wisconsin, on the
first Tuesday of November, A. d. 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. d. Common, 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. d. 1909.
A State Treasurer, in place of An
drew H. Dahl, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January,
A. D. 1909.
An Attorney General in place of
Frank l.. Gilbert, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. d. 1909.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place
of George +. Beedle, whose term of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. d. 1909.
4 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
will expire on the second Wednesday of
January, A. ID. 1909.
Also all county officers, required by
law, to be elected at such election.
In accordance with section l, of arti-
Gle IL. of the constitution of the State
of Wisconsin, and chapters 238 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. 46 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
To amend Section 10, Article A, of the
constitution, relating to the approx
al of bills by the Governor.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate
concurring, that section 10. 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 TO- 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 to pass the
bill, it shall be sent, together with the
objections, to the other house, by which
it shall be likewise reconsidered, and
if approved by two-thirds of the mem
serS present it shall become 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 bill shall be entered
on the Journal of each house respect
lively.
III any bill shall not be returned by
the governor within six days Sunday
excepted after it shall have been pre-
sented to him the same shall be law
unless the legislature shall, by their ad-
jounment, prevent its return, in which
case it shall not be law
(NO. % 81
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 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 Ian
guage:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
concurring, That section 10, of article
S, 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 10 the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, be and the same is agreed to
by this legislature.
ono. AZ Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25.
To amend Section /, Article 3, 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
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 sub section 2 of sec
tion /, of article 3, 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-
tons TO become citizens conformable to
the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization provided that
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-
ing proposed amendment TO the consti-