Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-12
NliGG lI General Election

State OF wisconsin. Department OF State-ss.
Notice is hereby given that at general cleo
ton to be held in the several towns, wards vii
lagos and election districts of the state of
Wisconsin on the hrst TUESDAY Succeeding the
/ first Monday of November A. d. 1910, being
! the eighth day OF said month, the following
officers are to be elected:
governor in place of James o. Davidson,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January. A. u. 1911.
lieutenant governor. in place of John
Strange whose term OF Office Will expire on
the first Monday OF January, 1911.
A secretary of state; in place of James :.
Frear whose term OF office viii expire on the
! first Monday of January 1911.
A state treasurer, in place of Andrew Il
Dahl, whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1911
An attorney general. in place of Frank L
Gilbert, whose term of office will expire ON the
first Monday of January. 1911
A commissioner Of insurance, in place Of
George f. Beede, whose term of office Will
expire on the first Monday of January, 1917.
A representative in congress for the tenth
congressional district. consisting of the conn
ties of IRON Villas, Oneida. Forest. Florence.
Langlade, Lincoln, Shawno Marathon. Taylor
Price. Ashland and Wood
A member of assembly for the assembly
district, consisting of the counties of Iron,
Oneida and Villas.
Also all county officers required by law to
be elected at such election.
In accordance with Section i, article XII,
OF the constitution of the state of Wisconsin,
and chapters 47S, 50Sand 5l4 of the laws Of
1909, the following joint resolutions adopted
by the legislature of the state of Wisconsin
at the regular sessions of / 907 and 1909. are
made part'of the foregoing notice and are
to be voted upon at the said election, to wit:
No 30 s.
Joiut Resolution No. ).
Providing an amendment to section of ar
ticle " of the constitution OF the state OF
Wisconsin, relating to apportionment.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the legiS
lature for the year 1907 a amendment to
the constitution of this state was proposed
and agreed to by d majority of the members
elected to each of the two houses which
proposed amendment was in the following
language:
"ltesolved by the senate the assembly con-
curring. that section of article Y of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended to read-aS follows:
section 3. AT their first session after each
enumeration made by the authority of the
and district anew the men ',eri of the senate
and assembly. according .. .he number of in
habitantS, excluding Indians not taxed, sol
diers and officers of the United States Army
and Navy
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly con
curing, that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin be and the same is agreed to by this
legislature.
No 33. A.
Joint Resolution No z.
TO amend section 21 of article of the
constitution. relating TO the compensation of
members of the legislature.
Whereas, at The biennial session of the legiS-
lature for the year 1901 an amendment to
the conSt itutton was proposed ana a.: ed to
by ma jOrlty OF the members elected to each
OF the Two houses, which proposed amend
ment Is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
curing. that section p of article V of the
cons titution be amended by striking out the
word live, being the twentieth word in the
body thereof and by inserting iii lieu thereof
the word ten" so that the same when amend
ed shall read as follows:
nf no lPU
shall receive for his services for and during d
regular session the sum of ten hundred dollars
and ten cents for every mile he shall travel IN
going to and returning from the place OF
meeting OF the Legislature on the most usual
route. In case of an extra session of the leg
iSlature no addition compensation shall be AL
lowed to any member thereof, either directly
or indirectly, except for mileage, to be COM
puted at the same rate as for regular SeS-
sion No stationery, newspapers postage or
other perquisites except the salary and mile
age above provided shall be received from the
state by any member of the legislature for Els
services or in any other manner as such men,
Der; now therefore,
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
conSin, be and tie same is hereby agreed to by
this legislature.
No rs. A.
Joint Resolution.
To amend section 10 of article VIII OF the
constitution, relating to internal improve
mentS.
Whereas. at the biennial session of the legis-
latul e for 1907 an amendment to the conSti-
tuition was proposed and agreed to by major
ty of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amendment is as
follows;
Resolved by the. senate, the assembly con-
curing, that section l o of article VIII of the
constitution be amended by adding at the end
of said section the following: Provided that
the state may appropriate moneys forlthe pur-
pose Of acquiring, pres CRYING and developing
the water power and the forests of the state:
but there shall not be appropriated under the
authority of this section in any one year an
amount to exceed two-tenths of one mill of
the taxable property of the state as determin-
ed by the last proceeding state assessment"
Resolved by the assembly the senate con-
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be and
the same is agreed to by this legislatureA
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
capitol in the city of Madison this 29th day OF