Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-08-29
Notice of General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That at a
general election to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election dis
tricts Of the state of Wisconsin, on the
first Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day of November, A. ID. 1912, being the
fifth day of said month, the following
officers are to be elected
THIRTEEN ELECTORS of Presi-
dent and Vice-President O ie United
States.
A GOVERNOR in place of Francis E.
McGovern. whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday Of January,
A. d. 1913.
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR in
place of Thomas Morris, whose term of
Office will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. ID. 1913.
A SECRETARY OF STATE, in place
of James A. Frear, whose term of of
fee will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. d. 1913
A STATE TREASURER, in place of
Andrew H. Dahl, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. d. 1913.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place
of l.. H. Bancroft, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. D. 1918
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CON-
GRESS, for the Third Congressional
District, comprised of the counties of
Crawford Richland, Grant, Iowa, Dane,
Lafayette and Green.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, for
the district comprised of Iowa county.
ALL COUNTY OFFICERS, required
by law to be elected at such election.
In accordance with Section /, Article
XII Of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, and Chapter Cos of the Laws
of 1911, the following Joint Resolutions
adopted by the legislature of the state
|of Wisconsin at the regular sessions of
1909 and 1911, are made part of the
foregoing notice and are to be voted
upon at said election, to-wit
mo. 26 Al JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a
To amend Section 10, Article VII, of the
constitution, relating to the salary of
judges
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1909, 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 a.
mendment was in the following Ian
guage: a
RESOLVED 81 1hE ASSEMBLY, THE
SENATE CoNCURRING, That Section 10,
Article VII, of the constitution of Wis
consin, be amended to read
Section 10. Each Of the judges of the
supreme and circuit courts shall receive
salary payable at such time as the
legislature shall fix, of not less than one
thousand five hundred dollars annually;
they shall receive no fees of office, or
other compensation than their salary;
they shall hold no Office Of public trust,
except judicial office, during the term
for which they are respectively elected,
and all votes for either of them for any
office, except judicial office, given by
the legislature or the people, shall be
void. No person shall be eligible to the
office of Judge, who shall not, at the
time of his election, be citizen of the
United States, and have attained the
age of twenty-five years, and be quail
flied elector within the jurisdiction for
which he may be chosen,i
mo. 26 s. JOINT RESOLUTION NO. AZ
To amend Section of Article XI of the
constitution, relating to municipal
corporations and their indebtedness.
WHEREAS, AT the biennial session of
the legislature, for the year 1909, an
amendment to the constitution was pro-
posed and agreed to by majority of the
members elected TO each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE As
sEMBLY CoNCURRING, That Section g. of
Article XI. of the constitution be a
mended to read
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
legislature, and they are hereby en-
powered, to provide for the organization
of cities and Incorporated villages, and
to restrict their powers of taxation, as
sessment, borrowing money, contracting
debts. and loaning their credit, so as TO
prevent abuses in assessments and tax
alton, and in contracting debts by such
municipal corporations.
No county, city, town, village, school
district, or other municipal corporation
shall be allowed to become indebted, in