Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No. 445, 81 Published June 6, 1913.
CHAPTER Az, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend subsection of Sec
ton 20 and sections II and % of the
statutes relating to publication of cleo
ton notices.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. Subsection 2 of section 20
and sections Il and % of the statutes are
amended to read (Section 20) 2. The
compensation for the publication of such
notice shall not exceed fifty cents per
folio for the first insertion and thirty
cents per folio for any subsequent inser-
tions. The secretary of state shall trans
init by a mail like notice to the county
clerk of each county, specifying the SAID
officers to be voted for in said county,
and in case of a senator, the number Of
his district, and also any constitutional
amendment or other question to be sub
nlitted to the electors of the state for
popular vote. The secretary of state
shall append to each such constitutional
amendment or other question to he sub
m1tted to the people a brief statement
of the change that will be made in the
constitution or the existing laws IL such
amendment or other question so sub
mitted shall be ratified or approved by
the people at such election. Such state
ment shall contain no argument for. or
against any such amendment or other
question so submitted.
SeCtlOn Il. Inc county clerk tleTe-
upon shall forthwith cause a notice con-
tanning so much of the notice so receiveS
by him as relates to any guess
ton and statement concerning the same
and officers to be voted for in his coun-
ty together with a statement Of the sew
eral county officers to be elected by the
voters of his county to be published as
follows: In counties containing popu-
lation of two hundred and fifty thousand
such notice shall be published in not less
kl,o,o and nt
papers publis he'd therein; in all other
counties of the state such notice Shall be
published in not more than two news
papers published therein, one of which
publications shall be made in news
paper which advocates the principles Of
the political party which at the last
preceding election cast the largest num-
Der of votes, and another publication
shall be made in a newspaper which ad-
vocates the principles of the political
party that then cast the next largest
number of votes. Such notice shall be
published once each week until election,
and shall be transmitted by mail to each
town clerk and the clerk of each vii
lage in which the next ensuing general
election will be held, and to one of the
inspectors Of election in each election
district in every city of his county.
Whenever the office of county clerk is
vacant and there shall be no person
authorized to perform his duties, the
sheriff shall make out and so
transmit such notices.
Section o. Every such town and VIII
Iage clerk and inspector shall, ten days
previous to any general election or on
receiving any such notice, give to the
town, village and election district cleo
tors, respectively, notice of such election
by posting notices in five conspicuous
places in their towns villages and cleo
ton districts, stating the time when and
place where the election will be held.
the questions and statement concerning
each appearing in the county clerks no
tice which are to be submitted to the
electors of the state for popular vote,
the officers to be voted for, whether
any of them are to be chosen to fill va
cancies, in which case the names Of the
last incumbents of the offices in which
vacancies exist shall be given.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1913. Copy Law.