Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-22
Notice Of General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN, :.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. %

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Notice is hereby given that at gem
eral election to be held in the several
towns, wards. villages and election dis
tries of the State of Wisconsin, on the
first Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day of November a. ID. 1914, being the
third day Of said month, the following
officers are to be elected:
A Governor, in place of Francis +.
McGovern, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
A. d. 1915.
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of
Thomas Morris, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, 1915.
A Secretary of State, in place of
John S. Donald, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of jan
uary, 1915.
+ A State Treasurer, in place of Henry
Johnson, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
1918.
An Attorney General, in place of
Walter G. Owen, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary. 1915.
A United States Senator, in place of
Isaac Stephenson, whose term of Office
will expire on the fourth day of March,
1915.
A Representative in Congress, for the
third congressional district, comprised
of the counties of Crawford, Richlaud,
Grant, Iowa, Dane, Lafayette and
Green.
A State Senator for the seventeenth
senatorial district, comprised of the
counties of Green, Lafayette and Iowa.
In accordance with Section /, of Ar
tcle XII, of the constitution of the
State Of Wisconsin, aud Chapter 40 OF
the laws of 1913, the following joint
resolutions, adopted by the legislature
of the State of Wisconsin at the reg
ular sessions of 1911 and 1918, are made
part of the foregoing notice and are
to be voted upon at said election, to-wit
Ut Res. No9.A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. Il.
To add section - to article VIII Of the Consti
tuition relating To state insurance.
Whereas. At The biennial session of the leg
stature Tor the year OF lbli, an alHeHulHtHA -
| the cons titutiOn was proposed ADD agreed &c
| 10y n majority 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 there be added to article VIII
| of the state constitution new section to read
| Section ~. The state may grant insurance
| upon such risks and in such manner as may
| be prescribed by law. and the limitations o.
| restrictions provided in the constitution shat
| not apply TO this subject but provision sha!
4 l. N..N tNr all fahf
| ties assumed aud for the separation and safe
| guarding of all the funds and property held
| by the state on account of any such insur
ance:' now. therefore, be IL
| Resolved by the assembly. the senste con
| curing. That the foregoing proposed amend
| ment 10 the constitution OF the state OF W IS
| consin be, and the same.is hereby agreed tt
| by this legislature
NoTE-Qf adopted. this amendment con
| fer upon the legislature express power TO en-
act legislation providing for state insurance
ut Res No. IS, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION No, Is.
| TO amend article XIII of the constitution, pro
vding for the recall of public officers
| Whereas. At the biennial session of 5e leg
| sature for the year 1911, an amendhient g
| the constitution was proposed ana agrFeu q
| by a majority of the members elected 20 each
Of the two houses, which proposed amend
ment is rs follows:
| "Resolyed by the senate. the assembly con
| curing That article XIII OF the constitution
| be amended by adding thereto anew section
! TO read
| Section II. The legislature shall proylde foi
! the removal by recall from office, by the qua
| flied electors Of the electoral district IN which
any officer is elected. of every public officer ~
| the state of Wisconsin holding an elective
Office, except judicial officers; now. there
| fore. be it
| Resolved by the senate. the assembly con
curing That the foregoing proposed amend
ment 10 the constitution of the state OF WIS
| eonsiu be, and the same is hereby agreed &c
| by this legislature
NoTE.-lf adopted this amendment will en-
| able tho legislature 10 pass II law providing
| for recall Of oil officers. including elecuye
constitutional officers, but not including Jun
| eial officers