The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-01

inc members elected 10 edCn or me Two houses
an amendment to the constitution of this state
In the following language
RescIoed by the assembly, the senate concurring.
Tcat section three (3) OF article eleven Q1) of
the constitution of this state be amended, adding
at the end of said section the following words
n county, city, town, village, school district
or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed
to become indebted in any manner or for any
purpose. to any amount, including existing in
debtedness In the aggregate, ex ceediug five per
centum, on the value of the taxable property
therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment
ring OF such indebtedness. Amy county, city,
town, village, school district, other municipal
corporation incurring any indebtedness afore-
SAID. shall before or at the time of doing So rro
vide for the collection of direct annual TAX sufi
cent to pay the interest such debt, as it falls
due, and also to pay and discharge the principal
thereof, within twenty years from the time of
contracting the same; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of this state at it's
annual session for the year 1873, u creed to such
proposed amendm ent by majority of all the
members elected to each house; now, there
fore,
The People oftee State Of Wisconsin. represented
IN Senate and assembly, do enact as ,f0ltoaos:
Section l.. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution Of This state shall be submitted
to the people, at general election, to be held on
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday of Noyem
Der, 1874, and if the people shall approve and rati
fy said amendment by majority of The electors
voting thereon said amendment shall become y
part OF the cOnsttutitn Of this State.
Section The form of the ballot in VOTING
to approve and ratify said proposed amendment
SHALL be for amending the constitution limi1inG
bonded indebtedness by counties, towns. cities
and villages, to five per cent? and against said
amendment, against amending the constitution
limiting the bonded indebtedness by counties
towns, cities and villages to five per cent which
shall be on separate ballot and shall be denosited
In separate box to be provided for that pnrnnsa
and all persons qualified to vote at any election in
THIS state shall be deemed voters on this ones
ton. ' ques-
Section g. The votes cast approving and ratirv-
ing or disappearing said amendment shall ~
counted and returned by the inspectors Of the
election in all respects votes for state officers
are counted and returned, and the officers now
designated by law to canvass the returns of votes
Tor state officers shall canvass the returns on this
question at the same time and place, and under
Tue same regulations and restrictions now provid-
ed by law for canvassng and declaring the retnrns
OF elections for state officers
section a. Within three days after the deter.
minaton OF said canvass, it shall be the duty Of
the canyassers TO certify the result of the said
anvass to the governor, who shall thereunon
without delay make proclamation Of theresult
section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
qulred to include the substance of this act in the
notice OF the general election for the year 1874.