The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-07

district. comprising the county of Jefferson,
and the fifth and sixth wards of the city of
Watertown, in Dodge county in place of
Walter s. Greene, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday il. January, 1875.
A state senator in the Twenty Fifth senate
district, comprising the counties OF Green
Lake, Marquette and Waushara, in place of
r. l.. ID. Potter, whose term of office will ex-
pre on the first Monday in January, 1875.
A state senator in the Twenty-seventh
senate district, comprising the county of Co
lumbia, in place of E. O. Jones, whose term
of office will expire on the first Monday in
January, 1875.
A state senator in the Twer v-ninth senate
district, comprising the couL; IS of Adams,
Juneau, Portage and Wood, in place of Thorn
as b. Scott whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday in January, 1875.
A state senator in the Thirty first senate
district, comprising the county of Lacrosse,
in place of g. C. HixOn, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday in January,
1875
A state senator in the Thirty-third senate
district, comprising the counties of Ozaukee
and Washington in place of Adam Schantz,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1875.
member of assembly in each assembly
district in the state and such county officers
as are by law required to be elected at such
election.
A proposition for an amendment to the
constitution is at the same time to be sub
mitted to vote of the electors, pursuant TO
the provisions of chapter 81, of the laws of
1874, approved February IS, 1874, and which
is as follows:
Gan Act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section three (3) article eleven
an, of the constitution.
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
consin, at its annual session for the year
1872, proposed and adopted, by vote of
the majority of the members elected to each
Of the two houses an amendment to the
constitution of this state, in the following
ing language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That section three (3) of article elev-
en- G1) of the constitution of this state be
amended, adding at the end of said section
the following words: No county, city, town,
village, school district, or other municipal
corporation, shall be allowed to become in
debted in any manner or for any purpose, to
any amount, including existing Indebtedness
in the aggregate, exceeding five per centum,
on the value of the taxable property therein,
to be ascertaned by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the incur
ring of such Indebtedness. Any county, city,
town, village, school district, or other munic-
lpal corporation, mourning any Indebtedness
as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of
doing So provide for the collection of a d-
rect annual tax sufficient to pay the interest
on such debt, 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
its annual session for the year 1873, agreed
to such proposed amendment by majority of
all the members elected to each house; now,
therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly 90 enact as
follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted to the people, at a general election
TO be held On Tuesday, succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1874, and if the people
shall approve and ratify said amendment by
majority of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become part of the
constitution of this state.
See. >. The form of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said proposed amendment
iting bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns.
cities and villages, to five per cent" and
against said amendment against Amending
the constitution limiting the bonded indebt
edness by counties, towns, cities and villages
to five per cent" which shall be on "a sepa-
rate ballot and shall be deposited in a sepa-
rate box to be provided for that purpose and
all persons qualified to vote at any election /
in this state shall be deemed voters on this |
question.
Sec 3 The votes cast approving and rati-
flying or Disappearing said amendment shall |
be counted and returned by the inspectors of
the election in all respects as votes for state
officers are counted and returned, and the +
officers now designated by law to canvass the |
returns of votes for state officers shall can I
vass the returns on this question at the same
time md place, and under the same regula-
lions and restrictions now provided by law |
for canvassing and declaring the returns of
elections for state officers.
Sec. 4. Within three days after the deter
mination of said canvass, it shall be the duty /
of the canvassers to certify the result of the .
said canvass to the governor, who shall I
thereupon without delay make proclamation .
of the result.
Sec. ). The secretary of state is hereby re-
1uii'u W litiult lile substance OF TINS act In
the notice of the general election for the wear
1874.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton"
Given under my hand and the great
LIS. seal of the state of Wisconsin, at
the capitol in Madison, this 24th
day Of August, 1874.
PETER DOYLE.