The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-24

Juneau, Portage and Wood, in place of Thorn
AS B. Scott, whose term of Office will expire
/ on the first Monday in January, 1875.
/ state senator in the Thirty first senate
/ district comprising the county of Lacrosse,
| In place of q. 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, III place of Adam Schantz,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
| Monday in January, 1873.
/ A 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:
IAN Act to submit to the people an amend
.ment to section three (3), article eleven
(M), of}the,copstitution.
I Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
/ consn, 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, 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- 4 II of the constitution of this state toe
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 ascertained 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-
ipal corporation, incurring any Indebtedness
as aforesaid shall, before or at the time of
doing SO, provide for the collection of d.
rect annual tax sufficient To pay the interest
Oh such debt as il 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 ma jority of
all the members elected to each house; now,
therefore,
Inc people OF the SIdLc Oh w lSCODSlll, repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact
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 ratiy said amendment by
IA majority Of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become a part of the
constitution of this state.
Sec. 3 The form of the ballot ia voting to
| approve aud ratify said proposed aHienanent
shall be for amending the constitution linn
/ 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 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. 8 The votes cast approving aud rati-
! fying or disappearing said amendment shall
1 be counted and returned by the inspectors Of
! the election IN all respects as votes for state
/ officers are counted and returned aud the
/ officers now designated by law to canvass the
returns of votes for state officers shall can
vass the returns on this question at the same
1 time and place, and under the same regula-
1 tions and restrictions now provided by law
/ for canyassng and declaring the returns of
elections for state officers.
/ See. 4. Within three days after the deter
mnation of said canvass, it shall be the duty
of the canvassers to certify the result of the
/ said canvass to the governor, who shall
| thereupon without delay make proclamation
/ of the result.
Sec. s. The secretary of state is hereby re-
quired to include the substance OF this act in
the notice of the general election for the year
! 1874.
Sec. g. 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 M,dison this 24th
day of August, 1874.
PETER DOYLE,
/ Secretary OF State.