Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-10-22

Juneau. Portage and Wood, in place of Thom.,
B. Scott, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday in January. 1878
A State Senator in the Thirty First Senate Dis,
trict, comprising the county of La Cro.s. :,
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 ofOraukee and
Washington. in place of Adam Schsnt1 nnosc
term of office viii expire on the first Monday in
a member of Assembly in each Assembly dis
trict IN the State. and such county officers AZ ars
by law required to be elected Mt such election
a proposition Tor an amendment to the eonstis
tuition is at the same time to be submitted TO s
vote of the electors, pursuant to the provisions
nf chapter 81, of the laws of 1874, approved Fet1
ruary Is. 1874, which is rs follows:
IAN act to submit to the people an amendment
to section three CD, article eleven CID, Of tks
constitution.
WHEREAS. The legislature of the state of Hiscon
sin, at its annual session for the year 1872 pro-
posed and adopted. by vose ofthe majority Of
the members elected to each of the two houses
an amendment to the constitution of this state,
In the following language:
Resotred BY the assembly. the senate cone1rring.
mat secnon three (S) of article eleven U1) of tho
constitution of this state be amended adding ut
the end OF said section the following words: No
county, city: town, village, school district. or
0ther municipal corporation, shall be allowed to
become indebted In any manner or for any pur-
pose 10 any amount, including existing indebt-
edness m the aggregate, exceeding FIVE per cent
In, TO be ascertalned by she last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the incurring
OF Such inaeotedness. Any county, city. town.
village, school district, or other municipal cor
poratl0n, mourning any Indebtedness as afore-
said, shall, before at the time of doing SO nrc
VIDE tor the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient TO pay the interest on such debt as n
falls due. aud also TO pay and discharge the prin
cIpal thereof, within twenty years from the time
of contracting the same; and
WHEREAS, the legislature of this state at its an
nuaI session for the lSI3. ABROAD to
proposed amendment by majority of all the
members elected TO each house; now, there
fore,
The people Of the State of Hiscontin represented in
Senate and assembly. do enact az follow:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment
20 the constitution oftbis state shallh be ubmitted
to the people, at general election. to be held on
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday in Noyern-
Der. 1874. and If the people shall approves and
ratity the said amendment by majority of the
electors voting thereon, said amendme emit shall
become part of the constitution of this State
Section 2 The form of the ballot in voting
to appEove and ratIty said proposed amend
ment shall be for amending the constitution
| limiting bonded Indebtedness by counties towns
cities and villages, to five per CENT" and against
SAID amendment against amending the consti-
tuition limiting the bonded indebtedness by
counties. town cities and villages to five per
cent" which shall be on a separate ballot and
shall be deposited in n separate box TO be pro-
vlded for that purpose, and all PEE Ons qualified
| to vote al any election in this state shall DO
! deemed voters on tniS question.
| ECCblOu Inc VOTES cast appr0NIn and r1tf-
| flying disappearing said amendment shall be-
| counted and returned by the inspectors o. rN,
election in all respects votes for state officers
are counted and returned, and the officers nov
designated by law to canvass the returns ofvotes
for state officers shall canvass the returns on this
Iquestion ut the same time and o and under
! the same regulations and restrictions now pro-
| vided by law for canvassing and declaring the
| returns of elections for state officers
| Section 1. 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 thereupon
without delay make proclamation OF the re-
| suit.
! Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
qured to include the substance of this act in tho
notice of the general election for the year 1915
Section .. This act shall take effect and be 5n
| force, from and after rs passage and publfca-
| ton"
| Given under my hand and the great seal
e.. So of the State of Wisconsin, at the cant
tOl at Madison, this 2fth day of August.
1874.
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