Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-03

els Little, whose term of Office will expire the
first Monday in january. 1875.
State Senator in the Eleventh Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county of Lafayette. in
will expire on the first Monday in January,
a State Senator in the Thirteenth Senate Dis
| trict, compriSiog the county of Dodge, except
! the Fifth and Sixth Wards of the city of Wa err
town. in place of 5. d. Burchard whose term of
Office will expire on the first Monday of Janua-
~, 1879.
State Senator in the Fifteenth Senate Dis
trict com pTislng the county of Manitowoc, in
place of Carl II. Schmidt, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January,
| 1875:
State Senator in the Seventeenth Senate Dis
trict, comprising the county OF Rock. in place Of
III. L. Davis. whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday in January. 1915:
A State Senator in the Nineteenth Senate Dis
! triet, comprising the county of Winnebago. in
place Of Robert MeCurdy, whose tern, of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January,
A State Senator in the Twenty First Senate
District, comprising the counties of Marathan,
0conto. Shawano and Waupaca and the towns
of Black Creek, Bovina, Deer Creek. Ellins ton,
Hortonia. Liberty, Maine, Maple Creek Os-
borne and Seymour in the county of Outagamie,
in place of MyrOn III. McCord. whose term of
/. office will expire on the first Monday in Janua-
State Senator in the Twenty Third Senate
District comprising the county of Jefferson. and
the fifth and sixth wards of the city Of Water
town, in Dodge county, in place of Walter {.
Greene, whose term of Office will expiIe on the
| first Monday in January, 1875;
State Senator in the Twenty Fifth Senate
| District comprising the counties of Green Lake,
Marquette and WaushaTa, in place of R. l.. ID.
Potter, whose term of office viii expire on the
first Mondayin January. 1870;
a State Senator IN the Twenty Seventh Senate
District comprising the county Of Columbia, in
place OF L. o. Jones, whose term of office viii
expire on lhe first Mondayin January. 1875:
A State in tho TyVantv- Ninth Senate
Juneau, Portage and Wood, in place Of Thomas
Il. Scott, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1875
A State Senator in the Thirty First Senate Dis
tTlet, eomprisiqg the county of La Crosse in
expire on the first Monday IN January. 1875;
A State Senator in the Thirty-Third Senate
District, comprising the counties of0zauhee and
Washington, in place of Adam Schantz, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Mon day in
January, 1875:
4 member of Assembly in each Assembly dis
trIct IN the State, and such county officers are
by law required to be elected at such election.
a proposition for an amendment to the cOnsti
tuition Is at the same time to be submitted to a
vote OF the electors, pursuant to the provisions
nf chapter 81 of the laws of 1874, approved Feb
ruary Is. 1874, which is as follows:
An act to submit TO the people an amendment
to section three 90, article eleven Cd, of the
WHEREAs The legislature of the state of Wiscon-
sin, at its annual session for the year 1872 pro-
the mem berS elected to each of the two houses
an amendment to the constitution of this state,
IN the following Language:
ReSOtreG by the assembly, the senate cOBca7Ting
That section three(59 of article eleven CID ofthe
constitution of this state be amended. ad ling at
the end of said section the following words; No
county, city, town, village, school district, or
other municipal corporation, shall De allowed 10
become Indebted in any manner or for any pur-
pose, to any amount. including existing mdebt-
edneSS IN the aggregate, exceeding five per cent
UNI, on the value of the taxable property there
in, to be ascertained by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the mourning
OF such Indebtedness. Any county, city, town,
village, school district or oth9r municipal cor
poration. mourning any Indebtedness as afore-
SAID, shall, before at the time doing so, pro-
vide for the collection of a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such debt, it
falls due, aud also to pay and discharge the prln
clpal thereof, within twenty years from the time
of contracting tbs same: and,
WHEREAS, the legislature of this state. at its
nual session for the year 1878, agreed to snch
proposed amendment by majority of all the
members elected to each house; now, there
fore,
The people Of tie State Of Wisconsin, represented IN
Senate and ASSembty, do enact as foltowS:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution this state shall be submitted
to the people, at general election, to be held on
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1874. and If the people shall approve ana
ratliy the SAID amendment by majority OF the
electors voting thereon, said amendment shall
become part Of the constitution of this State.
Section :. The form of the ballot in voting
to approve and ratIfy said proposed amend
ment shall be for amending the constitution
limiting bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns,
cities and villages to five per cen5." and against
sand amendm ent against amending the cOnSJi-
tuition limiting the bonded Indebtedness by
conntieS. town cities and villages to five per
cent which shall be on a separate ballot and
shall be deposited in separate box to be pro
ylded for that purpose, and all persons qualified
| to vote az any election in this state shall b9
deemed voters on taiS question.
Section 3 The Votes cast approving and ratl-
! Tying Or disappearing said amendment shall be
| 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 ofvoteS
for state officers shall canvass the returns this
question at the same time and place and under
| the same regulations and restrictions now pro
Ylded by law for canyaSsing and declaring the
! returns of elections for State officers.
/ Section i. Hithin three days after the deter
mination of said canvass, 1T 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-
CURED to include the substance of this act in the
notice of the general election for the year 1874.
Section &. This act shall take effect and be in
! force from and after IFS passage and publica-
! ton
Given under my hand and the great seal
| O. So of the State of Wisconsin. at the capt.
| to at Madison, this 24th day ofAugust
! ISE4-
PETER DOYLE,