Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-17

Congressional District. comprising the commit.
] o. oeont9' Shawano: Portage, Wood Juneau
R Raams' Marquette, Marathon. Dunn Chippews
baL[Ton, foik; Burnett, Bayfield,, Douglas and
ashland, IN the place of Alexander s. McDiIG
MaoSe Term OF office viii expire on the fourth
! 4 State Senator in the 18th Senate Distr;c.
comprising the counties of Adams Juneau
Portage and Wood, in place Of Thomas b. Scotti
| day IN January. 1870 0ns
A member of Assembly in the Assembly Dis
utct, comprising the counties of Adams ard
hood, IN place OF Chas. 4. Catly whose term ~
once viii expire on the 1st Monday of January
/ next.
\ County Treasurer for the Comfy Of Wood
! IN INC place OF l. DntrGit. whose term of Office
VIII expire on the lSt day of January next
\ county Clerk Tor the County of Wood in
pace OF I: .. Baker. whose term of office will
! expire on the lst day OF January next
! = REGISTER q Deeds Tor the County of Wood
/ IN place of Lemuel KRONER. whose term of ofice
WI efH I on the lst day Of January next
I a lIerk OF the Circuit Court for the County
/ OF Food, in place of r. W. Burt whose term
! OF once viii expire on the 1st day of January
DISTRICT Attorney fer the County of Wood,
/ IN place of Geo. R. Gardner whose term Of Office
VIII EXPIRE on the LIST day of January next.
3,NheTlf for the County of Wood in the place
! Of Susebe Lavigne whose term of Office viii ex-
pre- on the lst day of January next.
to1hty surveyor for the County Of Wood,
! IN the place o. VIM. Sc0tt, whose term of ofnco
viii expire on the Is; day of january next
Also the proposition for the following amend
lneht 70 Ihe constitution OF the state Of Wiscon-
SIN, Will DC submitted TO the voters.
! An act TO submit to the people an amendment
10 section three CD, article eleven CID, OF tho
constitution.
| HHEREAS. The legislature of the state of W7scop
SIN, at It's annual session for the year 1872 pro-
| posed aud adopted, by vote Of the majority of
the members elected TO each ofthe two houses
an amendment - the constitution OF this state
III the following language:
RcSclced By TIC assembly The senate cOacury,uo
That section three CD OF article eleven CID oftho
constitution of this state be amended adding AZ
the end Of said section the following words No
county, city, town, village, school district or
other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to
become indebted III any manner or tor any pur-
pose, to any amount, including existing indebt-
edness in the aggregate, exceeding i've per cent
UNI. on the value OF the taxable property there
IN, to be aScertained by the last assessment for
of SUCH Indebtedness. Any county. city, town
village. school district. or other municipal cor
poration, Incurring any indebtedness as afOre-
said shall, before at the time OF doing So pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest such debt, as it
tails due, ana also 70 pay and discharge the prn-
cIpal thereof, within twenty years from the time
Of contracting the same : and,
HHEREAs. the legislature of tnis state at its an
nual seSs ion for the year 1873, agreed to such
proposed amendment 10y majority of all tho
members elected 10 each house; now, there
fore,
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate ana Asses.blg. do enact as foitoes:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
submitted to lhe people, ut a general election to
be held on Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday
OF November, 1874, and If the people shall ap-
prove and ratity said amendment by a majority
of the electors voting thereon, said amendment
shall become part Of the constitution Of this
State.
Section 2. The form of the ballot in voting
to approve and ratiiy said proposed amendment
shall be for amending the constitution limiting
bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns. cities
ami villages to five per cent and against said
amendment, against amending the constitution
limiting the bonded Indebtedness by counties,
towns cities and villages 10 five per cent." which
tied in a separate box to be provided for that
purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at any
election in this state shall be deemed voters on
thi, question.
Naction g. The votes cast approving and rati-
fying or disappearing said amendment shall DO
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
election in all respects votes for state officers
are counted and returned. and the officers
designatci by Ia" 20 canvass the returns of
votes for state officers shall canvass ihc returns
on his question at t5ls same jluia and place, and
un Ter the stone regulations af.b restrictions now
provided b taw t,r eauv:.=.ilg and declaring
the returns @t cle-.'ats. tGr-'aic uacers.
Section j. - hin three Gays after the deter
minatIon Of salt canEa ;. II snail be the duty of
the canVaS>ers to cCruy The result OF the said
canvass to the governor, who shall thercEpon
without delay make proclamation al the result.
SectlOn D. The secretary OF state is hereby ro-
aarcd to include the substance OF thlSact in tho
notice of the general election for the year 1874.
Section q. This act shall take effect and DO
in force from and after lis passage and rublicA-
ton
The above election is to be held, the votes
counted and returns made III the manner as pro-
yided by law.
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