The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-14

district comprising the county of Jefferson,
and the fifth and sixth wards of the city of
WATERFOWL, in Dodge county III 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
K. l.. ID. Potter, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday in January, 1875.
A state senator in the Twentg seventh
senate district, comprising the county of Co.
umbia, in place of E. 0. Jones, whose term
of office will expire on the first Monday in
January, 1873.
A state senator in the TweT ninth senate
district, comprising the coui 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.
state senator in the Thirty-frst 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.
state senator in the Thirty-third senate
district, comprising the counties Of Ozaukee
and Washington, in place of Adam Schantz,
whose term of office viii 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.
4 proposition for an amendment to the
constitution is at the same time to be sub
mitted to a 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:
I An Act RI submit rho ,aar1a Il.
ment to section three (3) article eleven
(l(, of the constitution.
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
consin, ut its annual session for the year
1872, proposed and adopted, by vote OF
the majority otthe 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- ~ of the constitution of this state he
/ 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
dcbted IL 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 snch indebtedness. ANY county, city,
town, village school district, or other munic
+! ipal corporation, mourning any Indebtedness
as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time OF
doing So provide for the collection of di-
rect annual tax sufficient 10 pay the interest
on such debt, as 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, al
its annual session for the year 1873, agreed
to such proposed amendment BY a majority OF
ali the members elected to each house; now,
therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
srnted III senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section |. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted TO the people, at general election
to be he'd n Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday Of November, 1874, and if the people
shall approve and ratity said amendment by
a 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
1 approve and ratify said proposed amendment
shall be for amending the constitution linn
/ itiHg bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns
cities and villages, to five per cent" and
against said amendment, against amenCing
the constitution limiting the bonded indebt
c fueSs 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 10 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.
/ fyng or disapbroying said amendment shall
be counted and returned by the inspectors al
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
vass the returns on this question at the same
time and place, and under the same regula-
tons and restrictions now provided by law
for canyassing and declaring the returns OF
elections for state officers.
See. 4. Within three days after the deter
mination of said canvass, il shall be the duty
of the canyassers to certify the result of the
said canvass to the governor, who shall
thereupon without delay make proclamation
of the result.
t''t' a. Ing IcteCdly vi state Is hFfehV re-
quired TO include the substance of this act in
| the notice Of the general election for the year
1874.
Sec. 8 This act shall take effect and be in
force from aud 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 oath
day of August, 1874.
PETER DOYLE