The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-19

juneau, Portage and Wood, in place of Thorn
as 3. Scott, whose term of office Will expire
on the first Monday in January, 1875.
\ state senator in the Thirty-ti first senate
district, comprising the county of Lacrosse,
in place of q. {. Hixon, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday in January,
1875
A state senator in the Thnty-third senate
district, comprising the counties of Ozaukee
and Washington, IN place of Adam Schantz,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1875.
member of assembly in each assembly
district lii the state, and such county officers
as are by law required TO be elected at such
election.
/ proposition for an amendment to the
constitution Is at the same time To be sub
mitted to a vote of the electors, pursuant to
TIE provisions of cnapCcI OF, OF UhS iaus e.
1874, approved February Is, 1874, and which
! is as follows
AN Act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section three f5l, article eleven
(ll), of the constitution
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
consin, 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, an amendment TO the
constitution of this state in the following
ing language:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That section three t3) Of article elev-
en- On 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 10 become in
dcbtcd Ia 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-
ipai corporation, incurring any Indebtedness
as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of
doing So, piovide for the collection of di-
rect annual tax sufficient to pay the interest
on 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 1878, agreed
TO such proposed amendment 10y majority of
all the members elected to each house nov,
therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in 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 held ln Tuesday, succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1874, and if the people
shall approve and ratity said amendment by
majority of the electors voting thereon,
! II nf b.a
constitution of this state.
See. ,. The form of the ballot in voting to
approve aud ratify said proposed amendment
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 amcnGing
| the constitution limiting the bonded ipdebt
edness by counties, towns, cities and villages
/ to FIVE per cent" which shall be on Il sepa-
rate ballot and shall be deposited in Il sepa-
rate box TO be provided for that purpose and
! all persons qualified to vote at any election
/ in this state shall bc deemed voters on this
question.
Sec. s. The votes cast approving and rati-
! fying or disappearing said amendment shall
/ be counted and returned by the inspectors of
I the election in all respects as votes for state
officers are counted aud 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-
/ tiOns and restrictions now provided by law
/ for canvassing and declaring the returns of
elections for state officers.
/ See. 4. 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 result.
See 3. 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.
See g. 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 24th
day of August, 1874
PETER DOYLE,
Secretary Of State.