The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-29
IAN ACT to submit to the people an amendmer
to section three (3), article eleven (ID, OF th
constitution.

to section three ~, article eleven (ll) OF the
constitution.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the state of Wiscon-
sin, at its annual session for the year 1872 pro-
posed and adopted, by vote of the majority of
the members elected to each of he two houses,
an amendment to the constitution of this state,
in the following language:
Resclued By the assembly, the senate concurring.
That section three (3) OF article eleven Q) Of
the constitution of this state be 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 indebted in any manner or for any
purpose. to any amount, including existing in
debtedness IN the aggregate, ex ceeding i've per
centum on the value of the taxable property
therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment
for state and county axes previous to the Incur
ring of such Indebtedness. Any county, city,
town, village, school district or other municipal
corporation, mourning any Indebtedness as afore-
SAID. shall before or at the time of doing so, pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual TAX sufi
cent to 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 legisat ure of this state, at its
annual session for the year 1873, agreed to such
proposed amendm ent by majority of all the
members elected TO each house; now, there.
fore,
The People 0ftbe State of js}onsi1, represented
IN Senate and assembly, do enact as J0IIoaOS:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of his state shall be submitted
to the people, at general election, to be held on
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday OF NOvem-
Der, 1874 and if the people shall approve and rati
ty said amendment by majority of the electors
voting thereon, said amendment shall become
part of the constitute, of this State
Section Q. The form of the ballot in voting
to approve and ratify said proposed amendment
shall be for amending the constitution limiting
bonded indebtedness by counties, towns, cities
and villages, to tive per cent and against said
limiting the bonded indebtedness by counties,
towns, cities and villages to five per cent which
shall be on separate ballot and shall be deposited
in 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 this cues
ton.
Section 3. The votes cast approving and ratify-
ing or disappearing said amendment shall be
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
election in all respects votes tor state officers
are counted and returned, and the officers now
by law to canvass the returns of votes
for state officers shall canvass the returns ON this
question at the same time and place, and under
the same regulations and restrictions now provid-
ed by law for canvassing and declaring the returns
of elections for state officers.
Section 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
anvass to the governor, who shall thereupon
without delay make proclamation of theresult.
Section 5. 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.