Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-03
PETER DOYLE,
Secretary of State.
Sheriff's ORce,I
Grand Rapids Wood Co, us.
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Grand Rapids Wood Co, Wis.
September fSt, 1874. J
Notice Is hereby given that n camplia nee
State, general election vii be held IN the egeral
wards towns ami e e;tion precincts in the Goun-
ty Of Wood ard State of Wisconsin. on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday, being the Bird
day of November next, the following officers are
to be elected and the annexed amendment to the
constitution of the State Of Wisconsin to be vot-
4 Representative in Congress in the Eighth
Congress ional District, comprising the counties
of Oconto, Shawaro: Portage Wood, Juneau,
Adams Marquette, Marathon, Dunn, Chippewa,
Barron, Polk, Burnett, Bayfield,, Douglas and
Ashland, in the place of Alexander S. McDill,
whose term Of office will expire on the fourth
i State Senator in the 10Th Senate District
omprising the counties of Adams Juneau,
Portage and Wood, in place of Thomas B. Scott
whose term of office will expire on the LIST Mon
day in January, 1875.
A menu Der of Assembly in the Assembly Dis
Wood in place of Chas. A. Cady, whose term Of
office will expire on the lst Monday of January
next.
A County Treasurer for the County of Wood,
in the place of E. Dutruit, whose term of office
will expire on the 1st day of January next.
A County Clerk for the County of Wood, in
place of &. .. Baker, whose term of office will
expire on the LIST day of January next.
A Register Of Deeds for the County of Wood.
in place of Lemuel Kroner, whose term of Office
will expire on the 1st day of January next.
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the County
of Wood in place of r. ". Burt, whose term
of office Will expire on the 1st day OF January
next.
A District Attorney for the County of Wood,
in place of Geo: r. Gardner, whose term Of Office
will expire on the 1st day of January next.
A Sheriff for the County of Wood. in the place
of Euseee Layigne whose term of Office Will ex-
pre on the 1st day of January next.
4 County Surveyor for the County of Wood
in the place Of Wm. Scott, whose term of office
will expire on the 1st day of January next
Also the proposition for the following amend
ment to the constitution of the state of H'iscon-
sim VIII be submitted to the voters.
IAN act to submit TO the people an amendment
to section three CD, article eleven Old, of tho
constitution.
WHEREAS, The legislature of the state of WIscon-
sin, al its annual session for the year 1872 pro-
posed 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 language
ResOlUed By the assembly the senate c0ncurr1ng
That section three 80 of article eleven CID ofthe
constitution OF this sta G Ue amcnGe1, 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 pur
pose, to any amount. including existing indebt-
edness In the aggregate, exceeding FIVE per cent
um, on the valHe Of the taxable property there
in to be ascertalned by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the incurring
of such Indebtedness Any county, city, town.
village, school district. other municipal cor
poration, mourning any Indebtedness as afore-
said shall, before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vile for the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such debt. as it
IA Is due, and also to pay and discharge the prin-
cipal thereof, within twenty years from the time
Of contract n the same and
WHEREAS, the legislature of this state al its an
nuaI session for the year 1873 agreed to such
proposed amendment by majority Of all the