The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-21

district, comprising the county of Jefferson,
and the fifth and sixth wards of the city of
WATERFOWL, in Dodge county in 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.
state senator in the Twenty seventh
senate district, comprising the county of Co
lumba in place of f. @. Jones, whose term
of Office will expire on the first Monday in
January, 1875.
A state senator in the Tive ninth senate
district, comprising the coul 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.
A state senator in the Thirty-first senate
district, comprising the county of Lacrosse,
in place of q. G. 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 will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1875.
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district in 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
mtted to 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:
4 - An Act suhmit n tho raonln arr end
ment to section three t3) article eleven
on, of the constitution
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
cOnsin, at its annual session for the wear
1872, proposed and adopted, by a 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 ~ of article eley-
+ en- (ll) 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 in
dcbted in any manner or for any purpose, to
any amount including existing Indebtedness
/ III the aggregate, exceeding five per ceutum,
I on the value of the taxable property therein.
( to be aScertaued by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the incur
I ring of such Indebtedness. Any county, city,
( town, village, school district, or other munic
ipa! corporation, incutring amy Indebtedness
( as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of
doing so, provide for the collection of di-
rect annual tax sufficient to pay the interest
OH such debt, as it falls due, and also 10 pay
and discharge the principal thereof, within
( we ~, tla e ,,,r
the same and,
Whereas, the legislature of this state at
its annual session for the year 1873, agreed
to such proposed amendment bv a majority of
/ all the members elected to each house now,
therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly 90 enact as
/ follow:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted TO the people, at a general election
TO be held II Tuesday, succeeding the first
/ Monday of November, 1874, and if the people
( shall approve aud ratify said amendment bv
a ma GRITTY of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become a part of the
/ constitution of this state
See ,. The form of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratity said proposed amendment
/ shall be for amending the constitution linn
( ting bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns
cities and villages, to five per cent" and
/ against said amendment, against amer. ING
/ the constitution limiting the bonded indebt
/ edne-S by counties, towns, cities aud villages
/ to five per cent" which shall he on a sepa-
rate ballot and shall be deposited in a sepa-
rate box to he provided for that purpose and
all persons qualified to vote at any election
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question.
/ Sec. 8 The votes cast approving and rati-
/ fying or Disappearing said amendment shall
be counted and returned by the inspectors of
/ the election in ali respects as votes for state
officers are counted and returned, and the
officers now designated by law to canvass th,
returns of votes for state officers shall can
vasS the returns on this question AT the same
time and place, and under the same regua-
lions and restrictions now provided by law
! for canva Ssng and declaring the returns of
elections for state officers.
See. 1. 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
thcreup0n without delay make proclamation
of the result.
Sec. ). The secretary of state is hereby re
quircd to include the substance Of this act in
| the notice Of the general election for the year
1874
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton
Given under my hand and the great
LIS. seal of the state of Wisconsin, ut
the capitol in NJ olson, this 24th
day of August, 1874.
PETER DOYLE,
Secretary OF State.