The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-10

Juneau, Portage and Wood, in place of Thom-
as b. Scott whose term Of office will expire
on the first Monday in january, 1875.
4 state senator in the Thirty first senate
district, comprising the county of Lacrosse,
in place of g. Z. Hixon, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday in january,
1873.
\ 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 Al January, 1879
\ 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.
A proposition for an amendment to the
constitution is at the same time to be sub
mtted to a vote of the electors, pursuant to
the provisions of chapter 81 of the laws of
reTf, upprvNva ~ y,,,.sr :, laT4, s..l ,,l.i..l,
is as follows:
IAN Act TO submit to the people an ar.end-
ment to section three t3), article eleven
an, of the constitution.
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Wis
conSin, at its annual session for the year
1872, proposed and adopted, by a vote of
the majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses amendment 10 the
constitution of this state, in the following
ing language:
Resolved by the Assemble the Senate con
curing, That section three t3) of article elev
en- Il u 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 10 become IN
debted in any manner or for any purpose, To
any amount, including existing Indebtedness
in the aggregate, exceeding five per ccntum,
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, incuIring any Indebtedness
as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time Of
doing So provide for the collection of di-
rect annual tax sufficient 20 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 at
its annual session for the year 1878, agreed
to such proposed amendment by a majority of
all the members elected to each house now,
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 Cn Tuesday, succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1874, and il the people
shall approve and rati!y said amendment by
IA majority of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become part Of the
constitution of this state.
Sec 3 The form OF the ballot in voting to
approve and 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 amenCing
the constitution limiting the bonded indcbt
edne>s by counties, towns, cities aud villages
to five per cent" which shall be on sepa-
rate ballot and shall be deposited in scpa-
rate box to be provided fOr tbat purpose and
all persons qualified to vote at any election
in this state shall be deemed voters on this
question.
Sec. 8 The votes cast approving and lati-
fying or disspproving said amendment shall
be counted and returned by the inspectors OF
tDc titCtiou III All itSIltClo - NOl'H i'i S'dtt
officers are counted aud returned, and tie
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, il 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.
Sec. ). 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 and 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 ol State