Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
JOJNT RESOLUTION No. IL

PrOpOsng an amendment to section 3 OF az
ticle Ii of the constitution OF the state OF
Wisconsin, as amended by vote OF the
people at the general election, November ).
1874, relating to the Indebtedness Oh num-
cipal corporations.
RESOIyED bv the assembly. the senate con
curing. that section OF article III OF the con
stitution OF Wisconsin be amended by insert.
ing after the word years in the last line OF
said section as printed in the statutes OF 1898.
the folio wing words: "Or, ii city contain
ing population OF more than twenty-five
thousand according to the last state or led
eral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted, within fifty years" so that when
amended said section 3 OF article Ii; shaH
read as follows: Section 3. 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
empowered, to provide for the organization
of cities and Incorporated villages ana 10
restrict their DO Wer OF taxation, assessment
bOrrow wing money, contracting debts ana
loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation. and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city. town. village, school district
or other municipal corporation shall be al
lowed to become indebted in any manner or
for any purpose to any amount, including
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate eX-
ceeding five per ctntum on the value OF the
taxable property therein, to be ascertalned
by the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning OF sucn IN
debtedness Any county. city, town, village
school district or other municipal corpora1-
tiOns mourning any Indebtedness as aforesaid,
shall. before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vide for the collection OF direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on SuCH ueo'
as il falls due and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years.
or if a city containing population OF more
than twenty-five thousand according TO the
last state or federal census taken before such
debt is contracted, within fifty years, from
the time of contracting the same
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JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
Providing for an amendment of section %,
article " of the constitution and Tor sep
arate county government in certain coun-
ties
RESOLVED by the senate, the assembly con
curing, that section %, OF article ~. OF t ne
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, pc
amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
Provided that in counties which contain
an incorporated city of more than one nun
dred thousand inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish a separate system OF county
government" so that when so amended Sa!a
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
TEN of town and county government, when
shall be as nearly uniform as practlcaDle,
provided, that in counties which contain an
incorporated city OF more than one nunufeu
thousand inhabitants, the Legislature may
establish separate system OF county gov
ernment.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters 73, 25S and AT OF
the laws OF 1901. which said chapters read
as follows oo.
CHAPTER 73.
An act to submit to the people an amend.
ment to article NJ of the constitution OF
the state of Wisconsin, giving the legIsla-