Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-20
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF Villas.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF Villas. "
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that at a
general election. to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election districts
OF the County of Villas State of Wis, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday. being
the 4th day of November, A. d. 1902, the
following officers arc to be elected to-wt:
AGOVENOR, in place of Robert NJ. La
Toilette, whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1903
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term
of office would have expired on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1903
A SECRETARY OF STATE. in place of
William H. Froehch whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January, A.
D. 1903
A STATE TREA SURER. in place of James
o. Davidson, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January A. D. 1903.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place of
Emmett r. Hicks whose term of Office will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place of
Lorenzo d. Harvey, whose time OF office wilt
expire on the first Monday OF January A. ID,
1903.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place of
Graham l.. Rice, whose term of office will eG-
pire on the first Monday of January a. D. 1903
A COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil GiljOnann, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January A.
d. 1903.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS- for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting of
the counties of Iron, Villas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence Langlade Lincoln, Shawano, Mar
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and Wood.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Assem- r.
bly, District consisting of the counties of Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also County Clerk in the place of Finn
Lawler whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday Of January A. D. 1903.
TN1Js-
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January A. D. 1903
Coroner in place of James Oberholtzer
whose term of office will expire the first
Monday of January A. D. 1908.
Clerk of the Circuit Court in place Of
John Hanson whose term of office viii exp; e
Oh the first Monday Of January A. D. 1903.
A District attorney in place of Geo. E,
O'COnnOr whose term of office will expire on
tue first Monday of January A. D. 1903.
register Of deeds in place of w B. Ray
moDd whose term of office will expire on the
irsJ Monday of January A. D. 1903.
A county surveyor in place of Richard
Gulnear whose term Of office will expire on the
first Monday OF January A D. 1908.
A county superintendent of schools in place
of Alex HggiuS whose term of office will eX-
pire Oh toe first Monday of January A. D. 1903
In accordance with section l OF article XII,
OF the constitution OF the state OF WiSt Onsin.
the following Joint resolutions adopted by
the Legislature OF the state OF Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1901, are made a part
OF the foregoing notice tO-Wit:
NO. 33 A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. s.
For the submission of an amendment to
section 1 OF article VII OF the constitution
relating to the justices OF the supreme
court.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. thesenate con
curing that section one of article VII of the
constitution be amended so as to read as
follows: Section l. The chief Justice and as
loft If hal
severally known as the justices OF said court,
with the same terms OF office OF ten years re-
spectively now provided. The supreme
court shall consist of seven justices, any four
OF W HON shall be Il quorum, to be elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The Justice having been longest a continuous
member of said court, or in case two or
more such senior justices shall have served
for the same length OF time, then the one
whose com mission first expires shall be eX-
otficio. the CHIEF justice.
mo. IA A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. IL
Proposing an amendment to section of ar
ticle II of the constitution OF the state of
Wisconsin, as amended by vote of the
people at the general election, November 3
1874, relating TO the indebtedness OF NUM-
cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate con-
curing that section of article ii 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 following words: ''or, if a city contain
ing population of more than twenty-five
thousand according to the last state or fed
eral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted, within fifty years. SO that when
amended said section of article II; shall
read as follows: Section 3. 1T shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
empo wered, to provide for the organization
of cities and incorporated villages, ana 10
restrict their power of taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation. and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
NJ county, city. town. village, school district
or other municipal cOrpO grafton shall be al
lowed to become indebted in any manner or
for any purpose TO any amount, nCluulnS
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate eX-
taxable property therein, to be ascertalned
by the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning OF such in
debtedDeSS. Any county, city, town. village,
school district or other municipal corpora
lions mourning any Indebtedness as aforesaid,
shall, before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vide for the collection OF a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such deot
as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years years,
than twenty-five thousand according 30 the
last state or federal census taken before such
debt is contracted. within fifty years, from
the time OF contracting the same.
No. % 81
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
Providing for an amendment OF section 23
article w of the constitution and for sep
arate county government III certain COM
ties
RESOLVED by the senate the assembly con
curing. that section %. OF article ~, OF the
constitution OF the state of Wisconsin, be
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 couhtI
government so that when so amended Sa sac
section will read as follows: Section -.
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
TEN of town and county government, WDlcn
shall be as nearly uniform as practIcable
provided that in counties which contain an
incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants, the legislature may
establish a separate system OF county gov
eminent
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to he
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters 73, 25S and 437 OF
the laws of 1901 which said chapters read