The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-02

on the first Monday of January, a. ID. 1903.
Also, all county officers required by law
to be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section of article XII
of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin,
the following joint resolutions adopted by
the legislature of the state of Wisconsin at
the regular session OF 1901, are made part of
the foregoing notice, to-wit:
mo. 39 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
ton l of article VII Of the constitution re-
lating to the justices of the supreme court.
RESOLVED by the assembly, the senate
concuring, that section I of article VII of
the constitution be ammended so as to read as
follows: Section 1. The chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme court shall
be geverally known as the justices of said
court, with the same terms of office of ten
years respectively as now provided. The
supreme court shall consist OF seven Justices,
any four of whom shall be a 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 commission first expires shall
be ex-ofF1cio, the chief justice.
mo HAL
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Proposing an ammerdment to section of
article Il of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin. as amended by a vote of the
people at the general election, November
3, 1874, relating to the Indebtedness of
municipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate
concuring, that section of article Il of the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
sorting after the word years" in the last
line of said section printed in the statutes
of 1898. the following words 'or, il city
containing population gilmore than twenty
five thousand according to the last state or
federal cencus taken before such debt is con-
tracted within fifty years." so that when
amended said section 3 of article II, shall
read Us follows: Section 8. 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
empowered, 10 provide for the organization OF
cities and Incorporated villages and to
restrict their power Of taxation. assessment,
borrowing money. contracting debts and
loaDing 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 dis
trict other municipal corporation shall be
allowed TO become indebted in any manner
or for any purpose TO any amount, Including
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate ex-
ceeding five per centum on the value of the
taxable property therein. to be ascertained
10y I'll Q last assessment for city and county
taxes preivous to the incuring of such in
la
school district or other municipal corporation
incurring any fndebtness as aforesaid, shall
before or at the time of doing So provide for
the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt as it falls
due. and also to pay and discharge the
principal thereon 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.
mo. Is 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. u.
Providing for an amendment of section o.
article " of the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain coun-
ties
RESOLVED. by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, b0db SeCtlOu 20 VI d1blCAO ~ VI UhO
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
amended by adding at theend thereof the fol-
lowing:
Provided. that in counties which contain
an incorporated city of more than one hun
dred thousand inhabitants the Legislature
may establish a separate system of county
government so that when amended said
section shall read as follows; Section %
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
tenn Of town and county government, which
shall be as nearly uniform practicable;
provided that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city OF more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants, the legislature may
stabIish separate system of county gov
eminent.
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 70, 258 and 437 of the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read as
follows: