Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-01

JOINT RESOLUTION No. II

JOINT RESOLUTION No, IL
Pronosing an amendment to section of ar
ticle III of the constitution OF the state o1
Wisconsin, as amended by IL vote OF the
peopl at the general election, November 3,
1874. relating TO the Indebtedness OF NUM-
cipaI corporations.
RESOLVED. 10y Cne assembly. the senatecOll-
curing that section 3 OF article Ii OF the con-
stitution OF Wiscunsin be amended by insert
ing after the word years in the last lne OF
said section rlnted in the stat les or 1898.
the folio wing words: ''Or, ii Il city contain
ing a population of more than twenty-five
thousand according to he last state or led
eral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted within fifty years, so that When
amended said section OF article H. small
read as follows: Section 3. 1t snai be tue
duty of the legislature. and they are hereoV
enpo Nered to provide for the organlZat lon
OF cities sti,d incorporated villages. ana To
restrict their power OF taXatloIl assessment;
borru wing money. contracting debts anu
loaning their credit. so as TO prevent ABUSES
in assessment and taxation AID in c''ntract-
ireg debts by such municipal CORPORATIONS
NJ county. city town. village. scnDnl ulstrlcl
or other municipal corporation shall be al
lowed to become ms ebtcd in any manner or
for any purpose to any amount including
existing ndeb Cedness in the aggregate eX-
ceeding five per ctntum on the Value or the
taxable property therein, to be asceTtalned
by the last assessment for city ana county
taxes previous to the mourning OF such m
debtedn-ss ANY county. city, town. village,
S .noN1 district other municipal corpora
ttouS nc airing any .deDtedness a. AFORESAID.
sn;lii l.; fore ur al the time OF doing so, pro-
yi,9.. itti he collection of a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest such debt
a. il falls due and ALSO to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years
or ii a city containing Il population OF more
than TWENTY-FIVE thousand according 10 the
last state feueral census taken before such
debt is contracted within fifty years, from
the time of contracting the same.
No. IS Sa]
rnEvT RESOLUTION No. II.
Providing for an amendment of section %.
.~e 4lD if1Ifi IL
arate county government i'll certain com
ties.
RESOLVED by the senate, the assembly con
curing that section 2;}. of article IN, OF the
constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin. be
amended by adding at the end Thereon the
following:
Provided that in counties which contain
an incorporated city OF more than one nun
dred thousan inhabitants, the legislature
may establish q separate system OF county
government so that when SO amended sillu
section Will read as follows: Section 20
The legislature shall establ, h but one sys-
tenn of town and county government, when
provided, that in counties which contain an
incorporated city OF more than one hundred
thousand inha bitants. the legislature NAV
establish separate system OF county gov
eminent.
Notice is further giyeH that at said general
election tine following propositions are 20 ne
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
the laws OF 1901. which said chapters read
as follows
30. 100. S Published March %, 1901,
CHAPTER Is.
An act to submit to the people an amend