Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-04
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
STATE OF WISCONSIN, -
COUNTY OF Villas, %

rs, WafuS, villages and eIeCtIOn U1SCFICts
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-wit
q governor, in place of Robert NJ. La
Toilette. whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1908.
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 Fl. FrOehlich, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January, A.
D. 1903.
A STATE Urea s UI2ER in place of James
0. Davidson. whose term OF Office will expire
on the first Monday of January A. D. 1908,
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 will
expire on the first Monday Of January A. D.
1903.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. in place of
Graham l.. Rice. whose term Of office will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January a. D. 1903
A COMMISSIONERS OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Giljohann. whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday Of January A.
d. 1903.
AREPRESE NTATIVEI IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District consisting OF
the countiesof Iron, Villas. Oneida, Forest
Florence, Langlade. Lincoln Shawano Mar
athOn, Taylor, Price, Ashland and Wood.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Assem-
bly, District consisting of the counties Of Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also d County Clerk in the place of Finn
LaWler whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday OF January A. ID. 1903.
Sheriff in the place ofJoseph Elliott whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
of January A. d. 1903
A Coroner in place of James OberhOltzer
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January A. d. 1903
\ treasurer in place of John w. Sutton
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D., 1903.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place Of
John Hanson whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday OF January A. D. 1903.
District attorney IN place OF Geo. E..
OConnor whose term OF ONCE Will expire on
the first Monday OF January A. d. 1903.
A register of deeds in place of w. B. Ray
mond whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January A. D. 1903.
county surveyor in place of Richard
Gumear whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January a. d. 1903.
A county superintendent of schools in place
of Alex Higgins whose term Of office will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January A. d. 1903.
In accordance with section 1 OF article X ii,
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 Il part
of the foregoing notice tO-Wlt:
NO. t)'1 "A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. s.
For the submission OF amendment to
section l 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 /. The chief Justice and as
sociate justices OF the supreme court shall be
seyerally known as the justices of said court,
with the same terms OF office OF ten years re-
spectively as now provided. The supreme
court shall consist OF seven justices, any four
of whom shall be q quorum, to be elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The Justice having been longest continuous
member of said court, or i'll case two or
more such senior justices shall have served
for the same length OF time then the one
whose commission first expires snail be eX-
OtficiO. the chief justice.
No. IA A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II
Proposing an amendment to section3 of ar
ticle ii OF the constitution OF the state OF
Wisconsin, as amended by a vote OF tne
people at the general election. November ).
1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF NUM-
cipal corporations.
REsoLvED by the assembly the senate con-
curing that section OF article III OF the con
stftution 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, If a city contain
ing a 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 OF article III. shall
read as follows: Sections. 1t shall be the
duty of the Legislature, and they are herebv
empo W cred, to provide for the organization
OF cities and Incorporated villages. ana to
restrict their power OF taxation, assessment;
borrowing money, contracting deots anu
lOanin0 their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation. and in contract
lug debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city. town. village, schooi dlstrlct
tIor mn nif.i1 a cnrnnr1fiOn
lowed 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 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 corpora
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 deDt
as it falls due, and also to pay ana dlscnarse
the principal thereof within twenty years,
or if a city containing population OF more
than twenty-five thousand according TO Une
last state or federal census taken before such
debt is contracted, within fifty years, from
the time of contracting the same.
No. % ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. Il.
Providing for an amendment OF section 70,
article " of the constitution ana 1or sep
arate county government IN certain couh-
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 separate system OF county
government so that when so amended said
section will read as follows: section %.
The legislature shall establish but ole sys-
TEN of town and county. government, which
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 be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters ID, 25S and 431 OF
the laws of 1901, which said chapters read
as follows
No. 195. S. Published March 26, 1901.
CHAPTER IS.
An act to submit to the people an amend