The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-18
Notice of
Gene raj E1e ction
Notice of
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Notice IS hereby given, that at the general
election to be held in the several towns
wards, villages and election districts in the
State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeed
ingthe first MONDAY, being the 4sh day of
November, A. ID. 1902, the following officers
are to be elected to-wit
a Governor. in place of Robert nj, La Fol-
lette, whose term ofoffice viii expire on the
first Monday of January, A D. 1902
Lieutenant Governor. in place of Jessie
Stone. deceased whose term of office would
4 have expired on the first Monday of January,
( A. ID. 1908
A Secretary of State, in place Of William
III Froehlch whose term Of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A D 1908
A State Treasurer, 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 expire on
the first Monday,o of January, A. d, 1908.
State Superintendent in place of Lorenzo
d Harvey whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D 1908.
A Railroad Commissioners. in place of Gra-
ham L. Rice. whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A, D. 1903.
A Commissioner of insurance, in place of
Emil GiIjohann, whose term of officetwill ex-
pire on the first Monday of January. A D,
1903
A Representative in Congress for the Elev-
enth Congressional District, IN place of John
jenkins, consisting Of the counties of Doug
las Gates. Sawyer, Bayfield,, Pierce. Barron,
Dunn Burnett, Polk, Chippewa, Washburn
and st. Croix.
A Member of Assembly for the Assembly
District consisting of the countiesof Bayfield,
Sawyer and Washburn, in place of William
L. Mccormick. whose termof office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 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. SO A..
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
ton 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: Stction1. The chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme court shall
he severally known as the justices of said
court. with the same terms of office of ten
wears respectively as now provided. The
snnreme court shall consist OF seven justices.
anv four Of whom shall be quorum, to be
elected as now provided not more than one
each wear. 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 lrst expires shall
be ex- offcio, the chief justice.
No IA Al
Z JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
ptonosing an amendment to section of
article 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 of
municipal orporations
RESOLVED. by the assembly. the senate
concuring that section of article Il OF the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
sernng after the word years" in the last
line q said section as printed in the statutes
of 1898. the following words: "or. if city
containing a population of more 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 Of article II, shall
cad -. follows: Section 8. 1t shall be the
dnt, of the legislature and they are hereby
empowered, to provide for the organization OF
cities and incorporated villages, and to
restrict their power of taxation. assessment,
borrowing 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 dls-
trict or 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 e2S-
ceeding FIVE per centum on the value OF the
taxable property therein, to be ascertained
by tt e last assessment for city and county
taxes prefvo to the incuring of sucn In
debtedness. Any county, city, town, village
school district or other municipal corporation
fncurring any indebtness as aforesaid, snail
before or at the time OF doing SO, provide Tor
the collection of direct annual tax sufficient
tospay the interest on such debt as it falls
due. and also to pay and discharge the
+.
;, city containing a population of more than
twenty-five thousand according to the East'
state or federal census taken before such
debt is contracted. within fifty years, from the
time of contracting thesam
No 2SS.l
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Providing for an amendment OF section q,
article " of the constitution, and for sep
.arate county government in certain coun-
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 theend thereof the fol-
loving:
Provided that in counties which contain
an incorporated city of more than one hun
dred thousand inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish separate system OF county
government so that when amended said
section shall red as follows; Section 70,
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
ram Cf town n nd county pOVerum ant. which