Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-22


following officers arc to be elected, tQwit:
AGOVENOR, in place of Robert M. La
Eollette. whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1903.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place OF Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term
Of ONCE would have expired on the hrSt
Monday OF January, A. D. 1903.
A SECRETARY OF STATE. in place of
william 81. FrOehch, whose term Of office
win expire on the first Monday of January A.
d. 1903.
STATE TREASURER. in place of James
%. Davidson, whose term OF ONCE 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-
Dire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1903.
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place Of
Lorenzo %. Harvey, whose time OF ONCE VIII
expire on the first Monday OF January AID.
1903.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, in place of
Graham L. Rice, whose term OF ONCE will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January A. d. 1903
A COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Johann whose term of Office
win expire on the first Monday of January A.
D. 1903.
REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting Of
the countless OF 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 County Clerk in the place. of Finn
Lawler whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday OF January A. D. 1903.
A Sheriff in the place of Joseph Elliott whose
term of ONCE viii expire on the first Monday
lOf January A. o. 1903
A Coroner In place of James OberhOltZer
whose term OF ONCE will expire on the first
Monday Of January A ID. 1903
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.
A District attorney IN place of Geo. E.
OCdanOr whose term of ONCE will expire on
the first Monday OF January A. ID. 1903
A register of deeds in place of w. 3. Ray
m0nd whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January A y. 1903.
county surveyor in place. of Richard
Gumear whose term OF office will expire on the
frSt 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 XII,
of the constitution of the state of W isconsin,
the folio wing Joint resolutions adopted by
the legislature OF the state of Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1901, are made o part
yOS the foregoing notice to-wit:
NO. 33 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
For the submission of an amendment to
section 1 of article VII of the constitution
relating to the Justices OF the supreme
RESOLVED, by the assembly thesenate con-
curing, that kectfQn one of article VII OF the
cOnstitutiOn be amended SO as to read as
follows: Section l. The chief justice and as
sOciate Justices of the supreme court shall be
Reyerally known as the Justices of said court,
with the same terms of office of ten years re-
sDsGtively al now provided. The supreme
SGurt shall consist Of seven justices, any four
OF whom shall pc q quorum, to be elected as
nOw provided. not more than one each year.
The Justice having been longest q 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-
ptdcio, the chief justice.
me. IL Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No IL
Proposing an amendment to section of ar
ticle III 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 NUM-
cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate con-
curing, that section of article III OF the con-
etitution 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 owing words: "0r, if a city contain
ing population of more than twenty-five
Thousand according to the last state or fed
eral census taken befgre such debt ls con-
tracted, within fifty years" 80 that when
smended said section of article Ii; shall
duty OF the legislature. and they are hereby
empO Wered, to provide for the organization
OF cities Rhd Incorporated villages, and to
restricC their power of taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
lOaning their credit. SO as to prevent abuses
in asseSs9eAt 4Rd taxation and in contract
No county, city town. village school district
or other municipal corporation shall be al
lowed to become indebted in any manner or
iOr 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
by the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning of such in
debtedness Any county. city, town, village
tons mourning any Indebtedness az aforesaid,
AhaH before or at the time OF doing 50, pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such debt
Ne 10 falls due and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years,
pr, IL q city containing u population OF more
than Twenty-Five thousand according to the
last state or federal census taken before such
debt lie contracted. within fifty years, from
the time OF contracting the same,
mo. % ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 12.
Providing for an amendment of section D,
article ~ of the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain coull-
ties.
RESOLVED by the senate, the assembly con
curing, that section 23, OF article ~, of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, he
amended By adding at the end thereof the
provided that in counties which contain
an Incorporated city of more than one hum
may establish q separate system OF county
government" so that when SO amended said
Section viii read as follows: Section %.
The legislature shall establish but ome sys-
tenn OF town and county government, which
PhRll be as nearly uniform as practicable;
provided, thet ip equities which tontain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants, the legislature NAV
establish separate system OF county CIV
eFnment.
Notice 10 further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to he
submitted TIA the people In pursuance Of the
requirements OF chapters 73, 2oS and 437 OF
the laws Of 1901. which said chapters read
as follows
No. l96, 81 published March 26, 1901,
CHAPTER 10. 49,
An act to submit to the people an amend
tpent to article XII of the constitution of
the state Of Wisconsin, giving the legisla-
ture power to pass q general banking law.
Whereas, Az the biennial session of the leg
islature OF the state of Wisconsin for the
year 1898, joint resolution was passed
proposing an amendment to article XI of
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin,
giving the legislature power to pass a general
hARking Law, which was agreed to by q ma