The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-14
Notice OF
Genera1 E | &c ton.
STATE. OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.


e. ection to be held in the several towns
wards. villages and election districts in the
State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday, being the 4th day of
November A. ID. 1902. the following officers
are to be elected to-wit.
A Governor. in place of Robert M La Fol-
lette, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, "A. ID. 1902.
Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jessie
Stone, deceased, whose term Of office would
have expired on the first Monday of January
A. ID. 1903.
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 Treasurer, in place Of James o.
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 ofkce will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. y, 1903
A State Superintendent in place Of Lorenzo
u. Harvey, whose term of ohice will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1903
A Railroad Commissioners. in place of Graz
ham l.. Rice whose term Of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, AZ D. 1903
A Commissioners Of Insurance. in place of
pire OH the first Monday Of January. A. u.
1903
A Representative in Congress for the Eley-
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.
Member of Assembly for the Assembly
District consisting of the countiesof bayfield,
Sawyer and Washburn. in place of William
L. Mccormick, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday ofJanuary, 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. SO Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
For the submission OF an amendment to sec
tion of article VII o. the constitution re-
lating to the justices of the supreme court.
RESOLVED, by the assembly, the senate
concuring, that section l 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 severally known as the justices of said
court, with the same terms of office of ten
years respectively as now provided. TIE
supreme court shall consist OIL 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 officio, the chief justice
No. ID
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Proposing an amendment to section of
article II 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 corpol atiors
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate |
concuring, that section of article II of the
const tation of Wisconsin be amended by in
sert.ng after the word years" in the last
line Of 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 H. shall |
read as follows Section g. 1t shall be the |
duty 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 and |
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 dis |
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 ex- |
ceeding five per centum on the value of the |
taxable property therein, to be aScertained |
by tf last assessment Tor city and county |
taxes previous to the incuring Of such in |
debtedness. Any county, city, town. village |
school district or other municipal corporation
mourning any indebtneSs aS aforesaid shall /
beiore or at tne time OF doing so, provide for
the collection OF a direct annual tax sufficient I
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. rs ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ~
Providing for an amendmen Mt Of section 90 |
article Nv 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 Nv Of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin. be |
amended by adding at the end 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 separate system Of county
government SO that when amended said |
section shall reed as follows: Section %. |
The legislature shall establish but one sys. |
tenn OF town and county government, which |
shall be as nearly uniform as practicable;