Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-18
Monday, Aug. 18th, 1902.
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, | @,
COUNTY OF Villas. -

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Is
COUNTY OF Villas.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that at a
general election. TO be- held in the seVefal
tow ns, wards, villages and election district
OF the County of Villas state OF WIS, Oh the
Tuesday succeeding the first NJ onday. Delng
the 4th day of november A. D. I9Ol, Cle
following officers or to Da elected, to-Wlt:
governor, in place of Robert M. La
Toilette whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. SOB.
LIEU TENANT GOVERNOR, in
place OF Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term
OF office would have expired on the HrSI
Monday Of January, A. D. 1903.
A SECRETARY OF STATE in place of
William II. Froehlich, whose term OF once
viii expire the first Monday of January A.
D. 1908.
A STATE TREASURER. in place OF James
o. Davidson, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday Of January A. D. 1913
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place of
Emmett r. Hicks, whose term Of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday Of January A ID. lSOS'
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place Of
Lorenzo D. Harvey whose time OF once WIN
expire on the first Monday OF January Al
1908.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place of
Graham l.. Rice, whose term Of once VIII e6-
pire on the first Monday of January A ID. t9O3.
A COMMISSIONERS OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Giljohann, whose term Of Office
viii expire on the first Monday OF January A
D. 1903.
A REPRESENTATIVES, 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 SSEMBLY for the Assem- :
bly, District consisting nf the counties OF iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also County Clerk in the place of Finn
Lsawler whose term of office will expire on the
AESt Monday of January A. d. 1903.
A Sheriff in the place of Joseph Elliott whose
term of office will expire the first Monday
OF January A. D. 1908
A Coroner in place Of James oberholt t..
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 irstMonday of January A. D. 1903.
A District attorney IN place of Geo e.
O'EOnnOr 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
naOnd whose term OF ohce 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. ID. 19O3
In accordance with section 1 of article XII,
Of the constitution of the state OF Wisconsin,
the following joint resolutions adopted by
the legislature Of the state 6d4 OF Wisconsin at
OF the foregoing notice to-wit:
mo. 33 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
For the submission of An 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 OF article VII of the
constitution be amended to read as
follows Section l. The chief justice and as
sOciate Justices of the supreme court shall be
Severally known as the justices OF said court.
with the same terms OF office OF ten y.ars re-
spectively IA now provided The supreme
court shall consist of seven Justices any four
of whom shall he a quorum, to he elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The justice having been longest 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-
otticio. the chief Justice
No. IA A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II
Proposing an amendment to section of
ticle 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 NUM-
cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate con-
curing that section OF article III OF the con-
Rtitution of Wisconsin, be amended by insert
said section az rinted in the statutes of 1898.
the following words; "Or, if city contain
ing population of more than twenty fVe
thousand according to the last state or fed
eral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted, within fifty years. 40 that when
amended said section of article H. shall
read aH follows: Section 3. 1t shall be the.
duty OF the Legislature. and they are hereby
empO Wered, 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 as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation, and in contract
Ing debts by such municipal corporations.
NJ county, city. town. village, school district
or other municipal corporation shall be al
IfANS0 H tA IN ph cd in al M ar
for any purpose to any amount, including
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate ex-
ceeding five per ctntum 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
aebtedness. Any county, city, town. village,
school district or other municipal corpora
tiOns mourning any i&deb tedness 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 debt
~ 1t falls due, and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof 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. % ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. IL.
Providing for an amendment of section %,
article w of the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain cOun-
RESOLVED by the senate the assembly con
curing, ChaC section 23, OF article Nv, OF tne
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 hum
drPd thousand inha bitants, the Legislature
may establish a. separate system of county
government so that when amended said
section will read ar follows: Section 23.
The legislature shall establish but one syS-
tenn of town and county government, which
shall be as nearly uniform practicable;
provided, that in counties which con tain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
Thousand inhabitants. the legislature NAV