The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
Notice of
Gene al E1e clio n
Notice of
STATE OF WISCONSIN.

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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
ing the first Monday, being the 4th day of
November, A. ID. 1902 the following officers
are to be elected tO-wit.
Governor. in place of Robert NJ. La Fol
lette, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1902.
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jessie
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
H. Froehlich. whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1908
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 Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID, 1908.
State Superintendent. in place of Lorenzo
ID. Harvey, whose term of Office will ex pire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
Railroad Commissioner, in place of Gra-
ham l.. Rice. whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place of
Emil GiljOhann, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January. A. d,
1908
A Representative in Congress for the Elev-
enth Congressional District, in place of John
Jenkins. consisting of the counties of Doug
,Go11 Do,
Dunn, Burnett, Polk, Chippewa, Washburn
and st. Croix.
Member of Assembly for the Assembly
District consisting of the counties of Bayfield,
Sawyer and Washburn, in place of William
L. Mccormick. whose term of 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 l 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
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 1 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. The
supreme court shall consist or 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
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. Hal
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Proposing an ammendment 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
g. 1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF
municipal corporation
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate
cOncuring, that section of article II of the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
line of said section as printed in the statutes
of 1898, the following words: 'or if city
containing population of more than twenty
i've 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
read 4s follows: Section 8. 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
Empowered to provide for the organization of
tiles 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.
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 the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the incuring of such in
debtedness.s Any county, city, town. village
school district or other municipal corporation
incurring any indebtness as aforesaid, shall
before or at the time of doing SO, provide for
the collection of direct annual tax sufficient
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
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. % 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. r.
Providing for an amendment of section %
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 the end thereof the fol-
towing:
Provided. that in counties which contain
an incorporated city of more than one hun
dred thousand inhabitants. the legislature