Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-28
mo. 50, Al
Joint Resolution No, 8.

Joint Resolution No. s.
For the submission Of an amendment to
section I of article VII of the constitu-
ton relating to the justices of the su-
preme court.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate
concurr,pg that, section 1 of article VII
of the constitution be amended SO to
read as follows: Section l. The chief JUS
tice and associate justices of the supreme
court shall be severally known as the JUS
tices Of said court, with the same terms
of office Of ten years respectively as now
provided. The supreme court shall consist
of seven justices, any four of whom shall
be a quorum, to be elected as now pro-
vided, 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-
oficio, the chief justice.
(No. IA Az
Joint Resolution No. II.
Proposing an amendment to section 8 Of
article II of the constitution of the state
OF Wisconsin, as amended by vote of
the people at the general election, No
| ness of municipal corporations.
| Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
| cOncurring, that section 3 of article II Of
| the constitution of Wisconsin be amended
| by inserting after the word years in the
| last line of said section printed in the
| statutes of 1898. the following words: "or,
II 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." 80 that when amended said section
| 3 Of article II shall read as follows: Sec
ton 8. 1t shall be the duty of the legis-
| lature, 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 assess
men an and snaH and in contracting
| county, city, town, village, school district
| or other municipal corporation shall he al
| lowed to become indebted in any manner
ing existing Indebtedness. in the aggregate
| exceeding five per centum the value of
the taxable property therein. to be ascer.
tanned by the last assessment for city and
| county taxes previous to the mourning of
| such Indebtedness Any county. city. town.
village. school district or other municipal
aforesaid, shall. before, or at the time of
doing so. provide for the collection Of a
direct annual tax sufficient to pay the in,
terest on such debt as 1t falls due. and
also to pay and discharge the principal
| thereof within twenty years, or Ii city
| containing a population of more than TWEEN
ty-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.
(No IS 81
| Joint Resolution No. IL.
| Providing for an amendment of section 70,
article ~ Of the constitution and for sep
arate county government IN certain coun'
ties.
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
concurring, that section %, Of article ~,
! OF the constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sin, be amended by adding at the end
| thereof the following:
| Provided that in counties which contain
an Incorporated city of more than one hun.
| dred thousand inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish a separate system Of county
government SO that when so amended
| said section will read as follows: Section
| %. The legislature shall establish but one
| system of town and county government,
| which shall be as nearly uniform as prac-
ticable; provided, that in counties which
| contain an incorporated city Of more than
| one hundred thousand inhabitants, the
legislature may establish separate sys
tenn of county government.
Notice is further given that at said gen
eral election the following propositions are
to be submitted to the people in pursu
ance Of the requirements of chapters %
25S and 437 of the laws of 1901, which said
| chapters read follows: