The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-16
Notice of
Gene raj Election.
Notice of

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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 aud election districts in the
State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday, being the 4th day of
November. A. d. 1902. the following officers
are to be elected to-wit
& A Governor. in place of Robert NJ La Fol-
lette, whose term ofoffice will expire ON the
first Monday Of January, A. d. 1902.
: A Lieutenant Governor, in place of Jessie
stone, deceased, whose term of office would
have expired on the first Monday of January,
a. ID. 1903.
A Secretary of State, in place of William
II. FrOehlich. whose term of office will expire
on 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. ID. 1908.
An Attorney General. in place of Emmett
r. Hicks whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1908.
A State superintendent in place of Lorenzo
d. Harvey. whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
4 Railroad Commissioner, in place of Gra-
nam 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-
oire on the first Monday of January A. d,
1905
A Representative in Congress for the Elev-
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
anG 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. ID. 1903
Also, all county officers required by law
TO be chosen at such election.
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 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
concur1ng, 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 of seven Justices,
any four of whom shall be a quorum to be
Elected as now provided not more than one
zach year. The justice having been longest
4 continuous member of said court, or in
.ase two or more such seuior justices shall
nave served for the same length of time then
5he one whose commission first expires shall
De ex-oficio, the chief justice.
No. Il A
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Proposing an amendment 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
8, 1874, relating to the indebtedness of
municipal corporations.
6ESOLN ED, Dy Guo assembly, iHe Sondtc
oncuring that section 3 of article II of the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
erting after the word years in the last
inc of said section as printed in the statutes
# 1898, the following words: cor. if city
obtaining population of more than twenty
i've thousand according to the last state or
ederal cencus taken before such debt is con-
racted within fifty years." so that when
smended said section of article IL, shall
cad as follows: Section g. It shall be the
iuty of the legislature, and they are hereby
Empowered, to provide for the organization of
tiles and Incorporated villages and to
sestrict their power of taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
Eoaning their credit. so as to prevent abuses
N assessment and taxation, and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county. city, town. village, school dis
srict or other municipal corporation Shall be
allowed to become indebted in any manner
or for any purpose to any amount, incl uding
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate ex-
ceedirg 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
lebtedness. Any county, city, town, village
school district or other municipal corporation
mourning any indebtness us aforesaid, shall.
lefore or at the time of doing so, provide for
he collection of direct annual tax sufficient
pay the interest on such debt as it falls
.1e, 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
tate or federal census taken before such
ebt is contracted, within fifty years, from the
ime of contracting the same.
No. % s..
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. u.
'rOviding 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-
urring, that section % of article " of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
mended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
bwing:
Provided. that in counties which contain
incorporated city of more than one hun
red thousand inhabitants. the legislature
Jay establish separate system of county