Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-06

NOTICE OF GENERAL, ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ! GO
COUNTY OF Villas. ~

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IS
COUNTY OF Villas.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at
general election to be held III the several
tow rs, wards villages and election districts
of the County Of Villas State OF Wis. on the
Tuesday succeeding the first NJ onday. being
the 4th day OF November, A.D I90E (4e
following officers arr to be elected, tO~W1t:E.
Z AGOVENOR, in place OF Robert NJ. In
Toilette whose term of office will expire On
the first Monday OF January, \. D. l9O3.,S
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse Stone, deceased whose term
of Office would have expired on the hrSt
Monday Of January, 3. D. 1903.
A SECRETARY OF STATE. in place OF
William H. FrOehich whose term OF once
will expire on the first Monday OF January A.
D. 1903
A STATE Urea SURER. in place of James
O. Davidson, whose term OF once VII expire
on the first Monday of January A. ID. 1903. 81
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL, in place Of
Emmett r. Hicks whose term of Office win ex-
pire on the first Monday q january, A. D, 1903
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT in place Of
Lorenzo %. Harvey, whose time OF office Will
expire on the first Monday OF January A.D'
1903.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER in place of
Graham L. Rice, whose term OF once will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January "A. ID. 1903
y A COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Giljohann, whose term Of office
viii expire on the first Monday of January A.
b. 1903.p
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS- for
the Tenth Congressional District consisting of
the counties of Iron, Villas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence, Langlade, Lincoln, ShaWanO, Mar
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and Wood
A MEMBER OF ASSENGBLY for the Assem-
bly, DISTRICT consisting of the counties OF Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also a County Clerk in the place. OF Finn
Lawler whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday Of January A. d. 1903
: A Sheriff in the place Of Joseph Elliott whose
term of office will expire the first Monday
sOf January A. d. 1903
I A Coroner in place of James Oberholtzer
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday Of January A. D. 1908
a treasurer in place Of John w. Sntton
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1903
Clerk of the Circuit Court in place of
John Hanson whose term of office will expire
on the trstMOnday of January A. d. 1903.
a District attorney IN place of Geo. E.
OCOnnOr whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January A. d. 1908.
A register Of deeds in place of w. B. Ray
mOnd whose term of Office Will expire on the
first Monday OF January A ID. 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. D. 1903.
. In accordance with section 1 of article HI,
of the constitution Of the state OF iscOnsin.
the following Joint resolutions adopted by
the LEGISLATURE of the state OF Wisconsin at
the regular session Of 1901, are made a part
of the foregoing notice torwit:
= mo. SO Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
For the submission of an amendment to
section 1 OF article VII OF the constitution
relating to the Justices OF the supreme
court.
RESOLVED, by the assembly, thesenate cons
curing, that section one OF article VII OF the
iT1Itin h1 n1 az tn nd 1G
follows: Section 1. 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 Vars re-
spectively as now provided. The supreme
court shall consist of seven justices, amy four
OF whom shall be quorum, to be elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The justice having been longest u 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. IL
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 muni-
cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section OF article IL OF the con-
StitutiOn of Wisconsin be amended by insert
ing after the word years in the last line of
said section as Lrinted in the statutes Of 1898.
the following words: ''Or, ii q city contain
ing a population of more than twenty-five
Thousand according to the last state or fed
leral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted, within fifty years. so that when
amended said section OF article IL. shall
read az follows: Section 3. IG shall be the
duty of the legislatures and they are hereby
empO Wered, to provide for the organization
of cities aud incorporated villages, and to
restrict their power OF taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
loaning their credit, as to prevent abuses
i'll assessment and taxation. and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city town village, school district
or other municipal corporation shall be al
lowed to become indebted in any manner or
for any purpose to any amount, including
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate x
ceeding five per cenUum 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
debtedness. Any county. city, town, village,
school district other municipal corpora
tiOnS mourning any IL debtednGSs as atO resaid,
SHAH, before or al the time of doing so, pro-
vide Tor the collection of a direct annual tax
sufficient TO pay the interest on such debt
az it falls due, and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years,
or if city containing a population OF more
than twenty-five thousand according 10 the
last state or federal census taken before such
debt is contracted. within fifty years, from
the time of contracting the same.
No. % s..
JOINT RESOLUTION No. u.
Providing for an amendment OF section D,
article V 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