Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-13

STATE OF WISCONSIN, SIS
COUNTY OF Villas.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that st a
general election. 70 be held in the several
tow MS, wards, villages and election districts
of the County of Villas State Of Wis, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first 2nda 9go being
the 4th day of November, 3D.. d. 1902, the
following officers arc to be elected, tO-W1t:}
a GOVENOR, in place Of Robert NJ. La
Toilette. whose term of office will eXpre on
the first Monday OF January, A. D. 1908.
A LIEU TENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse 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 II. Froehch whose term OF othce
win expire on the first Monday of January, A.
D. 1903
A STATE TREASURER. in place of James
o. Davidson, whose term OF office VIII expire
on the first Monday of January A. D. 1908
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL, in place of
Emmett r. Hicks whose term OF ONCE Will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place of
Lorenzo d. Harvey, whose time or ONCE Will
expire on the first Monday Of January AID.
1908.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, N PLACE of
Graham L. Rice, whose term of OtttcG will eX-
pire on the first Monday Of January A. D. 1903
A COMMISSIONERS OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Giljohann. whose term of ONCE
win expire on the first Monday OF january a.
ID. 1903.
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 OFASSEMBLY for the ASSEM-
bly, District consisting Of the counties OF Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also County Clerk in the place of Finn
LaWler whose term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. D. 1903
4 Sheriff in the place OfJOseph Elliott whose
term Of office will expire the first Monday
of January A. ID. 1908
A Coroner in place of james Oberholtzer
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January A. d. 1903
A treasurer in place of John w. Sntton
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday Of January, A. d. 1908
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place of
John Hanson whose term OF office will expire
on the first Monday Of January A. D. 1903
"A District attorney IN place of Geo. E.
O'Connor whose term of Office will expire ON
the first Monday Of January A. u. 1903.
A register of deeds in place of w. B. Ray
mOnd whose term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January a. -. 1903
county surveyor in place of Richard
Gumear whose term Of office will expire on the
first Monday Of January A. u. 1913.
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 ! OF article MI,
# the constitution OF the state Of Wisconsin,
t he GLOWING Joint resolutions adopted by
LAe legislature OF the state OF Wisconsin at
the regular session of 1901, are made 9 Part
of the foregoing notice tO-Wlt;
mo. 33 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. s,
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-
that section one OF article III OF the
constitution be amended so as to read as
follows: Section 1. The chief justice and as
sOciate justices of the supreme court shall be
seyerally known as the justices OF said court,
with the same terms OF office OF ten years re-
spectively as now provided Inc supreme
court shall consist Of seven justices, any four
of whom shall be a QUORUM to be elected as
now rOvided, not more than one each year.
The Justice having been longest continuous
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 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No II
Proposing an amendment to section of ar
tice Ii vi the constitution OF the state OF
WISCONSIN, as amended by vote Of the
people at the general election, November 3.
1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF NUM-
cipal corporations
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senatec CON
CURING, that section OF article IL OF the con-
gtitntion of Wisconsin, be amended by insert
ing after the word years" in the last line OF
said section as rinted in the statutes OF 1898,
hefollowipg words or, II city contain am
thousand according to the last state or led
eral census taken before sUch debt Is con-
tracted,, within fifty years.; SO that when Nte1
read az follows: Section 3 1t snail be the
duty OF the legislature, and they are hereby
empowered TO provide TOR d tnG "rgan an On
restrict their POI er OF taxation, assess ment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation. and in contract
lug debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city town. village, schOnl dlSJrlcG
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 eX-
ceeding five per ctntum on the value OF the
taxable property therein to be ascertained
by the last assessment for city ana county
taxes previo us to the mourning Oh such IN
debtedness Amy county, city, town village,
school district or other municipal corpora
tiOns mourning any Indebtedness a. aforesaid,
shall, before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vide for the collection OF Il direct annual LAX
sufficient to pay the interest on such dept
"a it falls due and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years,
Or, ii a 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.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. u.
Providing for an amendment Of section %.
article " of the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain co"n-
ties.
RESOLVED by the senate the assembly con
curing that section % Of article ", Of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin. lie
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 laid
Section will read as follows: Section %.
The legislature shall establish but o,'e !syS-
tenn of town and county government, which
shall be as nearly uniform as practicable;
provided, that in counties which contain an
incO porated city of more than one hundred
THOUSAND inhabitants, the legislature NAV
establish a separate system OF county 3 "
er4meQt.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters 73, 25S and 437 OF
the laws Of 1901, which said chapters read
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