Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25

Office of County Clerk,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. III That ,pI pursu-
mt to notice to me directed by the Secretary
Estate, and in accordance with the laws OF
isconsin, general election will be held in the
averal towns, wards, villages and election dis
lets of Grant county on the Tuesday succeed.
ig tLe first Monday, being the
FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
a. ID. 1902,
| At which election the following officers are
| to be voted for and proposed amendments
to the constitution of the state of Wisc0n
sin are to be submitted, to-wit:
| A GOVERNOR, IN place of Robert M.
La toilette. whose term of office will ex-
| pre- ON the first Monday of January, A. D.
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. in place
OF Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term Of
| office would have expired on the first Mon.
day Of January, A. D, 1929;
William H. Froehlich, whose term Of office
Will expire on the first Monday OF January,
"A STATE TREASURER, in place of
Will expire on the first Monday Of January,
AN Attorney GENERAL, in place of
viii expire on the first Monday Of January.
4. d. 1903
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT in place
OF Lorenzo D. Harvey, whose term Of Office
4 RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place
Of Graham L. Rice, whose term Of office
VIII expire on the first Monday Of Janu-
4 COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE. in
place Of Emil Giljohann, whose term Of Of
dee Will expire on the first Monday of Jan.
rary, A. d. 1903.
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
rhe Third Congressional District, consisting of
he counties Of Grant. Crawford, Richland.
81 saa for the FRS.
Assembly District Of Grant county, consisting
Of the towns Of Beetown, Cassville,, Clifton.
Jamestown, Lima, Paris, Plarrevilie, Potosi,
Smelsec and Waterloo, tie villages Of Cassville,
Cuba City, Hazel Green, Potosi, and the city Of
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Second
assembly District of Grant county, consisting
u the towns of Bloomington, Boscoboi. Castle
h2ek ntts rat a1s Mt
Hope, Mt. Ida. Mnscoda, Parch Grove. Waters
own, Wingyille, Woodman and Wyalusing, the
Ind Muscoda, the city of Boscobel and she city
Of Lancaster
Also the, following county officers, in
place or the present incumbents, whose
irst Monday in January, A. p. 1903, to-wit:
County Clerk in place Of Era Fl. Gritis.
County Treasurer in place Of John
A Sheriff in place Of Charles C. Dickin-
SOD.
A Coroner in place Of James T. Taylor.
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in place OF
District Attorney In place ot Henry
W Brown
A Register of Deeds in place OF George
TUff1ey, Jr.
County Surveyor in place Of Charles c.
Sampson.
A County Superintendent Of Schools In
place Of Charles H. Nye.
Az
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 a part of the foregoing notice,
tO-Wit:
Joint Resolution 70. 9.
For the submission Cf an amendment to
section / of article VII OF the constitu
ton relating to the justices OF the su-
preme court.
cOncurring, that section l of article VII
Of the constitution be amended SO as to
read as follows: Section I. The chief JUS
lce and nd associate 50; justices Of the supreme
tees 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 q continuous
u,
more such senior justices shall have served
Tor the same length Of time, then the one
whose commission first expires shall be ex-
,fficio, the chief justice.
(No. IA Az
Joint Resolution No. IL.
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
vember 3, 1874. relating to the indebted
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 as printed in the
statutes Of 1898, the following words: or,
if a city containing population of more
than twenty five thousand according to the
last state or federal census taken before
such debt is contracted, within nifty
years. so that when amended said section
3 of article II shall read as follows: Sec
ton g. 1t shall be the duty of the legis-
lature. and they are hereby empowered, to
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
ment and taxation, and in contracting
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, includ-
Ing existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate
exceeding five per centrum on 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
corporation mourning any Indebtedness as
aforesaid, shall. before 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. IL a city
containing a population Of more than TWEEN
ty-fve 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. IL.
Providing Tor an amendment of section 20,
article ~ of the constitution anu IOf sep
arate county government IN certain coun-
ties.
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
cOncurrLug, That section rs, OF arClcle ~,
OF the conatI.u.lon ol lie state OF Wlscon-
SIN, be alncilucu ~ auIlng at the Gnu
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