Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, go
; COUNTY OF Villas.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at Il
general election % be held In the several
TOW MS wards villages and ELECTION districts
OF the County Of Villas State Of Wis. on the
Tuesday succek@jhg the first NJ onday. being
the 18th day II \Ovember. A. q. 1902, the
following officers ar to be elsGted, tO-wit;
\ governor, in place OF Robert NJ. l."
Toilette WHOSE term of office will expire on
the first Monday OF January, \. d. 1903.
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term
81 office would have expired on the hrst
Monday Of January, A. D. 1903.
IA SECRETARY OF STATE, in place of
William H. Froehhch, 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 tsrR OF ONCE VII expire
ON the first Monday Of January A. D. 1903
Emmett R. Hicks, whose term Of ONCE WIN ex-
pire on the first Monday OF January, A, D. 1903.
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place of
Lorenzo D. 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 office viii eX-
pire on the first Monday of January a D. lsO3
A COMMISSIONERS OF INSURANCE. in
place of Emil GiljOhann, whose term OF ONCE
win expire ON the first Monday Of January A.
d. 1903.
4 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting OF
the counties of Iron, Villas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence, Langlade, Lincoln, Sha Mar
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and Wood.
A MEMBER OFASSEMBLTf 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 viii expire on the
nrst Monday OF January A. d. 1908.
A Sheriff in the place OF Joseph Elliott whose
term OF office viii expire on the first Monday
of january A. d. 1903. ~
A Coroner in place OF James Oberholtzer
whose term of Qf1ce will expire on the first
Monday OF JANUARY A. d. l9O3ss
A treasurer in place OF John W. Sutton
whose term OF oftlce will expire on the first
Monday of January; 4. d., 1903.
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.
District attorney IN place of Geo. E.
O'Connor whose term OF office will expire ON
the first Monday of January A. d. 1903
register of deeds in place of W. B. Ray
mOnd whose term of office will expire on the
ttrst 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. d. 1908
county superintendent of schools in place
of Alex Higgins whose term of Otdce Xtu eK-
pire on the 1rst Monday OF January A. D. 1908.
In accordance with section /. of article MI,
Of the constitution of the state OF Wisconsin,
She following Joint resolutions adopted by
the legislature OF the state OF Wisconsin at
The regular session of 1901, are made a part
Of the fdtegoing notice toswit:
mo. 33 Al z
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
For the submission of an amendment to
section OF article VII of the constitution
relating to the Justices OF the supreme
court. {.
RESOLVED, by the assembly 1.-The sen ate con-
curing, that section Que Of article VII of the
constitution be amended SO as to read as
follows: Section /. 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 yaars re-
Bpectlvely az now Drowned. The supreme
court shall consist Of seven justices any four
of whom shall he IL Quorum, to Dc elected as
now provided, not more than one each wear.
The Justice having been lOngest<a continuous
member OF said court, or in case two or
more such senior Justices shall have served
Tor the same length Of time, then the one
whose commission first expires shall be ex-
OtiCiL, the chief justice.
no. IA A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. IL
Proposing an amendme to SECTION OF ar
} tice II If the constitution of the state of
WISCONSIN, as amended by u vote of the
people at the general electiOu, November g.
1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF multi
RESOLVED, by the ASSEMBLE. the Senate con-
curing, that section of article III OF the ciin-
ktitutiOn of Wisconsin, be amended by insert
ing after the word years i'll the last line OF
said section az printed IN the statutes Of 1898,
the following words: '"Qr,i 9 city cortain-
ing population of more than twenty-five
thousand according to the last state or led
eral census taken before suCh debt Ii con-
tracted, within fifty years." 40 that when
amended said section 3 Of article IL, shall
read aa follows: Section 8. 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature. ana they Are hereby
empo Wered tt provide for the Organization
Oi cities and INCORPORATED villages anu tu
restrict their po Wer Of taXatiOil, assess tlent,
borrdNFiEE money. contracting debts and
tOapipg their credit. SO as TO prevent abuses
IN aasAssme1t and taXatiOn. and in Contract
ting debts by such municipal corpora lions.
No county, city town. vlllaSe, school DISTRICT
or other municipal COrpO GRAFTON suaIl De- III
lowed to become Indebted in ANY manner OF
for any purpose to any amount, lhCludinE
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate eN
feeding five ner Ctntum on the value OF the
tRxable property therein to be ASeertaiRed
by the last assessment for city and county
t$xekn reviOus TO che mourning 0f such in
AeGte8Aess ANY c9unty. City.town, village,
kGASSCp district or other municipal corpora
tl0ns incIrring aEy Indebtedness an aforesaid.
shall, before or at the time Of doing 40, pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual tax
sufdcient to pay the interest on such debt
a. IL fails doe and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years.
or II a city containing population OF more
than twenty-five thousand according to the
asst state or federal census taken before such
d,bt is contracted within fifty years, from
the time OF contracting the same.
mo. 2SS.1