Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-18
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IS
COUNTY OF Villas
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that at a
general election. to be held in the several
OF the County of Villas State of Wis. on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday beng
the 4th day of November, AID. 1902, the
following officers are to be elected, to-wit:
AGOVENOR, in place of Robert NJ. La
Toilette whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Il in
Mace 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 H Froehlich, whose term of ONCE
will expire on the first MONDAY ol 'ahu"rS' a.
D. 1903.
A STATE TREA ) URER. in place of james
o. Davidson, whose term OF once VII Ley expire
on the first Monday of January A. d. 1908
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place of
Emmett r. Hicks, whose term OF Office will eX-
pire on the first Monday of January A. d. 1903
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT place Of
Lorenzo D, Harvey, whose time OF once WI, WI
expire on the first Monday OF January AID.
1908.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place of
Graham l.. Rice, whose term OF office VIII eX,
pire on the first Monday OF January "A. D. lSo''
A ER NjE, lNoChAA4NSiL, III
place of Emil Giliohann, whose term OF ONCE
will expire on the first Monday OF January a.
D. 1903.
EPRESENTATIVEIN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting OF
the counties of Iron Villas, Oneida Forest,
Florence, Langlade Lincoln; SnaWan9' M"r-
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and WOOD.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Assem-
bly, District consisting ~ the counVleS ol At"n
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. 1908.
A Sheriff in the place of Joseph Elliott whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January A d. 1908
Coroner in place of James oberholtzer
whose term of Office will expire on the FIRST
Monday of January A. d. 1919.
A treasurer in place of John W. Sutton
whose term of office will expire on the hrSt
Monday of January, A. d.. 1913
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place of
John Hanson whose term OF office VII! 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. 1913
A register of deeds in place. of W. B. Ray
mOnd whose term of office VIII expire on the
first Monday of January "A. ID, 1908
A county surveyor in place, of Richard
Gumear whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January a. d. 1903.
county superintendent of schools i'll place
pire on the first Monday of January A. ID. 1903
In accordance with section / of article Y II,
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-wlt:
No. 33 A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 3.
For the submission Of an amehdment to
section l of article VII OF the constitution
rn.fiuo the justices OF the supreme
court.
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section one 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 years re-
spectively 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 each year.
The justice having been longest Il continuous
more such senior justices shall have served
for the same length of time then the one
whose commission first expires shall be ex-
otfieio, the chief Justice.
No. II A
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II
Proposing an amendment to section 3 of
ticle III of the constitution Of the state OF
Wisconsin, 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 senate On-
curing. that section OF article III OF the con-
Stitution of Wisconsin, be amended by insert
ing after the word years in the last line of
said section as printed in the statutes of 1898.
the folio wing words cor, If Il city contain
ing population Of more than twenty-five
thousand according to the last state or fed
era census taken before such debt Is con
tracted, within fifty years, so that when
amended said section OF article III. shall
read as follows: Section; 1t shall be the
empO Wered to provide for the organization
OF cities and Incorporated villages, and to
restrict their power OF taxation, assessment;
borrowing money. contracting debts and
loanng 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, 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 eX-
ceeding 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 mourning OF such in
debtedness. Any county. city, town, village,
school district other municipal corpora
tions mourning any Indebtedness as aforesaid,
shall, before or at the time of doing so, pro-
vide for the collection OF a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such debt
as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years,
or if a city containing a population of more
than twenty-five 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.
No. Is S.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
Providing for amendment of section %,
article ~ 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
constitution OF the state of Wisconsin, be
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 separate system OF county
government so that when so amended said
section will read as follows: Section %
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
TEN of town and county government. which
shall be nearly uniform practicable;
DrOyjded that in counties which I.ontaip an