The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-30

on Gn6 ufSU MONDAY OF j dnudFE, A. u. l9U3.
Also, an county officers required by law
to be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section Of article MI
+ 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 rnade a part Of
the foregoing notice to-wit;
mo. 33 a.
JOINT RESOLUTION. NO s.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
tion OF article VII OF the constitution re-
lating to the justices of the supreme court.
RESOLVED, by the assembly, the senate
cOncuring. that section I of article VII of
the constitution be ammended SO as to read as
follows; Section1 The chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme court shall
be severally known as the justices of said
court, with thesame terms of office of ten
years respectively as now provided. The
supreme court shall consist OF seven justices,
any four of whom shall be n quorum, to be
elected as now provided, not more than one
each year. The justice having been longest
a 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-oficio, the chief justice.
mo. Hal
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Proposing an amendment to section 5 of
article II of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, as amended by "a vote of the
people at the general election, November
8. 1874 relating to the Indebtedness of
municiral cOrpo1 atiOus.
RESOLVED by the assembly. the senate
concurng that section ) of article II OF the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
sorting afterUhe word years. in the last
line of said section as printed in the statutes
Of 1888 the following words: "or, if city
containing a population gilmore than twenty
five thousand according to the last state or
federal cencus taken before such debt is con-
tracted within fifty years." so that when
amended said section of article Ii, shall
read ~, follows Section 8. 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
mpOwered to provide for the organization of
tiles and incorporated villages, and to
restrict their power of taxation. assessment,
borrowing money. contracting debts and
loaniug their credit so to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation, and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city, town. village, school dis
trict or other municipal corporation shall be
allowed o 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 tT e disbursement for city and count y
taxes previous to thee incuring CT such IN
debtedness, Any county, CITY, town. villa ge
school district. or other municipal corporation
mourning any indebtness as aforesaid, shall
before or a the time OF doing so, provide for
the collection of direct annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt as it falls
due and also to pay and discharge the
principal thereon within twenty years. or, if
city containing 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.
mo. % 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. u
Providing for an 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 w of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing:
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 amended said
section shall re ID follows; Section %
The legislature shall establish but one sys
tenn of town and county government, which
shall he as nearly uniform as practicable;
provide that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants the legislature may
stablish separate system of county gov
eminent
Notice is further given that at said genera
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters %, 25S and 437 of thu
laws of 1901, which said chapters read a:
follows: