The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-11
Notice of
General E1e cfion

Notice Is hereby given, that ut the general
election to be held in the several towns
wards, villages and election districts in the
State of Wisconsin, on The Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday, being the 4th day of
November. A. d. 1902, the following officers
are to be elected to-wit.
A Governor, in place of Robert nj La Fol-
: iette. whose term Of Office viii expire on the
first Monday OF January, A. d. 1902
a Lieutenant Governor. in place of Jessie
stone. deceased, whose term of office would
have expired on the first Monday of January,
A. d. 1909
A Secretary. of State, in place of William
81. Froehhch. whose term of Office viii expire
on the first Monday of January, a. d 1903
A State Treasurer, in place of James ..
Davidson, whose term Of Office viii expire on
the first Monday of January, AID 1908.
An Attorney General in place of Emmett
Il. Hicks, whose term of oface will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID, 1908.
A State superintendent. in place of Lorenzo
d Harvey. whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D 1908.
a Railroad Commissioners, in place of Graz
ham i. Rice. whose term of Office viii expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D 1903.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place of
Emil Giljohann, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January A. D,
1903
A Representative in Congress for the Flew
enth Congressional District, in place of John
jenkins, consisting of the counties of Doug
las. Gates, sawyer. Bayfield,, Pierce, Barron,
Dunn. Burnett, Pnlk, Chippewa, Washburn
and st. Croix.
A Member of Assembly for the Assembly
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Sawyer and Washburn in place of William
L. Mccormick, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
Also, all county officers required by law
to be chosen at such election.
In accordance with section of article 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 part of
the foregoing notice. to-wit:
mo. SS Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
ton of article VII OF the constitution re-
lating to the justices of the supreme court
RESOLVED, by the assembly, the senate
concuring, that section of article VII of
the constitution be ammended so as to read as
follows: Section 1. 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 or seven Justices.
any four of whom shall be 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 10 section 8 of
article II of 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
municipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate
soncuring that section of article II of the
constitution of Wisconsin be amended by in
serting after the word years" in the last
Inc of said section as printed in the statutes
Of 1898, the following words: "or, If city
containing a population of more than twenty
Eve thousand according to the last state or
federal eencus taken before such debt is con-
sracted within fifty years. that when
amended said section of article IL, shall
cad Us follows: Section S. 1t shall be the
duty OF the legislature, and they are hereby
empowered, to provide for the organization of
cities and Incorporated villages and to
restrict their power of taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
loaning their credit. SO as to prevent Q buses
in assessment and taxation, and ia contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city, town. village, school dis
trict or other municipal corporation shall be
allowed 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 incu1ing of such in
debtedness. Any county city, town, village
school district or other municipal corporation
incurTIng airy indebtness as aforesaid, shall
before or at the time of doing SO, provide for
the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt it falls
lue 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
lebt is contracted, within fifty years from the
line OF contracting the same.
mo. 2S ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. r.
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 ~ of the
constitution OF the STATE of Wisconsin, be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
owing:
Provided. that in counties which contain
n incorporated city of more than one hun.
red thousand inhabitants, the legislature
lay establish a separate system of county
government so that when amended said
ection shall read as follows: Section 3d.
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
EN- Of town and county government, which
hall be as nearly uniform as practicable;
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