River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
First Publication Aug. Z. 1902.

d. Harvey whose term OF once will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of Graham
L. Rice whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place of Emil
GiliOhann whose term of office will expire on
the first of January, A. d. 1903.
A Representative in Congress in place Of
John J, Jenkins, for the Eleventh CongreSSion-
al District, consisting of the counties of Doug
las, Gates, Sawyer, Pierce, Bayfield,, Barron,
Dunn, Burnett, Polk Chippewa, Washburn
A Member of Assembly for Pierce county, in
place of Harry j. Park whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January A.
d. 1903.
A County Clerk, in place of Ole j. Hohle,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January. A. ID. 1903.
A County Treasurer, in place of Ole T. Berg
seng whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday Of January, A. ID. 1903.
A Sheriff. in place of Charles e. Glass whose
term Of office win expire on the first Monday
of January, A. ID 1903.
A Coroner, in place of John S. Copley. whose
term Of office II expire on the first Monday
Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place of La
fayette G. Spinney, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday OF January, A D.
1903.
A District Attorney, in place of Albert Com
hacker, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
A Register of Deeds, in place of Warren w.
Walsingham, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1903.
III.
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1903.
a Superintendent of Schools, in place of A.
J. Ingli, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1903.
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, and made part of the
foregoing notice, to-wit:
No 33 A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO 8,
For the submission of an amendment to sec
ton 1 of article VII of tie constitution re-
latng to the justices of the supreme court
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section of article VII of the con-
stitution be amended SO as to read as follows
Section l. The chief justice and associate
justices of the supreme court shall be several
ly known as the justices of said court, with
the same terms OF office of ten years respec-
lively as now provided. The supreme court
shall consist of seven justices, any four of
whom shall be quorum, to be elected as now
Justice having been longest continuous mem
Der of said court, or in case two or more such
senior justices shall have served for the same
time, then the one whose commission first ex-
pireS shall be eX-otficio, the chief justice
No. IA Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.
Proposing an amendment to section 3 of arti-
Gle II of the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin, amended by vote of the
people at the general election, Novem-
Der 3, 1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF
municipal corporations.
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, that section of article IL of the con-
Stitution 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 Tor, if City containing
population of more than twenty-five thousand
according to last state or federal census taken
before such debt is contracted, within fifty
years, so that when amended said section of
article II, shall read as follows: Section g. 1t
shall be the duty of the legislature and they
are hereby empowered, to provide for the Or
ganizatiOn of cities and Incorporated villages,
and to restrict their power of taxation, assess
ment borrowing money contra citing debts and
lOaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in
assessment and taxation and in contracting
debts by such municipal corporations. No
county, city, town, village, school district or
other municipal corporation shall be allowed
to become indebted in any manner or for any
purpose to any amount, including existing in
debtedneSS, in the aggregate exceeding five per
centum on the value of the taxable property
therein, to be aScertained by the last assess
ment for city and county taxes previous to the
mourning of such Indebtedness. Any county,
city, town, village, school district other mu-
niclpal corporation mourning any Indebtedness
as aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of do
ing so, provide for the collection Of a direct
annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on said
debt as it falls DUE and also to pay and dis
charge the principal thereof 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
No. % S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Providing for an amendment of section 3d. ar
ticle w of the constitution and for separ-
ate county governmental certain counties.
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 hundred
thousand inhabitants. the legislature may es-
TO liGh a sonar ta ntvTC
ment" so that when so amended said section
will read as follows: "Section %. The leglS
lature shall establish but one system of town
and county government which shall be as
nearly uniform as practicable; provided that
in counties which contain anincorporated city
of more than one hundred thousand inhabi
tantS, the legislature may establish a separate
system of county government.
Notice is further given that at said gen eral
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people IN pursuance of the
requirements of chapters 70. 258 and 437 OF the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read as fol-
lows:
No. 1875, 81 Published March 26, 1901.
CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article XI of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin giving the legisla-
ture power to pass a general banking law
Whereas. at the biennial session of the leg
islature of the state of Wisconsin for the year
1899, joint resolution was passed proposing
an amendment to article Al of the constitu-
ton of the state of Wisconsin, giving the leg
which was agreed to by a majority of the
members elected to each of the two houses,
and approved April twentieth, 1899 which pro-
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, hat article XII OF the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby amend
ed, by substituting for sections four and five
thereof a new section to be known as section
four and reading IS follows: Section A. The
legislature shall have power TO enact a general
banking law for the creation of banks and for
the regulation and supervision of the banking
business, provided that the vote OF two-thirds
of all the members elected to each house, to
be taken by yeas and nays. be in favor of the
passage of such law
Ihe people of the state OF Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
conSin shall be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie of this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission Of proposed amend
ments at the next general election in NoVem-
ber 1902.
section q This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation
Approved March %, 1901.
NO 3o9, ST. Published May 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 258.
AN ACr to submit To the people an amend
ment to section l, of article 10, of the con-
stituUion of the state OF Wisconsin, relat-
ing to education.
Whereas AT the biennial session of the leg
islature OF Wisconsin for the year 1892 an
amendment TO the constitution OF the state
was proposed and agreed TO By a maj oTity Of