Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-25
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, | go
COUNTY OF Villas.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a
towns, wards, villages and election districts
OF the County of Villas State of Wis.,, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being
the 4th day of November, A. d. 1902, the
following officers arc to be elected, to-wit:
A GOVERNOR, in place of Robert NJ. La
Toilette. whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
place of Jesse Stone deceased, whose term
of office would have expired on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1908.
A SECRETARY OF STATE. in place of
will expire on the first Monday of January, A.
D. 1903.
A STATE TREASURER. in place of James
o. Davidson, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January A. D. 1903
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL, in place of
Emmett R. Hicks whose term of Office will ex-
pre on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT in place Of
Lorenzo d. Harvey, whose time OF once Will
expire on the first Monday of January AID.
1908.
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, in place of
Graham L. Rice, whose term of office will eH-
pire on the first Monday of January a. ID. 1903
A COMMISSIONERS OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Giljohann, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January A.
D. 1903
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting OF
Florence, Langlade, Lincoln, ShaWano, Mar
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and Wood.
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Assem-
bly, District consisting nf the counties OF Iron
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 hrst MONDAY
of January A. D. 1903.
A Coroner in place Of James oberholtzer
whose term of Office. will expire on the hrst
Monday of January A. ID. 1908.
A treasurer in place OF John w. sntton
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D., 1908
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. 1908
District attorney in place of Geo. E.
O'COnnOr whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January A. d. 1903.
A register of deeds in place of w: B. Ray
mond whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January A D. 1903
county surveyor in place zee of Rieh ard
first Monday of January A. D. 1903.
A county superintendent of schools in place
of Alex Higgins whose term OF office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January A. ID. 1903.
In accordance with section 1 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 1871, are maze d pdfC
of the foregoing notice tOWit:
mo. 33 AL
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
For the submission OF an amendment to
section 1 of article VII of the constitution
relating to the justices OF the supreme
RESOLVED, by the assembly, thesenate 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 quorum. to be elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The Justice having been longest 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-
otficio, the chief justice.
mo. IA A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. IL
Proposing an amendment to section OF ar.
ticle IL of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, amended by vote OF the
people at the general election, NOvemb Der 3.
1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF NUM-
cipal corporations.
curing that section of article II of the con-
stitution of Wisconsin be amended by insert
ing after the word years IN the last me eoo OF
the folio wing words: "or, II city contain
ing a population of more than twenty-five
thousand according to the iast state or led
tracted, within fifty years, SO that when
amended said section OF article Ii; shall
read az follows: Section 3. 1T shall be the
duty of the legislature, and they are hereby
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
loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and taxation, and in contract
I H. I1TiR
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 ascertalned
nv the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning OF such in
debtedness. Any county. city, town, village,
school district or other municipal corpora
lions mourning any indebtedness as aforesaid.
shall before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vide for the collection OF direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on sa d;hob ae0e
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. 2S ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 10.
Providing for an amendment OF section 20,
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 ~, or 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-
tenn of town and county government, which
shall be as nearly uniform as practicable;
provided that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants. the legislature may
establish a separate system of county gov
eminent.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
requirements of chapters 70, 25S and 437 of
the laws of 1901, which said chapters read
as follows
No. 1876 S ] Published March &c, 1901.
CHAPTER 49,
An act to submit to the people an amend