Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-08-09

In accordance with section l 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:
No. 33 A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. s.
For the submission OF an amendment to
section l of article VII of the constitute
relating to the justices of the supreme
court.
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 l. 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
or whom shall be quorum, to he elected as
now provided, not more than one each year.
The justice having been longest continuous
member Of sal court, or in case two or
more such senior justices shall have served
for the SH nr length OF time. then the one
whose commission first expires shall be eX-
otffcio, Shc chief Justice.
no. IA Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
Proposing an amendment to section OF ar
ticle 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 NUM-
cipal corporations.
| RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senate con-
curing, that section of article ii of the con
stitutiOn OF Wisconsin be amended by insert
! ing after the word years in the last line of
said section as rinted in the statutes of 1898.
| the following words: cor, if q city contain
ing population of more than twenty-five
| thousand according to the last state or fed
eral census taken before such debt Ia con-
tracted, within fifty years. so that when
| amended said section of article II. shall
| read as follows: Section 8. 1t shall be the
| duty of the legisla turr, and they are hereby
| empowered, to provide for the organization
| of cities AID 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 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 ctntum 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 or other municipal corpora
tions mourning any Indebtedness az aforesaid
| shall, before at the time of doing 40, 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, il city containing a population OF more
| than twenty-five thousand according to the
! last state or federal census taken before suct
| debt is contracted, within fifty years, from
! the time Of contracting the same.