Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-09-11

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district, consisting of the counties of Green,
Iowa and Lafayette, in place of Harry G. Mar
tin. whose term of office will expire on the
second Wednesday of January, 1908.
a Member of Assembly for each of the coun-
ties of Ashland, Barron Calumet, Clark, Craw-
ford, Door. Dunn. Green, Green Lake. Iowa.
jackson, juneau. kenosha, kewaunee. LaFay-
cite, Lincoln, Monroe. Oconto, Ozaukee, Pierce,
Portage Richand, Shawano St. Croix. Trem-
peleau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington. Wau-
shara and Wood, for the term beginning on
the second Wednesday of January, 1903.
Also all county officers required by law TO be
chosen at s; election.
In accord .ce with section of article VII of
the constitution of the state of Visions in, the
islature of the state of Wisconsin al the regu-
lar session of 1902, are made part of the fore
going notice, to wit:
(No. 80 A.,
JOINT RESOLUTION no S.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
tou of article VII of the constitution rolat-
ing to the justices of the supreme court
RI solved. by the assembly, the senate CON
curing, that section | of article VII of the
constitution be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows: Section J. The chief Justice and assoc
ciate 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-
spectlvely, as now provided. The supreme
court shall consist of seven Justices, any four
of whom shall he "A quorum to he 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 com.
mission first expires shall be ex-otlicio the chief
justice.
No. IA. A
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL.
Proposing an amendment to section of arti
Gle IL of the constitution of Wisconsin. as
amended by vote of the people at the gen
eral election, November 3. 1874. relating to the
Indebtedness of municipal corporations.
Resolved. by the assembly. the senate con
curing. that section 3 of article II of the con
stitution of the state of Wisconsin be amend
ed by inserting after the word years, in the
last line of said section as printed in the stat
utes of 1898, the following words: "or. II a
city containing a population of more than
twenty-five thousand. according TO the 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 J. 1t shall be the duty of
the islature, and they are hereby empower
ed, 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 contracting debts by such
municipal corporations, No county, city. town.
village, school district, or other municipal cor
poration shall be allowed to become indebted
in any manner or for any purpose TO an amount
including existing Indebtedness int the aggre-
gate exceeding five per centum on the value Of
the taxable property therein to be ascertained
by the last assessment for city and county tax
es previous to the incurrng of snch indebted
ness. Any county, city, town, village. school
district or other municipal corporation incur
ring any Indebtedness as aforesaid, shall, be-
fore or at 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
thereof within twenty years or, If n city CON
tanning a population of more than twenty five
I on sand according tp the lOSf state federal
census taken before such debt is contracted,
within fifty wears fiom the time of contracting
the same.
(No. rs s.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. r.
Providing for an amendment of section 3d. mr.
ticle w of the constitution and for separate
county government in certain counties.
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concur
ing, that section % of article ~ of the consti,
by adding at the end thereof the following:
Provided that in counties that contain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
inhabitants, the legislature may es-
tablish a separate system of county govern.
ment." so that when amended said section will
read as follows: Section %. The Legislature
shall establish but one system of town and
uniform practicable: provided that in coun-
tieswhich contain an Incorporated city of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the
Legislature may establish a separate system of
county government.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are TO be
submitted to the people inpursuauce of the re-
quirements of chapters 70, 25S and 1877 of the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read fol
lows:
No. 1876 S., Published March 26. 1901.
CHAPTER7S.
AN ACT TO submit to the people an amendment
to article ri of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin, giving the legislature power
10 pass general banking law,
Whereas, AT the biennial session OF the leg
islature of the state of Wisconsin for the year
to article Xl of the constitution of
the state Of Wisconsin, giving the legislature
power TO pass a general banking law, which was
agreed to by majority of the members elect
ed TO each of the two houses, and approved
April twentieth, 1899. which proposed amend
ment was in the following Ian gusge:
Resolved, by he assembly. and the senate
That article Xl Of the constitution
of the state of Wisconsin. be and is hereby
amended by substituting for sections and S
thereof new section to be knawn as lection
islature shall have power TO enact a general
banking law for the creation of banks and for
the fegula tion and the supervision of the bank
ing business, provided that a vote of two
thirds of all themembers elected TO each house
to be taken by yaes and nays be In favor of
the passage of such law
7 ne people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment 70 the constitution Of the state of Wiscon-
sin shall be submitted to vote of the people
of this state in the manner now provided by
law for the submission of proposed amend
mnnts, al The next general election in Noyem-
Der. 1902.
section 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publi-
cation.
Approved March %. 1901
No. 1896 81 Published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
AN ACT to submit TO the people an amend.
ment 10 section of article 10, of the consti.
tuition Of the state Of Wisconsin relating 10
education.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the leg.
islature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment to the constitution of the state
" as proposed and agreed 10 by a majority OF
the members elected 10 each of the two houses
which proposed amendment was in the follow.
ing language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly con.
curing, that section Of article 10 of the con
stitution Of the state of Wisconsin be amend.
ed 80 as to read as follows:
Section /. The supervision Of public instruc.
ton shall be vested in a state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature shall
direct and their qualifications. powers. dutie,
and compensation shall be prescribed by law
The state superintendent shall he chosen By