Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-08-21
Notice Of General Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Notice Is hereby given that at general cleo
tion. 10 he held in the several towns, wards,
villages and election districts OF the stare OF
Wisconsin on the Tuesday sncceedllg Tue III y 81
1902 the following officers are 10 De eiecteo' "
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whose term of office viii expire on the nrst
Monday of January. A. d.. 1903
A Lieutenant Governor, in place OF jesse
Stone decessed whose term OF nlnrs 9oulo
have expired on the first Monday OF January
A secretary of State. in place Of William II.
Froelich, whose term Of Office VIII expire OH
the first Monday Of January. a; D., lW5;
a State Treasurer. in place Of james .. Dav-
idson. whose term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday Of January, A; d., 1893
An Attorney General IN the place OF Ln'h n
the first Monday of January. A. d., 1903
4 State Superintendent, In place Of Lorenzo
d. Harvey. whose term of office WI expire on
A Railroad Commissioner. ~ place OF era
ham H. Rice whose term of office VIII expire
on the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1S8. :
A Commissioner Of Insurance, in place OF
Emil tiiljohan whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday Of January. \. ID. lS5
A Representative In Congress Tor the Iblra
Congressional District consisting OF tne f pah
land, Sank and Vernon. in place OF Joseph w,
Babcock, whose term of Office Will EXPIRE ON
the 4th day IF March. 1903
n
district consisting Of the counties OF tireen'
Iowa and Lafayette, in place Of Harry Z. Mar
tin. whose term of office viii expire on the
second Wednesday of January. 1893,
Member OF Assembly for each Of the coun-
ties Of Ashland. Barron. Calumet, Clark, Craw-
ford. Door Dunn, Green, treen Lake; iowa,
jackson. juneau, kenos ha, hewa,inee' b bs
Portage, Richland. Shawano, 81, Crox, Irem'
peleau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Wan
shara and Wood, for the term beg mn on
the second Wednesday of January, 1913
Also all county officers required by law TO be
chosen at such election.
In accordance with section Of article VII of
The constitution Of the state of Wisconsin, the
following Joint resolutions adopted by the Leg
islature of the state of Wisconsin AT the regu-
lar session Of 1902 are made part OF the fore
going notice, to wit;
(No. 50 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO, 3.
For the submission of an amendment to sec
ton Of article VII OF the constitution relat-
ing to the justices of the supreme court.
Resolved, by the assembly. the senate con
curing, that section | of article VII of the
constitution be amended so rs to read as fol
lows: Section |. The chief justice and asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court shall be
sevcrally 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 be quorum. to be elected rs
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
same length of time, then the one whose com
mission first expires shall be exotiicio the chief
justice
No. H. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION 40, IL.
Proposing an amendment to section 3 of arti-
Gle ii of the institution of WISCONSIN, a.
amended by vote of the people, at the gen
eral election. November 3. 1874, relating to the
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Resolved. by the assembly. the senate con
curing that section 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 1885, the following words: or. If Il
city containing n population of more than
twenty-five thousand, according to the last
state or federal census taken before such debt
is contracted. within fifty years, 50 that when
amended said section of article ! snail read
rs follows; Section 3, 1t shall be the duty of
the legislature, 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 tayaton and in contracting debts by such
municipal corporations. Nocounty, 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. in! the aggre-
gate exceeding five per centum on the value oil
the taxable property therein. to be ascertained
by the last assessment for city and county tax
es previous to the mourning of such indebted.
ness, Any county. city. town, village, school
district or other municipal corporation incur
ring any indebtedness as aforesaid, shall. be-
fore or ut the time of doing so, provide for the
collection of direct annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest on such debt as II falls due,
and also to pay and discharge The principal
thereof within twenty years, or, II II city con
tanning n 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.