Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-29
Monday, Sept. 29th, 1902.
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, se
COUNTY OF Villas. -

STATE OF WISCONSIN,, SIS
COUNTY OF Villas.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN. that at a
general election, to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election DISTRICTS
Of the County ofVilas State of Wis, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday. being
the 4th day of November, A. u. 1892, the
following officers are to be elected, torwit:
AGOVENOR, in place Of Robert M. La
Toilette whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1908.
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term
of Office would have expired on the first
Monday of January, A. ID. 1903.
A SECRETARY OF STATE in place of
William II. FrOehlich, whose term of office
win expire on the first Monday of January A.
ID. 1903.
A STATE Urea SURER, 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 termvof ONCE viii ex-
pire on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1903
Lorenzo d. Harvey whose tine OF office will
1908. e''S
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, in place of
Graham l.. Rice, whose term Of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January a. ID. 1903
A COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil Gill ohann, whose term OF ONCE
will expire on the first Monday of January a.,
D. 1903.
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting OF
the countiesof Iron Villas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence, Langlade, Lincoln, Shawano, Mar
athOn, Taylor, Price, Ashland and w oOd.
A MEMBER OFASSEMBLY for the Assem-
bly, District consisting of the counties of Iron
Oneida and Villas.
Also County Clerk in the place of Finn
LaWler whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. D. 1903.
Sheriff in the place of Joseph Elliott whose
tel- of ONCE will expire on the first Monday
of January A. d. 1903.
A Coroner in place of James Oberholtzer
whose term of ONCE will expire on the first
Monday of January A. %. 1908.
treasurer il place &c, OF John W. $ snt t1,.9
Monday of January, A.. D., 1903.
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
A District attorney N 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
nond whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. d; 1903.
county surveyor in place of Richard
lGumear whose term of office will expire on the
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. l903
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
TIE regular session of 1901, are made a part
of the foregoing notice to-Wtt:
mo. 30 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No. s,
For the submission OF an amendment to
section l OF article VII of the constitution
relating to the justices OF the supreme
court.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. thesenate con-
curing, that section one OF article VII of the
nnne amended
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 De elected as
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 such senior justices shall have served
for the same length OF time, then the one
whose commission first expires shall be ex-
otticio, the chief justice.
mo. ii A.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II
Proposing an amendment to section of ar
ticle III of the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin, as amended by a vote OF the
people at the general election, November 3.
1874, relating to the Indebtedness OF NUM-
cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the senatecon-
curing that section OF article Ii OF hecon 1
ing after the word years in the last line OF
said section as printed in the statutes OF 1893,
the folio wing words: cor, If q city contain
ing a population of more than twenty five
thousand according to the last state or fed
eral census taken before such debt Is con-
tracted within fifty years" so that when
amended said section of article Ii. shall
read an follows: Sections 8. 1t shall be the
duty OF the legislatures ana fhey are nefgon
of cities and Incorporated villages, and TO
restrict their power OF taxation, assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts and
IOAninr their t..
in assessment and taxation. and in contract
ing debts by such municipal corporations.
No county, city town. village, school district
or other municipal corporation shall be al
lowed to become indebted in any manner or
Ior any purpose to any amount am Inoludlng
ceeding five per ctntum on the value OF the
taxable property therein, to be ascertalned
by the last assessment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning 0f such in
debtedness Any county. city, town village,
school district or other municipal corpora
tionB mourning any Indebtedness as aforesaid,
shall before or at the time Of doing 80, pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such DEBT
AZ il falls due, and ALSO to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years.
or, If a 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
mo. % 81
JOINT RESOLUTION No. II.
Providing for an amendment Of section %,
article ~ of the CONS titutiOn and for sep
ssrate county government in certain coun-
dies.
RESOLVED by the senate, the assembly con
curing that section %, of article ~, of 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
hred Thousand Inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish a separate system Of county
EaEernment' SO that when SO amended said
sectiQl will read as follpws: .'SeGtion %.
The legislature shall establish but one sys-
tenn of town and county government, which
shall be as nearly uniform az practicable;
provided, that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city Of more than qae hundred
thousand inhabitants. the legis ature may
Establish a Separate system q county goY-
STpnlent.
Notice is further giver that at said general
eedti9n the following propositions ere to be