Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-18

Grant County.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, That pursu-
ant to notice to me directed by the Secretary
of State, and in accordance with the laws OF
Wisconsin. general election will be held in the
trictS of Grant county on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday, being the
FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
A. ID. 1902,
| At which election the following officers are
| to be voted for and proposed amendments
| to the constitution of the state of Wiscon.
| sin are TO be submitted, tO-Wit
A GOVERNOR, in place of Robert M.
| La Toilette, whose term Of office will ex-
| pire on the first Monday of January, A. D..
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in place
| OF Jesse Stone, deceased, whose term OF
| office would have expired on the first Mon
day OF January, A. D. 1903.
| William HI. Froehlich, whose term Of office
| will expire on the first Monday of January,
| STATE TREASURER, in place OF
James O. Davidson. whose term Of office
| will expire on the first Monday Of January,
= AN ATTORNEY w; GENERAL. in place Of
Emmett R. Hicks, whose term Of office
| will expire on the first Monday Of January.
"A STATE SUPERINTENDENT. In place
| Of Lorenzo d. Harvey, whose term Of office
will expire on the first Monday of JaDu-
4 RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, in place
will expire on the first Monday Of Jauu-
ary. A. D. 1903.
4 COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE. in
place Of Emil Giljohann, whose term of Of
uary, A. d. 1903.
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
the Third Congressional District, consisting Of
the counties of Grant. Crawford, Richiand.
'1uf fSaE t Of Sci i8IS for the First
Assembly District of Grant county,, consisting
Ct the toTns Of Beet9Tn cssssle Clifton
jamestown, Lima, Paris, Platrevilie, Potosi,
SmelseT and Waterloo, the villages of Cassville,
Cuba City, Hazel Green Potosi, and the city OF
A MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for the Second
Assembly District of Grant county, consisting
Rock. Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Lancaster,
Liberty, Little Grant, Marion Millvilie, Mt
Hope, Mt Ida. MAscoda, Parch Grove, Walters
villages of Bloomington, Fennimore .Montfort
and Muscoda, She city OF Boscobel and the city
of Lancaster.
Also the following. county officers In
several terms Of office will expire on the
first Monday in January, A. d. 1903, tO-wlt:
A County Clerk in place of Era III. Grttjs
A County Treasurer In place OF John
A Sheriff in place Of Charles c. Dickin-
son.
Coroner in place of James T. Taylor.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court In place OK
George E. Budd.
A District Attorney In place oe Henry
W; Brown.
A Register of Deeds in place Of George
A County Surveyor in place of Charles c.
Sampson.
County Superintendent of Schools In
place of Charles H. Nye.
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 1901,
are made part of the foregoing notice,
tO-wit:
mo. 33. A.)
Joint Resolution No. 8.
For the submission Of an amendment to
section 1 of article VII of the constitu-
ton relating to the justices Of the SUI
Resolved by the assembly, the senate
concurring, that. section l Of article VII
read as follows: Section l. The chief JUS
tice and associate justices of the supreme
court shall be severally known as the JUS
tices of said court, with the same terms
of office of ten years respectively as now
provided. The supreme court shall consist
Of seven Justices any four of whom shall
be quorum, to be elected as now pro-
vided not more than one each year The
Justice having been longest a continuous
member of said court, in case two or
more such senior justices shall have served
whose commission first expires shall be ex-
oficio, the chief justice.
NO. II Az
Joint Resolution No. II.
Proposing an amendment to section Of
article III Of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin, as amended by a vote Of
the people at the general election, No
vember 3, 1874, relating to the indebted
ness of municipal corporations.
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
cOncurring, that section of article II Of
the constitution Of Wisconsin be amended
last line of said section as printed in the
statutes Of 1898. the following words: cor,
If city containing population of more
than twenty-five thousand according to the
Il, t state or federal census taken before
such debt is contracted, within fifty
years." so that when amended said section
8. of article II shall read as follows: Sec
ton 8. 1t shall be the duty of the legis-
lature and they are hereby empowered, to
provide for the organization of cities and
incorporated villages, and to restrict their
money, contracting debts and lOaning their
credit, so as to prevent abuses in assess
ment and taxation, and in contracting
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
ing existing Indebtedness. in the aggregate
exceeding five per centum on the value Of
the taxable property therein. to be ascer-
tanned by the last assessment for city and
county taxes previous to the mourning Of
such Indebtedness. Any county, city. town,
village, school district or other municipal
corporation mourning any Indebtedness as
aforesaid, shall. before or at the time Of
doing so, provide for the collection Of
direct annual tax sufficient to pay the in
terest on such debt as 1t falls due. and
also to paw and discharge the PRINCIPAL
thereof within twenty years, or, if a city
containing population Of more than TWEEN
ty-fve 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. % ST.
Joint Resolution No. IL.
Providing for amendment of section q,
article ~ of the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain cOun-
ties.
Resolved, 10y the senate, the assembly
concurrkng, that section -, OF article. Nv,
OF the cUAla.t, u,IUn vi ne state OF WlScOn-
Sill, De a-4Acn,.~u ~ auulng at the enc
tueIeUI lo4to"I"e.
'QC,. -. more than one nun
-. ), the IegIS stature
IL 81 stem or county