Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-03


NOTICE IS hereby GIVEN, that at
general election, to be held ia the several
Gowns wards villages and election districts
of the County OF Villas State OF Wis. on the
Tuesday succeeding the first NJ onday. beinG
the 4th day of November, A. ID. 1907, the
following officers arr to be elected, to-wit:
A GOVERNOR, In place Of Robert NJ. In
Toilette. whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. ID. 1903.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, in
place of Jesse Stone. deceased, whose term
Of ONCE would have expired on the hrSt
Monday Of January, A. D. 1903.
A SECRETARY OF STATE in place. OF
William Il Frophlich, whose term Of ONCE
will expire on the first Monday of January A.
D. 1903.
A STATE TREASURER. In place of James
o. Davidson, whose term of ONCE VIII expire
on the Irst Monday OF January A. ID. l9O3.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL in place of
Emmett r. Hicks, whose term OF office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January A. d. 1903
A STATE SUPERINTENDENT, in place Of
Lorenzo ID. Harvey, whose time Or once WIN
expire on the first Monday of January A. ID.
1908,
A RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, in place of
Graham L. Rice, whose term OF once VIII eX-
pire on the first Monday Of January A. d. lSO3
A COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, in
place of Emil GljOhann, whose term OF oh1ce
win expire on the first Monday Of January A.
D. 1903.
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for
the Tenth Congressional District, consisting of
the countless of Iron, Villas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence, Langlade Lincoln, ShaWano, Mar
athon, Taylor, Price, Ashland and wood
A MEMBER OF AS SEMBLY 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 win expire on the
6rst Monday of January A. ID. 1908.
A Sheriff in the place of Joseph Elliott whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
OF January A. ID. 1908.
A Coroner in place Of James Ooerholtzer
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday OF January A. d. 1908.
A treasurer in place of John w. Sntton
whose term of office will expire on the first
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. 1903.
A District attorney in place OF Geo. e.
O'Connor whose term of oftice will expire on
the first Monday of January A. D. 1908
a register Of deeds in place Of W B. Ray
mOnd whose term of office will expire on the
hrSt Monday Of January A D. 1903.
A county surveyor In place of Richard
Gumear 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. d. 1903.
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
the regular session of 1901, are made IL part
OF the foregoing notice to-wit:
mo. 38 AL
JOINT. RESOLUTION No. 8.
lSor the submission of an amendment to
section Of article VII of the constitution
relating to the Justices OF the supreme
court.
REHOLyED by the assembly the senate 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 a.
ofafaA ing ic mfr no am ~
severally known as the Justices of said court,
with the same terms of office OF ten years re-
court shall consist of seven justices, any four
of whom shall be Il quorum, TO be elected az
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 commission first expires shall be ex-
officio, the chief justice.
tNe. Il Al
JOINT RESOLUTION No IL
Proposing an amendment to section 3.of ar
ticle ii Of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, as amended by vote of the
people at the general election, November g.
1874, relating to the Indebtedness of NUM-
Cipal corporations.
RESOLVED, by the assembly. the sen ate con-
CURING, that sertiOn 3 OF article Ii OF the con-
Rtitution OF Wisconsin, be amended by insert
said section as i,rinted In the statutes of 1885,
the following words: "Or, 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 Is con
tracted, within fifty years." that when
amended said section OF article ii. shall
read an follows Section 3. It shall be the
duty OF the Legislature, and they are hereby
empO wered 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 contract
nv guPh Tnnnipin0l finu
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 assess ment for city and county
taxes previous to the mourning Of such In
debtedness. AnycOunty. city, town village
school district or other municipal corpora
lions mourning any Indebtedness as aforesaid
shall, before or at the time of doing so, pro-
vide for the collection of direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such debt
aS 1t falls due, and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof within twenty years.
or, II q 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.
No. 70 s..
JOINT REVOLUTION No. IL.
Providing for an amendment of section %,
article ~ OF the constitution and for sep
arate county government in certain coun-
ties.
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
dred thousand inhabitants, the legislature
may establish separate system OF county
government" SO that when 50 amended said
section will read as follows Section %.
The Legislature shall establish but ono sys-
tenn OF town and county government which
shall be as nearly uniform as practica BILE;
provided, that in counties which contain an
incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants. the legislature may
establish separate system OF county gov
eminent.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to he
submitted to the people in pursuance of the
requirements of chapters rs, 25S and A37 of
the laws Of 1901, which said chapters read
as follows
No. 1875. S published March %, 1901,