Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-25

WHEREAS, AT the Dlennldl SeSSlOu
of the legislat re for the year 1908, an
amendment to the constitution OF
this state was proposed and agreed to
by a majority OF the members elected
to each of the two houses, which pro-
posed amendment was in the follow.
ing language.
Resolved by the assembly, the
senate cOncurTfng, That section 10,
article VII, OF the constitution of
Wisconsin be amended TO read; Sec
ton 10. Each Of the Judges If the SUI
prene and circuit Courts shall receive
d salary payable at t;.l time as the
legislature shall hS, ri not less than
one thousand sve .Hin lred dollars an.
nually; they silatt receive no fees or
O,;ice, or ,,tiIer compensation than
their salary; tiet shall hold no or1ice
OF public Urtls1, except juiicial office
during the term Tor T.licn Giley are
respecui &yiy elected. and all voU9, for
either .si hem iur any Office, except
judicial . ace, given by the le. iSla-
lure or the e,eo5 pie, shall be void. No
person shall be eligible TO the ohicc OF
Judge who shall not. at the time or
his election. he a citizen of the Unit
ed states and have attained the age
OF twcnt, live years, aud be Il quail
tied eicctor Within The jurisdiction
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No. 26, S..
JOINT RESOL UTION NO. AZ.
To amend section ) OF article ri OF
tl~ Constitution. relating TO munich
p..l Operations ANA their indebted
ness.
WHEREAS. At the biennial session
OF the legi>lat-te lor tile y Jar 1909, an
amendment to the Constitution was
proposeu and agreed 10 by y majority
OF The members cler,ed TO each OF tile
two houses. Wiilcl proposed amend
lneilU is as follows:
keSOire'i .s fhc SENATE. the 4SSeM-
bly, cOncUrTinS. That section ) OF
aruic,e NJ oi the Constitution he
amended 10 read:
Sect.o ). | shall be the duty OF
Che legjsa; ure. aud they ure hereby
emin wered To provide for the organi-
zasion OF cities a.ad incorporated villa
yes, and To res rict their power Of TAX
alton, assessment, borrowing money,
contracting debts, and loaning their
credit, 50 rs 10 prevent abuses in as
sess,nenv, anu taxation, and in con-
tIactins debts by such municipal COR
poratlons. No county, city, town,
village, school district, or other mu-
nicipal corporation shall be allowed
TO become indebted in any manner or
for any purpose 80 any amount, inciud-
ing existing indebtedness. in the ag-
gregate exceeding live per cenbum on
the value OF the taxable property
therein to he ascertained by the last
assessment for state and county taxes
previous to bhe mourning OF such in
My ClUNs LIN /,
village. school district. or other mu-
nicipal corpora; ion mourning any iIl-
debledness us aforesaid snail, oeiore
or at the time OF doing 81, provide for
the collection OF d direct annual tax
sufficient 10 pay Ulle interest on such
debt as it falls due and also to paw
and discharge tile principal thereon
Within twenty years from the ime OF
contracting the same; except that
waen such indebtedness is incurred in
the acquisition OF lanis by cities or
by counies having population of Isl
900 or over, for public, municipal pur-
poses, or for the permanent improve
ment thereof, the city or county in
curing the same shall, before or at
the time OF so doing provide for the
collection of a direct annual tax suf-
iicient to pay the interest on such