Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

WHEREAS, At the biennial session
OF the legislat re for the year 1909, an
amendment to the constitution of
this state was proposed and agreed to
by majority of the members elected
TO each of the two houses, which pro-
poseG amendment was in the follow
ing language.
ResOIVed BY the assembly, the
senate cOncuriing, That section 10,
article VII. of the constitution OF
Wisconsin be amended to read; Sec
tion 10. Each Of the judges If the SUI
preme and circuit courts shall receive
salary. payable at such time as the
legislature shall fix, Of not less than
one thousand Eve hundred dollars an
nually; they shall receive no fees Of
office, or other compensation than
their salary; they shall hold no office
OF public trust, except judicial Office
during the term for Wnicn the are
respectively elected and all vol for
either OF them for any office, except
a judicial once, given by the le- isla-
ture or the people, shall be void No
person shall be eligible to the Office of
judge who shall not. at the time of
his election, be a citizen of the Unit
eel States. and have attained the age
of twenty-five years, aud be quail
fed elecJor within the jurisdiction
for which he may De chosen.
No. 26, S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. AZ.
TO amend section OF article NJ Of
tbs Constitution. relating to munich
p.I corporations and their indebted
ness.
WHEREAS. At the biennial session
of The legislat~te for the var 1909, All
amendment TO the Constitution was
proposed and agreed TO by u majority
OF the members elected TO each OF the
two houses. which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
ReSOlVed by the Senate. the ASSEM-
bly, cpncUiTiDg. That section ) of
aroicie NJ of the Constitution be
amended to read:
Section ;. 1t Shall be the duty OF
tile legislature and they are hereby
empowered to provide for the organi-
cation Of cities and Incorporated villa
yes and to restrict their power OF TAX
alton. assessment, borrowing money,
contracting debts, and loaning their
credit, SO as TO prevent abuses in as
SesSmenLs and taxation, and in con-
tlactlng debts by such municipal cor
pOratiunS. No county, city, town,
village, school diS5ric., or o.her mu-
nicipal corporation siIall be allowed
TO become indebted III any manner or
for any purpose 10 any amount, lnciud-
inc existing Indebtedness, III The az
gregaJe exceeding five per cenUum on
Tie value OF the taxable property
therein to De aScertained by the last
assessment for state and county taxes
previous TO Uhe mourning OF such IN
debt ednes-. Any county, city, town,
village. school district. or other mu-
nicipal corporation mourning any in
depuedness as aforesaid shall, before
or at the time OF doing 81, provide for
the collection OF direct annual LAX
sutncient TO Jay the interest on such
debt as it falls due and also TO pay
and discharge the principal thereof
within twenty years from the lime Of
contracting the same: except that
Wien such indebtedness is incurred III
the ACQUISITION of lanis by cities or
by counies having population OF 10
600 or over, for public, municipal pur-
poses. or for the permanent improve
menu thereof, the city or county IN
curing the same shall, before or at
the time of so doing provide for the
collection of direct annual tax sui
hcient to pay the interest on such