Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-30

ges. and TO restrict their power of tax
cation, assessment, borrowing money,
contracting debts, and loaning their
redit, as TO prevent abuses in as
seSsments and taxation, and in con-
tracing debts by such municipal cor
porations. No county, city, town,
village, school district, or other mu-
nicipal corporation shall be allowed
TO become indebted In any manner or
Tor any purpose to any amount, inciud-
ing existing indebtedness, In the ag-
gFegate exceeding five per centum on
the value OF the taxable property
therein TO be aScerE2ined by the last
assessment for state and county taxes
previous To gns incayTins "a such in
debtedneS, -. An, rQan.y, cjrH. town,
village, school q 81 ricl, or Tier mu-
nicipal corp IRA on incurriHI any in
deb GtiIlt.sS Us asur said Sft ~. before
or ut tile time OF doing So. provide for
tile collection OF Il direct annual tax
sufficient 10 az the interest on such
HsieDt as 1t ta4lS due. and also TO pay
ana discharge hc principa thereof
Wigtilh>C Wcfty Years from the Iinc OF
cDii1 ractIlIg IHc same: except that
Wen 81, h indebtedness is incurr1tt in
the acquisition oi ian Is by cities or
by cOunieS having population Of 10.
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 direct annual tax Suf-
Dcient to pay the interest on such
debt as it falls due. and also to pay
and discharge the principal thereof
"A n ri
years from the time Of contracting
the same: now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, the .4SSem
biz coDcurTfn2'. That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the Gonstitu-
ton OF. the State of Wisconsin be, and
the same is hereby agreed to by this
Legislature.
No. %. S.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 48.
TO amend article N Of the constitUl-
ton by adding thereto Il new section
to be known as section ia. relating to
the acquisition OF lands bF the state
or any of ite cities Tor certuin public
purposes
WHEREAS. At the biennial Sassionof
tie legislature for the y ear 1903, an
amendment t0the Constitution was
proposed a:ld agreed to by Il majority
OF the members elected TO each Of the
two houses which proposed amend
mcnt is rs folio rs:
"ReS0lVcd h.F the Senate, the .iSSeln
by c0ncHFring That article NJ of
the Constitution be amended by add
ing q new section thereto. TO be known
as section 3a. TO read:
Section 3a. The State OF any Of it's
cities NAV acquire by Gift nurchaSn
or condemnation lands Ior establish
ing. laying ont, widening, eniarging.
extending, and maintaining memorial
grounds, streets, squares, parkWayS.
bouleyards. parks, Fairgrounds, sites
for public buildings, and reservations
in and about and along and leading to
any or all of the same; and after the
establishment Layout, and completion
Of such Improvements, may convey
any such real estate thus acquired and
not necessary for such improvements,
With reservations concerning the fu-
ture use and occupation Of such real
estate, so as to protect such public
works and improvements, and their
enFtF0ns, and to preserve the view,
appearance, light, air, and usefulness
Of such public works." now, therefore
be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, cOncuTTfng, That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the C0nstitu-
ton OF the State of Wisconsin be, and
the same is hereby, agreed to by this
legislature
Given under nv hand Ond off