Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-10-17
AS Little as $1,000, or as Much as $500

amendment 10 the constitution was pro-
posed and agreed to by majority of the
members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows.
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE AS
SEMBLY CoNCURRING, That Section 3, of
Article XI, of the constitution be a.
mended to read
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
Legislature, and they are hereby en-
powered, to provide for the organization
of cities and Incorporated villages, and
to restrict their powers of taxation, as
sessment, borrowing money, contracting
debts, and loaning their credit, so as to
prevent abuses in assessments and tax
alton, and in contracting debts by such
municipal corporations.
No county, city, town, village, school
district, or other municipal corporation
shall be allowed to become indebted, in
any manner, or for any purpose, to any
amount, including existing indebted
ness, in the aggregate, exceeding five
per centum on the value of the taxable
property therein, to be ascertained by
the last assessment for state and county
taxes, previous to the mourning of such
Indebtedness. Any county, city, town,
village, school district, or other NUM-
cipal corporation mourning any indebt-
edness as aforesaid, shall, at or before
the time of doing so, provide for the
collection of a direct annual tax suffi-
cient to pay the interest on such debt
as it falls du e, and also to pay and dis
charge the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time of contract
ing the same; except that when such
Indebtedness is incurred in the acquisi-
ton of lands by cities, or by counties
having a population of $50, 600 or over,
for public municipal purposes, or for per
manent Improvement thereof, the city or
county mourning the same, shall before
or at the time of doing so. provide for the
collection of direct annual tax suffi-
cient to pay the interest on such debt
as it falls due, and also to pay and dis
charge the principal thereof within a
period not exceeding fifty years from
the time of contracting the same; now,
therefore. be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE AS
SEMBLY CoNCURRING, That the forego-
ing amendment to the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin, be, and the same
is hereby agreed to by this legislature.
NO. 25 s. JOINT RESOLUTION NO. AZ
To amend Article XI of the constitution
by adding thereto new section to be
known as Section ga, relating to the
acquisition of lands by the state or by
any of its cities for certain public
purposes
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1909, an a
mendment to the constitution was pro-
posed and agreed to by majority of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows:
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE AS
SEMBLY CONCURRING, That Article Hl
of the constitution be amended by adj
ding new section thereto to be known
as Section 3a, to read
Section ga The state or any of its
cities may acquire by gift, purchase, or
condemnation, lands for establishing,
laying out, widening, enlarging, eX-
tending, and maintaining memorial
grounds streets, squares, parkways,
boulevards, 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 estab
hshment, layout and completion of such
improvements, may convey any Of such
real estate thus acquired and not neces-
sary for such improvements, with re-
servations concerning the future use
and occupation of such real estate, so
as to protect such public works and i'm
provements. and their environes, and to
preserve the view, appearance, light,
air, and usefulness Of such public
works. now. therefore. be II
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE AS
sEMBLY CoNCuRRING. That the forego-
ing proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition of the State of Wisconsin be, and
the the same is hereby agreed TO by
this legislature,
(No. los So CHAPTER 227
An act to amend Section II, of the
statutes extending the right Of suf-
frape to women.