Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-06

the legislature 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 citizen of the
United States, and have attained the
age of twenty-five years, and be a quail
flied elector within the jurisdiction for
which he may be chosen.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. AZ.
(No. 26, So
To amend section of article XI of the
Constitution, relating to municipal
corporations and their Indebtedness
Whereas, At the biennial session OF
the legislature for the year 1909, an
amendment to the Constitution was
proposed and agreed to by = majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amendment
is as follows: Resolved by the Sen
ate, the Assembly concurring. That
section 8, of article XII of the Constitu-
tion be amended to read:
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of
the legislature, and they are hereby
empowered to provide for the organic
alton of cite 8 and incorporated villages,
and to restrict their power of taxation,
assessment, borrowing money, con-
tracing debts, and loaning their credit,
SO as to prevent abuses in assessment
and taxation. and in contracting debts
by such municipal corporations. No
county, city, town, village, school dist
riot, 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 coun-
ty taxes previous to the mourning of
such indebtedness. Any county, city.
town, village, school district, or other
municipal corporation mourning any in
debtedness as aforesaid shall, before
or at the time of doing so, provide for
the collection of a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such
debt as it falls due, and also to pay
and discharge the principal thereof
within twenty years from the time of
contracting the same; except that
when such indebtedness is incurred in
the acquisition of lands by cities, or by
counties having population of $50 600
or over, for public, municipal purposes,
or for the permanent improvement
thereof, the city or county mourning
the same shall, before or at the time of
so doing, provide for the collection of a
direct annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest on such debt as it falls due,
and also to pay and discharge the prime
ipal thereof within period not exceed
ing fifty years from the time of con-
tracing the same;" now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assemb-
ly concurring, That the foregoing pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Wisconsin be, and the
same is hereby agreed to by this Leg
islature.
mo. rs, S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 48.
To amend article XII IF the constitution
by adding thereto new section to
be known as section ga, relating to
the acquisition of lands by the state
or any of it's cities for certain public
purposes.
Whereas, At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1909, an
amendment to the Constitution was
proposed and agreed to by majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment as follows: Resolved by the
Senate, the Assembly concurring. That
article XII of the Constitution be
amended by adding new section there
to, to be known as section 3a to read:
Section 3a. The State or any of it's
cities may acquire by gift, purchase,
or condemnation lands for establishing,
laying out, widening, charging, 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
establishment layout, and completion
of such improvements, may convey any
such real estate tqus acquired and not
necessary for such improvements, with
reservation concerning the future use
and occupation of such real estate, so
as to protect such public works and
improvements, and their environs, and
to preserve the view, appearance, light,
air, and usefulness of such public
works." aow, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assemb-
ly concurring, That the foregoing pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Wisconsin be, and the
same is hereby, agreed to by this Legs