Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-18
Notice of General Election.
state of Wisconsin,
(,nnnfv of Villas So.
once of the County Clerk

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state of Wisconsin, 90
County OF Villas. 50
Once of the County Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that at genet al
election to be held in the several towns, wards
villages and election districts OF the state of
Wisconsin and county OF Villas, on the first
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of No
venIber. A. -. 1912, being the fifth day of
said month. the following officers are to be
elected
Thirteen electors of President and Vice
President of the United States.
|. Governor in place OF Francis e. McGoyern
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday OF January. 1913.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of Thomas
Morris whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday OF January. 1913.
A Secretary of State in place of James A.
Frear, whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday OF January, 1913.
a State Treasurer in place of Andrew II.
Dahl whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday OF January, 1913
An Attorney General in place of l.. II. Ban
croft whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday CT January. 1913.
A Repre- sentative in Congress for the Elev-
enth congressional District comprised of the
counties OF Douglas, Bayfield,, Ashland, Iron,
Villas, Burnett, Polk, Washburn, Sawyer.
Rusk. Price. Taylor, Oneida and Lincoln.
A State Senator for the Thirtieth senatorial
district comprised of the counties of TAYLOR.
Iron. Villas Oneida Lincoln, Forest and Flor
ence.
A Member OF Assembly for the Assembly
Villas.
A County Clerk ia place Of w A Bradford
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1913.
) A Treasurer in place of Frank A Hall whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
| of January, 1913.
| A Sheriff in place of w: H Radcliffe. whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
| of January. 1919.
! A Coroner in place Of j. j. Roderick whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday
| OF January, 1913.
A Clerk OF Circuit Court in place of Chris
! ChilSon whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913.
A District Attorney In place OF George,
| O'Connor whose term OF ot1ce viii expire on
the first Monday OF January 1913.
Register OF Deeds in place OF W. b. Ray
mond, whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday of January. 1913.
Surveyor in place of - -, whose
term OF office win expire on the first Monday
! OF January, 1913
, In accordance withSection OF Article MI
| of the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin.
and Chapter 666 of the laws of 1911, the fol
| lowing joint resolutions adopted by the legis-
lature OF the state of Wisconsin at the regular
sessions of 1909 and 191 l are made part OF
! The foregoing notice and are to be voted upon
at said election to-w1t:
No. 26 A
Joint Resolution No. "a.
To amend section 10, article XII, of the con-
| stttution, relating to the salaries OF judges.
| Whereas At the biennial session of the egis-
| lature for the year 1909, 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-
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
| Resolved by the assembly the senate con-
curing, That section 10, article VII, of the
constitution of isconsin be amended to read:
Section 10. Each of the judges of the sup
| RENE and circuit courts shall receive a salary
payable at such time as the legislature shall
| fix, of not less than one thousand five humid
| red dollars annually; they shall receive no fees
| a other communication their
| salary: they shah hold no Office of public trust
| except judicial Office. during the term for
| which they are respectively elected, and all
votes for either of them for any office, except
| q judicial office, given by 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 q citizen of the
| United States and have attained the age of
| tw enty-hve years, and he a qualified elector
within the jurisdiction for which he may be
! chosen.
No. 2G, s. et
| Joint Resolution No AZ.
| To amend section 3 of article Xl of the con-
| sti ution, relating to municipal computations
and their indebtedness.
! Whereas At the biennial session OF the legis-
lature for the year 1909. an amendment to
| the constitution was proposed and agreed to
/ by a majority OF the members elected to each
| Of the two houses, viii n proposed amendment
| Is us follows:
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing, That section of article XII OF the
con Stitution be amended to read:
Section 3. II shall be the duty of the legiS-
| lature. and they are hereby empo wered TO pro-
vide for the organization of cities and moor
| porated villages. and to restrict their power
| Of taxation, assessment, borrowing money,
| contracting debts. and loaning their credit. so
! as to prevent abuses of assessments and tax
| alton. and in contracting debts by such muni-
| cipal corporations. No comfy, city, town.
village, school district, or other municipal
corporation shall be allowed to become in
| dCbted in any manner for any purpose to
! any amount. including existing indebtedness.
| in the aggregate rXceedingtye 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 incur
| ring of such Indebtedness. A county. town,
city, village, school district other municipal
corporation incurring any indebtedness as
| aforesaid shall, before or at any time of doing
so, provide for the collection of a direct an
nual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such
debts as it falls due, and also to pay and dis
| charge the principal thereof within twenty
years from the time of contracting the same;
except that when such Indebtedness is incur
red in the acquisition OF lands by cities, or by
counties having population of 100000 or
| over for public, municipal purposes for the
permanent improvement thereof. the city or
county mourning the same shall, before or at
the time of so doing, provide for the cOllec-
ton Of direct annual tax sufficient to pay
| the interest on such debt as 1t falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal there
of within 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 foregoing propOs-
ed amendment to the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin he, 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 section to be know
as section IA relating tn the acquisition of
lands by the stath or any ofits cities for ser
tain public purposes.
Whereas. at the biennial session of the legiS-
lature for the year 1909, amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed to
by u majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses, which proposed amendment
is follows:
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
CURING that article XI of the constitution be
amended by adding a new section thereto, to
be known as section 3a to read:
Section 3a. The state or any of it's cities
may acquire by gift, purchase condemna-
ton lands for establishing, laying out, widen
ing, enlarging. extending, and maintaining
memorial grounds, streets squares, parkways
boulevards. parks, Fairgrounds, sites for pub
lie 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 con-
vey any such real estate thus acquired and not
necessary for such improvements. with reser-
vations concerning the future use and occupa-
ton OF such real estate, as to protect such
public works and improvements and their