Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-11
Notice of General Election.
State OF WISCONSIN, =,
County OF Villas.
Office OF the County Clerk,

state OIL WISCONSIN,, !
County OF Villas %
Office of the County Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that at a gene al
election to be held in he 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
yeGlber. A. -. 1912, being the fifth day or
said month. the following officers are to be
elected:
Thirteen electors of President and Vice
President of the United States
A Governor in place OF Francis E. MeGovern
whose term OF office will expire on the first
Monday of January. 1918.
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 H.
Dahl whose term OF Office win expire on the
first Monday of January, 1918.
An Attorney General in place of L. II. Ban
croft whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday CT January 1913.
A Representative III Congress for the Elev-
enth congressional District comprised of the
counties OF Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Irou
Villas, Burnett, Polk, Washburn, Sawyer
Rusk Price, Taylor Oneida and Lincoln
A State Senator for the Thirtieth senatorial
district comprised of the counties of ravlor,
IRON. Villas. Oneida. Lincoln, Forest and Flor
ence.
A Member OF Assembly for the Assembly
district comprised OF the counties OF Iron and
Villas
whose term OF office will expire 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
A Coroner in place of j. T. Roderick whose
term OF office will expire on the trst Monday
OF January, 1913
A Clerk OF Circuit Court in place of Chris
Gibson whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January. 1913.
district Attorney In place of George r
lOConnor whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of January 1913.
A Register OF Deeds in place of W. 3. Ray
mond, whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January. 1913.
A Surveyor in place OF - whose
term OF Office will expire the first Monday
OF January, 1913
In accordance with Section of Article XII
of the constitution OF the state Of Wisconsin.
and Chapter $50 of the laws of 19l /, the fol-
lature OF the state of Wisconsin at the regular
sessions Of 1909 and 191 are made a part OF
The foregoing notice and are to be voted upon
at said election, to-wit:
No 26 A.
Joint Resolution No. q.
To amend section o. article XII of the CON
stitution, relating to the salaries OF judges
Whereas, At the biennial session of the legis-
lature 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 he two houses. which pro-
posed amendment was in the following lam
guage:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
curing, That section 10 article VII of the
constitution OF " iscOnSin be amended to read:
Section / o. 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
of office, or other compensation than their
salary: they shall hold no OHice of pubic trust
except judicial Office. during the term for
which they are respectively elected, and all
votes for either of them for any office, except
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 citizen of the
United States, and have attained the age OF
tw enty-ire years. and lie qualified elector
within the jurisdiction for Which he may be
chosen.
No 26 S.
Joint Resolution No. ~.
To amend section 3 of article X of the con
sti ution, relating to municipal corporations
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 II majority OF the mems elected to each
| Of the two houses, viii h proposed amendment
is as follows
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
curing, That section : OF article Al OF the
con StiLutit,n be amended to read:
Section 3 1t shall be the duty of the legts-
! lature and they are hereby empowered to pro
Nld6 Tor the organization OF cities ana 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 NUM-
cipal corporations. No county, city, town.
village, school district, or other municipal
corporation shall be, allowed to become in
dGbted in any manner or for any purpose to
any amount, including existing indebtedness,
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 incur
ring OF such Indebtedness. A county, town,
city village school district or other municipal
corporation mourning any Indebtedness
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 a population Of 10000 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 collec-
ton OF direct annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest such deot it falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal there
of within Il period not exceeding fifty years
from the time of contrac ting the same; now,
therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the as
sembly concurriug. that the foregoing propos-
ed amendment to the constitution of the state
OF Wisconsin be, and the same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature
No. % S.
Joint Resolution No. 4S
To amend article XII of the constitution by
adding thereto a section to be kno wn
as section :ia, relating to the acquisition of
lands by the stath or any of its cities for ser
tain public purposes.
Whereas, at the biennial session OF the Iegis-
lature for the year 1909. 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 senate. the assembly con-
eurring, that article N of the constitution be
amended by adding a 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 or condemna-
ton lands for establishing, laying out, widen |
fng, charging. 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 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, SO as to protect such +
public works and improvements, and their !
environS. and to preserve the view, appear !
s1A 1 III H.