Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-25
Notice of General Election.
State of Wisconsin, SIS.

County OF Was.
once of the County Clerk.
| Notice is hereby given that at general
election to be held in the several towns, wards
villages and election districts OF the state OF
Wisconsin and county OF Villas, on the nTst
| Tuesday succeeding the first Monday OF No
| vember. A. ID. 1912, being the NTH DAY OF
said month. the following officers are TO be
| elected:
Thirteen electors of President and Vice
| President of the United States.
| A Governor place OF Francis E. McGovern
/ whose term of Office will expire ON the hrst
| 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
Frear whose term of office will expire on the
| first Monday of January, 1913.
| A State Treasurer in place or Andrew H.
Dahl whose term OF office viii 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.
district comprised of the counties OF Iron and
| A County Clerk in place of w. A. Bradford
|
! A Treasurer in place OF Frank A. Hall whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
| OF January. 913.
A Sheriff in place OF W. H. Radcliffe, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
of January, 1915.
term of office will expire ON the first Monday
OF January. 1913.
Gibson whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January. 1913.
A district Attorney In place OF George
OCOnnOr whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of January 1913.
Register OF Deeds in place OF W. 3 Ray
mond, whose term OF office VIII expire on the
first Monday of January. 1913.
/ Surveyor in place OF - -, whose
terrn of office will expire on 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 1911, the fol-
owing joint resolutions adopted by the legiS-
lature OF the state of Wisconsin at the regular
sessions of 1909 and 1911 are made part OF
The foregoing notice and are to be voted upon
at said eection,Io-wit:
No. 26 A
Joint Resolution No. "a.
To amend section 10, article XII, of the con-
stitution, relating to the salaries OF judges.
Whereas, At the biennial session of helegis-
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 Ian
Resolved by abe 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 u 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. other compensation than their
salary: they shall 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
| a 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-fve years. and be a qualified elector
within the jurisdiction for which he may be
| chosen.
/ No 26, s.
| Joint Resolution No. ~.
! To amend section 3 of article Xl of the con-
| sti ntion, 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 majority of the mJerE elected to each
| of the two houses, viii n proposed amendment
| is as follows:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
| curing, That section 3 of article XXI of the
! constitution be amended to read:
! Section 3. 1t shall be'the duty Of the legiS-
lature, and they are hereby empOw cred 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 nluni-
| cipal corporations. No county, city, town
| village, school district other municipal
! corporation shall be allowed to become in
debted 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
"A
| city. village, school district or other municipal
! corporation mourning 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 a population of 100000 or
over. for public, municipal purposes, or for the
permanent improv ement thereof. the city or
| county mourning the same shall, before or at
| the time OF 50 doing, provide for the collec-
ton Of direct annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest," such debt AZ it 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 il resolved by the senate, the as
| sembly coneurring. that the foregoing propos-
ed amendment to the constitution OF the state
| agreed to by this legislature.
No %, s.
| Joint Resolution No. Az
| To amend article XII of the constitution by
adding thereto section to be known
as section Ia, relating to the acquisition of
! lands by the stath any of it's cities for SER
tain public purposes.
| Whereas, at the biennial session of the legis-
| Ia ture 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-
Curing that article XI of the constitution be
amended by adding a new section thereto to
be known 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
Ing, enlarging, extending and maintaining
memorial grounds. streets, squares park ways
boulevards. parks, Fairgrounds, sites for pub
lie buildings, and reservations in and about
and along and leading to any or all of the