Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-02
Notice of General Election.
state OF Wisconsin, GO
County of Villas. 90

State OF Wisconsin, / az
once of the County Clerk
Notice is hereby given that at a genei al |
election tosbe held in the several towns, W afds !
villages and election districts OF the state OF I
Wisconsin and county OF Villas, on the hist
Tuesday succeeding the first Monnay OF NO.
yember. A. ID. 1912, being the nth day OF
said month the following officers are 10 De
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 hrht
Monday OF January 1913.
A Lieutenant Governor in place OF Thomas
Morris, whose term of office VIII expire on the
first Monday of January. 1871 g.
Secretary of State in place OF James A. |
Frear, whose term of office win expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913.
State Treasurer in place of Andrew H. |
Dahl whose term of office win expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913
An Attorney General IN place OF l" II. baIl-
croft whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January. 1913.
Representative in Consress rof rne ~ Et 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 FIor-
A Member of Assembly for the Assembly
district comprised of the counties OF Iron ana
A County Clerk in 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, Hail 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 hrSt MONDAY
A Coroner in place of J. ]. Roderick whose
term OF office will expire ON the first MONDAY
A CLERK of Circuit Court in place of Chris
Gibson 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 office will expire on
| the first Monday OF January 1913
Register Of Deeds In place OF W Is. KAY
mond, whose term of Office viii expire on the
first Monday of January. 1913.
a Surveyor in place OF - -, whose
| term of office VIII expire on the HrSG Mohudy
f, OF January 1913
In accordance with Section Of Article \ IL
! of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin.
and Chapter 6tj6 of the laws of 1911 the FOL
lowing Joint resolutions adopted by the legi
lature Of the state of Wisconsin at the regular
sessions of 1909 and Oh are made part OF
The foregoing notice and are to be voted upon
at said election, to-wlt:
No 26 A.
Joint Resolution No. "a.
To amend section 10, article NIL 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
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
Resolved BY the assembly, the senate con-
| curing ! hat 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 q 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 ices
salary: they shall hold no of4ice OF public trust
except judicial office. during the term for
which they are respectively elected anu al
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 a citizen of the
United States. and have attained the age OF
tw enty-tive years. and he o qual1hed elector
within the jurisdiction for which he may be
chosen.
No % S.
Joint Resolution No. AZ.
To amend section OF article X1 Of the con
sti ution, relating to municipal corporations
aud their indebtedness.
Whereas At the biennial session OF the legi--
lature for the year 1909. an amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed to
by a. ajOrity OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses, viii h 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. It 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 80
as to prevent abuses Of assessments and tax
alton, and in contracting debts by such muni-
cipal corporations. No county. city, town
village, school district, Or other municipal
corporation shall be allowed to become in
dsbted 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 able property therein, to
be ascertained by the last assessment for
ring of such indebtedness. A county, town,
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 q 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 tw enty
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 4
counties having population of $50, 900 or
over. for public. municipal purposes, or for the
permanent improvement thereof the city or
county mourning the same shall, before OF at
the time of so doing, provide for the collec-
ton OF direct annual tax sufficient tO-pay
the interest on such debt az it falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal there
of within a period not, exceeding fifty years
from the time of contracting the same; now,
therefore, be 1T resolved by the senate, the as
sembly concurring. 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. 20, s.
Joint Resolution No. ~.
To amend article XII of the constitution by
adding thereto a new section to be known
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 legis-
lature 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 senate. the assembly con-
Curing, that article XI of the constitution be
amended by adding new section thereto to
be known as section 3a TO read:
Section 3a. The state or any of it's cities