Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-16
No. 26. S.
Joint kpSnlutiOn No. ~.

To amend section 3iof article XII 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 majority.of the members elected to each
OF the two houses, Whl n proposed amendment
Is as follows
Resolved by the senate, the assembly CON
constitution be amended to read:
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the leglS-
lature and they are hereby empowered 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 loanng their credit. so
as o prevent abuses OF assessments and tax
alton. and in contracting debts by such mrni-
cipal corporations. No county, city, town.
village, school district or other municipal
corporation shall be allowed to become in
dcbted 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 BILE 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 as
aforesaid shall, before or at any time OF doing
So provide for the collection OF 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
ii
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 a 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 hereby
agreed to by this Legislature.
No. 25, S.
Joint Resolution No. As.
To amend article XT 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 it's 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-
cnrring, 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
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-
tion of such real estate, SO as to protect such
public works and improvements, and their
envrons. and to preserve the view. appear.
ance, light, air, and usefulness of such public
works. now, therefore, be 1T resolved by the
senate. the assembly concurring, that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the conSti-
tuition OF the state OF Wisconsin be. and the
same is hereby agreed TO by this legislature.
No. 1913 S.
Chapter 227.
An act to amend section II OF the statutes
extending the right OF suffrage to women.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, rep
ting in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows.
Section J. Section ~ of the statutes is
amended to read; Section II. Every person
male or female of the age of twent y-one years
or upwards, belonging to either of the follow
ing classes, who shall have resided in the state
Tor one year next preceding any election and
in the election district where he or she offers
to vote ten days shall be deemed qualified
elector at such elections:
1 Citizens of the United States.
Persons OF foreign birth who, prior to the
first day of December. A. D. 1908, shall have
declared their intention to become citizens
confOrmably to the laws of the United States
on the subject of naturalization: provided
that the rights hereby granted to such persons
shall cease on the Grst day OF december, A. ID.
1912.
3. Persons of Indian blood who have once
been declared by la of congress to be citizens