Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-09-21

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Ut. Res. No SO, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. SO of 1921.
To amend section OF article VI of the con-
stltutlon relating to county officers.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the Leg
lSlature for the year 1919, amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed by
a majority of the members elected to each of
the two houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly the Senate con-
curing, That section of article VI of the
constitution be amended to read: (Artiele Wy
Section 4. Sheriffs, coroners registers of
deeds, district attorneys. and all other county
oncers except Judicial officers shall be chosen
oy the electors of the respective counties once
N every two years. Sherifs shall hold no
ofner office and may succeed them
selves; they may be required by law to renew
their security from time to time and in de-
Iauit OF giving such new security their office
snail De deemed vacant; but the county shall
never be made responsible for the acts of the
sheriff The governor may remove any officer
IN TINS section mentioned giving to him a
copy of the charges against him and an oppor-
tunity of being heard in his defense All va
cancles shall be filed by appointment and
the person appointed to fill vacancy shall
hold only for the unexpired portion of the
term to which he shall be appointed and un-
I'll ms successor be elected and qualified"
resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That the foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution of the state of Wis
consin be and the same is hereby agreed to by
this legislature. -
NOTE-(Under the present provisions of
the constitution, sheriffs in office are ineli-
gible to hold the Office of sheriff for two
years next succeeding the termination of
thelr terms. If this proposed amendment is
ratified by the people, sheriffs will be per
mitted to succeed themselves)
ut. Res. No. 16, Az
No. 81 of 1921.
To create section 3b of article XI of the con-
Stltuton relating to the Indebtedness
of municipal corporations
Whereas At the biennial session of the leg
lslature for the year 1919, an amendment to
the constitution proposed and agreed to
by majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That there be added to article XII of
the constitution new section to read: (Arti-
Gle KID Section 3b. Any city, in addition to
the indebtedness Of five per centun authorized
Dy section of this article, may incur an in
debtedness not exceeding another five per
centum of the value of the taxable property
in such city for the purpose Of acquiring or
constructing street railway properties, or prop
critics for the production, transmission, delivery
or furnishing of light, heat water or power
to the public" now therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That the foregoing amendment to the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be and
he same is hereby agreed to by this legisla-
ture.
N0TE.-(Under the present provisions Of
the constitution, cities and other municipali-
ties are prohibited from becoming indebted
in any manner or for any purpose to any
amount, including existing Indebtedness, in|
the aggregate exceeding five per centum
on the value of taxable property therein, to
be ascertained by the last assessment for
state and county taxes previous to the in
curing of such Indebtedness. If this pro-
posed amendment is ratified by the people,
cities will be authorized to incur an addi-
tonal Indebtedness, not exceeding another
five per centum such value, for the pur-
pose of acquiring constructing. the pub
lie utilities mentioned in the amendment
CERTIFICATE
I, ELMER S. HALL, Secretary of State oil
the state of Wisconsin, do hereby certify, that
the above and foregoing copies of proposed
amendments known as Joint Res
olutions Nos. IT, SO and 81 of 1921 haveI
been compared by me with the original en-
rolled joint resolutions file in this depart. |
ment and that the same are true copies thereof
and of the whole of such joint resolutions.
Given under my hand and official seal al
the Capitol in the city of Madison, this Oath
day of August, A. d. 1922.
(Seal) So
ELMER s. HALL, Secretary of State