Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-11-03

Resolved by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That section 4 of
article VI of the constitution be
amended to read: (Article VIZ Sec
ton A. Sheriffs. coroners, registers of
deeds, district attorneys, and all other
county officers except judicial officers.
shall be chosen by the electors of the
respective counties once in every two
years. Sheriffs shall hold no other
office and + may succeed them
selves; they may be required by law
to renew their security from time to
time, and in default of giving such
new security their office shall be
deemed vacant; but the county shall
never be made responsible for the acts
of the sheriff. The governor may re-
move any officer in this section men
toned, giving to such copy of tn
charges against him and an opportun-
ity of being heard in his defense. All
vacancies shall be filed by appoint
ment, and the person appointed to fiji
vacancy shall hold only for the I'M
expired portion of the term to which
he shall be appointed and until his
successor shall be elected and quail,
Sed"
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sem
ate concurring, That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the constitL
ton of the state of Wisconsin be an
the same is hereby agreed to by tn
legislature.
NOTE.-Under the present pro
visions of the constitution, sheriffs
in office are ineligible to hold the
office of sheriff for two years next
succeeding the termination of their
terms. If this proposed amendment
is ratified by the people, sheriffs will
be permitted to succeed them
selves.)
TJt. Res. No 16. AL
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81 of 1921.
To create section 3b of article XI of
the constitution relating to the in
debtedness of municipal corpora
TONS
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1919,
an amendment to the constitution was
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 concurring, That there be add
cd 20. fio1x, ~F
new section to read: (Article XII
Section 3b. Any city, in addition to
the Indebtedness of five per centum
authorized by section 3 of this article
may incur an indebtedness not ex-
ceeding another five per centum on
the value of the taxable property in
such city for the purpose of acquiring
or constructing street railway proper
ties, or properties 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 Sen
ate concurring, That the foregoing
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin be and the same
is hereby agreed to by this legislature
NOTE.-(Under the present pro
visions of the constitution, cities and
other municipalities are prohibited
from becoming indebted in any man
ner or for any purpose to any
amount, including existing indebted
ness, 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 incur
ring of such Indebtedness. If this
proposed amendment is ratified by
the people, cities will be authorized
to incur an additional indebtedness,
not exceeding another five per cent
UNI on such value, for the purpose
of acquiring or constructing the pub
lie utilities mentioned in the amend
ment.)
CERTIFICATE
I, ELMER S. HALL, Secretary of the
State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify,