Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-22
[Jt. Res. No. 80, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. SO of 1901


OF the legislature for the year 1919
an amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a majority
OF the members elected to each of tho
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly the
Senate concurring, That section d of
article VI of the constitution he
amended to read: (Article VII Sec
tlon 4. Sher1ffs, coroners, registers of
deeds, district attorneys, and all other
county Officers except judicial officers
snail be chosen by the electors of the
! respective counties once in every two
years. Sheriffs shall hold no other
oIlce ana 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 he
deemed vacant; but the county shall
never be made responsible for the acts
of the sheriff. The governor NAV re-
move any officer in this section men.
toned, giving to such a COPY of the
charges against him and an opportun-
ity of being heard in his defense All
vacancies shall be filled by appoint
ment, and the person appointed to fiji
a 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
fed"
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sen
ate concurrine, That the foregoing
| proposed amendment to the constitu
ton of the state of Wisconsin be ant
the same is hereby agreed to by this
| 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.)
ut. 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
lions.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1919,
an amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
"ResoVed by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, That there be add
ed to article XI Of the constitution g
new section to read: article XII
Section 3b. Any city, in addition to
the Indebtedness of five per centun
authorized by section of this article
may incur an Indebtedness not ex
ceeding another five per centum OF
the value of the taxable property il
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)