Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24
TIT, Res. No. IS, ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION


To amend section of article XXI of the
constitution, relating to powers of cities
and villages.
Whereas At the biennial session OF the
legislature for the year 1921, an amenunenI
to the constitution was proposed and agreed
to by majority of the members electe9
to each of the two houses, whlcn proposeu
amendment is as folowS
"RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE
ASSEMBLY CONCURRING, That section 8
of Article XII of the constitution be amend
AND VILLAGES ORGANIZED PURSUANT
TO STATE LAW - are hereby empoW-
cred. TO DETERMINE THEIR LOCAL AZ
FAIRS AND GOvERM N-f1MI =, S tS1 no
SIGH ENACTMENTS OF THE LEGISLA-
TIRE OF STATEWIDE CONCERN AS
SHALL WITH UNIFORMITY AFEECr T EH1
METHOD OF SUCH DETERMINATION
SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE LEG
ISLATURE. -" co county, city, town;
village school district, or other munlclpai
corporation shall be allowed to become IN
debted in any manner or for any pu[poee
to any amount, including exlsIlns inuepC-
edness. in the aggregate exceeolns nVe -. 20
centum on the value of the taxaple prop
ertv therein, to be ascertained by the last
assessment for state and county taxes prev
ious to the mourning OF sucn lhuepteuii 9s
Any county, city, town, village, school us
trict or other municipal corporation incur
ring any Indebtedness as aforesaid, sna5l'
before or at the time of doing SO, ProViue
fnr
sufficient to pay the interest on such oept
as it falls due, and also to pay ana us
charge the principal thereof WITHIN t"enty
wears from the time of contraclihe tne
son,a. axcent that when such Indebtedness
is incurred in the acquisition OF lanos ny
cities or by counties having populo't ~
of one hundred fifty thousand OF oHelA lor>
uublic municipal purposes, OF LOT Ing Pc
1nanent Improvement thereon, the CITY Vi
county mourning the same snail before "
az the time of so doing, provide for tne
80 nav the interest such debt as IL rams
due. and also to pay and discharge tne
principal thereof within a period not "a
ceeding fifty years from t .tre tfolr he it
RES0I,VED BY THE SENATE, THE AS
SEMBLY> CONCURRING, That tne lo t ~
ing amendment to this constltu l.noa, u - nv
state OF Wisconsin - ne
this legislature. ,,ro,,,sions of
NOTE-Under the present pTovlsiohs ' W
the Constitution, cities ana Vlilases inoaI
onlv the powers Of determining their iocai
. ffoirs and government which may nave
heen granted to them by the leglsla!teelSS'
IF this proposed amendment Is Ia ttJ
cities and villages, by following the Hletr its
of Determination which may De prescrlDee
bv the legislature, will have an poM eI.o-,,t
determining their local affairs ana soNein
mant not prohibited by the Constltutlon os
~ sssTch enactments of the legislature OF
statewide concern as shall Win uni III ioi my
effect every city or every village. Ing en
stitutional limitation OF lnoeoteules' 81 MI,
-.
Inequalities remains unchanged py lhe
amendment.
TJt, Res. No. 20 Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1928
Relating to amendment of section 10 Oh ar
ficle VIII of the constitution
Whereas At the biennial session OF tne
legislature for the year 1921, an amend,
ment to the constitution was proposed ana
agreed to by a majority OF the neLli ,o;at
elected to each of the two houses winch
nroposed amendment is as follows;
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, LIE fLr
ASSEMBLY CONCURRING, That sectioll
n of article VIII of the constitution De
amended TO read: ((Article Wild section
10. The state shall never contract any deDe
for works of intern ! Improvement or pc d
party in carrying on such WORKS. put it'ai1
49, Grants of land or other property snall
have been made to the state, especlaHy
dedicated by the grant to particular Works
of internal improvement, the STATE Ii y
.carrv IN such particular works, and shall
devote thereto the ayails of such grants, and