Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-16
No. 81, 1929

OF article Viii OF the constitution
Whereas, At the biennial session Of
the legislature for the year 1921, 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
rnent is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, concurring, That section 10 Of ar
ticle VIII Of the constitution be amend
ed to read article VII) Section 10.
The state shall never contract any
debt for works of internal improve
ment. or be a party in carrying or
such works; but whenever grants OF
land or other property shall have been
made to the state, especially dedicated
by the grant to particular works of in
ternal improvement, the state may
carry on such particular works, and
shall devote thereto the ayails of such
grants. and may pledge or appropriate
the revenues derived from such works
| III anu VI IucH COAitplOtAOA' ItOf1uOo
that the state may appropriate money
in the treasury or to be thereafter
aised by taxation for the construction
or improvement of public highways.
Provided, that the state may appro-
pirate moneys for the purpose of &C
quiring, preserving and developing the
forests of the state; but there shall
not be appropriated under the author
ity Of this section in any one year an
amount to exceed two-tenths of one
mill of the taxable property of the
state as determined by the last pre-
ceeding state assessment"
| 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 pTovis-
| ions of the constitution, the state is
prohibited from engaging in internal
| improvements except under grant of
property to the state especially dedi
| Gated to particular works of internal
| Improvement, and except as the pro-
posed amendment is ratified, the state
may appropriate money (not exceeding
in any one year 2-10 of one mill of
the states assessment of taxable prop
erty) for the purpose of acquiring,
preserving and developing the forests
Of the state.
| ut Res No. 81. S.y
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1929
TO amend section OF article VII of
the constitution, relating to
circuit judges
Whereas. At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1921, an
amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a majority
i of the members elected to each of the
two houses. which proposed amend
| ment is as follows:
| "Resoived by the Senate, the Assem-
! bly, concurring, That section of arti
Gle VII of the constitution be amended
to read (Article yID Section Z. For
| each circuit there shall be chosen by
(, the qualified electors thereof one cir
cult Judge, except that in any circuit
. in which there is county that
] had population in excess of eighty
| five thousand, according to the last
state or United States census,
the legislature may, from time to time,
authorize additional circuit judges to
| be chosen. Every circuit judge shall
reside in the circuit from which he is
| elected and shall hold his office for
such term and receive such compen-
sation as the legislature shall pre-
scribe"
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, 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 provi-
sions of the constitution, the number
of circuit judges is limited to one for
each circuit, except in Milwaukee
County, but should this proposed
amendment be ratified any circuit
containing county having popula.
ton of over $4,000 may be granted an
additional circuit judge.
I, Fred r. Zimmerman, Secretary OF
State of the State of Wisconsin, do
hereby certify, that the above and
foregoing copies Of proposed constitu
tional amendments, known as Joint
Resolutions Nos. "a, 81 and 81 of 1923
have been compared by me with the
original enrolled Joint Resolutions on
file in this Department and that the
same are true copies thereof and of
the whole of such Joint Resolutions.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the Capitol in the city of Madi
son. this 10th day of September, A. D.
1924.
FRED R. ZIMMERMAN,
(SEAL) Secretary of State.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
OF VILAS-ss.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
at an election to be held in the several