Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-25
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. "a, 1928
NO, a. 1870
To amend section of article XI of
'he constitution, relating to pow

w. ~ 1910
To amend section 3 of article XI of
he constitution, relating to pow
ers of cities and villages
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
of the members elected to each of
the two houses, which proposed
amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate, the AS
sembly cOncurring, That section of
Article X of the constitution be
amended to read. (Article XII Sec
tion 3. Cities and villages organized
pursuant to state law are here
by empowered, to determine their
local affairs and government. subject
only TO this constitution and to such
enactments of the legislature Of state
wide concern as shall with uni
formity affect every city or every
village. The method of such de-
termination shall pc prescribed
by the legislature. No
county, city, town, village, school
district, or other municipal corpora
ton shall be allowed to become in
debted in any manner or for any pur-
pose to any amount, including exist
ing indebtedness, in the aggregate
exceeding five per centum on the
value of the taxable property there
in. to be ascertained by the last as
sessment for state and county taxes
previous to the mourning of such in
debtedness. Any county, city, town,
village, school district, Of other NUM-
cipal corporation mourning any in
debtedness as aforesaid, shall, be-
fore or at the time of doing so, pro-
vide for the collection of a direct
annual tax sufficient to pay the in
terest on such debt as it falls due,
and also to pay and discharge the
principal thereof within twenty years
from the time of contracting the
same; except chat when such indebt
edness IS incurred in the acquisition
Of lands b. cities, or by counties hav-
ing a population of one hundred fifty
thousand or over, for public, munich
pal put pose, or for the permanent
improvement thereof, the city or
county mourning the same shall, be-
fore or at the time Of so doing, pro-
vide for the collection of a direct an
nual tax sufficient TO pay the interest
on such debt as it falls due, and also
to pay and discharge the principal
thereof within a period not exceeding
fifty years from the time Of contract
ing the same;" now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, cOncurring, That the foregoing
amendment to this constitution of the
state Of Wisconsin is hereby agreed
to by this legislature.
NOTE-Under the present pro-
visions Of the Constitution, cities
and villages have only the powers
Of determining their local affairs
and government which may have
been granted to them by the leg
islature. If this proposed amend
ment is ratified, cities and villages,
by following the methods Of deter
mination which may be prescribed
by The legislature, will have all
powers Of determining their local
affairs and government not prohi-
bited by the Constitution or by
"such euactments Of legislature Of
statewide concern as shall with
uniformity effect every city or
every village" The constitutional
limitation Of Indebtedness Of 5Go
Of the value Of the taxable prop
erty of municipalities remains I'M
! changed by the amendment.