Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-12-26

successors are qualihed and enter upon the
duties of their office as before stated
Sec. l6. The oath of office may be admin.
isered by any Judge or justice CT the peace
until the Legislature shall otherwise direct.
RESOLUTION
Relative TO Negro Suffrage.
Resolved, That at the same time when the
votes of the electors shall be taken for the
adoption or rejection Of this Constitution, an
additional section in the following words
"All male citizens of the African blood pos.
sessing The qualifications required by the first
section of the article on Suffrage and the Elec
tive Franchise, shall have the right 10 vote for
all officers. and be eligible to all Offices that
now are or hereafter may be elective by The
the people after the adoption of this consti,u.
lion," shall be submitted to the electors Of
this state for adoption or rejection in the
form following to.wit: A separate ballot may
be given by every person having the right TO
vote for the adoption of the constitution, TO be
deposited in a separate box. Upon the ballots
given for the adoption of The said separate a.
mendtnent. shall be written or printed or part.
ly written and partly printed the words Equal
suffrage TO coored persons, Yes and upon
the ballots given against the adoption of the
said separate amendment, in like manner. the
words Equal suffrage to coored persons. No.
and on such ballots shall be written or printed
or partly written and partly printed the words
CONSTITUTIONAL suffrage in such manner that
such words shall appear on the outside OF such
ballot when folded. If, at the said election
majority of all the votes given for and against
the said separate amendment shall contain the
words Equal suffrage TO colored persons,
Yes then the said separate amendment after
the adoption of this constitution shall be a
separate section of Article of this consli.
tuition. in foil force and effect, anything con-
tanned in The constitution TO The contrary not.
withsandng.
RESOLUTIONS.
l. Resolved. That the legislature shall, al
its first session, pass an act forever refusing
the assent of this stale 10 the provisions of an
aci of Congress entitled An act 10 grant a
quantity of land 10 the Territory of Wiscon-
SIN. for the purpose of aiding in opening ca
nal to connect the waters of Lake Michigan
with those of Rock River approved the 18Th
day of June. 1888, and refusing the grant
therein made, and refusing TO assume the
trusts thereby created.
3. Resolved, That the Congress of the u
nited States be and is hereby requested. upon
the admission Of this state into The Union. 10
10 alter the provisions Of the said act of Con-
gtess. approved the 6lh Of June, 1888. and so
10 alter the terms and conditions of the GRAFT
made therein that the odd numbered sections
thereby granted. and the proceeds of so much
thereof as shall have been sold by the Territory
of Wisconsin, may be held and disposed Of
by The state as part OF the 100000 acres Of
land TO which the state is entitled by the pro.
visions Of an act Of Congress entitled AN act
to appropriate the proceeds Of the sales Of The
public lands and 10 grant presumption rights
approved the 4in day Of September, 1871;
that the even Wondered sections reserved by
Congress may be offered for sale by the UNI
ted States for the same minimum price and
subject to the same rights Of pre- emplion as
other public lands Of the United States.
3. Resolved, That in case the said odd mum.
bered sections shall be ceded TO he state as
aforesaid, the same shall be sold by the state,
in the same manner, al the same minimum
price and subject to the same right of pre-
emption 10 occupants as the public lands Of
the United States are now sold. and the excess
price over and above one dollar and twenty
FIVE cents per acre, absolutely or condtionslly
contracted TO be paid BY the purchasers Of any
part Of said sections which shall have been
sold by the Territory Of Wisconsin. shall be
RENTED TO sueh purchasers, their representa-
tives or assigns.
4. Resolved that Congress be requested
upon The admission Of this state into the