Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-02-11

shall have declared their intentions {
become citizens. comfortably to the law
Of the United States on the subject O
naturalization.
Sd. Persons of Indian blood who hav,
once been declared By law of Congress
to be citizens of the United States, am
subsequent act of Congress to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
18th Civilized persons of Indian descent
not members of any tribe; Prorided
that the legislature may at any time ex-
tend by law the right of suffrage to pers-
ons not herein enumerated but no such
law shall be in force until the same shall
have been submitted to vote of the peo-
pie at a general election, and approved
by a majority of all the votes cast at
/ such election
| See. Z. No person under guardianship.
non compos mentis, or insane, shall lie
qualified to vote at any election nor shall
any person. convicted of Treason or felony,
be qualified to vote at any election, un-
| less restored to civil rights.
| Sec. 3. All votes shall be given bv bal
lot, except for township officers as NAV
by law be directed or allowed to be other
wise chosen.
Sec. 4. No person shall be deemed to
have lost his residence in this state bv
reason of his absence on business of the
| United States or of this state.
Sec. 5. No soldier, seaman or marine
in the army or navy of the United States
shall be deemed resident of this state,
in consequence of being stationed within
| the same.
Sec. 6. Laws may be passed excluding
from the right of suffrage all persons who
have been, or may be convicted of bril-
berry, or larceny, or any infamous crime,
and depriying every person who shall
make or become directly or indirectly in
terested in any bet or wager depending
upon the result of any election, from the
! right to vote at such election.
ARTICLE ".
LEGISLATIVE.
Section l. The legislative power shall be
vested in Senate and assembly.
Sec. 2. The number of the members of the
assembly shall never be less than y-four
nor more than one hundred. The senate
shall consist of a number Of members not
more than one third, nor less than one fourth
of the members of the assembly.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall provide by
law for an enumeration of the inhabitants of
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dred and fiftyfve, and at the end of every
ten years thereafter: and at their first session
after such enumeration, and also utter each
enumeration made by the authority Of the u
nited States. the legislature shall apportion
and district anew the members of the senate
and assembly, according to the number of
inhabitants, excluding Indians not taxed, and
soldiers and officers of the United States army
and navy.
Sec. A. The members Of the assembly
shall be chosen annually by single districts,
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
Of November, by the qualified electors of the
several districts, such districts to be bounded
BY county, precinct, town ward lines, TO
consist of contiguous territory, and be in as
compact form as practicable.
Sec. 5. The senators shall be chosen by |
single districts Of convenient contiguous terri
tory. at the same time and in the same man
ner as members Of the assembly are required
to be chosen, and assembly district shall
be divided in the formation of a senate dis |
trict. The senate districts shall be numbered !
in regular series, and the senators chosen BY |
the odd numbered districts shall 90 out OF Of |
flee at the expiration of the first year. and the
senators chosen by the even numbered dis |
trcts, shall 90 out Of office at the expiration |
of the second year, and thereafter the senators |
shall be chosen for the term of two years.
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legislature who shall not have resided one |
year within the state, and be qualified cleo |
tor in the district which he may be chosen to |
represent.
Sec 7. Each house shall be the Judge of
the elections, returns and qualifications of its !
own members; and a majority of each shall |
constitute a quorum to do business, but
smaller number may adjourn from day to day, |
and may compel the attendance of absent |
members, In such manner and under such
penalties each house may provide.
Sec. g. Each house may determine the
rules of its own proceedings, punish for con-
tempts and disorderly behavior; and, with
the concurrence of two-thlrds of all the mem
bers elected, expel member; but no mem
Der shall be expelle second time for the
same cause.
Sec. 9. Each house shall choose its own
officers, and the senate shall choose tempo
rarv president when the lieutenant governor
SHALL not attend as President, or shall act as
Governor
Sec. 10. Each house shall keep journal
OF its proceedings. and publish the same, ex-
cept such parts as require secrecy The doors
of each house shall be kept open, except when
the public welfare shall require secrecy
Neither house SHALL without consent of the
other. adjourn for more than three days.
Sec. Il. The legislature shall meet at the
/ seat OF government at such time as shall be
/ provided bv law once IN each year and not
oftener. unless convened by the Governor. -
7 No member of the legislature shall, during
the term for which he was elected, be APP
pointed or elected TO any civil office IN the
/ state which shall have been created or the
emoluments of which shall have been in
creased during the term for which he was