The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-09-26

ANACT to submit TO the people an amend
4 ment o article sven Of the constitution
WurHEAs. The Legislature Of the year
. 1871. proposed ard adopted by vote of the
/ ma ioritv II the tNa houses an amendment
! in the cousrl-u,ign IF this state, in the fo!-
llowing language
Resolved nv ths senate and assembly con-
curing, That sic1ion four Of article seven
/ Of the constitution be- appended so a. t. read
/ us follows: Sectbu !. The supreme court
I Of this state. With the jurisdiction aud
! powers PR scribedin this constitution, shall
! consist Of one elrif justice AMI fuur asso-
ciste justices to l. elected by the qualified
ele tors Of the stsr Mt such times and in
snch manner as t. legislature may provide.
IN ! such court SO constituted shah no: ec
changed or discontinued by the legislature
The chief Justice and associate jmStice~
of the supreme court now in Office shall hold
their Offices for the remainder of, the terms
for which they were respectively elected,
and until the election and qualification Of
the two additional associate justices herein
provided for. shall constitute TIE supreme
court of this state The legislature shall Il
It's first annual Session after tle adoption o.:
this amendment, provided law for tie c'e}
ton Of the two additional associate justices
hereby required, and their Successors. aud
for the election of the succ, ssnrs of t'c
chief justice and associate justices now in
Office, and for classifying the two additional
associate justices first elected O that the
term of offco Of one of ufeln. shall
be four years and of the othtr six years s
The term of Office of the chief hStice AMI Of
each associate justice Of the supreme conrt
elected after the adoption Of tbs hmm'nd-
ment, except as herein otherwise provided,
shall be SIX years; and
WHEREAS. The foregoing proposed amend
Inent to the constitution uf the state was
duly ratified AMI agreed T. by the leg,sla-
ture of 1872 therefore.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and ASSEMBLY,, 10 enact As
follows:
SECTION L. The foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of this state
shall! be submitted 10 the people at general
election TO be hell on TUESDAY succeeding
the first Monday of November. 1872. and If
the people shall approve anil ratify said
amcniment " majority of the electors vot-
ing thereon, said amendment shall become
part-of the c. institution Of tbi, state.
SECTION .. The form of the ballot in
voting to approve and ratify said proposed
amendment shall be toy amending the con
stitution Increasing the number Of justices
against amending the consti-
tuition increasin. the number Of Justices Of
the supreme court, > which sEa'le on a snrr-
arate ballo' and shall he deposited IN sep
arate box. to be provided for that purpose
and all persons qualified to vote 1T any elcc-
ton IN this state shall be dcemoI votes On
this question.
SEcrTON 3. The votes cr.t approving ami
ratifyinr or disappearing said amendment
shall be counted ard returned 10y the inspcc-
t0rs Of the election in tall respects as votes
for state officers are counted ami returned [
and the officers now designated by law to-
canvass the returns OF votes or state officers
shall canvass the returns of this question, at
the same time and place AMI under the me
regulations and restrictions now provided
by law for canvassing and declaring the re
turns al election for state oiiicers.g
SECTION 4 Within three liysE amer the
Of said carvass@it shall lie the /
lutv of the cany&ssers to certify the result Of :
said canvass 10 the Governor, who shall .
-le. eupen without delay, make proclamation .
pf the result. --
SECTION ). Tho Secretary of State is 4
hereby required TO ipt'nle the substance of
HIS act in the notice Of the General election
for the year 1872.
SECTION G. This net Shall take effect and I.
be in force from-and after is passage and .
'ubil cation,
L. 5 =. Given under my hand. anl the great
sea- Of the State II Wisconsin, At he
capital Of Madison this Goth Of Au- ,
gust, 1872.
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