River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-08
Approved February 81. 1877.
Published March /, 1877. |
CHAP FER a.

AN ACT to submit Ia the people an amend
ment to article VII, of the constitution.
Whereas, the legislature OF this State, at
the annual session for the year 1876, propos-
ed and adopted, 10y vote OF majJrity of the
members elected 10 each of the two hofises,
an amendment to the constitution OF the
State, in the following language:
"Resolved by The Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That section ol article VII. OF the
constitution he amended So as to reac: Sec
ton tour. Tue suprem- court shall consist OF
one chief justice and fonr associate justices.
TO be elected by the qualified els tors OF the
State.
The legislature shall, at its rst session
after the adoption OF this amendment. pr vide
by law for the election OF two associate JUS
tlces OF said court, to hold their. Offices re-
spectively Tor terms ending two and iour years
respectively after the end Ul the term OF the jus
tice OF the said court then last TO expire. Aud
thereafter the chief justice and associate JUS
tees OF said court shall he tlected and hold their
! offices respectively for the term OF ten years
and,
Whereas, the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the State was duly
ratified and agreed to by the Legislature of
1877; therefore,
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section !. The foregoing proposed amend
ment 10 the constitution OF this State shall be
submitted to the pr ople at the general cleo
ton 10 be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1877 and il the people
shall approve aud ratIty ga d amendment by
a majority OF the electors voting thereon, said
amendments shall become part vi the con-
stitutiJn OF this State.
Section q The TORN OF the ballot in voting
to approve and ratify said proposed amend
ment, shall he "For amendment to the con-
stitution." II against the same, 'For amend
ment TO the constitution, no, which shall be
on the general ballot used at said election,
and deposited in the same box All persons
qualified to vote at any election in this State,
shall I've deemed voters on this question.
Section Q. The votes cast approving and
ratifying, or disappearing said amendment,
shall be counted anu returned by the inspec-
tors Of the lection, in all respects as votes
for State officers are counted aud returned,
aud the off ;ers now designated 10y law TO
canvass the returns OF votes Tor State officers,
shall canvass the returns on Ihis question at
the same time and place, and under tue same
regulations and restrictions now provided by
law for canvassing aid declaring the returns
OF elections f, S ate off ,eTs.
Section 4. Within three days after the de-
termination OF said canvass, IT shall be tho
duty of the csnvassers 10 Ttify the result of
said canvass to the governor, who shall there
upon without delay make proclamation OF the
result.
Section 5. The secretary OF state is hereby
in the notice OF the general election for the
year 1877.
Section G. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved February %. 1877.