Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
CHAPTER 4S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
to article VII, of the constitution.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
to article VII, of the constitution.
Whereas, the legislature of this -t,,c, at the an
nua session for the year 1876 proposed and
adopted, by vote OF a majority OF the members
elected to each OF the two houses, an amendment
to the constitution of this state, in the following
language:
"ReSoksed bytAe senate, he assenably concur.
ring, That section Of article ii Of the constitu.
ton be amended to read: Section four
The supreme court shall consist of one chief JUS
tice and four associate justices, to be elected by
the qualified G ect, rs OF the state.
The legislature shall. at its first session after the
adoption Of thu amendment, provide by law for
the election OF two associate justic or said court
to hold their offices respectively for terms ending
two and four years respectively, after the end OF
the term of the justice of the said court then last
to expire And thereafter the chief justice and
associate justices of said court shall be elected
and hold their offices respectively for the term OF
ten years; AID,
Whereas, he foregoing proposed amendment TO
tho constitution o. the state was duly ratihed and
agreed to by the legislature of 1877; therefore,
The PEG pie of the state 81 Wisconsin, represented
in the senate and assembly do enact as follows.
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted
to the people at he general election to be held on
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of Noyem-
Der lei7 and If the people shall approve and rati
fly said amendment Ivy majority OF the electors
voting thereon, said amendments shall become
part the constitution of this state
Section ,. The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove ana tatlIy salu proposed amendment. shall
be " For amendment to the Con tuition" If
against the same, For amend ent to the consti-
tuition, no. viii, h shall be on the general ballot
used Il said election, and deposited in the same
box All persons qualified to vote at any election
IN tins state, shall be deemed voters on this ques
ton.
Section The votes east approving and ratify
ing, or disappearing said amendment. sha be
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
election. in ali recpc l. votes rof st1tt ON ers
are counted and returned and the officers now
designated by law o canvass the returns of ties
for STATE officers shall canvass the returns this
question at the sgme time and place. aud under
the same regulations and restrictions now provided
by law for canyassing and declaring the returns
for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the deter
minatIon of said canvass, ii shall be the daty OF
the can assrrs to certify the result Of 81 canvass
to the governor, who shall thereupon without de
lay make proclamation OF the resalt.
Section ). The secretary OF state is hereby re-
quired to include the n stance of this act IN the
notice of the general election or'the year 1871.
Sect N g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from after is pa>sa-e aud p,b alton
Approved February -. 1871. .g COPY.