The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-04

WHEREAa The Legislature Of this state. ut the an
nu&l session fal The year 1876, proposed and
adopted by vote Of a najOr Y OF the members
elected ID each Oh tbs two n0uses, an amend
ment 10 tho CONSTITUTION Of this state, in the
following language:
ReSOlUed bY the Senate the Assembly c0nc3ti'-
ring, Ybat section OF article VII Of the con-
sutuUOn be amended go as 10 read Section
four, The Supreme court shall consist Of one
h6fj1suce and tour associate justices, 10 he
elected 6y the qualified electors OF The state.
1he Legislature hail, al itr aTst session after
the adoption Of lhls Amendment, provide by law
TOR the election OF two ass0Clate justices OF SAID
cOurtyt0 hole theic Offices respectively for terms
ending i've and tour years respectively, after
the end OI this term OF the justice OF the said
court Len last 70 expire And thereafter tine
Chief justice and aas0cafe justices of said court
shall be elected and hold their Offices r6speCt-
lively lei he tenn OF ten years; and.
| w REAs, The foregoing proposed @meGdment
to he constitution of he state wac duly ratified
and greed TO by he legislature Is 1877; there
fore
The people Of tic Stdte0f Wisconsin, representa-
IN Senate ard assembly, do enact ITS fOlI0iUS:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed Amendments
TO the consultation Of this state EheIi be Submit
ted 10 the people at the general election 10 be
AelQ on tuesday succeeding The nrst Monday OF
November, 1877; and II the people shall approve
aad raJliy seid amendment by majority oil the
electors voting thereon, said amendment shall
become parf 81 the constitution Of this state
SECTION Z. The form 81 tho ballot in vsting TO
approve and lQify said proposed 0mendm5 L
sFall Dc "1or amendment TO the constitution. :"
II against tho same, for amendment to the con
sttUti0n, nc, which shall be on tha general bal
Il9t used ut said election, 9nd deposited in the
same box All persons qualified to vote at any
election ia this state, shat be deemed Voter8 on
this question.
SECwoH g. Iae votes cast approving and ratl
tying, or disappearing said amendment, shall be
counted and returned Wy th4 inspectors OF the
election II al respects votes ior stale officers
are counted and returned, aud he officers now
designated by law to canvass the returns Of votes
for state officers, shall canvass the returns on his
question aG the came time ana place, and under
the sameTegulations and restrictions now provi
d6d by l2W tor cauyasrjGg aigd declaring the re-
turns 81 elections for stats officers
SECTION 4. Within Three cays aItar the deter
mnarian ol said canvass, it Fat!l BE The duty Il
sass 10 Tie governor VINO shsii thereHpon with
cut delay, make proclamation oil The result
SECTION Tire srcrefary Of state Ia hereby re-
CURED 10 include The substance oil HE act Ia the
notice OF the general election, f0E the year 1877
SECTION q. IhlH sci SHALL take eEect and he in
fotee from sud after Its passage and publication.
Ihat vote Is "a be taken ugon Is proposed
amendment TO lha constitution la pursuance eft
the provisions 0f chanfer 1853 Of the laws Oft 1917
approved March 8, 1877 which act il SIS follows:
AN ACT 10 sp ssnit to the people an amendment
OF lection Of article VIII Of the constitution
OF this state.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state I'll Its
annual session for the year 1876. proposed and
adopted by vote of q majority Of all the mem
hers elected to each OF the tive houses thereof an
amendment to The constitution of this state III
the following laNguage:
Resolved bg me senate. tle assembly c0gcar-
fs3g, That seetioA Of article VIII Of the consti-
tai0G OF this state he amended 50 as to read az
follow Section2. No money shall ne paid out
% ise treasury except II purauaRce If All appr0-
prlSticn bY laW. Np appropriations shall ne made
For tins pSYnnnt Of anY claim against tie state,
except claims 0f the United States, and jndg-
|ments naIess sled witl4ir six years after the
claim accrued. Approved MARCIA 3, 1875; and
WaEHgAss Ihe for going proposed amendment
To the constitution On faig state was duly ratified
and agreed to BY the legislature of 1877, By ma-
l9fiH OF t iha mr. lars e9nf*ea "a each kaHse.
aHa WaA fEHtY A9nfsH4sls lsfafa{aF.s