Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
Published March 1, 1871


! AN ACT to submit TO the people an amendment
| to article VII, of the constitution.
Whereas, the legislature of this state at the
nual session for the year 1876 proposed and
| adopted, by vote of majority of the members
| elected to each of the two houses, an amendment
to the constitution of this state, in the following
| language: .-' -t# ef.--"
=" Resolred blythe senate, the assembly concur
ring That section of article VII of the constitu
! ton be amended so as TO read: Section four
The supreme court shall consist of one chief jus
tice and four associate Justices, to be elected by
| the qualified electors of the state.
The legislature shall at its first session after the
| adoption OF this amendment, provide by law ior
the election of two associate justices 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
Whereas the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1871; therefore,
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
in the senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted
to the people at the general election to be held
| Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of Noyem-
Der, 1877; and if the people shall approve and rati-
fly said amendment by majority of the electors
| voting thereon, said amendments shall become q
part OF the constitution of this state
Section 2. The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said proposed amendment, shall
be For amendment to the Constitution" If
against the same, " For amendment TO the constl-
tuition, 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 be deemed voters on this ques-
ton.
| Section 8. The votes cast approving and ratify
ing, or disapproylng said amendment, snail be
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
election in all respects votes for state officers
are counted and returned, and the officers now
designated by law 10 canvass the returns of v.tes
for state officers shall canvass the returns this
question at the same time and place. and 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, it shall be the duty OF
the certify the result of said canvass
| to the governor, who shall thereppon without de
lay make proclamation Of the result.
Section 5. The secretary OF state is hereby re-
qured to include the substance of this act ir the
notice of the general election for the year 1877.
Section q 6.-This act shall take effect and be in
force from after its passage and publication.
Approved FcbruaTy2 "a 1877. ~COPY.