The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-28
CHAPTER 262.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment OF
sections four, five, eleven and twenty-one, article
four of the Constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the legislature
of this State for the year $780, amendment to the
constitution of this State proposed and agreed ia
by majority of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which amendment was in the following
language:
section four of article four of the constitution of this
state be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be
chosen bennialy by single districts the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, after the
adoption of this amendment by the qualified cleo
tors of the several DISTRICTS such districts to be
bounded by county, precinct, town ward lines to
consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact
form as practicable.
That section five of article four of the constitution
OF this state be amended so as to read as follows
Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single
districts of convenient contiguous territory at the
same time and in the same manner as members oil
the assembly required to be chosen and no
bly, district shall be divided in the formation of
senate district. The senate districts shall be nun
bered in the regular SERIES and the senators shall be
chosen alternately from the odd and even numbered
districts. The senators elected holding over al
the time of the adoption of this amendment shall con
tinue in Office till their successors duly elected
and qualified. And after the adoption ofthis amend
ment all senators shall be chosen for the term o
four years.
That section eleven of article four of the consttu
ton of this state be amended so to read as follows
Section ii. The Legislature shall meet at the seat
government at such time shall be provided by law
in two years and otener, unless convened b,
the governor in special session. and when so convened
business shall be transacted, except shall BIZ
necessary to accomplish special purposes for which
it was convened.
That section twentyone ofarticle four the consti
tuition of this state be amended read follows
Section 81. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular
&c I'D 1,1l
every mile he shall travel in going to and returning
from the place of meeting of the Legislature, on tn
most usual route In case of an extra session of tn
Legislature additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof either directly or in
directly except for mileage, to be computed at tn
same rate as for a regular session. No stationery
newspapers, postage other perqusites except tn
salary and mileage above provided, shall be receives
from the state by any member of the Legislature 70
his services or in any other manner as such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment t
the constitution of this state was duly ratified an
agreed to by the legislature of this state for the yea
1881, by majority of all members elected to Gael
house, therefore
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
| senate and assembly, do enact folLors:
| Section l. The foregoing proposed amendments
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to tn
people at general election to be held on Tucsda
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881, an
if the people shall approve and rafy the said amend
ments by majority of the electors voting Thereon
said amendment shall become part of the constitl
| ton of this state.
Section 2. The form Of the ballot in voting TO al
prove and ratify said amendments shall be for ii
amendment to section four article four of the const
tuition for the amendment to section five, artic
four, of the constitution; for the amendment to sc
ton eleven article four, of the constitution for Il
amendment to section twenty-One article four of Il
constitution. And the form of the ballots again
said amendment shall be, against the amendment
section four article four of the constitution again
the amendment to section five, article four of II
constitution; against the amendment to sectiC
eleven article four, Of the constitutions against Il
amendment to section twenty-one, of article four
the constitution. They shall be on separate ballot
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to
provided for that purpose, and all persons qualified
vote at any election in this state shall be deem
voters on this question.
| Section 3. The votes cast for or against sa
amendments shall he counted and returned by Il
inspectors of the election in all respects as votes
state officers are counted and returned and the office
in counties now designated by law to canvass the
turns of votes for state officers shall canvass the
turns in their respective counties on this questic
and certify and return the result to the state canya
ers at the time and places, and under the SAL
: regulations and restrictions provided by law
canvassing and declaring the returns for elections
state officers, and the state canvassers shall cahv,
said returns, certified to them as provided by law
case of elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determil
ton of said canvass by the state canyassers, til
shall certify the result thereof to the governor,
shall thereuron, without delay, make proclamsti
: | of the result.
Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby requi
to include the substance of this act in the notice
= the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April l. 1881.
> Given under my hand az official SEAL at the Capt.
in the city of Madison the eighth day of August A.
). 1881.
:: [seall HANS B. WARNER,
Secretary Of Stat