River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-13
CHAPTER 262,

An act to submit to the people an amend
ment of sections four, i've, eleven and
twenty-one, article four, of the constitution
OF this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the leg
islature OF this State for the year 1880, an
amendment to the constitution of this State
was proposed and agreed to by :. majority OF
the members elected to each OF the two
houses, which amendment was in the fol low
ing language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con.
curing, That section tour II article four OF
the constitution of this State be amended so
as to read as follows
Section a. The members of the assembly
shall be chosen bennially by single districts
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
ofNovember, after the adoption OF this amend
ment, by the qualified electors of the several
districts; such districts to be bounded by
county, precinct, town or ward lines, to con-
sist of contiguous territory, and be in as
compact form as practicable.
That section five oil article four of the con-
stitution of this State be amended so as to
read as follows: Section 8. The senators
shall be elected by single districts of con-
venient contiguous territory at the same time
and in the same manner as members of the
assembly are required to be chosen, and no
assembly district shall be divided in the for
nation of a senate district The senate dis
tricts shall be numbered in the regular series,
and the senators shall be chosen alternately
from the odd and even numbered districts.
The senators elected, or holding over
at the time OF the adoption of this amend
ment shall continue in office till their sue
cesso1s are duly elected and qualified. And
after the adoption of this amendment. all
senators shall be chosen for the term OF four
years.
constitution of this State be amended so as
to read as follows: Section IL. The legisia-
ture shall meet at the seat OF government at
such time as shall be provided by law, once
in two years and no oiteneT, unless convened
by the governor in special session, and when
so convened no business shall be transacted,
except as shall be necessary to accomplish
the special purpose for which it IS convened
That section twenty-one of article foar OF
the constitution Of this State be amended so
as to read as follows: Section 81. Each men,
Der OF the legis IatHre shall receive for his SER
vices Tor and during a regular session the
sum OF i've hundred dollars, and ten cents
for every mile he shall travel in going to and
returning from the place OF meeting OF the
legislature ON the most usual route. In case
OF an extra session of the legislature, no adj
ditional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof, either directly or Indirectly,
exeept Tor mileage, to be computed at the
same rate as for regular session. No sta
tionery, newspapers, postage or other per-
uuisites except the salary and mileage above
provided, shall be received from the State by
any member OF the legislature for his SER
vices, or in any Other manner as such MEM
Der.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
uent to the constitution OF this State was
duly ratified and agreed to by the legisla-
ture Oft this state for the year 1881, by a ma
iority of all members elected to each house;
therefore,
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amend-
ments to the constitution OF this State shal
be submitted to the people az a general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday OF November, 1881, and ii the
people shall approve and ratity the SAID
amendments BY a majority Of the electors
voting thereon, said amendments shat be-
1 come 4 part Of the constitution OF this State
4 SEC q The form Of he ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
/ For the amendment to section four, article
( four. OF the constitution; for the amendment
I 10 section five, article four, OF the eonstltu-
/ ton: for the amendment To section eleven,
/ article four of the constitution: for the
amendment to section twenty-one, article
] tour, Ct the constitution. And the form Of
the ballots against such amendments shall
/ be: Against the amendment to section four
I article four, OF the constitution; against the
! amendment to section i've, article four, 81
/ the constitution; against the amendment X
section eleven, article four, Of the constitu-
ton; against the amendment to section
twenty one, article four, Of the constitution
/ They shall be on separate ballots, and said
ballots shall be oaat ia separate boxes. to b
4 provided for that purpose, and all persons
qualified to vote At any election ~ this state
Shall be deemed voters on this question.
SEC 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned