The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
CHAPTER 2G2.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of
sections four, five, eleven and twenty zone, article
four, of the Constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session Of the legislature
of this State for the year 1850, amendment to the
constitution of this State proposed and agreed to
by majority of the members elected to each OF the
two houses, which amendment was in the following
language
Resolged by the assembly, he senate cORcUriag, That
section four of article four the constitution of this
state be amended so as to read as follows
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be
chosen bennially 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 compact
form as practicable.
That section five of article four of the constitution
of this state be amended as to read as follows
Section B. The senators shall be elected by single
districts of convenient contiguous territory at the
same time and in the same manner as members of
the assembly required to be chosen and no assem-
bly, district shall be divided in the formation of a
senate district The senate districts shall be num-
bered in the regular SERIES and the senators shall be
chosen alternately from the odd and even numbered
districts. The senators elected or holding at
the time of the adoption of this amendment shall
tinue in Office till their successors are duly elected
and qualified. And after the adoption ofthis amend
ment, all senators shall be chosen for the term of
four years.
That section eleven of article four of the constitu
ton of this state be amended so as to read follows
Section H. The Legislature shall meet at the seat OF
government at such time shall be provided by law
once in two years and no oftener unless convened by
the governor in special session. and when convened
no business shall be transacted, except shall be
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which
it was convened.
That section twentyone ofartice four of the cOnsti-
tuition of this state be amended to read follows
Section 81. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular
sion the sum of five hundred dollars and ten cents fol
sInb cIa1 in nd rnirn
from the place Of meeting of the Legislature, the
most usual route In of extra session of the
legislature no additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, either directly in
directly except for mileage, to be computed at the
same rate for regular session. No stationery
newspapers postage or other perquisites except the
salary and mileage above provided shall be received
from the state by any member OF the Legislature fol
his services or in any other manner as such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment tC
the constitution of this state was duly ratified and
agreed by the legislature of this state for the
1881, by majority of all members elected to each
house. therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented a
senate and assembly, do enact as totL0Ws:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amendments tC
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1884, and
if the people shall approve and ratfy the said amend
ments by majority of the electors voting thereon
said amendment shall become part of the constitu
| ton of this state.
Section q The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and Tatify said amendments shall be for the
amendment to section four article four of the cons
| tuition for the amendment to section FIVE article
four, of the constitutions for the amendment to sec
ton eleven article four of the constitution for th
amendment to section twentyone, article four of thu
| constitution And the form of the ballots agains
said amendment shall be, against the amendment t.
section four article four of the constitution agains
the amendment to section FIVE, article four, Of thu
constitution against the amendment to section
eleven article FOUR of the constitutions against thu
amendment to section twenty-one, of article four
the constitution. They shall be separate ballots
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to b.
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified t.
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters on this question.
Section g. The votes cast for against saiC
amendments shall be counted and returned by thu
inspectors of the election in all respects as votes fol
officers counted and returned and the ofcer
in counties now designated by law TO canvass the
turns of votes for state officers shall canvass the
turns in their respective counties this question
and certify and return the result to the state
ers at the same time and places, and under the SAM
regulations and restrictions now provided by law fo
canyassing and declaring the returns for elections
state officers and the state shall canvas
said returns certified to them as provided by law il
| case Of elections for state officers.
i Section 4. Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass by the state eanvassers the
shall thereupon, without delay make proclamation
of the result.
Section 5. Thesecretary Of state is hereby require
to include the substance of this act in the notice q
the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April /, 1881.
Given undermy hand and official seal at the Capitol
in the city Of Madison, the eighth day of August, A.
1881.
IseaIl Hans B. WARNER
Secretary Of State