River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-20

A State senator, in the Twenty eighth
Senate District, consisting OF the counties OF
iowa and Richland, in place OF Joseph B.
McGrew, whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A. d. 1882;
A State Senator, IN the Thirtieth Senate
District, consisting of the counties of Dunn,
Eau Claire and Pierce, in place OF Michael
Griffin, whose term Of Office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, A D. 1882;
State Senator, in the Thirty-second
Senate District, consisting OF the counties OF
jackson and Monroe, in place of William 4
Price, whose term OF office viii expire on the
first Monday OF January, A. D. 1892.
A Member OF Assembly, IN each Assembly
District OF the State, and such county officers
as are by law refuiredto be chosen at SAID
election.
Notice is also given that at said general
election, proposed amendment to the con-
stltution OF the State is to be Submitted to
the people, in pursuance of the provisions OF
chapter 262 OF the laws OF 1881, which chap
ter reads as follows:
CHAPTER 262.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment of sections four, i've, eleven and
twenty zone, 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 oil this State
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 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 biennially by single districts
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
OF E0veniber, atterthe 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, AMI be in as
compact form as practicable.
That section five OF article four of the con-
stitution of this State be amended so as to
read as follows: Section g. 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
cessoIs are duly elected and qualified. And
after the adoption Of this amendment, all
senators shall be chosen Tor the term Of four
years.
That section eleven OF article four Of the
constitution OF this State be amended so as
to read as follows: Section 4. The legisla-
ture shall meet at the seat OF government at
such time as shall be provided by law, once
in two years and no ottener, unless convened
by the governor in special session, and " hen
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 ioar OF
the constitution of this State be amended so
as to read as follows: Section 81. Each mem
Der OF the Legislature shall receive for his SER
vices for and during regular session the
sum Of live hundred dollars, and ten cents
for every mile lie 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
iitioral compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof, either directly or indirectly
except Tor mileage, to be computed at the
same rate as for a regular session. No sta
tiohery, newspapers, postage OF other per-
quisites, 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 mell4
Der.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF this State was
-
ture Of this state for the year 1881, by 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 Shall
be submitted to the people at general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday of November, 1881, and if the
people shall approve and ratity the said
amendments by majority OF the electors
voting thereon, said amendments shall be-
come part OF the constitution of this State
SEC. ,. The form OF the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
FoG the amendment to section four, article
four, of the constitution; for the amendment
to section five, article four, Of the c0nstitu-
ton; tor tue amendment TO section eleven,
article four, OF the constitution. for the
amendment II section twenty one, article
four. of the col stituti0n. And the form OF
the ballots against such amendments shall
lie: Against the amendment to section four,
article FOUR OF the constitution; against the
amendment to section five, article four, OF
the constitution; against the amendment to
section eleven, article four, OF the constltu-
ton; against the amendment to section
twenty one, article four, OF the constitution.
They shall be on sep rate ballots, and sad
ballots shall be cast III separate boxes. to be
provided for that purpose. and all persons
qualified to vote at any election in this state,
shall be deemed voters on this question.
Sec g. The votes cast Tor or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned
by the inspectors OF the election in all re-
spccts rs votes for State officers are counted
and returned, and the officers in counties
now designated by law to canvass the returns
of votes for State officers, shall canvass the
returns in their respective counties on this
question, ana certify and return the result
to the State can7assers at the same time and
places. and under the same regulations and
restrictions row provided by law for canvass
ing and declaring the returns for elections OF
State officers, and the State canTassers shall
canvass said returns, certified to them
as provided by law in case Of elections for
State officers.
SEC T. Within three days alter the deter
of said canvass by the State can
vassers, they shall certify the result thereof
to the Governor, who shall thereupon, with
out delay, make proclamation Of the result.
SEC g. Tile Secretary OF State is hereby
required to include the substance OF this act
IN the notice OF the general election for the
year 1881.
Approved April /, 1881
Given under my hand and official seal, at
The capital. in tie city of Madison, the
eighth day Of August, A. d. 1881.