River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-03


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 a 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 four of article four OF
the constitution of this State be amended so
as to read as follows.
Section a. The members of the assembly
shall I've chosen biennially by single districts
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of November, 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 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 nc
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 su3-
cessors are duly elected and qualified. And
after the adoption of this amendment, all
senators shall be chosen for 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 H. The legisla-
ture shall meet at the seat of government at
such time as shall be provided by law, once
i'll two years and no oftener, 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 four 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 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,
except for mileage, to be computed at the
same rate as for a regular session. No sta
tionery, newspapers, postage or 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 men,
bGT.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of this State was
duly ratified and agreed to by the legisla-
ture OF this state for the year 1881, by ma
jority of all members elected to each house;
therefore,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
SECTION /. 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 ii the
people shall approve and ratity the sad
amendments by a majority of the electors
voting thereon, said amendments shall be-
come part Of the constitution OF this State
SEC 2. The form OF the 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
to section five, article four, OF the consttu-
ton; for the amendment to section eleven,
article -four, of the constitution; for the
amendment to section twenty -one, article
tour, OF the constitution. And the form OF
the ballots against such amendments shall
be: Against the amendment to section four,
article four OF the constitution; against the
amendment to section FIVE, article four, Of
the constitutions; against the amendment to
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 he cast in 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 8 The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned
by the inspectors OF the election in all re-
spects as votes for State officers are counted
and returned, aud 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, and certify and return the result
to the State canVassers at the same time and
places, and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law Tor canvass
ing and declaring the returns for elections !.
State officers, and the State canvaeec.s shall
canvass said returns, certified to them
as provided by law in case OF elections tor
State officers
SEC A. Within three days after the deter
mination 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. s. The Secretary of State is hereby
required to include the substance OF this act
in the notice of the general election for the
year 1881.
Given under my hand and official seal, at
the capital, in the city of Madison, the
eighth day Of August, A. D. 1881.
Il. b. WARNER,