Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-06
CHAPTER a62.

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 Tor the year 1885, amendment the
constitution of this state proposed and agreed to
by maj orIty OF the members elected to each of tGs
two houses, which amendment in the following
language:
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY THE SENATE Cox
CURING that section four Of article four Of the
Sututon OF this state be amended so to read as
| follows:
Section 4 The members Of the assembly shall be
chosen hcnnialy by single districts the Tuesday
succeeding the FIRST Monday of November. after the
adoption Of this amendment, by the qualified electors
of the several Districts such districts to be bounded
by county precinct, town ward lines. 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 to read as follows:
Section & The shall be elected by single
districts o! convenient contiguous territory al the same
time and in the same manner members of the as
sembly required to be chosen. and no assembly
district shall be divided in the formation of senate
district The districts shall be numbered in
the regular series and the shall be chosen al
ternacly from the odd and numbered districts.
The senators elected or holding the time of the
adoption of this amendment shall continue in Office
till their successors 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 constitu-
ton OF this state be amended TO read follows:
Section II. The legislature shall meet al the seat
of government at such time as shall be provided by
law, once in two years and oftener, unless con
vened by the Governor in special session, and when
convened no business shall be transac ted except
shall be necessary to accomplish the special purpose
or which it convened.
That section twenty-one Of article four Of the CON
stitution of this state be amended to read as
follows. Section II. Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services for and during regular
session the of five hundred dollars, and ten
cents for every mile that he shall travel in going to
and returning from the place of meeting of the egs-
lature on the most usual route. In case of extra
session of the legislature additional compensation
shall be allowed any member thereof, either direct
ly indirectly, except for mileage be computed
at the same rat for regular session. No station
cry newspapers postage other perqusites, except
the salary and mileage above provided shall be re-
cewed from the state by any member of the legisa-
ture for his services. or in any other manner such
member
WHEREAS. the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state duly ratified and
agreed by the legislature Of this in the year
1851, by majority of all members elected to each
house, therefore
me People Of the state Of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and AssenHbty, do enact as fOti0ps,
SEcTIoN i. The foregoing proposed amendments
TO the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at a general election TO be held on Tues.
day succeeding the first Monday Of November, 1881
and if the people shall approve and ranfy the said
amendments by majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendments shall become part Of the
constitution of this state.
SECTION a. The form OF the ballot in voting to APP
prove and ratfy said amendments shall be: for the
amendment section four, article four, Of the const
tuition: for the amendment section 1--WE, article
four Of the constitution; for the amendment sec
ton eleven article four. of the constitution for the
amendment section twenty one article four of
constitution And the form of the ballots against Saic
| amendment shall be, against the amendment to sec
ton four article four OF the constitution against the
amendment to section FIVE article four of the const
tuition against the anne ndment to section eleven,
tcle four % the constitutions; against the amendment
to section twenty article four Of the constitution
They shall be separate ballots and said ballots shall
be cast separate boxes be provided for that pur
pose and all persons qualified 10 vote any election
in this state shall be deemed voters this question
| SECTION 3. The votes cast for against saiC
| amendments shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors of the election in all respects 70
state officers are counted and returned, and the ofc
efs in counties designated by law tbs
returns Of votes Ter officers shall canvass the
certify and return the result the state eanvassers
the same time and places and under the same regua
tons and restrictions provided by law for
ing and declaring the for elections Of stat
officers and the state canyassers shall canvass sal,
returns certified 10 them as provided By law in 0
elections for state officers
SECTION a. Within three days after the determin
alton Of said canvass by the canvassers, the,
shall certify the result thereof to the governor VIII
shall thereupon without delay, make proclamation o
the result,
quired to include the substance of this the
| tce Of the general election for the year 1885,
| Approved April /, 1881.
| Given under my hand and official seal at the Cap
itol in the city of Madison, the eighth day o
| August A. D.. 1881.