The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-23
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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, ct the annual session of the legislature
Of this State for the year $780, 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:
Resolved By the assembly, de senate concurriag That
section four of article four of the constitution of this
state be amended so as to read as follows:
Section f. The members of the assembly shall bel
chosen biennialy by single districts the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday Of November, after the
adoption of this amendment, by the qualified elec1
tors of the several districts such districts to be
bounded by county precinct, town ward lines, to-
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 as 70 read as follows
Section s. 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 al
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 over at
the time of the adoption of this amendmentshall con-
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.
ton of this state be amended as to read follows
Section L. The Legislature shall meet at the seat
government at such time as shall be provided by law
once in two years and no oener unless convened BY
the governor in special session. and when convened
business shall be transacted, except shall BIZ
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which
IL was convened.
That section twentyone ofartcle four ofthe consti
tuition of this state be amended so as to read as follows
Section 81. Each member Of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular
sion the of five hundred dollars and ten cents fol
every mile he shall travel in going to and returning
from the place Of meeting Of the Legislature on tn
most usual route. In case of extra session of tn
Legislature, additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, either directly or in
directly, except for mileage TO be computed at tn
same rate as for a regular session. No stationery
newspapers, postage other perquisites except tn
salary and mileage above provided shall be receive,
his services, or in any other manner such member
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment t
the constitution of this state duly ratified an
agreed to by the legislature Of this state for the yea
1881, by majority Of all members elected to eacl
house, therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as folIOles:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendments
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted to tn
people at general election to be held on Tuesda
succeeding the first Monday of November 1881, an
the people shall approve and ratfy the said amend
ments by majority of the electors voting thereon
ton of this state.
Section 3. The form of the ballot in voting to ar
prove and ratify said amendments shall be for tn
amendment to section four article four of the cons
tuition for the amendment TO section five, articl
four, of the constitution; for the amendment to sec
ion eleven article FOUR of the constitution for tn
amendment to section twentyone article four. OF tn
constitution. And the form of the ballots agains
said amendment shall be, against the amendment {
section four article four of the constitution agains
the amendment to section i've, article four, Of th
constitution; against the amendment to sectio
eleven article four, Of the constitutions against til
amendment to section twenty-one, Of article four
the constitution. They shall be on separate ballot
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified
vote at any election in this state shall be deeme
voters on this question.
Section 8. The votes cast for or against sal
amendments shall be counted and returned by th
inspectors Of the election in all respects as votes
state officers are counted and returned and the officer
counties now designated by Law to canvass the r.
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 time and places and under the sam
regulations and restrictions now provided by law 70
anvassing and declaring the returns for elections
state officers and the state canvassers shall canvas
said returns, certified to them provided by law i
case of electors for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determins
ton Of said canvass by the state canVassers, the
shall certify the result thereof to the governor, VIII
shall thereupon, without delay, make proclamatio
of the result.
to include the substance Of this act in the notice
the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April /, 1881.
Given undermy hand and official seal, at the Capito
IN the city of Madison the eighth day Of August A.
1881.
[sell.l HANS B. WARNER,
Secretary Of State.