River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-12
Published April 9, 1SSl.l
CHAPTER OGO
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.

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 legisla-
ture of this state for the year $780, an 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 the sanate concur.
ring, that section four Of article four of the con-
stitution of this state be amended to read as
follows:
Section 4. The members Of the assembly shall
be chosen bennially by single districts on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday Of Novem-
Der, after the adoption of this amendment. by the
qualified electors Of the several Districts such
districts be bounded by county, precinct, town or
ward lines to consist OF contiguous territory and
be in as compact form as practicable.
That section five Of article four of the const-
tuition Of this state be amended so as to read as
follows: Section 5. The senator's shall be elected
by single districts of convenient contiguous ter
ritory, 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 formation of a senate district. The senate
districts shall be numbered in the regular series,
and the senators shalt be chosen alternately from
the odd and even numbered districts. The sena-
tors elected or holding over at 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 amend
ment, all senators shall be chosen for the term
of four years.
That section eleven Of article four Of the con-
stitution Of this state be amended as to read as
follows: See. H. The legislature shall meet at the
sent of government, at such time as shall be pro-
vided by law, once in two years and no oftener,
unless convened by the governor in special ses-
sion and when so convened no business shall be
transacted, except as shall be necessary to ac-
complish the special purposes for which 1t was
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 member of the
legislature shall receive for his services for and
during a regular session the sum of five 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 legIs-
lature additional compensation shall be allow
ed to any member thereof either directly or in
directly, except for mileage to We computed at
the same rate as for regular session. NO sta
tonery, newspapers, postage or other perqulsltes,
except the salary and mileage above provided,
shall be received from the state by any member
of the legislature for his services, or in any other
manner as such member.
Whereas The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this state was duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature Of this state for
the year 1881 by majority of all the members
elected to each house, therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amendments
to the constitution of this state shall be submitted
to the people at a general election to be held on
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of Novem-
ber 1881 and if the people shall approve and rati
fy the said amendment by majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon, said amendments shall be-
come a part of the constitution of this state.
Section q 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 constitutions; for the amendment to section
FIVE, article four, of the constitution; for the
amendment to section eleven, articc four, of the
constitution; for the amendment to section twenty
one article four Of the constitution and the form
of the ballots against said amendment 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 constitution; against the amendment
to section twentyone, of article four, of the con-
stitution. They shall be on separate ballots, and
said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to be
provided for that purpose, and all persons qualh-
cd to vote at any election in this state, shall be
deemed voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by
the inspectors of the election in all respects as
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 Off
GERS shall canvass the returns in their respective
counties on this question, and certify and return
the result to the state canvasers the same time
and places and under the same regulations and
restrictions, now provided by law for canvassing
and declaring the returns for elections of state
officers and the state canvassers shall canvass
said returns, certified to them as provided by law
in case of elections for state officers.
Section /. Within three days after the deter
mination Of said canvass by the state canvassers,
they shall certify the result thereof 70 the gov
ernor, who shall thereupon without delay make
proclamation Of the result
Section >. The secretary Of state IL hereby re-
quired to include the substance of this act in the
notice Of the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April | 1851,