The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-04
CHAPTER 262
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of
sections four, five, eleven and twentyone, article
four, of the Constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the legislature
of this State for the year $780, an amendment to the
constitution of this State was proposed and agreed to
by majority of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which amendment was in the following !
language:
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 be |
chosen biennally by single districts on the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, after the
adoption of this amendment, by the qualified cleo
tors of the several districts such districts to be
bounded by county, precinct, town ward lines, to
consist of contiguous territory, and be in compact
form practicable.
That section five of article four of the constitution
| of this state be amended so as to read as follows
Section 5. 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 assem-
bly, district shall be divided in the formation of a
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 at
the time of the adoption Of this amendmentsha
time 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.
That section eleven of article four of the consttu
ton of this state be amended to read follows
Section H. The Legislature shall meet at the seat of
|
once in two years and no oener unless convened by
the governor in special session, and when convened
no business shall be transacted, except as shall be
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which
| it was convened.
That section twentyone ofartcle four ofthe consti
tuition of this state be amended to read follows
| Section 81. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular ses-
sion 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, the
most usual route In of extra session of the
Legislature no additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, either directly in
directly, except for mileage, to be computed at the
same rate for a regular session. No stationery
newspapers postage other perqusites, except the
salary and mileage above provided shall be received
from the state by any member OF the Legislature for
his services 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 members elected to each
house, therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as fotows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1884, and
the people shall approve and ratify the said amend
ments by majority of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become part Of the constitu
| ton of this state.
Section D The form Of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said amendments shall be for tht
amendment to section four article four of the consi
tuition for the amendment TO section five, article
four, of the constitution for the amendment to sec
ton eleven, article four of the constitution for tht
amendment to section twentyone article four. Of th
constitution. And the form of the ballots agains
said amendment shall be, against the amendment t.
section four article four Of the constitution agans
the amendment to section five, article four, of thu
constitution against the amendment to section
eleven article four, of the constitutions against tn
amendment to section twenty-one, of article four 0
the constitution They shall be separate ballots
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to b.
provided for that purpose, and all persons qualified
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
r voters this question.
| Section 3. The votes cast for against sai'
r amendments shall be counted and returned by tn
inspectors Of the election in all respects votes 10
state officers counted and returned and the ohcer
in counties designated by law TO canvass the re
turns of votes for state officers shall the re
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
q regulations and restrictions provided by law 70
canvassing and declaring the returns for elections
d state officers and the state eanyassers shall canvas
10 said returns, certified to them provided by law
&c case of elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determine
ton Of said canvass by the state canvasseTs, the
shall certify the result thereof to the governor VIII
shall thereuron without delay, make proclamatio
n of the result.
Section 5. Thesecretary Of state is hereby require
W to include the substance of this act in the notice
to the general election for the year 1881.
K Approved April !, 1881,
Given under my hand al official SEAL at the Capito
in the city of Madison, the eighth day of August A.
e 1881.
(; [seall HANS B. WARNER,
Secretary Of STATE