The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24
BIENNIAL SESSIONS,
fine Governor Issues a Proclamation |
Announcing that the Amendment
has Become Part of the COnstitu. |

fine Governor Issues Proclamation
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ton.
Following is the proclamation by the
governor announcing that the biennial
sessions amendment has become part of
the constitution of the state:
BIZ the G0per.nOr-A Proclamation:
Whereas. the legislatm of this state, at the
annual session for the yer $780, by a majority
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, proposed and agreed to an amendment
of sections 4, 5, II and II Of article ~ of the
constitution of this state, in the following
language;
ResoIued by the senate. the assembly con-
curing that section of article of the con-
stitution of this state be amended so as to read
as follows;
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall
be chosen biennially by single districts on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of Novem
Der after the adoption of this amendment, by
the qualified electors of the several districts.
such districts to be bounded by county, pre-.
cinct, town or ward lines, to consist of con
tiguous territory and be IN as compact form as
practicable.
That section of article of the constitution
of this state be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section s. The senators shall be elected by
single districts of convenient and contiguous
territory, at the same time and in the same
manner as members of the assembly are re-
CURED to be chosen and no assembly district
shall be divided in the formation of a senate
district. The senate districts shall be numbered
in the regular series, and the senators shall be
chosen alternately from the odd and even num-
bered districts. The senators elected or hold,
ing over ,s$ the time of the adoption of this
amendment shall continue in Office ill their
successors aue duly elected and qualified; and
after the adoption of this amendment, all sena-
tors shall be chosen for the term of four years.
That section IL of article of the constitu-
ton of this state be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section II. The legislature shall meet at the
seat of government, at such time as shall be
provided by law, once IL 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 purposes
for which it was convened.
That section u of article of the consttu-
ton of this state be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section Il. Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his service for and during a
regular session the sum of $500, and 10 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 addi
tional compensation shall be allowed to any
y,
except for mileage to be computed at the same
rate as for regular session. No stationery,
newspapers, postage or other perquisites, eX-
cept 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. And
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ments to the constitution of this state were duly
agreed to by the legislature of 1881, by ma
jorlty of all the members elected to each house.
and
WHEREAS, Said proposed amendments to the
constitution of this state were duly submitted
to the people at the general election held on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of No
vember A. d. 1881,
Now, therefore, pursuant TO law, l, William
L. Smith, governor of the state of Wisconsin,
do hereby announce and proclaim to the people
of said state the following result of the can
vass of the returns of votes cast on said ques-
ton, as certified to me, by the officers desig-
mated by law so to do, to-wit The whole num-
Der of votes returned as cast on the question
of said proposed amendment of Section A. 5, II
and q of Article " of the constitution of this
state was sixty-seven thousand four hundred
and sixty-eight (67, 1859, OF which number
fifty-three thousand five hundred and thirty
two (53, 532) votes were for said amendment of
said sections. and thirteen thousand nine hun
dred and thirty-six 13, 1850 votes were against
said amendment of said sections
From which certificate it appears that ma
jority of all the votes cast on said question was
in favor of said amendments, and that said
amendments are therefore approved and ratified
and have become part of the constitution of
this state.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the great seal of the state of
Wisconsion to be affixed.
Done at the city of Madison, this thirteenth
day of December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
[Great Seal Signed, WILLIAM E. SMITH.
BY the Governor. HANS B. WARNER, Secre-
torv of Ctota