The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
CHAPTER 262


AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of
sections four, five eleven and twenty article
four, of the Constitution of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the legislature
of this State for the year $780, amendment to the
constitution of this State proposed and agreed
by majority of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which amendment was in the following
language:
ResoVed by the assembly, The senate coaeuriag, That
section four of article four of the constitution of this
state be amended so as to read as follows
Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be
chosen biennaly 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 or ward lines to
consist of contiguous territory, and be in compact
form as practicable.
That section five of article four of the constitution
of this state be amended SO as to read follows
Section B. 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
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 holding over at
the time of the adoption of this amendment shall
tnue in Office till their 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 IL. The Legislature shall meet at the seat
government at such time shall be provided by law
once in two years and otener 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 twentyone ofartcle four ofthe const-
tuition of this state be amended so as read as follows
Section q. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular SEES
vioY Tho Of five dnlIn 70
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 additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, either directly or in
directly, except for mileage to be computed at the
same rate as for regular session. No stationery,
newspapers, postage or other perqustes 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
1881, by majority of all members elected to each
house, therefore
The people of the state of Wisconsin,, represented il
senate and assembly, do enact foIIolgs:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendments to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be held Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1884, and
if the people shall approve and raty the said amend
ments by majority Of the electors voting thereon
said amendment shall become part Of the constitu
ton of this state.
Section g. The form of the ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratify said amendments shall be: for the
amendment to section four article four of the cong
tuition for the amendment to section FIVE article
four of the constitutions for the amendment to sec
ton eleven, article four of the constitution for the
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 agains
the amendment to section five, article four of thu
constitution against the amendment to section
eleven, article FOUR of the constitutions against thu
amendment to section twenty-on of article four
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 Il
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
| voters on this question.
| Section 8. The votes cast for or against sait
amendments shall be counted and returned by thu
inspectors Of the election in all respects votes fol
state officers counted and returned and the officer
in counties now designated by law to the
turns Of votes for state officers shall canvass the
turns in their respective counties on this question
and certify and return the result to the state
ers at the time and places, and under the sam
regulations and restrictions provided by law 10
canvassing and declaring the returns for elections
state officers and the state canvassers shall canvas
said returns certified to them as provided by law il
case of elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass by the state canvassers the
shall certify the result thereof to the governor VIII
shall thereupon, without delay, make proclamation
| of the result.
Section 5. Thesecretary Estate is hereby require
to include the substance Of this act in the notice
| the general election for the year 1881.
| Approved April l, 1881.
Given undermy hand and official seal, at the Capito
in the city of Madison, the eighth day of August A.
| 1881.
[Seal.l HANS B. WARsER,
Secretary Of State.