The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-10-01
CHAPTER 262.

CHAPTER 262.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment OF sections four, five, eleven and
twenty one, article four, of the Constitu
ton of this State.
WHEREAS, at the annual session of the
Legislature of this State for the year $3.50, 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:
Resohed by tie assembly, tie senate con-
curing, That section four of article four Of
the const tuition of this state be amended
so as to read as follows
Section 4. The members of the assembly
shall be chosen biennialy by single districts
on the Tuesday succeeding the fl rst Monday
! Of November, after the adoption of this
amendment, by the qualified electors of the
( several districts; such districts TO be bound
cd 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
! constitution OF this state be amended so as
| to read as follows Section 5. The senators
| shall be elected by single districts of con-
venent cont guous territory at the same
| time and in the same manner as mcmbe of
the assembly are required to be chose n and
no assembly district shall be divided in the
formationsof 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 numbered
districts. The senators 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 amendment,
all senator's shall be chosen for the term of
-four years.
That section eleven of article four of the
constitution of this state be amended so as
/ to read as follows: Section H. The
! legislature shall meet at The sest of govern
ment at such time as shall be provided by
! law, once in two years and no Oftener unless
conyened5y the governor in special session,
and when so convened no business shall be
transacted, except as shall be necessary to
accomplish the spc cial purposes for which
it was convened.
That section twenty-one of article four of
the constitution of this state be amended so
as TO read As foil ows 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 ne shall travel in going
to and from the place Of meeting of the
legislature on tie most usual route. In case
of an extrasess,ol Of the legislature, no
additional compensation shall be allowed to
any member thereof either directly or in
directly, except for mileage, TO be computed
at the same rate as for a regular session. No
stationery, newspapers, postage or other
perquisites, except the salary and mileage
above provided, shall be received from the
state by any member of the legislature for
his sercces, or in any other manner as such
member.
Whereas the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of t is state was
duly ratified and agreed to 10y the legislature
of this state for the year lSS by MAJ ority
of all member elected to each house, there
fore
To the people othe Stats of Wisconsin, repre-.
scented in senate a,m assembly, do enact as
foRo,os
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
.ments to the constitution O! this state shall
be submitted to the people at general cleo
tion to be held on Tuesday Succeeding the
first Monday of November, 1881, and il the
people shall approve and ratify the said
amendments by a majority of the electors
voting thereon, SAID amendments shall be.
come part of the constitution of this state
Section l. The form 0! the ballot in
voting TO approve and ratify said amend.
ments shall be: for the amendment to sec
ton four, article four, of the constitution
; for the amendment 20 section five, article
four. of the constitution for the amendment
to section eleven article four, Of the con
situation for the amendment to section
tweHty-OEe. article four OF the constitution.
And the form Of the ballots against said
amendments shall be, against the amend
ment TO section four, article four, OF the
constitution :. against the anne Sdment to
section five, Of the constitution gliHst the
amendment to section eleven, article four,
OF the constitution against the amendment
to section twcnty-one, article four, OF the
constitution. They shall be on separate
ballots, and SAID ballots shall be cast in
separate ballots, to be provided for that
purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at
any election in this state, shall be deemed
voters on this question.
Section 3. The votes east for or against
! said amendments shall he counted and re-
turned, BY the inspectors of the election in
ala respects a. votes for state officers ore
counted and returned, aud the officers in
counties now designated by law to canvass
the returns Of votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns in their respective coun-
ties on this question, and certify md 7. turn
the result to the state canyasserS at 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
cauvasser5 shall canvass said returns, certi-
fed to them as provided by law in case of
elections for state oifi5ers.
Section /. Within three days after the
determination of said canvass by the state
canvassors, they SHALL certify the result
thereof to the governor, who shall there
upon, without delay, make proclamation Of
the result.
Section 5. The secretary OF state is here.
by required to include the substance Of this
act in the notice of the general election for
the year 1881.
approved April !, 1881.
Given under my hand and official seal, at
the Capitol, in the city of Madison, the
eighth day Of Augus5, I'D. 1881.
HANS B. WARNER,
Secretary Of State.
| TO THE SHERIFF OF DOUGLAS COUNTY WIS
CGNSiN,
Sheo;T's Cf}'ce, Douglas County, WISH
superior, August q, 1881.
To tie Torn Clerks IN tie scge1'm toaeas in
Douglas County, WiSeonSin.
| \ pursuance 90 the atove netice served upon me
Il by the Secretary Of state, OF the State of Wis,
consin and to to the stautes of the state relating
10 eie crous, notice is hereby given