The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-30
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AN ACT to submit to the people Q

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 legislature
of this State for the year 1885, 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:
Resolved By the assembly, the senate concring, 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 benniay 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 disricts such districts to be
bounded by county, precinct, town ward lines, to
consist of contiguous territory, and lie 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 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 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 or holding over at
the time of the adoption of this amendment shall con-
tinue in office till their successors 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 constitu
ton of this state be amended read as follows
Section H. The Legislature shall meet at the seat of
government at such time as 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 thespecal purposes for which
| it was convened.
That section twenty-one ofarticle four ofthe const
tuition of this state be amended to read as follows
Section 81. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular ges-
sion the 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 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 fol
his services, or in any other manner as such member
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment tC
the constitution of this state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature Of this state for the yea
1881, by majority of all members elected to eacf
house, therefore
The people of The state Of Wisconsin, Tepresented !,
s senate aud assembly, do enact as folIotgs:
q Section I. The foregoing proposed amendments t.
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to thu
people at general election to be held on TUESDAY
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881, anC
if the people shall approve and ratfy the said amend
ments by majority of the electors voting thereon
said amendment shall become part of the constitu
ton of this state.
Section 2. The form of the ballot in voting to an
prove and ratify said amendments shall be- for tn,
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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 thu
amendment to section twentyone, article four of thu
0 constitution And the form of the ballots agans
said amendment shall be, against the amendment Il
section four article four Of the constitution agans
the amendment TO section five, article four, Of tn
: | constitution against the amendment to section
eleven, article four, Of the constitutions against tn
amendment to section twenty-one, Of article four
the constitution They shall be separate ballots
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes to
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified
vote at any election in this state shall be deeme
| voters this question. -
: l. Section B. The votes cast for or against sa;
amendments shall be counted and returned by tn
inspectors of the election In all respecs az votes n
state officers counted and returned and the officer
in counties designated by law to canvass the
turns Of votes for state officers shall canvass the re
turns in their respective counties on this 0uegtfon
and certify and return the result to the state
ers at the same time and places and under the sam
regulations and restrictions now provided by law TO
canvassng and declaring the returns for elections
state oncers and the state canyassers shall
SAID returns. certified to them 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 of state il hereby require
to include the substance Of this act in the notice
Ir the general election for the year 1881.
Approved April l. 1881.
Given under my hand and official SEAL at the Capito
In the city Of Madison the eighth day Of August A.
Fl lseall HANS Z. wARsrR,
Secretary Of stafs