The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

That section FIVE OF article four Of the constitution
! Of this state be amended 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 members of
the assembly are required to be chosen, and no
assembly 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
continue in Office till their are duly elected
and qualified. And after the adoption of this amend
ment all senators shall be chosen for the term of
! four years.
That section eleven of article four Of the constitu-
ton of the state be amended so as to read as follows:
Section IL. The Legislature shall at the seat of
! government at such time shall be provided by
law, once In two years and no oftener unless con-
vened by the governor in special session, and when
30 convened no business shall be transacted, except
rs shall be necessary to accomplish the special pur-
| poses for which 1t was convened
That section twenty-one of article four Of the con-
sitution of this state be amended read as fol-
| lows Section 81. Each member Of the Iegis,e.---
shall receive for his services for and durinn
lar session the Of five hundred dollars, and ter
cents for every mile he shall travel in going TO ane
returning from the place of meeting Of the legsla
ture on the most usual route. In case Of extr:
session OF the Legislature no additional compensation
snail be allowed to any member thereof, eitheI
directly or indirectly except for mileage to be- com.
puted at the same rate as for regular session. Nc
stationery, newspapers, postage other perquisites
except the salary and mileage above provided, shall be
received from the state by any member of the legsa
ture for bis services or 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 year
1884, by majority Of all the members elected to each
house, therefore
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
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, 1881 and
IL the people shall approve and rafy the said amend
ment BY majority Of the electors voting thereon
ton of this state.
Section .. The form of the ballot in voting to ap-
prove and ratify said amendments shall be, for the
dInent TO section four article four, of the
stitution for the amendment TO section FIVE article
-FOUR OF the constitution; for the amendment to
ton eleSen, article four of the constitution for the
amendment to section twenty-one, article four, OF
the constitution; and the form Of the ballots against
said amendment shall be, against the amendment
! to section four, article four, of the constitu-
ton; against the amendment to section FIVE article
four, Of the ccnstution against the amendment to
section eleven, article four, of the constitution.
against the amendment to section twenty-one, Of
artlce Tour, OF the constitution. They shall be on
separate ballots, and said ballots shall be cast in
separate boxes, to be provided for that purpose and
all persons qualified tc vote at any election in this
state Eha be deemed voters on this question
Section 8. The votes cast for against said
amendments, shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors of the election in all respects votes for
state officers counted and returned and the off,
GERS in counties now designated by law to canvass
the reterns of votes of state officers shall canvass
the returns in their respective counties this ques
non and certify and return the result to the state
canvassers at the time and places, and under
the same regulations and restrictions provided
by law for canvassnG and declaring the returns for
the elections of state officers and the state canyasse1s
shall canvass said returns certified to them as pro-
Vlded by law IN Of the elections for state officers
Section l. Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass by the state caIryassers they
shall certify the result thereof to the governor who
shall thcreupon without delay, make proclamation Of
the result.
Section S. The secretary Of the state is hereby re-
qu1red to include the substance of this act in the
notice of the general elections for the year 1881
Approved April /, 1881.