The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-21
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AN ACT to submit to the people 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 $780, 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 followin e
language:
ResoIced b the assembly, the senate concurrinq That
section four of article four of the constitution of this
state be amended so as to read as follows:
Section t. The members of the assembly shall be
chosen biennialy by single districts 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 ward lines to
consist Of contiguous territory and be in as compact
form as practicable.
of this state be amended so 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 as members of
the assembly required to be chosen and no
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 numbered
districts. The senators elected holding over at
the tim of the adoption of this amendment shall con-
tinue In office till their successors 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 consttu-
ton of this state be amended to read as follows
government at such time shall be provided by law
in two years and oftener, unless convened by
the governor In special session. and when SO convened
business shall be transacted, except as shall be
necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which
it was convened.
That section twentYone ofartice four ofthe consti-
tuition of this state be amended as to read as follows
Section 81. Each member of the Legislature shall
receive for his service for and during regular ses
sion the of five hundred dollars and ten cents fol
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
Legisl ature, additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof either directly OF in.
directly except for mileage to be computed at the
same rate as for q regular session. No stationery
newspapers, postage other perquistes 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 such member
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment Il
the constitution OF this state was duly ratified anC
agreed to by the legislature of this state for the veal
1881, by majority of all members elected to eacf
| house, therefore
Tie people of the state of Wisconsin, represented /,
| senate and assembly, do enact folLolrs:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendments Il
the constitution Of this state shall be submitted to thu
people at general election to be held on Tuesda,
succeeding the first Monday of November, 1881, anC
if the people shall approve and ratify the said amend
ments by q 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
amendment to section four, article four of the consti
tuition for the amendment to section FIVE articl
four, of the constitution; for the amendment to sec
ton eleven, article FOUR of the constitution for tn
amendment to section twenty-one article four of til
constitution. And the form of the ballots agains
said amendment shall be- against the amendment t
tsection four article four of the constitution agains
the amendment to section five, article four, Of tn
constitution; against the amendment to sectio
eleven, article four of the constitution against tn
amendment to section twenty-one, Of article four
the constitution. They shall be on 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 on this question.
Section 8. The votes cast for or against sal
amendments shall be counted and returned by tn
inspectors Of the election in all respects votes 70
state officers are counted and returned and the officer
in counties now designated by law to the
turns Of votes for state officers shall canvass the n
turns in their respective counties this question
and certify and return the result to the state
at the same time and places, and under the sam
regulations and restrictions provided by law IL
canvassing and declaring the returns for elections
state officers and the state canvassers shall canvas
said returns, certified to them provided by law
! case Of elections for state officers.
: Section 4. Within three days after the determin
ton Of said canvass by the state canvassers, the
shall certify the result thereof to the governor wi
shall thereuTon, without delay, make procamatio
. Of the result.
Section 8. Theseeretary of state is hereby require
to include the substance of this act in the notice
= the general election for the year 1881
0 Approved April l, 1881
Given under my hand al official seal, at the Capit
In the city OF Madison, the eighth day of August A.
1881.
3 Iseal.l HANS B. WARNER,
!. Secretary of State.