The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-01
The people d Tie STATE # Wisconsin, represented

The people Of TIE State If Wisconsin reprssentef
e Senate and 4ssemblg do enact as follolCS:
Hhefeds. At the annual session of the IegiSia-
tlire of this State for the wear 1881 an anlend-
ment to the constitution of this state was pro-
posed and agreed to by a majority of the mem :
bers elected to each OF the two houses. which
amendment was in the following language
RtsOlred bg the 4SSelnblH the Scadte concur
ring. That section of article of the eonstitu-
ton OF this State be amended by inserting after
the word 8 election. where the same occurs in
the third line of said section, the words, " and
IN the election district where he offers to vote,
such time as may be prescribed by the Legisla
fnre, not exceeding thirty days. and by adding
at the end OF said section the words, . and
provided further that in Incorporated cities and
villages the Legislature may provide for the
| reglStratlon of electors. and prescribe proper
rules and regulations therefor SO that said
section when amended shall read as follows
Section l. Every male person of the age of
twenty lone years or upwards, belonging to
| either OF the following classes, who shall have
resided IN the state Tor one year next preceding
any election, and in the election district where
he offers to vote such time as NAV be prescribed
by the Legislature, not exceeding thirty days
election.
/. Citizens of the United States.
2. Persons of foreign birth who shall have
declared their intention to become citizens
comformably to the laws of the United States
on the subject OF naturalization.
B. Persons OF Indian blood who have once
been declared bylaw of Congress to be citizens
Congress TO the contrary notwithstanding.
4. Civilized persons OF Indian descent not
members OF any tribe; provided, that the LegiS-
lature may at any time extend by law the right
of suffrage to persons not herein enumerated
but no such law shall be in force until the same
shall have been submitted to a vote of the peO-
pie at general election and approved by a
majority of all the votes cast at such election
and provided further, that in incorporated
cities and villages the Legislature may provide
I0r the registration OF electors ana prescribe
proper rules and regulations therefor.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution of this State was duly
ratified and agreed to by the Legislature of this
State Tor the year 1882, by a majority of all
members elected to each house, therefore
SECTION 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution of this State shall be
submitted to the people at general election to
pc held ON Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
DAY OF November, 1882. and if the people shall
approve and ratify the said amendment by a
majority of the electors voting thereon. said
amendment shall become a part of the consti-
tuition OF this State.
SECTION 2. The form of the ballot in voting
to approve and ratify said amendment shall be
" For the amendment to section of article 3 of
the constitution" And the form of the ballots
against SAID amendment shall be Against the
amendment to section of article of the con-
Stltutl0n,' They shall be ON separate ballots
and said ballots shall be cast in separate boxes
TO De provided 1or that purpose, and all persons
quanned to vote at any election in this State
shall be deemed voters on this question.
SECTION 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned bv
the inspectors Of the election in all respects as
votes for state officers are counted and returned
and the officers in counties now designated nv
law to canvass the returns of votes for state
officers shall canvass the returns in their re-
Spectlve counties en- this question, and certify
and return the result to the state canvasserS
at the same time and places, and under the
same regulations and restrictions now provided
by law for canvasSing and declaring the returns
Tor elections OF state officers, and the state can
yaSSers shall canvass said returns, certified to
them as provided by law in case of elections
for state officers.
SECTION 4. Within three days after the de-
termination of said canvass by the state can
vaSSers, they shall certify the result thereof to
the Governor, who shall thereupon without de-
lay make proclamation of the result.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of State is hereby
required to include the substance of this act in
the, notice OF the general election for the year
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and he
10 force from and after its passage and publIca-
Approved March 20, 1882.
Notice is further given that at said General
Election a proposed amendment to the COnsti
tuition of the State is to be submitted TO fine
people IN pursuance of chapter 200 of the Laws
Oh 1882, which chapter reads as follows