The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-10-28
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AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
OF section OF article OF the Constitution OF this
TO the people OF The State Of Wisconsin REPRESENT
ed in the Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows:
WHEREAS, At the annual session Of the Leeis4a-
ture OF this state for the year 1881 an amendment
to the constitution OF this state WIS proposed and
agreed 70 by majority of the members elected 10
each OF The two houses, which amendment was in
the following language.
RESOLVED BY the Assembly the Senate concur-
ring, nat section Of article }of the constitution
OF ms state be amended by inserting after the
word election, where the same occurs in the
third lire OF said section, the words 'aHd the
election district where he offers to Vote sil f,}
rs may be prescribed by the LEGISLATURE not cy-
ceediug thirty days, and by adding If tho end
that in Incorporated cities and villages the Ic.,is-
dture may provide FOR the registration of elect
0rs. ana provide proper rules and regulations
therefor, so that SAID section when amended
shall read as follows: Section l. Every male Der-
son OF the age Of twenty-une years or upwards
belonging to either of the following classes who
shall have resided in the state one wear rryt pTr-
rccdiAg any election, ANA in the election district
VI mere ne oilers 10 vote such time rs may be Irt-
ScrIbcd by tie Legislature, not exceeding thirty
days snail be deemed a qualified clCctor az such
election.
/ Citizens of the United states.
,. Persons ct foreign birth who shall have de-
clared ;Ecir inteation TO become cilizcus eonf5T-
mably to the laws of the United States on he
SUI jsct of naturalization.
C'Nt'IiN ~ llliiAU bt'f'l no nave once tEel
declared hy The laws OF congress H. be citizens of
the United States any Subsequent law OF congress
70 the contrary Notwithstanding
i. CINl,lzed persons. of Indian decent not mem
berS OF any tribe provided that the legislature
may at any time extend by law the right of suf
TRACE 70 persons not herein enumerated; bat no
such law shall be III force until the same shall
nave been submitted {" vote of the people ut a
general election and approved by a majority Of
al the votes east at such election; and provided
further. that in Incorporated cities and Villages
the leri> provide the Tlp raj n
electors and prescribe proper rules and regula-
tons therefor
WHEREAs, The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this state was duly ratified
ana agreed 10 by the legislature OF this state for
the year lsS2 by Il majority Of all the members
elected 10 each house, therefore:
SECTION !. The foregoing proposed amend
ment of The constitution Of this state shall be sub
nltIed To- the people at q general election to be
held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of
November 1852 and if the people shall approve
and ratIty the said amendment by majority of
tiie electors voting thereon. said amendment
snail become part OF the constitution of this
state.
SECTION p The form of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendment shall be, "for
the amendments section of article of the con-
sututlon. And the form Of the ballots against
said amendment shall be: Against the amend
ment to section of article Of the constitution
lhey shall be on SeraralC ballots and said ballots
snail be cast in separate boxes, to be provided for
that purpose, and all persons qualified vote at
any election in this state shall be deemed voters
SECTION B. The votes cast for or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned by
the inspectors of the election in all respects as
voters for state officers are counted and returned.
ana the officers in the counties now designated
py law to canvass the returns of votes for state
oiliCerS shall canvass the returns in their respect
I've counties on this question, and certify and re-
turn the result to the state canvasscrs. at the
same time and places and under the same regu-
lalonS and restrictions now provided by law for
cdnVaSsiug and declaring the returns lorelections
OF state officers and the state CanvasScrs shall
canvass said returns, certified TO them as prOvid-
ed by law in case of elections for state officers
SECTION t. Within three days after the deter
mlnation of said canvass by the state cany2sSers,
they shall certify the result thereof TO the Gov
ernor. who shall the:cupon without delay make
proclamation of the result.
SECTION ; The Secretary Of State is hereby re-
qUired 10 include the substance of this act in the
notice Of the general election for the year 1889.
SECTION g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %. 1882.
NOTICE is further given that at said General
Election proposed amendment to the COnstitu
ton ofthe State is to be submitted TO the people
IN pursuance of chapter 300 of the Laws of 1882,
which chapter reads as follows: