The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-25
CHAPTER 900.


AN ACT to submit to the peoDle an amend
ment to section Of article G. Section p of article
2, and section of article 49, of the constitution
OF the state OF Wisconsin, so as to provide for
biennial general elections
whereas, At the annual session of the legisIa-
ture OF this state for the year 1881, an amend
ment to the constitution Of this state was pro
posed and agreed to by a majority of the men,
bers elected to each of the two houses thereof,
which amendment was the following language
ReS0tUed by the assembly, the Senate concur
ring, That section of article of the conStitu-
ton OF the state of Wisconsin, be so amended as
oners, registers of deeds, district ATTORNEYS and
all other county officers, except judicial officers
shall be chosen by the electors of the respective
counties, once in every two years. SheriffS
shall hold no other office and be ineligible for
two years next succeeding the termination of
their offices they may be required by law to
renew their security from time to time, and in
default OF giving such new security their office
shall be deemed vacant, but the county shall
never be made responsible for the acts of the
sheriff. The Governor may remove any officer
ID TINS section mentioned. giving to such copy
OF the charges against him and an opportunity
OF being heard in his defense. All vacancies
shall be filled by appointment, and the person
appointed to fill vacancy shall hold only for
the uneXp1red portion OF the term to which he
shall be appointed and until his successor shall
be elected and qualified. That section u, arti-
Gle L Of said constitution be so amended as to
read as follows Section 12 There shall he q
organized for judicial purposes by the qualified
electors thereof, who shall hold his office for
two years. subject to removal as shall be pro-
vided by law in case OF vacancy, the judge
OF the Circuit Court shall have power to appoint
a clerk until the vacancy shall be filed by an
election the clerk thus elected or appointed
shall give security as the Legislature NAV re-
quire. The Supreme Court shall appoint its
own clerk, and a clerk of the Circuit Court may
be appointed a clerk Of the Supreme Court.
That section l, article 49, Of said constitution be
so amended as to read as follows Section l.
The political year for the state of Wisconsin
shall commence on the first Monday in January
in each year, and the general elections shall be
holden on the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November. The first general cleo.
ton for all state and county officers, except
judicial officers, after the adoption of this
amendment, shall be holden in the year A. d.
1884, and thereafter the general election shall
be held biennially. All state, county or other
officers elected at the general election in the
year 1881, and whose term of office would other
wise expire on the first Monday OF January in
the year 1884, shall hold and continue in such
offices respectively until the first Monday in
January in the year 1885, and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of Wis
conSin was duly ratified and agreed to by the
Legislature of said state for the year 1892 by a
majority of all the members elected to each
house thereof, therefore
The People of The State of Wsccnsis represented in
Senate and Assembly. do enact os foH0aos:
SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin shall
be submitted to the people of this state at general
election to be held the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, 1882, and if the peo-
pie shall approve and ratify the said amendments by
a majority Of the electors voting thereon, said
amendments shall become part of the constitution
of this state.
SEcTIoN 2. The form of the ballot for voting to
approve and ratify said amendments shall be:
For amendment to section 4, article 6, of the con-
stitution.
For amendment to section u, article 7, of the
constitution.
For amendment to section I, article IS, of the
And the form of the ballot against said amend
ments shall be:
Against amendment to section 4. article 6, of tho
constitution.
Against amendment to section IL, article T. of the
constitution.
Against amendment to section 1, article 10, of the
constitution.
Said ballots shall be separate and apart from any
other ballot and shall be cast in separate boxes to be
provided for that purpose and all persons qualified
to vote atany election in this State shall be deemed
voters on this question.
SECTION 3. The votes cast for or 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 designatedpby law to canvass
the returns ofvotes for state officers shall the
returns in their respective counties this question:
and certify and return the result to the state
Yas5ers at the time and places, and under the
same regulations and restrictions provided by
law for canvassng and declaring the returns for cleo
tons of state officers, and the state canvases shall
said returns certified to them provided by
law in case of elections for state officers.
SECTION. 8. Within three days after the determi-
nation of said by the state canvasser they
shall certify the result thereo to the governor
shall thereupoD, without delay, make proclamation
of the result
SECTION. 5. The Secretary of State is hereby re
quired to include the substance Of this act in the
| tice of the general election for the year 1882.
SECTION. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March 80, 1882.
Given under my hand and off ca1 SEAL at the CAPT
toll in the city of Madison this first day of August
D. 1892
ERNST G. TIMME,
| Secretary of State