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

Tie people Of the Stale Of Wisconsin represented
u Senate d1ld Assembly do enact as folloiCs:
Whereas, at the annual session of the LegiSla-
tuTe 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 MEM
beers elected to each Of the two houses which
amendment was in the following language
.E2esolt'ed By the Assembly, tlte Seaate concur
ring. That section OF article of the eonstitu-
ton of this State be amended by inserting after
the word 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
ture, 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
registration OF electors, and prescribe proper
rules and regulations therefor so nat said
section when amended shall read as follows ::
Section J. Every male person of the age of
tWenty-0ne years or upwards, belonging to
either of the following classes. who shall have
resided In the state for one year next preceding
any election, and in the election district where
ne offers to vote such time as may be prescribed
py the Legislature, not exceeding thirty days
election.
I. Citizens of the United States.
=. 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.
3. Persons of Indian blood who have once
been declared by law of Congress to be citizens
OF the United States any subsequent law of
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
majority Of all the votes cast at such election
and provided further, that in Incorporated
cities and villages the Legislature may provide
fPaf i'm nf and ariIN
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 for the year 1882, by 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
be 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 part of the consti-
tuition of this State.
SECToN2. The form Of the ballot in voting
TO approve and ratify said amendment shall be
the constitution" And the form of the ballots
against said amendment shall be Against the
amendment to section of article of the con-
Sttutlon." They shall be on separate ballots.
ana said ballots shall be cast in Separate boxes
TO De provided for that purpose, and all persons
qualified to vote at any election in this State
shall be deemed voters on this question
SECTIONS. 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 bV
law to canvass the returns of votes for state
officers shall canvass the returns in their re-
Spectlye counties en- this question, and certify
and return the result to the state canyasSerS
at the same time and places, and under the
same regulations and restrictions now provided
by law for canvaSSing and declaring the returns
for 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 be
IN force from and after its passage and pubhca-
ton.
Approved March 20, 1882.
Notice IS further given that at said General
Election proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State is to be submitted to the
people in pursuance of chapter 300 of the Laws
OF $50, which chapter reads as follows