The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-10-21
CHAPTER CCLXXXX.


AN ACT to submit to the ne7ple an amendment 10
section Of article g. section - Of arsieie :, and
section # article -, of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin, 80 IS to provide for biennial
general elections.
WHEREAS, A the animal session Of The legislature
Of this state for the year 1891, amendment 10 The
constitution ot this proi ose and agreed 10
by majority Of the members eletced % each Of the
two nous Thereof, which amendment was the fol-
lowing language
RESOLVED ~ the ksse nbly the Senate concurrinc.
That section OF article Of the Constitution of the
State of Wisconsin, be amended AZ read as fot-
lows: Section T. SheI If, coroners, egsters Of deeds
district attorneys, and al other county officers EXCEPT
judicial Ulcers shall le chosen hy the electors Of the
respective Counties once in every two ye1rs. Sher>
ifs shall hold no other office ami be Ineligible for two
years succeeding the termination Of their Offices
they may he required 10y law to eneW their security
from time TO tim" aud in default Of giving such
security their office shall be deemed vacant, but tie
county shall never be made responsible for the acts Of
the sheriff. TIE governor may remove any officer in
this section mentioned, giving to such a copy Of the
cha ges against him and opportunity Of being
heard in his defense. All vacancies shall be filled by
appointment and the person appointed to fill
Caucy shall hold only for the uneXpired portion of the
term to which lie shall be appointed and until his
cessOr shall he elected and qualified That section
- article Of said constitution le so amended
read follows: Section y. There shall be clerk
of the circuit court chosen in each couuty Organized
for Judicial pupos by the quallhcd electors thereof,
who shall hold lis Office for two years, subject
moyal shall lie provided by law; in of
cy the judge Of the circuit court shall have power
appoint clerk until the vacancy shall be flied by an
election the clerk thus elected or appointed shall
eive security the Legislature may require The
preme court shall appoint its own clerk and clerk
OF the circuit court may be appointed clerk OF the
supreme court. That section article Is OF said Gou
stitution be amended as TO read IS foHoWs: secs
ion l. The political year Tor the state OF " stOnsln
shall commence the first Monday in January in ca III
year. aud the general election shall be holden the
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday ia Novem>
her. The first general election for al state and coEn
ty 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 toe held
benniay All state, county other officers elected
at the general election in the year 1881, and whose
term of Office would otherwise expire the first
Monday of January in the year 1851 shall hold and
continue in such Offices respectively until the first
Monday in January in the year 1885, and
WHEREAS, The foregoing prop sed amendment to
tho Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. duly
ratified and agreed to by the Legislature Of said state
for the year 1882 by majority of all the members
elected to each house thereof therefore:
The People of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate aud Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. The foregoing proposed amendments to
the Constitution of the State OF Wisconsin shall be
submitted to the PEOPLE of this state ar general
election to he held the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday 10 November 1882 and she people
approve and ratify the sad amendments by MAJOR
lily of the electors voting thereon. SAID amendment
shall become part OF the cons tuition OF this safe.
SECTION = Tire form Of the b. Hot for voting to APP
prove and ratiiy said amendments shat be
For amendment to section 4, article Of the consi>
tuition.
For amendment to section u, article of the
stitution.
For amendment to section /, article 49, of the con-
stitution
And the form Of the ballot against said amendment
shall be-
Against the amendment to section 4. article of the
constitution
Against amendment to section II, article of the
constitution.
Against amendment to section /, article is 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 qualed 10
vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters on this question.
SECTION 8. Tie votes cast for against said
amendments shall be counted and returned by the IN
spectors OF the election all respects as votes LOT
state officers counted and returned aud the ofN
GERS in counties designated 10y law 10 canvass the
returns OF votes for officers shall canvass the res
turns ~ their respective counties on THIS questIoa'
ana certify and return the result to the state canvass
sers at the same tire and places and under the same
regulations and restrictions now provided by IA" lor
eahFasslng and declaring the returns for elections OF
state oneers and the canvassers shall canvass
sdd returns, certified 10 them provided by law III
case OF election for state officers.
SEQ Ion l. Within three days after the determine
ton OF SAID by the caEyassers they snail