The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-11-04
CHAPTER CCLNNII.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
Of section Of article of the consultation Of this
To the people of the State of Wisconsin represent
ed III the Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows
WHEREAS. At the annual session Of the Lcgisla-
tITe of this State for the year 1881 an amendment
to the constitution of this state was proposed and
agreed to by majority OF the members elected to
the following language.
RESOLVED BY the assembly the Senate concur
ring, hat section of article 3 of the constitution
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 the
election district where he Offers 10 vote such time
rs may be prescribed by the legislature not cx-
cecding thirty days, and by adding ut the end
o said section the words and provided further
that in incorporated cities ana villages the Legis
laturc may provide for the registration Of elect
ors, and provide proper rules and regulations
therefor, 50 that said section when amended
shall read as follows: Section ]. Every male per
son OF the age Of tWcuty-ONc years or upwards.
belonging tocithcF of the following classes who
shall have resided in the state one year next pre-
cccdiNg any election, and in the election. district
where ne offers 70 Vote such SINE as may Be pre-
SCrbtd by The Legislature, lot exceeding thivty
days, shall be deemed qualified elector at such
l. Citizen, Of the United states.
2 Persons uf foreign birth Who shall have de
cared their intention to become citizens cnnfgr-
mahiy 10 the LAWS of the United States on the
subject of naturalization.
B. Persons az Indian blood who have once been
'ltEiiitl JA NC ltNS Oh cong 10 NC tIllEt us
the United States any suDsc4u cnt law Of congress
TO the contrary notwithstanding.
/. CiNlilZud persons Oiiudiun decent. not mem
b9Ts of any tribe. provided. that the legislature
may a any time extend by law the right OF suf
hage 10 persons not herein enumerated; but no
such law shah BE- in force until tie same shall
nave been submitted 70 a vote Of the people ut a
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 for the registration Of
electors ana prescribe DTBBGE rules ana TGWfIid-
Uous therefor.
WHFEEAs, The foregoing proposed amendment
TO the constitution of this state was duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature of this state for
he year 1882. by majority Of all the members
elected 20 each house therefore:
SECTION !. The foregoing proposed amend
mcnt of the constitution OF this state shall be SUB
mited % the people AT q general election t. be
held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday Of
November. iSS2 and if the people shall approve
ana Tatty the said amendment by n majority OF
the electors voting thereon said amendment
shall become a part Of the constitution of this
state
SECTION ,. The form Of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendment shall be, for
the amendment to section OF criticize 3 OF the con-
stltutlOn.' And the form of the ballots against
SAID amendment shall be: Against the amend
meHt To section Of article of the constitution
hey shall be separate ballots. and said ballots
siial ne cast III separate boxes, 10 DC provided tor
that purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at
any election in this state shall be deemed voters
ON TINS question
SECTION 3 The votes cast for or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned by
me inspectors Of the election in all respects as
Noers for state officers are counted and returned,
and the officers in the counties now designated
by law to canvass the returns OF votes for state
oIlCcN shall canvass the returns in their respect
I'VE counties on this question. and certify and re-
turn the result to the state canVaSSers, at the
same time and places and under the same Tegu-
lauons and restrictions now provided by law for
c4nVasSlng and declaring the returns PREDICTIONS
of state officers and the state canvassers shall
canvass said returns, certified to them as provld-
ed by law in case ofelections for state officers
SECTION 1. Within three days after the deter
lnInation Of said canvass by the state canvaSSers
they shall certify The result thereof to the Coy
/ eTHof. who shall thereupOn without delay make
/ proclamation Of the result.
SECTION .. The Secretary of State is hereby re-
qured to include the substance of this act in the
! notice of the general election for the year 1S52.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in
! Iorce from and after its passage and publication
Approved March %, 1882.
NOTICE is further given that at said General
4 Election a proposed amendment TO the Consltu-
ton of the State is to be submitted to the people
/ IN pursuance Of chapter 300 of the Laws OF 1882
/ which chapter reads as follows