River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-05-11
Published April 10, 1921
CHAPTER 30

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this state.
Whereas, at the annual session Of the legisla
ture of this state for the year 1881 an amendment
20 the constitution Of this state proposed and
agreed to by q 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 That section ! of article OF the cons.ituiou
of this state be amended by inserting after the
word election where the same occurs In the
third line of said section, the words land IN the
election district where he offers to vote, such time
as may be prescribed by the legislature, not ex-
ceeding thirty days" and by adding at the end OF
said section the words "and provided further
that in incorporated cities and villages the legs-
lature may provide for the registration of elect
ors, and prescribe proper rules and regulations
therefor so that said section, when amended,
shall read as follows: Section /. Every male
person of the age of twentyone years or upwards
belonging TO either of the following classe' who
shall have resided in the state for one year next
preceding any election, and in the election dis
trict where he offers TO vote such time as may be
prescribed by the legislature, not exceeding thirty
days, shall be deemed qualified elector at such
election:
l. Citizens Of the United States.
2. Persons of foreign birth who shall have
| declared their intention 10 become citizens con-
formally TO the laws of the United States on he
subject of naturalization.
s. Persons of Indian blood who have once
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 legisla-
ture may at any time extend by law the right o
suffrage TO persons not herein enumerated; but
no such law shall be in force until the same shall
have been submitted to vote OF the people at q
general election and approved by majority OF
all the V 3 cast at such election and provided
further, .at in incorporated cities and villages
Ia fbar NJ
electors and prescribe proper rules and regula'
| tions therefor.
| Whereas, The foregoing proposed amendment
20 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 ]. The foregoing proposed amendment
10 the constitution of this state shall be submitted
| TO the people at general election TO be held on
| Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of Noyem-
oer 1882, and if the people shall approve and rat
\ ity the said amendment by majority OF the
electors voting thereon said amendment shall be-
come part Of the constitution of this state.
| Section 2. The form Of the ballot in voting to
| approve and ratify said amendment shall be For
| the amendment to section Of article of the
constitution. And for the ballots against said
| amendment shall be Against the amendment TO
| section l of article of the constitution. They
shall be separate ballots, and said ballots shall
be cast in separate boxes TO be provided for that
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| election in this state shall be deemed voters on
| this question.
| Section 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors of the election in all respects as votes
Tor state officers counted and returned, and
the officers in counties now designated by law TO
canvass the returns Of votes for state officers shall
| canvass the returns in their respective counties
on this question and certify and return the result
| TO the state canvassers, at the same time and
| places, and under the same regulations and re,
strict:ons now provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns for elections Of state officers
and the state canvassers shall canvass said RE-
| turns, certified to them as provided by law in
| case Of elections for STATE officers.
| Section 4. Within three days after the deter
mination of said canvass by the state canvassers,
they shall certify the result thereof to the govern
or, who shall thereupon without delay make proc
lamation of the result.
Section s. The secretary of state is hereby re-
quired to include the substance of this act in the
notice of the general election for the year 1882.
Section 6. This aN shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March 20. 1882.
Published April 10, 1921
CHAPTER 300.
| AN ACT to amend section go of the revised
| statutes relating to SPECIAL powers OF the
county board.
TIL, people Of the state of Wisconsin represented
| IN senate ana assembly,, 10 enact US iohoWs'
Section /. Section go of the revised statutes
| is hereby amended by adding thereto subdivision
| Is, which shall read as follows, to-wit; 10. 10
| appropriate sum of money, not to exceed ten
| thousand dollars. for the erection and construe.
tion of a suitable monument to the memory OF
the deceased soldiers ; provided, no appropriation
for said purpose shall be made unless the ques-
ton whether a tax for the same may be levied
and collected is submitted to and agreed to by
the voters of the county in the same manner as IS
provided for towns, cities and villages in section
937 of chapt Al of the revised statutes.
Section ,. This act shall take effect and be in
fcl 0, from and after its passage and pubcatiC n.
Approved March 80, 1882.
Published April H. 1921
CHAPTER SIS.
AN ACT in relation 10 the distribution of the
geological survey, and amendatory Of section
70 of the laws of 1879.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
I'm senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The commissioners of public print
ing are hereby authorized and required to pro-
cure the printing of one thousand copies of vol
ume one Of the report Of the geological survey of
this state, in addition to the number heretofore
ordered printed.
Section 2. Each memb of this legislature and
the lieutenant governor shall be entitled to seven
copies, and the chief clerk and sergeant alarms
of either house shall each be entitled to three
copies Of said volume one. The remaining copies
shall be deposited In the Office of the secretary of
state.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 80, 1882.
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