The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-18

The people Of the State of Wisconsin reUTeSented
u Senate and Assembly do enact as f0lI0trs:
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 majority of the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses. which
amendment was in the following language:
ReSOlred By the Assembly, the Senate concur
ring. That section OF article 8 of the conStitu-
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,
Sucn 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 that said
section when amended shall read as follows
section l. 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 oHerS to vote such time as may be prescribed
ny the Legislature, not exceeding thirty dayS
election.
/. Citizens of the United States.
T.. Persons of foreign birth who shall have
declared their intention to become citizens
eOmtormably 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.
I. Sylllzed 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 vote of the peo-
l.ple at 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
Tor the registration of electors and prescribe
proper rules and regulations therefor.
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution of this State was duly
State for the year 1882, by majority of ali
/ 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
| majority OF the electors voting thereon. said
amendment shall become part of the consti-
tuition 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 the form Of the ballots
against said amendment shall be :" Against the
amendment to section of article of the con-
stltutlon, Iney shall be on separate ballots,
and said ballots shall be cast in Separate boxes
10 De provided Tor that purpose, and all persons
quallhed to vote at any election in this State
shall be deemed voters on this question.
amendment shall be counted and returned nv
the inspectors of the election in all respects as
votes for state officers are counted and returned
and the officers in counties now DESIGNATED by
law to canvass the returns of votes for state
ofhcers shall canvass the returns in their re-
Spectlye counties en- this question, and certify
and return the result to the state canvasserS.
at the same time and places, and under the
same regulations and restrictions now provided
6y law for canvaSSing and declaring the returns
for elections of state officers, and the state cam
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
yaSSers. 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
1882 '''0 Wv
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its passage and publIca-
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 900 of the Laws
OF 1852, which chapter reads as follows.