The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-29
AHESD NEST TO C9NSTEYgTION.
CHATTER 81. LAWS 1SS.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
to section of article 10, of tire Constitution OF
the Stale OF Wisconsin, relating to education.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session of the leSs-
laturc of This state for the year lSSb, amend
ment to tn. constitution of this state WAS propos-
cd ana agreed 10 10y Il majority of The members
elected each OF the houses, which proposed
amendment WHS III the following language: Res
olvcd by the assembly the senate concnrring.
That section of article 10, OF the constitution ut
the state of Wisconsin, be amended SO as to read
as follows; Section !. The supervision of com
mon schools shall bc vested Ill II state superiu-
tendcut and such other officers as the legislature
shall direct The legislature may prescribe by
law the qualifications of the State superintendent,
and all other officers intruScd with the SuperyiS-
ion of common schools. The state superlntclld-
ent and such other officers intruSted with the sup
eryiSon of common Sclnols, shall be chosen by
the qualified electors of the state, OF respective
districts ut such time and in slich manner as the
legislature shall provide. The powers, duties and
compensation of all such officers shall DC proYid-
cd for by law; and
/ WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this state was duly agreed
to i'll the legislature of this state, chosen at the
general election in November 1856, by n majority
of all the members elected 10 each house thereof;
therefore,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
p. Section |. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of the State OF Wisconsin shall
he submitted to the people of this state at gem
eral election to be held ON the Tuesday next sue
peediug the first Monday in November, A. ID. 1SoS;
and if the people shall approve and ratify such
by n majority of the electors voting
thereon, such amendment shall became part of
the constitution of this state.
Section > The torn of ballot in voting to ap-
prove and ratify such amendment shall be: " For
the Ifeuiment to section |, of article 10. of the
constitution" And the form of ballot against
slc'r amendment shall be: Against the amend
iffent to section l. of article H. of the consitu-
tion.' Such ballot shall be separate and apart
from nny other ballot, and shall be cast in sepa,,
rate boxes to be provided for that purpose and
n
this state shall be deemed voters on this question
Section ,. The votes cast for or aga st such
amendment shall be counted and return by the
inspectors of the election in all respects as votes
for state officers are counted and returned, ana
the officers in counties now designated by law 10
canvass the returns of votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns In their respective counties
on this question, and certify and return the re-
suit to the state canyasscrs at the same time ana
places and under the same regulations and res
trictions, provided by law for canVasslng aiiu
and the state canvassers shall canvass said re
turns, certified to them provided by law IN
case of elections for state officers.
Section 4. Within three days after the deterni-
ination of said canvass by the state canvasSeTs,
they shall certify the result thereof to the govern
or, who shall thereuPon without delay, make
section ), The secretary of state is hereby re-
uuired to include the substance of this act III the
notice of the general election for the year 1853
Section g. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage and publlcatIt 4,
Approved April s, 1887.
NoTE-Chapter 46l Laws of 1887 provides for
an election of senator in the seventh senatorial
district in Milwaukee county, at the ensuing clcc-
ton As such election is especially prohibited by
the amendment of sections and ., article OF tne
state constitution adopted by vote of the electors
in November 1851 requiring ali odd ana even
numbeted districts TO elect alternately teNeept 10
fill vacancy, have hereby gwen nouce OF e'eC-
ton in all even numbered senatorial districts.
In the case of the third Assembly district OF
Dodge county, where the fifth and sixth wards OF