Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-21

(flt6iished Febrtdrg ~, 1850
CHAPTER -.
AN AcT to submit 10 The people an amendment
WHEREAS The LepislatHle OF this State at the
biennial session for thu year 1871 proposed and
adopted by vote Of majority Of ne nemtcrs
elected 10 each OF th two houses an ameEd-
ment to the constitution ~ this Siute. the same
being IN fact an ariendmcnt 70 Section 4, Of
Article z thereof as amended in LII, ihe-srar
posed amendment being In the following Ian
guago:
ResOiUed By the assembly. ne Seaats coa-
curing That the following be sdopted AZ nn
amendment 10 the Constitution 81 the state o.
| Wisconsin:
SECTION l. The CHIEF Justice ana Associate
Justices OF the supreme Court shall be scveray
known as justices Of said conrt with the same
terms Of Office, respectively a. now provided
The supreme Court shall consist VI I've iusiiccs
| (any three OF whom shall he Qnnruml to be
elected as now provided. The justice hivug
been longest a continuous member Of the court
(or in case two or more OF senior i ,ticcs having
served for the same length cf time then The one
whose commission frst exprcr). shah We cx-
officio the Chief Justice and
WHEREAS. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, was duly ratified and
agreed TO by the legislature Of hi. Stale Ter The
The people of ne Siafe or WISCONSIN. yrBrc-
sented IN Senate and Asse'abiy, d0 eadct as f0t
tours.
SECTION /. The proposed amendment 10 the
Constitution Of this State shall hc submitted w.
the people at an election % be held Tuesday
the second uhy OF April. 1881 ana if the iFNIIH
shall approve and ratify said amendment, hY
majority Of the electors voting thereon. such
amendment shall become part 0f The Cons sta
ton OF this state
SECTION 2. The form Of ballot IN voting rs
approve and ratify said proposed amendment
shall be "For amendment to the Ccnsitu-
tion;' If against the same. e" Against the amend
ment TO The Constitution which shall b. written
or printed the judicial ballot used al sHciE
election and deposited in the same box. All
persons qualified to vote at any election in this
State shall BE- deemed voters on this question
SECTION 3. The votes cast approving aud
ratifying, ordlsapproving such amendment shan
be counted and returned BY the inspectors " ihC
election in all respects votes for an associate
Justice Of the, supreme court counted auC
returned; and the officers now designated by
law 70 canvass the returns 81 votes for Associate
Justice OF the supreme court SHAH canvass he
returns on this question at the same time ana
place and under the same regulations and re-
strctons. now provided by law for canvassinV
and declaring the returns OF elections for Justice
Of the Supreme Cont.
SECTION g. Within three days after the de-
termination OF such canvass. II shall be- the
duty Of the canyassers TO certify the result Of
such canvass 10 the governor who shall there
upon, without delay, make proclamation of the
the result.
Section 5. The Secretary o. state Il here by
required 10 give twenty days notice Of the
election herein authorized aud 20 include the
substance ofths ACT therein.
SECTION G. This act shall take eject and b.
tlon.
Approved February 81 1889
said election 10 be held and conducted veto
canvassed and returns made ~ accordance with
law.
- Given under my hand and o..
Seal. fetal Seal this sth day Of March
ia. THOMAS.
County Clerk