The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-03-07
NOTICE OF AN ELECTION

Constitution of Wisconsin, as amended III 1877.
" MaSIrowoo Co. A IS.
Notice is Hereby Given That at an election to
be held in the several towns, wards villages and
election districts of the State of Wisconsin on
the first Tuesday of April, A, d. 1885, being the
second day of said month, the following amend
ton of the State of Wisconsin, as amended in
1877, will be submitted to the people in accord
aece with the provisions of Chapter q, Laws of
1899. Said act reads as follows:
Published February %, 1882
CHAPTER %.
An ACT to submit to the people an amendment
to the constitution.
WHEREAS The Legislature of this State at the
biennial session for the year 1887 proposed and
adopted by a vote OF a majority of the members
| elected to each of the two houses. an amendment
to the constitution of this State the same beine
in fact amendment to section T. of article Z
thereof as amended in 1877, the proposed amend
| ment being in the following language:
RESOLVED by the Assembly, the Senate eoneurino
| That the following be adopted amendment
| to the constitution of the State of Wisconsin:
SECTION |. The chief justice and associate jus
| tees of the supreme court shall be severally
known as justices of said court with the same
| terms OF office. respectively, now provided
The supreme court shall consist of five justice.
| (any three of whom shall be quorum to bt
| elected as now provided. The justice having
| been longest continuous member of the court (o
| in case two more of such senior Justices hay
ing served for the same length of time, then the
one whose commission first expires), shall be ex
| otficio the chief justice; and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
| to the constitution was duly ratified and agreed
by the legislature of the state for the year 1889
therefore
The people Of the State of Wisconsin represented j,
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as f0llogs:
| SECTION l. The proposed amendment to the
constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at an election to be held Tuesday the
second day of April, 1889. and if the people shall
approve and ratify said amendment by a major
| ity of the electors voting thereon, such amend
| ment shall become part of the constitution OF
| this state.
| SECTION 2. The form of ballot in voting to ap
prove and ratlfy said proposed amendment shall
| be-: For amendment to the constitutions" il
| against the same, "A gainst the amendment to the
| constitution, which shall be written or printed
on the judicial ballot used at such 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 g. The votes cast approving and rati.
| Tying, or dlsapprovlng such amendment, shall be
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
election IN all respects votes for associate
justice OF the supreme court are counted and re.
| turned; and the officers now designated by Law
to the returns of votes for associate JUS
| tice of the supreme court shall canvass the re.
| turns on this question at the same time anC
| strictions, now provided by law for canvassine
and declaring the returns of elections for justices
of the supreme court.
SECTION L. Within three days after the deter,
mination of such canvass, it shall be the duty OF
the canvassers to certify the result of such can
vass to the governor, who shall thereupon, with
out delay, make proclamation of the result
SECTION 5. The secretary of state is hereby re-
qured to give twenty days notice of the election
herein authorized and to include the substance
of this act therein.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved February q, 1889.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed, and returns made in accordance with
law.
(~I~) Given under my hand and official ssal.
SEAL. this 18th day of February, A. D.. 1885,
L. DtI-f larE