The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-03-14
NOTICE OF AN ETEnTToN


= On an amendment to section article I. of thu
Constitution of Wisconsin, as amended in 1877.
oFF! MsS OF 9HE &C. Go CLERK IS.
Notice is Hereby Given That at an election Z,
oe nelu IN the several towns wards, villages ane
election districts Of the State of Wisconsin, OF
second day of said month, the following amend
ment to Section 4. of Article of the Constitn
ton OF the State of Wisconsin, as amended il
1877, will be submitted to the people in accord
aece with the provisions of Chapter ~. Laws o.
1899. Said act reads as follows: -
published February %, 1880,
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendmen,
to the constitution.
WHEREAS The Legislature of this State at the
olennlai session for the year 1887 proposed and
elected to each of the two houses an amandn,an,
to the constitution of this State the same heinz
t IN Iact an amendme Mt to section f. of article T.
thereot as amended IN 1877, the proposed amend
ment being in the following Language:
NJ Resoped 6g the assembly, the fSeuate eoncurine:
That the following be adopted as an amendmant
to the constitution of the State of Wisconsin.
SECTION l. The chief justice and associate ms
Llces or the supreme court shall be seyeraJlr
known as justices of said court with the same
terms of Office, respectively, as now provided
The supreme court shall consist of five ineticas
tany three of whom shall be a quorum1 To he
elected as now provided. The justice having
Deen longest continuous member of the court Tor
IN case two or more of such senior justices hav-
ing served for the same length of time. then the
one whose commission first expires) shall be eY
ofhclo the chief Justice; and
WHEREAS The foregoing proposed amendment.
TO the constitution was duly ratified and agreed
to by the legislature of the state for the year 1855
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin reDyesented in
Senate and Assembly, do encei as rollou.:
SECTION 1. 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, 1885, and if the naonIa sbai
approve and ratify said amendment, by a maior
10y OF the ne, electors voting thereon sucn amend
ment shall become part of the constitution of
this state. Va
SECTION 2 The form of ballot in voting to I'D
prove ana ratl1y SAID proposed amendment shall
De-: FOR amendment to the constitutions if
against the same, Against the amendment to the
which shall be written or printed
N the ludiclai ballot used at such election, and
deposited In the same box. All persons qualified
o vote at any election in this state shall he
ieemed voters on this question
SECTION 5. The votes cast approving ard rati-
Fins, or dlsapprovlng such amendment, shall be
counted and returned by the inspectors of the
lection IN ell respects as votes for an nssociate
usuce OF the supreme court are counted and re-
uriied; and the officers now designated hv la,y
o canvass the returns of votes for associate ms
ice of the supreme court shall canvass the re- |
urns on this question at the same time and
lace and under the same regulations and re- |
trictlons, now provided by law for canyassinp
nd declaring the returns of elections for ustces
4 the supreme court.
SECTION 4. Within three DAYS after the detar |
nlnatlon OF such canvass, it shall be the duty of
he canvassers to certify the result of such can
ass 20 the governor, who shall thereupon with |
III delay, make proclamation of the result,
SEcTIoN 5. The secretary of state is hereby re- |
u1red to give twenty days notice of the election
this act therein.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in |
orce from and after its passage and publication,
Approved February "a, 1882
SAID election to be held and conducted. votes
anvassed, and returns made In accordance with /
Nv. ~
- Given under my hand and official ssal.
SEAL. this 18th day of February, A. D., 1852
~ L. c. SESGLAUB, County Clerk