Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
'ublshs9 Ble6rUdry IS, 1891
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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 1877 proposed aud
adopted by vote Of majority Of the members
| elected 10 each Of the two houses an amend
nent TO the constitution OF this State. the same
! being IN fact an amendment to Section a. of
Article 7, thereof as amended In 1877, the pro-
posed amendment being in the following lam
| guage:
Resoired By he assembly. the Senate con.
eWfng' Ihat the following be sdopted an
amendment to the Constitution Of the State of
| Wisconsin,
SECTION 4. The Chief Justice and Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court shall be severally
known as justices OF said court with tie sane
terms Of Office, respectively, gs now provided
The Supreme Court shall consist OF five justices
amy three OF Whom shall be quorum, to be
elected as new provided. The Justice having
| been longest continuous member OF the court
(or in case two more OF senior justices having
served for the same length of time then the one
whose commission first express, shall be ex
ofhcio the Chief Juatiee; aud
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution. was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature OF this State for the
The people or ne state Of Wisconsin. yeDre.
sented In Senate and assembly, do enact as rot
tors:
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 1899 and in the people
shall approve and ratify said amendment by a
majority OF the electors voting thereon, shch
amendment shall become part o. the Constitu-
ton Of this State.
SECTION 2. The form Of ballot in voting 10
approve and ratify said proposed amendment
shall be: For amendment to the Constitu-
tion;' If against the same, Against the amend
ment 10 the Constitution which shall be written
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 Vot0rs on this question
SECTION 3. The votes cast approving and
ratifying, or disappearing such amendment shall
be counted and returned by the inspectors Of the
election IN all respects as votes for associate
justice OF the supreme court are counted and
returned; and the officers now designated by
law 10 canvass the returnl Of votes for Associate
Justice OF the Supreme court shall canvass the
returns on this question at the same time and
| place and under the same regulations and re-
strictions, now provided by law for canyassing
and declaring the returns Of elections for Justices
OF the Supreme Court.
SECTION T. Within three days after the de-
termination OF such canvass. il shall be the
duty Of the canvassers to certify the result OF
such canvass to the governor. who shall there
upon, without delay, make proclamation OF the
| the result.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of State is hereby
required to give twenty days notice Of the
election herein authorized, aud TO include the
| substance Of this act therein
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage and publica-
Approved February ~, 1889
| Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed, and returns made In accordance with
law.
Given under my hand and Of
Seal. fetal Seal this 4th day Of March
J.A. THOMAS.
County Clerk