Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-05
Notice of Election on Amendment to
Constitution.
State Of Wlecoaxin, :.

Department OF state ~
Notice is hereby given, that at the judicial
election to he held in the raj towns.
wards. yillagt g. and election districts OF the
state 0f wisconsin. on the first Tuesday of
april. A. d. 1897, being the sixth day of said
month, ths following amendment to Section
is TO be submitted to the prOple in pursuance
of the requirements of Chapter 50, of the
you in accordance with Sec so. Oh. 2sS,
Lava Of 1898 Chapter 60 reads as follows,
as certify, tO-wit:
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section Z, of article { OF the consti-
tuition Of the State OF ~ iscOpsiu.
Whereas At the bienual session Of the leg
islature OF this state for the year 1895. an
amendment f the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed to by a majority
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was In
the following language:
Resolved, by the senate. the assembly con
curing. that section z, article constitution
OF wisconsin. relating to circuit courts be-
amended SO as to read: ''Section Z. For
each circuit there shall be chosen by TIE Qun1-
fled electors thereof, one circuit judge, ex-
cept that in any circuit composed OF one
county only, which county shall contain n
population accorping to last stats or
United States census, OF one hundred thou
sand inhabitants or over. the Legislature
may, from time to time. authurize additional
circuit Judges to be chosen. Every scircnit
Judge shall reside In the circuit from W HIGH he
$3.50
and receive such compensation as the leglsla-
rure sh II prescribe Ana whereas. said
proposed amendment has been agreed to by
a majority Of the members elected to each
house OF the present Legislature,
The people of the state OF wisconsin, re-
presented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows
Section I. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the State of wis
eonsin shall be submitted to vote OF the
state at next election for justice OF the SUI
r hob On bn fret do
OF April, A. d. 1857.
Section q Such vote shall be by ballot.
Each ballot cast in favor OF the adoption OF
such amendment shall have written or nrint-
ed thereon thu words: For amendment to
section Z. OF article z. OF the constitution OF
Wisconsin, And zach ballot east in opp. ST
ton to the adoption OF such amenument
shall have written or printed thereon the
ords "A @ainst amendment OF section 4.
article Z OF the constitution Of wisconsin"
Section g. Such ballots may be depo
in separate boxes or in the same boxes in
which ballots for the Justice OF the supreme
court are deposited. as the election officers
may provide. Such votes shall be returned
and canvasscd at the same time and In Ike
manner as votes for the election of circuit
Judges, and the result shall be determined
and published. and shall take erect as pro-
vided in sections 100. 101 and 1902 OF chap
ter 2SS laws OF 1898, capt that the can
vass therein provided for shall be had ON or
before the 10th day OF May: instead OF Deem
Der, and said amendment II found and certl-
fed to have been adopted. sh all Immediately
thereafter go into effect.
Section A. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and pub
ication. Approved March II. S97.
Said election to be held AMI conducted,
votes canyassed, and returns made In accOr-
dance with law
Given uuder my hand and official seal, at
the Capitol in the city of NJ adison, this 10th
DAY Of March, A. ID. 1897.
TSeal1 HENRY CASSON.
Secretary OF State.
TO the County Clerk of Villas County