River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-09-01

funds for deposit or safe keeping as q
regular business, or who shall buy or sell
exchange a s a regular business, and shall
not be organized as provided in chapter
H. of this act or shall not be organized
as a savings association, as provided In
chapter ". of this act. The term saw
ings association shall be construed to
mean any corporation, organized pur-
suant TO the provisions of the act for the
organization of savings banks and saw
ings societies, as such act existed prior
to the passage of this act. or to such
corpora tons as shall hereafter incorpor-
ate as savings associations under this
act The term, lawful money as used
in this act. shall be construed to mean
all coin. United States notes, treasury
notes gold certificates silver certificates,
national bank notes, and all other forms
of money issued by or which may here
after be issued by or under the authority
of the United States as a circulating
medium. and shall also be construed to
mean any form of certificate which is
now or may hereafter be declared to be
lawful money by any law of the United
CHAPTER VII.
Repeating Clause
Section /. All acts and parts of acts
of which this act is amendatory, and all
acts or laws inconsistent with the pro-
CHAPTER VIII.
Submission TO Electors.
Section ]. This act shall be submitted
to the electors of this state for their APP
prevail or disapproval at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday
next succeeding the first Monday in
November, in the year A. d. 1898;
be provided and kept by the several
boards of inspectors therefor for receiv-
ing the votes cast for or against this
act. The proper officers shall provide a
separate ballot for the electors TO vote
upon this act. Said separate ballot shall
contain. besides the usual forms for the
thereof, the following words: Banking
law ballot" then under said words the
following words; For the revised bank
ing law as passed by the legislature of
1887" Following which words shall be a
square space for the making of cross;
and then under said last words shall
banking law as passed by the legisla-
ture of 1897" Following which words
shall be square space for the making
of cross; and under which shall be
this instruction to the voter: IF you
desire to vote in favor of the revised
banking law, as passed by the legislature
of 1897 make a cross in the top square;
If you desire to vote against such revised
banking law, make a cross in the bottom
shall be vote for this act; a cross in
the bottom square shall be vote against
this act.
Section 2 The canvass of the vote for
and against this act, and the return
thereof, shall be made by the proper can
vassing officers. within the same time
and in the same manner as now provided
by law for the canvass and return of the
votes cast al said general election. and
the result shall be declared by the board
of canvassers ut the same time and in
the same manner as the result of the
canvass for state officers, and if ii shall
appear that majority of the votes cast
at such election, are in favor of this
act or for this act, then this act shall
become a law and take effect on the
twentieth day of December. 1898, and the
fact that said majority of votes were cast
for this act shall be promulgated by the
secretary of state.
Approved April %, 1897.
Said election to be held and conducted votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance
with the provisions of law.
Given under my hand and official SEAL at my
office in the Village of Ellsworth,
fSEAL1 this l1th day of August, A ID. 1898.
j. b. JENSON, County Clerk.