Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system
Resolved by the Senate the Assembl.
concurring. That article XIII OF thu
constitution be amended by adding
new section, to the numbered and t
read as follows. Section IL No per
person association, copartnershlp OF co
corporation shall promise, offer or give
for any purpose, to any political com
mittee, or any member or employ there.
of, to any candidate for, or incumbent
of any Office or position under the con-
rstitution of laws, or under any Ordl-
nance of any town or municipality. OF
this state. or to any person at the re
quest or for the advantage OF all or any
of them. any free pass or frank. or any
privilege withheld from any person Tor
the travelling accommodation or trans
portation of any person or property. or
the transmission of any message or
communication.
No political committee, and no mem
her or employee thereof. No candidate
for and no incumbent of any office or
nosition under the constitution or laws
or. under any ordinance OF any town or
municipality Of this state, shall ask tor
or accept from any person, association,
in any manner. or for any purpose, any
free pass or frank. or any privilege
withheld from any person for The tray
cling accommodation Or transportation ~
any person or property, or the trans
mission uf any message or communion
ton.
ANY violation Of any OF the above pro-
visions shall be bribery and punished
4 l, IL, ar ~
any member of the legislature be guilty
thereof his Office shall become vacant.
No person within the purvleW OF this
act shall be privileged from testify ing
in relation to anything therein promo
tied; and no person having 80 'estlhed
shall be liable to any prosecution or
punishment for any otfense concerning
which he was required to give his testl-
mony or produce any documentary evil
.dence.
The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge of duty are ex-
cepted from the provisions OF this amen
ment
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL
Proposing an amendment to article
II of the constitution of Wisconsin CIV
ng the legislature power to pass q gen
eral banking law.
Resolved. by the Assembly, and the
Senate concurring. That article l. OF
the constitution OF rhe state OF Wlscon-
sin be and is hereby amended. by sub
shutting for sections and 5 thereof a
new section to be knOWe as section i
and reading as follows:
Section A. The Legislature shall have
power to enact a general banking law
Tor the creation of banks, and for the
regulation and supervision OF the
banking business, provided that the
vote of two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each house, to be taken by
yeas and nays, be in favor of the passage
OF such. law.
J JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
Proposing an amendment to >ection
of article 10, of the constitution OF the
state of Wisconsin relating to educa-
ton.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, concurrine. That section /. OF art
icle 10. OF the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section l. The supervision OF public
instruction shall be vested in a state
duu CuCh OCiiNi OlllS'I'
as the legislature shall direct: and
their qualifications. powers. duties and
compensation shall be prescribed by
law. The state superintendent shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of
the state at the same time and In the
same manner as members of the supreme
court and shall hold mis- office for four
Years from the succeeding first Monday
TIL 70 y, FOL Ion
chosen at the general election in No
vember 1902. shall hold and continue in
his office until the first Monday in July
1905, and his successor shall be chosen
at the judicial election in April 1905
The term of office, time and manner of
electing or appointing all other officers
of supervision OF public instructionshall
be fixed by law
Given under my hand and official
seal at the Court House in the Town of
Eagle River, this second day OF August
A. D. 1900.
JOHN RADCLIFFE, County Clerk.