Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-16

Resolved by the Senate the Assembly
concurring. That article XIII OF the
constitution be amended by adding q
new section, to the numbered and TO
read as follows: Section IL NO per-
person association, copartnershlp or 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-
stitution of laws, or under any Ordl-
nance of any town or municipality. OF
this state. or to any person al the re-
quest or for the advantage OF all OF any
of them. any free pass or frank. or any
privilege withheld from any person Tor
the travelling accommodation or trans
portation ofany person or properly: or
the transmission of any message or
communication.
No political committee, and no mem
Der CT employee thereof. no candidate
for and no incumbent OF any off1ce or
position under the constitution or laws
or. under any ordinance OF any town or
municipality of this state, shall ask Tor
OF accept from any person, associatloh'
co-partnerShip or corporation, or use
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 OF
any person or property, or the tfanS-
mission of any message or eommuhlca-
tion
ANY violation of any OF the above pro
visions shall be bribery and punished
as provided by law, and if any officer or
any member Of the legislature begullty
thereof his Office shall become vacant.
No person within the puryiew OF TINS
act shall be privileged from testify ing
in relation to anything therein prohlb-
tied: and no person having SO RESUMED
shall be liable to any prosecution or
punishment for any offense concerning |
which he was required to give his testl-
monv or produce any documentary evil
dence.
The railroad commissioner and his |
deputy in the discharge OF duty are eX-
cepted from the provisions or this amen
ment.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. .13
Proposing an amendment to article |
II of the constitution OF Wisconsin CIV |
.ng the legislature power to pass a gen
eral banking law.
Resolved. by the Assembly. and the
Senate concurring. That article OF
the constitution OF the state oil Wlscon-
sin be and is hereby amended. by sub
shutting for sections and thereon a
new ectiOn to be knOWe as section +
and reading as follows:
Section 4. The legislature shall have
power to enact a general banking law
for the creation of banks, and for the
regulation and supervision of the
banking business, provided that the
vote of two-tlIirds of all the members
elected to each house, to be taken by
yeas and nays, be in favor of the passage
of such law.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Is.
Proposing an amendment to section l
Of article 10, of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin relating tc educa-
ton.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
Div concurring, That section l, of art
cle 10. OF the constitution of the state of
be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section |. The supervision of public
shall be vested in a statel
and such other officers
as the legislature shall direct; and
their qualifications, powers, duties and
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 his Office for four
years from the succeeding first Monday
in July. The state uperintendent
chosen at the general election in No
vember 1902, shall hold and continue in
his office until the first Monday in July
1908, and his successor shall be chosen
at the judicial election in April 1905
The term of office, time and manner of
or appointing all other officers
ofsupervision of public instruction shall
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.