Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-23

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Resolved by the Senate the Assembly
concurring. That article Kill 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 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
Der or employee thereof. no candidate
for and no incumbent OF any ONCE or
position under the constitution or laws
or, under any ordinance OF any town or
municipality Of this state, shall ask Iof
or accept from any person, assoclatloh,
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 Tor the tfaV-
cling accommodation or transportation OF
any person or property, or Inc tfans-
mission of any message or communities
ton.
ANY violation of any of the above pro-
visions shall be bribery ana punlsheu
as provided by law, and II any ofhcer or
any member of the legislature be guilty
thereof his office shall become vacant.
No person within the puryleW OF THIS
act shall be privileged from TESTIFY ing
in relation to anything therein promo
tied; and no person having go testlfled
shall be liable to any prosecution or
punishment for any offense concernln@
which he was required to give his testi-
mony or produce any documentary evil
dence
The railroad commissioners and his
deputy in the discharge OF duty are ex-
cepted from the provisions OF this amen
ment.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l3
Proposing an amendment to article
II of the constitution OF Wisconsin CIV
ING the legislature power to pass gen
eral banking law.
< Resolved. by the Assembly. and the
Senate concurring. That article OF
the constitution OF the state OF Wlscon-
sin be and is hereby amended. by sub |
Shutting for sections and thereof a |
new section TO be knowe as section I |
and reading as follows:
Section 4. The legislature shall have I
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-tllirds 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 |
of article 10, of the constitution OF the
state of Wisconsin relating to educa-
ton.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
blv concurring, That section /, OF art
icie 10. of the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section |. The supervision Of public
instruction shall be vested III state
superintendent 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
wears from the succeeding first Monday
in July. The state superintendent
chosen at the general election in No
VEN Der 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 1908
The term of office, time and manner of
electing or appointing all other officers
of supervision 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
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