Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-18
Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
Resolved by the Senate the Assembly

Resolved by the Senate the Assembly
/ concnrring. That article XIII OF the
constitution be amended by adding a
new section. to the numbered and to
read as follows: Section IL. No per-
person association, copartnership 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 properly: or
the transmission of any message OF
communication.
No political committee, and no mem
Der CIR employee thereof. no candidate
for and no incumbent OF any once OF
position under the constitution or laws
or. under any ordinance OF any town OF
municipality of this state, shall ask Iof
or accept from any person, assocla0loh'
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 tne Cfav.
cling accommodation or transportation ol
any person or property, Or the Trans
mission of any message or communities
ton
ANY violation of any OF the above pro,
visions shall be bribery and punlsheu
as provided by law, and If any of1lcer OF
any member of the legislature De gullty
thereof his Office shall become vacant.
No person within the puryleW OF thls
act shall be privileged from testiiS Ing
in relation to anything therein promo
tied: and no person having so RESUMED
shall be liable to any prosecution OF
punishment for any otfense concerning
which he was required to give his testl-
mony or produce any documentary eIl-
dence.
The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge OF duty are eS-
cepted from the provisions OF this amen
ment.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL
Proposing an amendment 10 aftlcie
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 III OF
the constitution of the state OF Wiscon-
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
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 bWO-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.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IS.
Proposing an amendment to section
of article TO- of the constitution OF the
state of Wisconsin relating tc educa-
ton.
Resolved by the Senate. the Assem-
bly, concurring, That section l, OF art
icle 10. OF the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section |. The supervision OF puhlic
instruction shall be vested in state |
and such other officers |
as the legislature shall direct; and |
their qualifications, powers, duties aud |
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 his Office for fout
wears from the succeeding first Monday |
in July. The state superintendent |
chosen ut the general election in No
vemb 1902. shall hold and continue in |
his office until the first Monday in July |
1 O5, and his successor Snail be chosen |
at the judicial election in April 1905. |
The term of office, time and manner of |
or appointing all other officers |
of supervision of public instructions shall |
be fixed by law
Given under my hand and official |
seal at the Court House IN the Town of
Eagle Rive, this second day OF August
A. d. 1860.
JOHN RADcLFlFE, County Clerk.