Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06
Published May %, 1901.

CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT to amend section / Of chapter 3O9,
laws of 1895, relating to the redistricting,
readjusting' and changing of the bounda-
ries of wards in cities of the first class
having special charters.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 800, laws
of 1895, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Section 1. The common council
of all cities of the first class, organized I'M
der special charter, may by a tWO-thlrdS
vote of all its members within TWO years
after each state or United States census Is
taken and the result thereof as to its pop
ulation is made known, re-district, read
just and change the boundaries of wards so
that they shall be as nearly equal in popu-
latiOn as may be, and to that end such Coun-
ell may create new wards and consolidate
old ones, but no ward shall be created hav
ing q population less than eight thousand
nor exceeding twenty thousand. In redis-
tricting such cities the original numbers OF
the wards and their geographical outlines
shall as far as possible be retained, and the
wards so created and those the boundaries
OF which are changed shall be in COM
pact form as possible.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May ii, 1901.
No 658, Al Published May 3d. 1901.
CHAPTER 437.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
of the state of Wisconsin to prohibit the
pass system.
Whereas, AT the biennial session of the
legislature of this state in the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed to by majority
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved. By the Senate the Assembly
concurring that article Mi of the consti-
tuition be amended by adding new section,
to be numbered and to read as follows:
Section IL. No person, association, copart-
nership or corporation, shall promise, offer,
or give, for any purpose to any political
committee, or any member or employee
thereof, to any candidate for, or incumbent
of any office or position under the cOnsti-
tuition or laws, or under any ordinance of
any town or municipality of this state, or
to any person at the request or for the ad-
vantage of all, or any of them, any free
pass or frank, or any privilege withheld
from any person, for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation of any per-
son or property, or the Transmission OF any
message or communication. No political
committee, and no member or employe
thereof . no candidate for, and no incum-
bent of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordinance
of any town or municipality of this state,
shall ask for, or accept, from any person,
association, co-partnership, or corporation,
or use, in any manner, or for any purpose,
any free pass frank, or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travelling
accommodation or transportation of any
person or property, or the Transmission OF
any message or communication. Anv VIC
latiOn of any Of the above provisions shall
be bribery and punished as provided by
law, and if any officer or any member of
the legislature be guilty thereof, his office
shall become vacant. No person within the
purview of this act shall be privileged from
testifying in relation to anything therein
prohibited: and no person having so testi-
fed shall be liable to any prosecution or
punishment for any offense concerning
which he was required to give his testi-
monv or produce any documentary evil
dnnce The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge Of duty are except
ed from the provisions of this amendment.
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state was
duly ratified and agreed to by the legisla-
ture thereof at the biennial session in 1901
by a majority of all the members elected to
each house, therefore
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section l. The aforegofng proposed
amendment to the constitution of this state
shall be submitted to the people at q gen
eral election to be held on Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday of November, 1902 and
if the people shall approve and ratify the
said amendment by a majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon said amendment shall
become a part of the constitution of this
Section 2 The form Of the ballot to be
cast on the question Of adopting or reject
ing said amendment shall be For the
amendment to prohibit the pass SYSTEM
Opposite said words shall be two spaces
over one of which shall be printed the word
ives" and over one the word mo" The
voter may mark his ballot in the space nm
der whichever Of said words indicates his
intention. The marks made shall he such
as the law now provides for. Said form of
ballot shall he printed upon the ballot 10
be voted at such election after the names Of
the candidates and separated therefrom bv
an appropriate line or rule. The votes ca ST
IL
he canvassed and returned in the same time
and manner as other votes cast at such
election. and the result shall be deter
mined and published in the manner proyid-
ed by law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
he in force. from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May Il 1901.
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