Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08


amended by substituting for sections 1our
and five thereof, a new section to be known
az section four and reading as folio VS.: sec
ton 4. The Legislature shall have power TO
enact general banking law for the creaUlon
OF banks, and for the regulation ana super
vision of the banking business, provided that
the vote OF tWO-thirds of all the meIhoeTs
elected to each house. to be taken by yeas
and nays, be in favor OF the passage OF such
law.
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
follows:
Section l The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution 0f the state OF VS.
consin shall be submitted to II vote OF the
people of this state in the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election III
November. 1902.
S, ction 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved March %. 1901. o.
No. 1896 81 !Fpublished May 4. 1901.
CHA PIER 25S.
An act to submit to! the people an amend
nlent to section I. or article 10. of the con-
stitution OF the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
ing to "ducatiOn!i' - ~
Whereas, at the biennial session OF the leg
islature Of Wisconsin for the year 1899. an
amendment to the1C0ns titutiOn OF the state
was proposed and greed to by majority
of the members eHssGted to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was III
the fOllC wing language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
earring, that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state OF Wisconsin be
amended so as o read as follows:
Section l. The supervision OF public in
structiOn shall be vested in a state superiH-
tendent and such other officers as the legisla-
ture 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 his office for four years from
the succeeding first MOgday in July The
state superintendent chosen at the general
election in November 1902, shall hold and
continue in his office until the first Monday
in July. 1905, and his successor shall be
chosen at the time of the Judicial election in
April, 1905. The term of office. time and
manner of electing or appointing. all other
officers OF supervision OF public instruction
shall be fixed by law.
And. Whereas the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin was duly agreed to in she legisla-
ture of this state, chosen at the general else
ton in November, 1900. by majority OF all
the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore,
The people of the state OF Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state of Wis
cOnsin shall be submitted to a vote of the
people of this Etate in the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission of proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November, 1902.
section 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May ?. 1901.
No. 659, A. Published May %, 1901.
.-, CHAPTER 437.
An Act to submit to the people an amendment
to article XIII of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
hereas, 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
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the ollo W.
ing language: {
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII of the constitution, be
be numbered and to read as follows Section
Ii, No person. association, cO-partnerShlp 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 constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
pality OF this state. or to any person at the re-
quest OrfOr the advantage of all, or any of them
any free pass orr frank, or any privilege with
held from any person. for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation OF any person or
property, or the transmission of any message
or communication. No political committee
and no member OF employee thereof, no cam
dldate for, and no incumbent OF any O1lce OF
position under the constitution DOR lawSS or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
pa1ty of this state, shall ask for, or accept
or corporation, or use III any manner, or for
any purpose, any free pass frank, any
privilege withheld from any person for the
travelling accommodation or transportation OF
any person or properly, or the TRANSMISSION Of
any message or communication. Any viola
ton OF any Of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law
and if any officer or any member of the legis-
lature be guilty thereof, his Office shall becom"
vacant. No person within the purView Of this
act shall be privileged from teStifying in re-
latiOn to anything therein prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for any OffenSe
ncernlng which he was required to give his
testimony or produce any documentary evil
dence The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge of duty are excepted
from the provisions or this amendment
Whereas, the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state duly
ratified and agreed to by the legislature there
Of at the biennial session in 1sOl by majorityQf
all the members elected to each house. there
fore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
Sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section L. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people at d general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November 1902 and ii the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
majority of the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become d part Of the con-
StitutiOn of this state.
Section 2 The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting 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 yes and over one
the word no" The voter may mark his
ballot in the space nnder whichever OF said
words indicates his intention. The marks
made shall be such as the law no W provides for.
Said form OF ballot shall be printed upon the
ballot to be voted at such election after the
names of the candidates and separated there
from by an appropriate line or rule. fine
votes cast on the adoption of said amendment
shall be canVaSSed and returned in the same
time and manner as other votes cast at such
election, and the result shall be determined
and published in the manner provided by law.
Section 3trhiS act shall take effect and be iu
force, from and after its passage and publfca-
ton.
Approved May 18th 1901.
Given under my hand and Official seal at the
Court House in the village OF Eagle River,
this Fourth day Of August, A. D. 1902