Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-14
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Joint Resolution No. IL.

Providing for an amenuInent of section Is,
article ~ of the CONSTITUTION anu Tor sep
arate county goyernulent III certain coun-
ties.
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
cOncuIftug tuat section 70, OF article ~ /,
OF the cOlstl, uliOn OF the state OF W iscon-
SIN, be Amended by adding at the end
thereof the IUliOWlng:
Provided that III counties which contain
an Incorporated city OF more than one nun
ureu Thousand Inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish Il separate system OF county
government SO tnat when so amended
Said section Will read as follows: Section
70. Inc legislature shall establish but one
system or town anu county government
when shall be as nearly uniform as prac-
ticaDle; proylueu, that in counties Wn.c
contain an Incorporated city OF more than
one hundred thousand inhabitants, the
legislature may establish separate sys-
TEN OF county government.
Notice is further given that at said gen.
eral election the following propositions are
to be submitted to the people in pursu-
ance of the requirements OF chapters 49,
2oS and 457 of the laws of 1901 which said
chapters read as follows:
No. 1875. 81 Published March 26, 1901
Chapter 73.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend.
menC to article NJ of the constitution OF
the state of wisconsin, giving the legls-
lature power to pass general banking
law.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
legislature Of the state of Wisconsin FOR
the year 1899, joint resolution was passed
proposing amendment TO article NJ OF
the constitution of the state OF Wlscon-
sin, giving the legislature power to pass
general banking law, which was agreed TO
each of the two houses, and approved
April twentieth, 1882 which proposed
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
cnncurriDO That article nj of the cOnSCl-
tu ion of the state of Wisconsin be and is
hereby amended, by substituting FOR sec
lions four and five thereof, new section
to be known as section four and reading
as follows: Section 4. LIE legislature shall
have power to enact a general banking law
for the creation of banks, and for the reg
ulation and supervision of the banking
business, provided that the vote of two
thirds of all the members elected to eacn
house, to be taken by yeas and nays, be
in favor of the passage aof such law.
The people of the state of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section L. The foregoing proposed amend.
ment to the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin shall be submitted to a vote of
the people Of this state in the manner now
provided by law for the submission of pro-
posed amendments at the next general elec-
ton in November, 1902
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved March 2o l9ol.
No. 1876, ST. Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section l, of article 10,
of the constitution of the state of Wis
conSin, relating to education.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
legislature of Wisconsin for the year 1899,
an amendment to the constitution OF the
state was proposed and agreed to by ma
iority of the members elected to each of
ment was in the following language:
Resolved, by the senate the assembly
concurring that section l of article 10 of
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin
be amended so to read as follows:
Section /. The supervision of public IN
struction shall be vested in a state super
intendent and such Other officers AS the
legislature shall direct; and their quallh-
cations, powers. duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law. The state SUI
perintendent shall be chosen by the quail
fed electors of the state at the same time
and in the same manner as members OF
the supreme court, and shall hold his office
Monday in July. The state superintendent
chosen at the general election in NOyem-
Der. 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, 1875.
The term of office, time and manner Of
electing or appointing all other officers or
superv sion 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 the
legislature of this state, chosen at the gen
eral election in November, 1900, by ma