River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-04
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. r.
Providing for an amendment of section %

| Providing for an amendment of section 3d. ar
ticle " of the constitution and for separ-
ate county govcrnmentin certain counties.
| Resolved, by the senate, the assembly con-
curing that section % of article w, of the
constitution of the state OF Wisconsin. be
amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing:
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
tablish a separate system of county govern
ment' so that when so amended said section
will read as follows "SectiOn %, The legs-
lature shall establish but one system of town
and county government, which shall be as
nearly uniform as practicable; provided that
in counties which contain anincorporated city
of more than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, the legislature may establish a separate
system of county government.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance of the
requirements of chapters 49, 258 and 437 of the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read as fol-
lows;
No. 1875, 81 Published March 20, 1901.
CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article XII of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin giving the legisla-
ture power to pass general banking law
Whereas, at the biennial session of the leg
islature of the state of Wisconsin for the year
1889, joint resolution was passed proposing
an amendment to article XII of the constitu-
ton of the state of Wisconsin, giving the leg
islature power to pass general banking law,
which was agreed to by majority of the
members elected to each of the two houses,
and approved April twentieth, 1899. which pro-
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate, con
curing, hat article XII Of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby amend
ed, by substituting for sections four and five
thereof, a new section to be known as section
four and reading as follows: Section 4. The
legislature shall have power to enact general
banking law for the creation Of banks and for
the regulation and supervision OF the banking
business, provided that the vote of tWo-thtrds
of all the members 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-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie of this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission OF proposed amend
mentS at the next general elecJion III 4NoVeAu-
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation
No "a 81 Published May 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 258
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
rnent to section /, of article 10, of the con-
stitution of the state of Wisconsin, relat-
ing to education
Whereas At the biennial session OF the leg
islature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment to the constitution of the state
was proposed and agreed to by a majority of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was in the
following language:
curing, that section Of article 10 OF the con.