Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-14

jority of all the members elected to each
house thereof; therefore:
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 q vote of
the people of this state in the manner now
provided by law for the submission of Do
posed amendments at the next general eIec-
tiOn in November. 1902
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 65S, AL Published May %, 1901
Chapter 437.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to article XIII OF tne con-
Stitution of the state of Wisconsin to
pl oh. bit the pass system.
Whel cas-, at the biennial session of the
legislature of this state in the year 1899 an
Amendment to the constitution Of this state
was proposed ana agreed to 10y majority
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, VIII. ch amendment was in the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
concurrng, that article XIII of the con-
stitutiOn be amended by adding new sec
ton to be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: Section III. No person, association,
cO-partnersh.p or corporation shan prom
Use, offer, or give for any purpose, to any
political committee, or any member or EN-
pioyee thereof TO any candidate for, or in.
cumbent Of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any Ordi-
nance of any town or municipality of this
state, or to any person at the request or
for the advantage OF ALL or any of them
any free pass or frank, or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travel
ing accommodation or tranSpOrtat. on of any
person or property, or the transmission Of
any message or communication. No pOliti-
cal comm. Itee, and no member or employee
thereof, no candidate for, and no incum-
bent of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ord-
nance of any town or municipality of this
state, shall ask for, or accept from any
person, association, cO-partnersh.p, or cor
pOratiOn, or use, in any manner, or for any
purpose, any free pass or frank, or any
privilege withheld from any person, for the
travelling accommodation or transportation
of any person or property, or the trans
mission of any message or communication
Any violation of any of the above prov-
sons shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and if any officer or any
member of the legislature be guilty there
of, his office shall become vacant. No per-
son within the purview of this act shall
be privileged from testifying in relation to
anything therein prohibited: and no per-
son having so testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any of
Tense concerning which he was required to
give his testimony or produce any docu-
mentary evidence. The railroad commits
sOner and his deputy in le discharge of
duty are excepted from the provisions of
this amendment.
Whereas. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state was
duly ratified. and agreed to by the legis-
lature thereof at the biennial session in
1901 by majority of all the members
elected to each house, therefore:
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 this state shall
d n npnI
election to be held on Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday Of November. 1902. and
if the people shall approve and ratfy the
said amendment by majority of the elect
ors voting thereon. said amendment shall
become part of the constitution of this
state.
r Section 2 The form of the ballot to be
cast the Question of adopting or re-
jecting said amendment shall be For the
amendment to prohibit the pass system"
Opposite said words shall be two spaces
over one of which shall he printed the
word ives" and over one the word mo"
The voter NAV mark his ballot in the
space under whichever of said words in
dicates his intention. The marks made
shall he such as the law now 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 sep
arated therefrOm by an appropriate line or
rule. The votes cast on the adontion Of
said amendment shall no canvassed and re-
turned in the same time and manner as
other votes cast at such election. and the
result shall he determined and published
in the manner provided bv law.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force. from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May A. 1901.
Said election to be conducted, the votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance
with the laws of the state of Wisconsin.
Dated at Lancaster, Wis, this 9th day
Of August, 1902.
ERA H. GRIFFIS.,
County Clerk.