Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

| amendment was IN the following language
| Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
| concurring, That article XI of the constl-
| tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and is
! hereby amended, by substituting for sec
| tions four and tive thereof, new section
| to be known as section four and reading
as follows: Section f. Inc legislature snail
| have power to enact general banking law
| for the creation Of banks and for the reg
| uiatiOn ard supervision of the banking
| business, provlued that the vote OF two
| thirds of ali the members elected to each
| house, to be taken by yeas ana nays, De
| in favor of the passage of such law.
| The people or 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 stare OF
Wisconsin shili be submitted to a vote OF
the people II this state in the manner no"
provided by law for the sEDm ssion OF pro-
posed amendments ri ,lIe next general elec-
ton in November, 1892
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be IN force froa and after its passage ana
Approved March %, 1901.
No. 396, 81 tPublishea May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit T. the people an
amendment to section :, Of article 10,
of the constitution Of The state or 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 a ma
1ority of the members elected to each of
! the two houses, which proposed amend
ment was in the following language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
concurring, that section 1 of article 10 of
the constitution Of the state Of Wisconsin
be amended so as TO read as follows:
Section /. The supervision Of public IN
struction shall be vested in state super
intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct: and their Quaiit
cations, powers, duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law. The state su-
perlntendent shall be chosen by the luali-
fed electors Of the state at the same time
and In tine same manner members OF
the supreme court. ana snail hold his office
for four years from the succeeding first
Monday IN July. The state superintendent
chosen at the general election. in Aovem-
Der, 1902, sinai! hold and continue l. his
office until the first Monday in July, 1906
and his successor shall he chosen az 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 the
legislature Of this state. chosen at the gen
eral election in November. 1900 by ma
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 /. The foregoing proposed amend
Wisconsin shall be submitted to 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 cleo
tiOn In November. 1902.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and alter 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 the con-
stitution or the state OF Wisconsin to
prohibit the pass system
Whereas, 4t 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 a majority
OF the mentors elected to each of the two
houses. which amendment was in the fol-
loving iangus Sc:
Resolved. rs the senate, the assembly
coLculrinS. That article AI1I of the con-
sttntiun be amended by adding a new Sec
ton, to be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: Section II. No person, asSociat ton,
co-partnership or corporation shah prom
Use, offer, or give, ter any purpose, to any
political committee, or any member or en-
piOyee thereof, 70 any candidate for, or in.
cumpent OF any Office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any oYdi-
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 transportation Of any
person or property, or the transmission Of
any message or communication. No poiti
cal committee, and no member or employee
thereof. no candidate for, and no fncum-
bent Of any Office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance of any town or municipality of this
state, shall ask for, or accept, from any
person, association, co-partnership, 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
Any violation of any Of the above provi-
sons shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and If any officer or any
Of, his Office shall become vacant No per-
son within the purview of this act shall
be privileged from testifying in relation to
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-
sioner and his deputy in ,ne 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. !egis-
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
be submitted TO the people at general
election to be held on Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday or November, 1902 and
If the people shall approve and ratify the
said amendment by majority Of the elect
ors voting thereon said amendment shall
become a part of the constitution Of this
state.
Section 2. The form of the ballot to be
cast on 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 be printed the
word Ives" and over one the word mo"
Tie voter may mark his ballot in the
space under whichever of said words in
dicates his intention. The marks made
shall be 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 the adoption of
said amendment shall be canvassed and re-
turned in the same time and manner as
other votes cast at such election. and the
result shall be determined and published
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