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| the supreme court, and shall hold his Office fc
four years from the succeeding first Monda
N July. me state superintendent chosen
hold and continue in his Office until the firs
Monday In July, 1905. and his successor sha
! be chosen at the time of the judicial electio
IN April. lSs. The term of Office, time an
manner Of eieeting or appointing all the othe
officers OF supervision Of public instruction
shall be fixed by law
And. whereas. the foregoing proposed amend
ment To the constitution OF the state of Wis
eonsin was duly agreed TO in the Legislature o
this state chosen at the general election in No
| vember, l%O. by majority of all the mem Der,
elected to each house thereof: therefore:
The people OF the statc Il Misac.
| sented in senate and assembly, do enact a,
| follows;
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment 10 the constitution of the state of Wis
! consin shall be submitted TO n vote of the peo
| pie OF this state in the manner now provided
| by law Tor the submission OF proposed amend
! nents, al the next general election, in Novem
Der. 1902
Section 9 This act shall take effect and be
| In force from and after its passage and puhli
cation
Approved May ., 1901
No. 65s, Al Published May % 1901
CHAPTER Az.
AN ACTto submit 10 the people am amendment
to article Nil of the constitution OF the state
OF Wisconsin, 10 prohibit the pass system
Whereas. At the biennial session OF the leg
islature of this state in the year 1899 an amend.
ment to the constitution of this state was pro.
posed and agreed TO by majority of the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses, which
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved, BY the senate the assembly CON
curing that article XIII of the constitution be
amended by adding new section to be num-
bered and to read as follows; Section H. No
person. association, co-partnership or corpora.
ton shall promise, offer or give. for any pur-
pose. to any political committe. or any mem,
Der or employee thereof, to any candidate. for
or incumbant of any Office or position under
the constitution or laws or under any Ordi-
nance of any town or municipality ofthis state
or to any person at the request or for the ad-
vantage of all or any of them, any free pass or
frank. or any privilege withheld from any per
son, for the travelling accommodation or trans.
portaton of any person or property, or the
transmission OF any message or communica
ton. No political committee and no member
or employee thereof, no candidate for or in
cnmbant of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordinance of
any town or municipality of this state. shall
ask for. or accept, from any person associa-
ton, co-partnershtp or corporation. 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 transmission of any message or comnuni
cation. Any violation of any of the above pro
visions shall be bribery and be punished rs
provided by law, and If any officer or any Nom
Der OF the legislature be guilty thereof his of
flee shall become vacant. No person within
the purvue of this act shall be privileged from
testlfylng IN relation Co anything therein pro
hibited; and no person having so testified shall
be liable to any prosecution or punishment Tor
any offence concerning which he was required
to give his testimony or produce any documen,
his deputy in the discharge of duty are except.
ed 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 legislature there
OF AT the henniel session in 1901 by majority
of all the members elected to each house
therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented 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 general election TO
be held on the first Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday of November, 1902, and il the peo-
pie shall approve and ratify the said amend
ment by a majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendment shall become n part
of the constitution of this state.
Section 2. The form of the ballot to be east
amtndment shall be FOR the amendment ito 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 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 separated therefrom by an
appropriate line or rule. The votes cast on
and returned inl be same time and manner as
other votes casIA such election, and the result
shall be determined and published in the man
ner provided by law.
Section D. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved May IA, 1901
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Capitol in the city OF Madison. this first day of
August. A. d., 1902
tSEAL.l WIN. II. FROELICH.
Secretary of State
STATE or WISCONSIN,.
County of Iowa,
County Clerks Office,
Dodgevllle, Wis, August 4. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that Mt the general
election to be held in the several towns. wards,
villages and election districts of the county of
ceeding the first Monday. being the 18th day of
November A. ID. 1902. the following officers
are to G elected to Wit
A County Clerk, in place Of Ben. Thomas,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, A, - 1903.
County Treasurer, in place of David II.
Jacobs, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday in January, A. ID. 1903.
A Sheriff, ia place OF Henry y. james. whose
term of Office will expire ON the first Monday
in January, A.. -. 1903,
Coroner. In place Of Charles s Willard,
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January a. ID. 1908
A Clerk of the Circuit Court, in place of
Thomas Gibbon, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday in January. A. ID. 1903
a, District Attorney, in place Of Joseph j.
Fielder. whose term Of Office will expire on
the first Monday in January, A. d. 1908.
\ Register of Deeds. in place of Alfred j.
Cretney, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday in January, A. D 1903.
A Surveyor in place Of Robert l.. Joiner,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January A. ID. 1903.
A Superintendent of Schools, i'm place of
Frank w. Metcalf. whose term of Office will ex-