Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-23
CHAPTER 437.

CAlNA l. In rot.
An act 20 submit to the people an amendment TO
article XIII of the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
Whereas. AT the biennial session OF the legIsla-
ture OF this state In the year 1899 an amendment
to the constitution of this state was proposed
ana agreed TO by a majority OF the members
elected TO each OF the two houses, which amend
ment was In the following language:
Resolved, BY the Senate. the Assembly concur
ring that article XIII of the constitution be
amended by adding new section, to be numbered
association, co-partnership or corporation, shall
PROMISE offer, or give. for any purpose, TO any
political committed or any member or employee
thereof, to any candidate for. or incumbent
any office or position under any the constitution
or laws, OF under any ordinance OF any town or
municipality OF this state. or to any person ut
the request or for the advantage of all, any OF
them, 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 communication. No political committee aud
no member or employee thereof no candid ate for
and no incumbent OF any office or position under
the eonstit7tion or Jaws. or under any ordinance
OF any town or municipality OF this state, shall
ask for. or accept. from any person. association
co-partnership. 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 accommodations or transporta-
tion OF any person or property, or the transmits
sion OF any message or communication. Any yio-
lntion of any of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law. az j
II any officer or any member OF the legislature be
guilty thereof, his o iice shall become vacant. No
person within thepurvew ofthis act shall be privi-
eyed from testlfying in relation TO any thing there
IN prohibited; and no person having 80 testified
shall be liable to any prosecution OF punishment
for any onense concerning which he was required
to give his testimony or produce any document
airy evidence. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy In the discharge of duti are exccHted from
the provision OF this amendment
Whereas. The foregoing proposed amendment
and agreed to by tho Legislature thereof at the hi
ennial session In 1901, by majority OF all the
members elected to each house: therefore:
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly do enact as fellows:
section l. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution OF this state shall be submit
ted TO the people at general election to DO held
on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday OF Nov
ember 1902 and II the people shall approve and
ratiiy the said amendment by majority OF the
electors voting thereon, said amendment shall be-
come part of the constitution OF the state.
Section 2. The form OF the ballot to be cast on
the question OF adopting or rejecting said amend
ment shall be For che amendment 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 mo. The
voter may mark his ballot in the space under
whichever OF said words indicates his Intention.
The marks made shall be such as thelaw now pro-
vdes for Said form OF ballot shall be printed up
on the ballot to be voted at such election after
the names OF the candidates and separated there
from by an appropriate line or rule The votes
cast on the adoption OF said amendment shall be
canvHssed and returned In the same time ana
manner as other VOTES east ut such election. and
the result shall be determined and published In
the manner provided by law.
Section s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved May a. 1901.
Given under my hand and Official seal Ct the
Of August. A. ID. l901 W. J. kREoEL,
County Clerk.