Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-02
Published March rs, 1901.
Chapter 70.
No. 1876, 81

AN ACT to submit to the people an amend.
ment to article XI Of the constitution OF
the state Of Wisconsin, giving the legis-
lature power to pass general banking
law.
Whereas, At the biennial session Of the
legislature of the state of Wisconsin for
the year 1899, joint resolution was passed
proposing an amendment to article XI of
the constitution of the state of Wiscon.
sin, giving the Legislature power to pass a
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 proposed
amendment was in the following language
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
concurring, That article XII of the consti-
tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and is
hereby amended, by substituting for sec
tions four and five thereof, 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 reg
ulation and supervision of the banking
business, provided that the vote of two
thirds 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 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 a 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 2 This act shall take effect aud
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March %, 1901.
No. 1896, 81 Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section l, of article 10,
of the constitution of the state of 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
jority 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 l. The supervision Of public in
struction shall be vested in a state super
intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct; and their qualii-
cations, powers. duties and compensation
SHALL be prescribed by law. The state SUI
perintendent shall be chosen by the quail
fed electors of the state at the same time
the supreme court, and shall hold his office
for four years from the succeeding first
Monday in July. The state superintendent
chosen at the general election in Novem-
Der. 1902, shall hold and continue in his
office until the first Monday in July, 1905,
and his successor shall be chosen at the
The term of office time and manner of
electing or appointing all other officers of
supervision of public instruction shall be
fixed by law.
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 a ma