Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-03

the following language:
Resolved by the assembly. the senate con
curing, That article XI OF the constitution Oi
the state of Wisconsin be and is hereb!
amended, by substituting for sections four
and five thereof a new section to be snow
as section four and reading as follows: Sec
ton 4. The legislature shall have power u
enact general banking law for the creatioU
OF banks, and TOR the regulation and super
vision 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 repre-
spnted In senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to IL vote OF the
people of this state in the manner, now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election III
NOvem Der, 1902.
Section . This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved March %. 1901.
No. 1896 81 Chapter gH4l s5s' May T. l'oA'
An act to submit to the people an amen d.
0ment to section !. OF article 10, OF the con
stitution OF the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
Whereas. at the biennial session Of the leg
islature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment To the constitution or the state
was proposed and agreed to by q majority
of the members elected to each OF the Two
houses, which proposed amendment was in
the fOllC wing language
Reserved fy the senate, the assembly con-
earring, that section l of article 10 O1 the
constitution of the state OF wisconsin be
amended SO as TO read as folio
Section l. The supervision OF public In
struction shall be vested in a state superlh-
tendent and such other officers as the leg1sla-
ture shall direct; and their qualifications,
powers. duties and compensation shall be
prescribed by law. The state superintendent
shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF
the state at the same time and in the same
manner as members of 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
continue i'll his office until the first Monday
In July, 1905, and his successor shall be
chosen at the time of the judicial election in
April, 1908. The term of office. time and
manner of eecting 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 leg1sla-
ture OF this state, chosen at the general cleo
ton in November, 1900, by majority OF all
the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore:
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution OF the state of Wis
consin shall be submitted to a vote of the
people of this at ate in the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November. 1902.
section q This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May 2. 1901.
No. 65s, Al Published May 90 1901.
CHAPTER 437.
An Act to 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
legislature of this state in the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution OF this state
was proposed and agreed to by majority Of
Of the members elected to each Of the two
houses, which amendment was IN the ollow-
ing language:
Resolved by the Senate the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII OF the constitution, be
amended by adding d new section, TO
be numbered and to read as follows: Section
II, No person, association, cO-partnerShip or
corporation, shall promise, offer, or give. for
any purpose, to any political committee, or
any member or employee thereon, to any
candidate for, or incumbent OF any office or
position under the constitution or laws or
under any ordinance OF any town or munich
pality OF this state, or TO any person at the re-
quest orfor the advantage of all, or any OF them
any free pass or frank, or any privilege with
held from any person. for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation OF any person or
property, or the transmission of any message
or communication No political committee,
and no member or employee thereof, no can
didate for and no incumbent of any Office or
/ position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
pality Of this state shall ask for, or accept,
from any person, association, cO-partnersh1p,
or corporation oruse 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, OF the transmission Of
any message or communication. Any viola
ton Of any of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law
and If any officer or any member of the 1egiS-
l3tur6 guilty. thereof Office shall become
vacant. No person within the purview OF this
act shall be privileged from testifying in re-
latiOn to anything therein prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment Tor any ofense
concerning which he was required to give his
testimony or produce any documentary evil
dence. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the 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 legislature there
of at the biennial session in 1901 by maj orityof
all the members elected to each house, there
fore:
The people of the state Of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the CONSTITUTE on of this state shall be
submitted to the people at general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902, and II the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
a maj GRITTY of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment snail become parC Oh inc COu-
Stituton of this state.
Sections The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question OF adopting or rejecting SAID
amendment shall be For the amendment to
prohibit the pass system" Opposite sald
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 nnder whichever OF said
words indicates 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 there
from by an appropriate line or rule, The
votes cast on the adoption OF said amendment
shall be canvassed and returned in the same
time and manner as other votes cast at such
election, and the result shall be determined
and published in the manner provided by law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be In
'Nrce, from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved May 14th 1901.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Court House in the village of Eagle River,
this Fourth day OF August, A. d. 1902.
SEAL FINN LAWLER,
County Clerk