Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-08-23

proposing a., amendment 10 article NJ of
the constitution o. the state of Wisconsin:
giving the legislature pow er 0pass q general
banking law, which was agreed to by ma
iorty Of the members elected to each OF the
two houses. and approved April twentieth,
1899, which proposed amendment in
the following language:
Resolved by the assembly. the senate con
CURING That article XI OF demonstration OF
the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections four
and five thereof Il new section to be known
as section four and reading us follow Sec
ton 4. The legislature shall have pOWel to
enact general banking law for the CT cation
OF banks, and for 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-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section 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 state in the manner now pro
vided by law for the submissions OF proposed
amendments at the next general election i'll
November. 1902.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved March 23. 1901.
No. :}96, ST. Published May f. 19O1.
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section 1. OF article 10 OF the con-
stitutiOn OF the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
ing to education.
Whereas at The biennial session OF the leg
slature OF Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment to the constitution Of the state
was proposed and agreed to by a majority
OF the members elected to each OF the two
houses, which proposed amendment was i'll
the fOllC wing language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
earring, that section 1 of article 10 of the
constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin be
amended so as o read as follows:
Section l. The supervision of publ" in
siructiOn shall be vested in q state superiH-
tendent and such other officers as the legisa-
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
election in November 1902, shall hold and
continue in his office until the first Monday
in July, 1905. and his successor shall be
chosen at 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 legisla-
ture OF this state. chosen al the general cleo
tiOn in November, 1900. by majority of all
the members elected to each house thereof;
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 the state of Wis
cOnsn shall be submitted to a 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 in
November. 1902.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
Approved May ,. 1907.
No 65s A 4 Published May -, 1901.
OH ToTICIf 423
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 follow
ing language:
curing that article XIII of the constitution. be
amended by adding new section to
be numbered and to read as follows: Section
II, No person, association, cO-partnerShlp or
corporation, shall promise, offer. or give. for
any purpose, to any political committee, or
any member or employee thereof, to any
candidate for, or incumbent of any Office
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
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-
mOdatlOn 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 laws. or
under any ordinance Of any town munich
pality of this state shall ask for. or accept.
from any person. association, cO-partnerShip.
or corporation, OruSe II any manner for
any purpose. any free pass frank 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 ANY viola
ton of any Of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law
ana II any officer or any member OF the IegIS-
Iature be guilty thereof, his ONCE snail become
vacant. No person within the purYieW of this
act shall be privileged from testifying in re-
Iaton to anything therein prohibited: and no
person having so testified shall be liable to any
concerning which he required to give his
testimony or produce any documentary evil
dence. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy IN tie III sc2&rge 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 ma jorityOf
all the members elected to each house, there
fore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and asse mbly do enact as
follows
Section 1. 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 of November, 1902, and II the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
a majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the con-
Stitution of this state.
Section 2. The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting said