The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-16
Moss Al.
Published May %, 1901
CHAPTER 43S.


An Act to submit to the people an amend
the state of Wisconsin to prohibit the pass
system.
Whereas at the Biennial session of the leg
1slature of this state in the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed to by majority of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the follow
ing languages:
Resolved, by the senate the assembly con.
curing, that article XIII of the constitution
be amended by adding a new section, to be
numbered and to be read as follows: Section
IL. No person, association, partnership or
corporation, shall promise, offer, or give, for
any purpose, to any political committee, or
any member or employ thereof. to any can
didate for or incumbent of any Office or posi-
tion under the constitution of laws, or under
any ordinance of any town or municipality
of this state, or to any person at the request
or for the advantage ofall, Or 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, and no member or employee
thereof, no candidate for and no incumbent
of any office or position under the constitu-
ton or laws. 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 accommodation or
transportation Of any person or property, or
the transmission of any message or COM
munication. Any violation 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 legislature be
guilty thereof, his Office shall become vacant.
No person within the purview of this act
shall be priviledged from testifying in rela-
tlon to anything therein prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any offense
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
thereof at the biennial session in 1901, by a
majority of all the members elected to each
house, therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin re-
presented in senate and!assembly doe enact as
follows:
SECTION 1. The following proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall
be submitted to the people at general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, succeeding the
first Monday, of November 1902 and If the
people shall approve and ratify the said amend.
ment by majority of the electors voting
thereon. said amendment shall become. "a part
of the constitution of this state.
SECTIoN2. The form of the ballot to be
cast on the question of adopting or reject
ing said amendment shall be For the amend
ment to prohibit the pass system" Opposite
said words shall be two spaces over one of