Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-20

proposing an amendment to article XI of
the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin.
giving the Legislature power to pass a general
banking law. which was agreed to by ma
iorlty OF the members elected to each OF the
1Wo houses, and approved April twentieth,
1899, which proposed amendment was in
the following language
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, That article NJ OF the constitution of
the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections four
as section four and reading as folio VS.: Sec
ton 4. The legislature shall have power to
enact general banking law for the creation
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
ana 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
Section1 The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state of Wis
cOnsln shall be submitted to vote OF the
people of this state ill the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election i'll
November, 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, s. Published May f. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section l. OF article 10. of the cons
StltutlOn OF the state OF Wisconsin, relat-
ing to education.
Whereas. at the biennial session of the leg
islature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment to the constitution of the state
was proposed and agreed to by majority
OF the members elected to each of the two
houses which proposed amendment was in
the following languages:
Resolved by the senate the assembly con-
Curing that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin be
amended so as 10 read as follows:
Section l The supervision OF public in
ST in han fn1 uto
tendent and such other officers as the legisla-
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 ne, :, as members n, OF the supreme court,
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.
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
ton 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
follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state OF Wis
cOnsin shall be submitted to q 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 ,. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
Approved May ?. 1901.
No. 658 A Published May %, 1901.
CHAP TER 49,
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 a majority of
Of the members elected to each of the two
ID SEES, which amendment was in the ollow-
~ 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 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 orfrank Or any privilege with
held from any person, for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation Of any person
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-partnerShlp,
or corporation oruSe III any manner, or 1or
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 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 legiS-
lature be guilty thereof, his Office shall become
vacant. No person within the purView of this
act shall be privileged from teStifying in re-
latiou to anything therein prohibited; and no
person haVlng so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for any Otfense
concerning which he was required to give his
testimony or produce any documentary evil
Ccace. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge of duty are excepted
/ o n The provisions of this amendment
Whereas, tbe foregoing proposed amend
ment TO TIE constitution of the state was duly
RATED. and agreed 10 by theJegisIature there
of at The biennial sessio in 1901 by a ma jorityof
all the me nDers elected TO each house, there
fore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly DO enact as
follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution OF this state shall be
submitted to the people at a general election
to be bed on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 902, and if the people
shall approve and "a lily toe said amendmeltby
a majoity of the electors oting thereon, said
amendment shall become a part of the con
stitutiOuOf this state.
Section 2 The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question Of adopting or rejecting said
amendment snail be For the amendment to
prohibit t1e pass system" Opposite said
words shall be two spaces over one of which
shat be printed the word yes and over one
the word no The voter may mark ais
5l,gJiol - tle ,gacc Nicer whichever OF said
Worop; iou'cate~ pI> ilten, CD. IDe MARKS
made Snau De srcn as tee law now provides for.
Said form of ballot SHAH be printed upon the
ballot TO be voted at sGc1 election after the
names of the candidates and separated there
from by an appropriate line or rule The
votes cast on toe adoption of said amendment
shall be canvassed and returned in TIE same
time and manner Other votes cast ; 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
force from and after its passage and publca-
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.