River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-28

sttution of the state of Wisconsin be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section l. The supervision of public nstruc-
ton shall be vested in state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature shall
direct: and their qualifications power 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 lirSt 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
electlng or appointing all other oHcers 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 legislature
OF this state, chosen at the eneral election in
November 1900, by u majority of all the mem
oers elected to each house thereof therefore;
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Sectionl The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state of Wis
conStn shall be submitted to Il vote of the peo-
pie of this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission of proposed amend
ments at the next general election in Novem-
ber 1902
Section .. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation,
Approved May 3 1901
No. 65s, Al Published May %. 1901.
CHAPTER 437.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article XIII of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin to prohibit the pass sys-
tenn.
Whereas At the biennial session of the legis-
lature of this state in the year 1899 an amend
ment to the constitution OF this state was pro-
posed and agreed to by n majority of the
members elected to each of the two houses,
which amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
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 read as follows: Section IL.
NO person, association, co-partnerShip or cor
poraCon, 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 UNI
der the constitution or laws, or under any or
dlnance OF any town or municipality of this
state, or to any person at the request or for
the advantage of all 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 on
the transmission of any message or commun,
cation. No political committee, and no men,
Der or employee thereof, no candidate tor and
no incumbent of any office or position under
the constitution or laws, or under any Ordi-
nance OF any town or municipality or this state,
shall ask for, or accept, from any person, aSso-
citation, cO-partnership, or corporation, or use,
in any manner or for any purpose, any free
pass or frank, or any privilege withheld from
or transportation of any person or property, or
the transmission Of any message or communi
cation, Any violation of any OF the above pro
visions shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and ii any officer or any mem
Der of the legislature be guilty thereof, his Of
flee shall become vacant. NO person within
the puryiew of this act shall be privileged from
testifyng ia relation to anything therein pro-
hibited; and no person having so testified shall
be liable tn any prosecution or punishment tor
any ohenSe concerning which he was required
to give his testimony or produce any documen.
tary evidence. The railroad commissioner ana
his deputy in the discharge of duty are except
ed from the provisions OF this amendment
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution of the state duly
ratified, and agreed to by the legislature there
Of at the biennial session in 1891, by u majority
OF all the members elected to each house,
therefore;
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
Sented in senate and assembly do enact MS toll
lows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people ut u general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday OF November 1902, and If the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment
by q majority Of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become part of the
constitution Of this state
Section g 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 said
words shall be two spaces over one OF which
shall be printed the word Eyes and over one
the word ''no." The voter may mark his bal.
lot in the space under whichever of said WOrda
indicates his intention. The marks made shall
be such 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 are separated therefrom by an
appropriate line or rule. The votes cast on the
adoption OF said amendment shall be Canvass
ed and returned in the same time and manner
as other votes cast at such election, Nnd tho
result shall be determined and published in the
manner provided by law,
Section z. be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation
Approved May ID, 1901.
Said election to be held and conducted votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance
with the provisions of law.
Given under my hand and official seal a my
Office in the Village of Ellsworth, this
TSEAL.l 5th day Of August, A. D. 1902.
., j, HOHLE, County Clerk.