Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-18

iOrity of the members electeu TO eacn Oh Tue
two houses, and approved April twentieth,
the following language:
'Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing. That article ri OF the constitutono
the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections four
and five thereof, new section to be known
AIS section four and reading folio VS.: Sec
ton 4 The legislature shall have power to
enact a 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
and nays, be III favor OF tne passaSeo vi such
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
selited in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Institution OF the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote OF the
people of this state in the manner now pro-
vit!ed by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general electloh Ill
November. 1902.
Section , This act shall take effect and be
in force from ard after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved March 23, 1901; ~
No. 800 :. [published May +. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ument to section 1. OF article 10, of the con
ESttutiOn 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 ana agreed to by a majority
of the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment was in
the lowing language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
curing that section OF article 40 OF the ne
Section 1 The supervision OF public in
struction shall be vested in 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
hall In nhn Inv a
the state ut 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
chosen at the time OF the Judicial election in
April, 1905 The term OF office time ana
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 stateo OF
Wisconsin duly agreed to in the leg1sla-
ture of this state. chosen at the general elcc,
ton in November, 1900, by majority OF all
the members elected to each house thereon;
therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
Sented in senate and assembly do enact us
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to 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
section , This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May ,. 1901
No. 65S A Published May %, 1901.
CHAPTER 49,.
An Act to submit to the people an amendnl ent
to article XIII of the constitution of the Ute
OF Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
Whereas, At the biennial session Of the
legislature of this state in the year 1899
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
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 u 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,
any member or employee thereof, to any
candidate for, or incumbent of any office or
position under the constitution 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 orfranz, 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
dldate for, and no incumbent of any Office or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
paity of this state, shall ask for, or accept
from any person. association, co-partnerShip
or corporation, oruse IN any manner, or for
any purpose, any free pass 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 communication ANY VIOLA
ton OF any of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished 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-
cd. apHr
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
aeputy 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
ratned, and agreed to by the legislature there
OF at the biennial session in 1901 by maioritvof
al the members elected to each house, there
fore:
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 this state shall be
submitted to the people at a general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday OF November 1902, and if the peope
shall approve and ratify the said amendmentby
majority of the electors voting thereon said
dmenonent snail become part of the con-
Section 2. The form of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting said .
aI;I;. -. ~ 'hlil pe TOT tue amendment to
prohlblt the pass system" Opposite said
words shall be two spaces over one of which
shall be printed the word yes and over one
tilS "N:tu 10 re Iter 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 unon 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
snail be canvassed and returned in the same
tlme ana manner as other votes cast at such
electlon, ana the result shall be determined
Sectlon B. This act shall take effect and be in
ton. N P""i'S"-
Approved May 18th 1901
Glyen under my hand and official seal at the
1 ,.I house IN the village of Eagle River
TINS FOURTH Gay of August, A. D. 1902.