Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-29

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! sin, giving the Legislature power to pass
! general bank, ng law, which was agreed to
by a majority Of the members elected to
each of the two houses, and approved
April twentieth, 1899, which proposed
amendment was in the following language
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
| concurriug That article nj of the cOnstl-
! tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and is
! hereby amended, by substituting for sec
! tions four and five thereof, new SECTION
to be known as section four and reading
as follows: Section 4. i ne legislature shall
have power to enact a general banking law
for the Great on Of banks, and for the reg
ulation and supervision 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 or Wisconsin rep
| resented IN senate and assembly DO en-
! act as follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend,
/ ment to the constitution of the state OF
Wisconsin shall be submitted to vote OF
| the people " this state in the manner now
provided by law for the subm. ssion OF pro
/ posed amendments at me next general elec-
! tion in November, 1902. -
! Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
/ Approved March %. 1901.
! No. 1896. ST. Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the. people an an
! amendment to section l, of article III,
i
consin, relating to education .
| Whereas. At the biennial session Of the
J legislature of Wisconsin for the year 1899,
! All amendment to the constitution OF the
| state was proposed and agreed to by ma,
| iority of the members elected to each OF
| the two houses, which proposed amend
i ment was in the following language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
! concurring, that section 1 of article 10 of
| the constitution of the state OF Wisconsin
| be amended so as to read as follows:
! hp
| struction shall be vested in state super
! intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct; and their Quailh,
cations, powers, duties and compensation
! shall be prescribed by law. The state SUI
| perintendent shall be chosen by the quail
! fed electors of the state at the same time
| and in the same manner as members or
| 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 Novem-
! ber 1902. shall hold and continue in his
| off &c 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
| superyi sion of public instruction shall be
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 gen
era election in November. 1900. by ma
| tority of all the members elected to each
house thereof; therefore:
| The people of the state of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
| ment to the constitution of the state of
| Wisconsin shall be submitted to a vote Of
| the people of this state in the manner now
| provided by law for the submission of pro-
| posed amendments at the next general eiec-
| ton in November. 1902.
| Section 2. This act shall take effect and
| be in force from and after it's passage and
Approved May e. 1901. -
| No. 6SS, Al Published May 70, 1901.
! Chapter 437.
| AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to article XIII of the con-
EtItNtiou Of the state of Wisconsin to
prob, bit the pass system.
Nbereas, at the bienuial session of the
| legislature OF this state III the year 1895 an
| ameUument to the constitution Of this State
was proposed and agreed to by q majority
| OF the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amehdment was in the fol
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
| conculring, that article NH Of the con-
| stitutiun lie amended 10y adding new Sec
tlan, to be numbered and to read as fol-
| lows: Section Il. No person, association,
| co-partntl sh. p or corporation shat prom
Use, offer, CT give. ter ANY purpose, to any
political committee. OF any member en-
pioyee thereof, 70 any candidate for, or in
cumhent Of any Office or position under the
constitution Or laws or ander any Oidi-
nance Of any town Or municipality of this
state, or to any person at the request
for the advantage Of all, or any of them,
any free pass or frank. or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travel
ing accommodation or transportat on of any
person or property, or the transmission Of
any message or communication. No politi-
cal comm ttee, and no member or employee
thereof, no candidate for, and no incum-
bent OF any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance CT any town or munic' pality of this
/ state, shall ask for, or accept, from any
person, association, cO-partnershp. or cor
poration, or use, in any manner, or for any
| purpose, any free pass or frank, or any
travelling accommodation or transportation
| of any person or property, the trans
N. ssion OF any message or communication.
Any violation of any Of the above provi-
sions shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and if any officer or any
member Of the Legislature be guilty there
Of his office shall become vacant. No per-
son within the purview Of this act shall
be privileged from testifying in relation to
anything therein prohibited: and no per-
son having so testified shall he liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any Of
Tense concerning which he was required to
give his test mony or produce any docu-
mentary evidence. The railroad commits
sioner and his deputy in ,ne discharge Of
duty are excepted from the provisions OF
this amendment.
Whereas. The foregoing proposed amend
ulNHt " tiiS CoHSilt'tlO ION OIL lue state WAS
duly ratified. and agreed to by the !egis-
lature, thereof at the biennial session in
1901 by majority of all the members
elected to each house. therefore:
The people Of the state of Wisconsin rep
resented IN senate and assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of this state shall
ne submitted 20 the people at general
election to he held on Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday Of November. 1902. and
no 1on opI
said amendment by majority of the elect
ors voting thereon. said amendment shall
become part of the constitution of this
state.
Section 2 The form of the ballot to be
cast on the question of adopting or re-
jecting said amendment shall he 'For the
amendment TO prohiht the pass svstpm."
Opposite said words shall be two spaces
over one Of which shall he printed the
word "ves'' and over one the word no.
The voter NAV mark his ballot in the
snace under whichever of said words in
dicates his intention. The marks made
shall he such rs the law now provides for.