The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-25

curing that article XI of the constitution
| of the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended by substituting for sections four
ana five thereof, a new section TO be known
| as section four and reading as follows: Sec
| ton 4. The legislature shall have the power
| to enact general banking law for he crea-
tion of banks, and for the reg lation and
supervision of the banking business, pro-
vided that the vote of two-thirds the mem
bers elected to each house, to be taken by
yeas and nays, be in favor of the nassa geof
such law"
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in the senate and assembly do enact
| as follows:
| Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the state of Wis
consin shall be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie of this state in the manner now provided
| by law for the submission of proposed
| amendments at the next general election in
| November. 1902
Section q This act shall ta4-e effect and be
| in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation
| Approved March %, 1901.
No 1865 Published May 4 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
An Act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section of article 10 of the consti-
tuition of the state Of Wisconsin, relating
| 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 language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly con-
curing. that section l of article 10 of the
| constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended to read as follows:
Section The supervisor of public in
struction shall be vested in state superin-
tendent and such other officers as the legis-
| lature 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 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
in July, 1905, and his successor shall bechosen
at the tine 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.
And, Whereas. the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution OF the state
of Wisconsin was duly agreed to in the legis-
lature of the state, chosen at the general
election in November, 1900, by majority of
all the members elected to each house there
of; therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
nlent to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin shall be submitted to a 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 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation
Approved May q 1901.
| MOSS Al Published May % 1901
CHAPTER 43S.
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
system
Whereas at the biennial session of the Leg
| lslature of this state in the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed to by a majority of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the follow
ing language:
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
! II. No person, association, co-partnership or
| corporation, shall promise, offer, or give, for
| any purpose, to any political committee
any member or employe 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
/
| tion or laws. or under any ordinance of any
| town or municipality of this state, shall ask
| for, or accept from any person, association.
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 We cant.
No person within the purview of this act
shall be privileged from testifying in rela-
ton 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
/ he