Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16
Ne Dos, Al Published May o, 1901
Chapter Az

AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to article XIII of the con-
sttutlon of the state Of Wisconsin TO
pIoniDlt the pass system.
| whereas, at the biennial session of the
| legislature OF this state in the year 1eys an
| amendment to the constitution of this STATE
! was proposed and agreed to by mai "
OF the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the fol-
| lowing language:
l Resolved, by the senate the assembly
/ concurrins, that article XIII of the con-
| stltution be amended by adding new Sec
| Ilon, TO be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: section II. No person, association,
| co-partnershlp or corporation shan prom
lse oHer, or give, for any purpose, to any
polltlcal committee, or any member or en-
pIoyee thereof, 10 any candidate for, or in
cumoenl OF any office or position under the
! constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
| nance or any town or municipality of this
state; or to any person at the request or
| Tor the advantage Of all, or any of them,
any Tree pass or frank, or any privilege
| Withheld from any person, for the travel
| ing accommodation or transportation of any
any message or communication No pol.ti-
cal committee, and no member or employee
thereof. no candidate for. and no fncum-
bent of any office or position under the
| constitution or laws, or under anv ordi.
nance of any town or municipality of this
state, shall ask for, or accept from any
peT rs{io ASSOCIATION eo-partnership or cor
purpose, any free pass or frank, or any
privilege withheld from any person. for the
ofavelng accommodation or transportation
Oh any person or property, or the trans
mission or any message or communication.
any violation of any Of the above provi-
SONS nEnE,a shai be bribery and be punished as
member of the legislature be guilty there
OF. his office shall become vacant No per-
son WITHIN the purview of this act shall
anything therein prohibited: and no ner-
son having so testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any Of
tense concerning which he was reouired to
give his testimony or produce any doc1,.
mentary evidence. The railroad commits
sioner and his deputy in the discharge of
this amendment
ment to the constitution Of the state was
s aaly ratified, and agreed to by the legs-
1901 by majority Of all the members
elected el to each house, therefore:
Inc 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 this state shall
election to be held on Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday Of November. 1902. and
II the people shall approve and ratify the
said amendment by majority of the elect
ors voting thereon, said amendment shall
state. "a 'N1'
ISIioh q Inc form OF the ballot to be
cast on the question of adopting or re-
sectlng said amendment shall be "For the
opposite said words shall be two spaces
cvSs one n1es! OF which shall be printed the
The voter may. mark his ballot in the
space under whichever of said words in
olcates his intention. The marks made
shall be such as the law now provides for.
s Said form of ballot shall be printed upon
me ne oa at to be voted at such election
arated therefrom by an appropriate line or
RUE The votes cast on the adoption Of
said amendment shall he canvassed and re-
turned In the same time and manner as
other votes cast at such election, and the
result shall be determined and published
IN st the manner provided by law.
Section B. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage ami
publication. N0
Approved May IA, 1901
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Court House in the city of Grand Rapids, this
twelfth day of August, A. D. 1902.
E. 8. RENNE,
IsEALI County Clerk