Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-22
published March 2s, 1901.
No. 1856. 81 Up
Chapter 73.

No. 1856. 81 Published March 2s, 1901
Chapter 73.
| AN ACT to submit to the people an amend.
ment TO article XII Of the constitution OF
the state OF Wisconsin, giving the iegis.
lature power to pass a general banking
law.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
! legislature OF the state Of Wisconsin for
/ the year 1879 joint resolution was passed
| proposing an amendment to article NJ OF
| the constitution of the state of Wiscon.
SIN, giving the legislature power to pass a
| general banking law. which was agreed to
| by a majority Of the members elected to
/ each OF the two houses, and approved
! April twentieth, 1ss9. which proposed
amendment was In the following language:
| Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
| coneurriDg, That article XII Of the consti-
! tuition OF the state Of Wisconsin be and is
heieby amended by substituting for sec
| TO be known as section four and reading
| as follows: Section L. The legislature shall
nave power TO enact a general banking law
| for the creation of banks, and for the reg
| uiation 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 OF Wisconsin rem
resented In senate and assembly do en-
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend.
ment to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin shall be submitted to vote of
provided by law for the submission of pro-
posed amendments at the next general cleo
ton In November, 1902
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage az 4
publication.
Approved March q, 1901.
No. 1885, 81 Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section l. of article TO-
of the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin, relating to education.
Whereas At the biennial session of the
legislature of Wisconsin for the year 1889,
an amendment to the constitution of the
state was proposed and agreed to by a ma
Jority Of the members elected to each Of
the two houses, which proposed amend
ment was in the following language:
Resolved. by the senate, the assembly
concurring, that section l of article 10 OF
the constitution of the state of Wisconsin
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section l. The supervision Of public In
struction shall be vested In a state super
Intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct; and their qualif-
cations, powers, duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law. The state su-
perintendent shall be chosen by the qualh
fed electors OF the state at the same time
and in the same manner as members OF
the supreme court and shall hold his Office
fer four years from the succeeding first
Monday In July. The state superintendent
chosen at the general election in Novem-
Der, 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
electing or appointing all other officers of
supervision of public instruction shall be
fixed By law.
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 memberO 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 /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state Of
Wisconsin shall be submitted to 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 cleo
ton In November 1902
Section q This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved May 2, 1901
No 6Ss, AL Published May %, 1901.
Chapter 437.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to article XIII of the CON
stitution of the state of Wisconsin to
pro DIT the pass system.
whereas, at the biennial session Of the
legislature OF this state in the year 1899 an
amendment 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 amendment was In the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
coneurring, that article XIII OF the con-
stitution be appended w adding.a new Sec
tlon, to be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: Section ii. No person, association,
co-partnershlp or corporation shall prom
lse oner, or give, for any purpose, to any
political committee, or any member or EN-
ployee thereof, to any candidate for, or in
cumbent Of any Office or position under the
constitution or laws or under any ordl-
nance OF any town G. 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
,wltHheld from any person, for the travel
ing accommodation or transportation Of any
person or property, or the transmission Of
any message or communication. No politi-
cal committee, and no member or employee
tnereofl no candidate for, and no incum-
pent or any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance Of any town OF municipality of this
state, shall ask for, or accept. from any
person, association, cJ-partnership, or cor
poration, 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 trans
mission OF any message or Communication
ANY violation of any Of the above provi-
slons snail be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and if any officer or sny
member Of the Legislature be guilty Ii ere
OF, his office shall become vacant. No per-
son within the purvew Of this act shall
be privileged from testifying In relation to
anything therein prohibited: and no per-
son having so testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any Of
Tense concerning which he was required to
give his testimony or produce any docu-
mentary evidence. The railroad commits
sloner and his deputy In me 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 ratified, and agreed to by the legs-
lature thereof Mt 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 l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment TO the constitution Of this state shall