River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-16

ment for city and county taxes previous to the
mourning of such Indebtedness Any county,
city, town. village. school district or other mli-
nicipal corporation mourning any indie btedness
as Aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of do
ing so, provide for the collection of direct
annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on said
debt as it falls DUE and also to pay and dis
charge the principal thereof within twenty
years, or if city containing population OF
more than twenty-five thousand according 60
the last state or federal census taken before
such debt is contracted, within fifty years,
FNo. % S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
Providing for an amendment OF section % ar
ticle " of the constitution and for Separ-
ate county governmental certain counties
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, that section % of article Nv, Of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended by adding at the end thereon the fol-
lowing:
Provided that in counties which contain an
Incorporated city of more than one hundred
thousand inhabitants, the legislature may eS-
tablish separate system Of county govern
ment" so that when so amended said section
win read as follows: "Section 2S. The legls-
lature shall establish but one system of town
and county government which shall be as
nearly uniform as practicable; provided that
in counties which contain anincorporated city
of more than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tantS, the legislature may establish separate
system of county government.
Notice is further given that at said general
election the following propositions are to be
submitted to the people in pursuance OF the
laws of 1901, which said chapters read us fol-
lows:
No. 1876, S. Published March %, 1901,
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article XI of the constitution OF
the state of Wisconsin giving the legisla-
ture power to pass % general banking law
Whereas, at the biennial session OF the leg
islature OF the state of Wisconsin for the year
1892 joint resolution was passed proposing
an amendment to sarticle XI of the constitu-
ton of the state OF Wisconsin. giving the.leg-
islature 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, $780, which pro-
posed amendment was in the following Ian
guage:
"Resolved by the assembly, the senate, con.
curing, hat article XI of the constitution OF
the state of Wisconsin be and iShereby amend
ed, by substituting for sections four and five
thereof, new section to be known as section
four and reading as follows; Section 1, The
legislature shall have power TO enact general
banking law for the creation of banks and for
the regulation 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 aud nays,be in favor of the
passage of such law"
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in 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 q vote OF the peo-
pie OF this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission of proposed amend
ments at the next general election in Novem-
Der, 1902.
Section .. This act shall AXE effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved March %, 1901.
NO. $780, ST. Published May f. 1901
CHAPTER 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to section l, of article TO- of the con-
stitution 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 and agreed to by u 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 OF article 10 OF the con
stitution of the state of Wisconsin be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section |. The supervision of public instruc-
ton shall be vested in Il state superintendent
and such other officers as the legislature 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 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.
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 general election In
November, 1900, by O majority of all the mem
bers elected to each house thereof: therefore:
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows
Section1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote OF the peo-
pie of this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission OF proposed amend
ments at the next general election in Novem-
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation
Approved May 2, 1901.
NO. 0'S' Al CHAPTER nS 4s7' May ~ i'O''
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 sys
TEN.
Whereas, At the biennial session OF the legis-
lature of this state in the year 1899 an amend
ment to the constitution of this state was pro-
posed and agreed to by majority OF the
members elected to each OF the two houses,
which amendment was in the following IAN
guage:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
curing. that article XIII of the constitution
be amended by adding new section, TO pc
numbered and to read as follows: Section III.
No person, association, co-partnership or cor
poration, shall promise, offer, or give, for any
purpose to any political committee, or any
member or employee thereof, to any candidate
for, or incumbent of any office or position un-
der the constitution or laws, or under any Or
dinance OF any town or municipality or TINS
state, or to any person at the request or Tor
the advantage OF all, 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 communl-
cation. No political committee, and no mem
Der or employee thereof, no candidate for, ana
no incumbent of any office or position under
the constitution or laws, or under any oral
nance of any town or municipality or this State,
shall ask for, or accept, from any person. asso-
citation, co-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
cation. Any violation Of any of the above pro-
visions shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law, and IL any officer or any mem
Der of the legislature be guilty thereof, his OIL
fee shall become vacant. No person WITHIN
the purvieW of this act shall be privileged from
testifying in relation to anything therein pro-
hibited; and no person having so testified shaA
be liable to any prosecution or punishment Tor
any offense concerning which he was required
to give his testimony or produce any documen,
tary evidence. The railroad commissioner ana
his deputy in the discharge OF duty are except
ed from the provisions Of this amendment.
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state WIS uuly
ratified, and agreed to by the legislature tne[Ie
of at the biennial session in 1891 by majority
of all the members elected to each house.
therefore:
The people of the state Of Wisconsin repre-
sented In senate and assembly DO enact as loi
lows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state SHAH pc
submitted to the people at general elec6lon