Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-09
No. 1876, 81 Published March rs, 1901.
CHAPTER 73.

AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to article NJ of the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin, giving the legis-
lature power to pass general banking
law.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
legislature of the state of Wisconsin for
the year 1899, joint resolution was passed
, proposing an amendment to article Al OF
the constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sin, giving the Legislature power to pass a
general bank ng law, which was agreed 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
concurrng, That article XI of the consti-
tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and is
hereby amended, by substituting for sec
lions four and five thereof, a new section
to be known as section four and reading
as follows: Section 4. Inc legislature shall
have power to enact general banking law
for the creation of banks, and for the reg
uation 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 rep
resented in senate and assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section 1. 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 cleo
tion in November, 1902.
Section 2. This act shall take effect aud
he in force from and after it's passage and
Approved March %, 1901.
No. 396, 81 Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section l, Of article 10,
of the constitution of the state of Wis
conSn, relating to educatio
Whereas, At the biennial session of the
legislature of Wisconsin for the year 1899,
an amendment to the constitution Of the
state was proposed and agreed to by ma
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 as to read as follows:
Section 1. The supervision of public in
struction shall be vested in. state super
intendent and such other officers the
legislature shall direct; and their qualii
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 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 Novem-
her, 1902. shall hold and continue in his
office until the first Monday in July, 1905
and his successor shall he 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 gen.
eral election in November, 1900, by ma