Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20

article " Of the constitution and for sep
arate county government In certain conn-
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 thereof the
following:
| provided that In counties which contain
an Incorporated city of more than one hun
dred thousand inha bitants, the legislature
may establish a separate system OF county
government" SO TINT when so amended said
The legislature shall establish but OMe sys-
tenn OF town and county government, Wh1ch
shall be As nearly uniform az pfActicable;
provided, that In counties which rontain an
incO pOrated city OF more than one huhdred
thousand inhabitants. the Legislature nlaN
establish a separate system of county g ~
eminent.
Notice in further given that at said general
election the following propositions are TO be
submitted to the people in pursuance Of the
requirements OF chapters 73, Pos and f3T OF
the laws of 1901, which SAID chapters sEad
MS follows
No. 1876. 81 CPublishcd March 26, 1891 =,
CHAPTER 49,
An act to submit to the people m amend
ment to article XI of the constitution Of
the state of Wisconsin, giving the 'egisla-
ture power to pass general banking law,
Whereas, At the hienniaI session of the leg
;t%lature OF the state OF Wisconsin Tor the
year 1899 a Joint resolution passed
proposing All appointment to article ri OF
the constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin,
giving the Legislature pow err to pass general
banking law. which was agreed to by Il ma
jOrity OF the mem berS elected to each OF he
two houses, and approved April twentieth,
l 500, which proposed ameRdment was In
the following language:
''Resolved'by the assembly, the senate cons
curing, That article II OF the onPtitution o.
the state, nj Wisconsin be and j. hereby
amended, ny substituting tpr sections fpqr
and fre thereof. new section to pc kpqWP
as secttGp four and reading us folio VS. Sec
ton Ths 5hnEnr sR" M Rays 5S
OF banks. and for the FegulRT3n and super
vision Of the banking business provided that
elected to each house. to be taken by, yeas
and nays, be i'll favor of the passage OF such
law"
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
cOnsin shall be submitted to a vote OF the
people Of this state III the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November, 1902.
Section :. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's Passage and publ
cation.
Approved March 23. 1901.
No. sos, 81 published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 2oS.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ument to section /. OF article 10 OF the con
stltutton OF the state Of Wisconsin. reiat-
ing to education.
w 0ereaS AT Cne Dle0ntaI session Ql pno 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-
earring, that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin be
amended 80 as 0 read az follows:
Section |. The supervision OF public In
struction shall be vesred IN Al state superih-
Tnn6 and (Nf hAIf q s m a.
ture shall direct; and their QuanTicatiOns,
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 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 i'll 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 81 electing or appointing an oth"r
QtHCers of supervision OF public instruction
shall be liked by lazy.
And, Whereas. the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constellation If the state OF
WISCONSIN was duly agreed to in the legisla-
ture OF tllS state, chosen at tne general el'c-
ton in November. 1900. by a majority of all
the members elected to each house thereof
therefore:
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state eff Wis
consin shall be submitted to Il vote OF the
people of this tate in the manner now pro-
vitled by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election In
November. 1902.
section 2. This act shall take effe.t and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May .. 1901.
No 658 A published May - 1901.
CHI pFER
An Act to Subm to the people an amendment
10 IL v..ylo uf the constitute On OF The stale
OF Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
NhereaS, 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 a majority OF
of the members elected to each of the two
houses which amendment was IN the olloW-
ing language:
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII Of the constitution be
amended by adding new section. TO
be numbered and to read as follows: SECTION
II, Noperson, association, co-partnership or
corporation, 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 ONCE or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance Of any town or munich
pality OF this state, or to any person at the re-
quest Orfor the advantage of all, or any OF them
any free pass or frank, or any privilege with
held from any person for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation or any person or
property, or CQC CrGQSLnSSlOn Oh any InGJSdRe
or communication. No political committee,
and no member or employee thereof, no cam
didate for, and no incumbent OF any ollce or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance OF any town or munich
pality of this state, shall ask for, or accept,
from any person, association cO-partnerShip,
Or corporation, orqse IN any manner, or for
a ~ purpose, any free pass or frank, or any
privilege withheld from any person, for the
travelling accommodation or transportation OF
ny person or property, or the tranSmi$ sion OF
Q ~ message or communication. Any viola
ton OF any Of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punt she'd as provided by law
and if any officer or any member OF the legiS-
lature be guilty thereof, his oi1ce shat bec(ln"
vacant No person within the purviaw OF this
act shall be privileged from testify ipg in re-
latiou TO anything therein prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be uanle To any
prosecution or punishment for any otfense
concerning which he was required to give his
testimony or prOduCe any documentary evil
dcuce. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the discharge OF duty are excepted
from the provisions OF ChiS amendment,
Whereas, the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state was duly
ratded, and agreed to by the legislature there
Of the biennial Sc Ssion in 1901 by ma JorityOf
all the members elected to each house there
fore: