The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-30
No.65s Al
Published May 2 1901
CHAPTER 43S.


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
system.
Whereas at the biennial session of the leg
lslature of this state in the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution of this state
was proposed and agreed by maj )rity of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, when amendment was in the follow
ing language:
Resolved, by the senate the assembly con-
curing, that article XIII of the constitution
be amended by adding a new section to be
numbered and to be read as follows: Section
II. No person, 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 can
didate for or incumbent of any office or posi-
tion under the constitution of laws or under
any ordinance of any town or municipality
of this state, or to any person at the request
or for the advantage ofall 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
! commit ee. and no member or emplOyee
| thereof no candidate for and no incumbent
| of any office or position under the constitu-
| tion or laws or under any ordinance of any
town or municipality of this state, shall ask
for, or accept from any person, association.
CO partn ership,or corporation, or use in any
manner or for any purpose, any free pass or
frank or any privilege withheld from any
,1orco, for the fraValipO aocOmOd tiOn ar
transportation of any person or property or
the transmission of any message or COM
munication. Any violation of any of the
above provisions shall be bribery and be
punished as provided by law, and if any
officer or any member of the legislature be
guilty thereof, his office shall become vacant.
No person within the purview of this act
shall be privileged from testifying in rela-
| ton to anything therein prohibited; and no
person having SO testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or pun1shmentfo any offense
concerning which he was required to give his
testimony Or produce any documentary evil
dence. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy in the 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 Legislature
thereof. at the biennial session in 1901 by q
majority OF all the members elected to each
house, tberefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin re
presented in senate and assembly do enact a:
follows:
SECTIONI. Thefollowing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall
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ton to be held on Tuesday, succeeding thu
first Monday, of November 1892 and if thu
people shall approve and ratity the said amend
ment by majority of the electors votin!
thereon. said amendment shall become par
of the constitution of this state.
SECTION g The form of the ballot to b
cast on the question Of adopting or reject
ing said amendment shall be For the amend
ment to prohibit the pass system." OppoSt
said words shall tie two sIaces over one o