Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-08-09
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Wisconsin WA duly agreed to in the legisla-
ture OF t1iA St''f". chosen at the general el-c-
ton il "a r, 800. by u majority oi all
the men Oers c4ected to each house thereof:
therefore:
The people OF the state nf Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section 1 The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote OF the
people OF this st ate in the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission of proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November 1902.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publi-
cation.
Approved May 2. 1901.
No. 658, AL Published May p, 1901.
CHAPTER 437.
An Act to submit to the people an amendment
to article XIII of the constitution Of the state
OF wisconsin to prohibit 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 majority or
Of the members elected to each OF the two
houses which 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 q new section, to
be numbered and to 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
candidate for or incumbent Of any Office 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 Of any person or
property OF the transmission Of any message
| or communication. No political committee
and no member or employee thereof, no can
! didate for and no incumbent of any Office 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 Oru>e il any manner, or for
any purpose, any free pass frank, any
privilege withheld from any person, for the
travelling accommodation or transportation OF
any person or properly, or the transmission of
any message or communication. Any viola
ton Of any CT the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished provided by law
and if any officer or any member Of the legiS-
latuTe be guilty thereof, his once snail become
vacant No person within the pnyieW OF this
act shall be privileged from teStifying in
laticn to anything therein prohibited: and no
person having SO testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for any Olfense
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 there
of at the biennial session in 1901 by ma joriIyu.
all the members elected to each house. there
fore:
The people of the state OF Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people at general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902 and if the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
a majority OF the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become d part of the con-
stitution of this state.
Section The form Of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting said
amendment shall be For the amendment to
prohibit the pass system" Opposite said
words shall be two spaces over one Of which
shall be printed the word yes and over one
the word no" The voter may mark his
ballot in the space under whichever o. said
words indicates his intention. The marks
made shall be such as tAeIaw now provides for.
Said form Of ballot shall De printed upon the
ballot to be voted III such election after the
names Of the candidates and SEPARATED there
from by an appropriate line or rule. The
votes cast on the adoption Of said amendment
shall be canvassed and returned in the same
time andmanner as other votes cast al such
election, ana the result snail De determined
and published intbe manner provided by Law.
Section 3. This act shau take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage and publica-
ton.
Approved May 18th 1901.
Given under my hand and ofacaI seal at the
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SEAL. FINN LA WEIR,
County Clerk.