Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-06


enact a general banking law for the creation
Of banks, and for the regulation ana super
vision Of the banking business, provided that
the vote OF tWO-thnds OF all the members
elected to each house, to be taken by yeas
and nays, be in favor OF the passage OF such
law
I The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
| scented in senate al d assembly do enact aS
| follows:
Section l The foregoing proposed amend
nent to the constitution OF the state OF Wis
| cOnsin shall be submitted to a vote OF the
/ people OF this state. in the manner now pro
vided by law Tor the submission Of prODosed
! amendments at the next general elecCion Ill
November, 1902.
S. elton 2 This art shall take effect and be
in force from ard after it's passage ana l. BIZ
carton.
Approved March %. 1901
| No. 800, 81 [Published May /, 1901.
CHAPTER 2JS.
An act to submit to the people an ameEd-
DIent to section /. OF article 10. OF the con
stitution OF the state o. Wisconsin re!a Z
! ing TO ducatiOn.
| Whereas a It che biennial session Of the leg
! islature OF Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
F&mendment to the constitution Of the state
twas proposed ana agreed to by a majority
/ OF The members elected to eaCn OF the two
| houses, which proposed amendment was ii
| 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 SO as 0 read as follows:
Section l. The supervision OF public in
structiOn shall be vested in II state superlM-
Ltendent and such other officers as the legis a.
! ture shall direct; and Uheir quaiiiications,
powers. duties ana compensation snail be
prescribed by law. The aus,te su.ern tendeFt
! 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 i'll 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 Of eecting appointing all 9th +
officers of supervision OF pubic instruction
shall be liked by law
A4e Whereas the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution Of the state OF
| Wisconsin was duly agreed to in the legisla-
| ture OF this state, chosen at the general el:c-
ton in n ovember 1900. by majority of all
! therefore:
| 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 the state OF Wis
cOnsin shall be submitted to a vote of the
| people OF this state in the manner now pro-
! vided by law for the submission OF proposed
! amendments at the next general election in
section 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publi-
cation.
Approved May ?. 1901.
! No 6j8 A. IPubliShed May D. 1901.
CHAPTER 43Y.
! 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.
| " hereaS, Al 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 o majority OF
! OF the members elected to each Of the two
/ houses, which amendment was in the GLOW
| 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, No person, association, cOpartnerShp 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 Olfice or
! position under the constitution or laws or
| under any ordinance of any town or munich.
pallty OF Jhli state, or TO any person at the re-
quest OrfOr th- }siyant as OF al. ofaly Of them
- ny lrGss pa - Or ,n4l, u ANY privilege With
| leld from any person. for the travelling accom-
| mediation or transportation or any person o.
/ property, or Une transmission OF any me sage
| or communication. NO political committee,
ana no member Or employee thereof, no can
uluaCe lOI ana no incumbent or &ay once or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance OF amy town or munich
pality OF thiS state shall ask for, or accept,
| from any person, association, co-partnershlp,
| or corporation CRUISE IN any manner, or Tor
any purpose, any free pass or frank, or any
privilege Withhe from any person for the
travelling accommodation or transportation OF
any person or property, or the transmission OF
any message or communica Jon. Any viola
tiOn Of any Of the above provisions shall DE
bribery and be punished a. provided by law
and ii any officer or any member OF the IegiS-
lature be guilty thereof, his ONCE shall become
vacant No person within the purVieW Of this
ACT shall be privileged from teStifying in re-
latiOn to anything therein prohibited; and no
! person having 50 testified shall be liable to any
! prosecution or punishment for any Offen5e
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
sment 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 Jorityof
! all the members elected to eacn house, there
fore:
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
| scented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows: +
Section I. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of this state shall be
submitted to the people at d 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
majority or the electors Voting thereon, SAID
amendment shall become a part of the CON
StitutiOn OF this state
Section2 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
WofuS SnaH pe Two spaces over one ol WHlcA
Shall be printed the word yes and over one
the word TO. The voter may mark his
ballot in the space nnQ6r whichever OF said
words indicates his intention. Tie marks
made shall be such as the law now provides for
Said form OF ballot shall be printed upon the
ballot to be voted at SUCH election after the
names of the candidates and separator there
from by an appropriate line or rule. 9'he
votes cast on the adoption of said amendment
shall be canvaSSed and returned in the same
time and manner as other votes cast at such
election, and the result shall be determined
and published III the manner provided by law.
Section g. This act shall take efectand be in
force, from and after It's passage ana publica-
ton.
Approved May 14th 1901.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Court House in the village OF Eagle River,
this Fourth Gay OF August A. d. 1912.
SEAL. FINN LA w LILR,