Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-04

April twentieth, 1899, which Proposed
amendment was in the following Language
..Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
concurring That article NJ of the cOnsti-
tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and is
hereby amended, by substituting for sec
lions four and five thereof, new section
TO he known as section four and reading
as follows: Section 4. lie Legislature sha I
have power to enact general banking law
for the creation of banks, and for the reg
ulation and supervision or 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 l. The foregoing proposed amend
| ment TO the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin shall be submitted to a vote of
| the people IF this state in the manner now
provided by law for the subm ssion of pro-
posed amendments at the next general cleo
| tion in November, 1902.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
approved March %. 1871.
No 3e6. ST Published May 4, 1901.
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section 1, of article 10,
of the constitution of the state of Wis
consn, relating to education.
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
iOrity Of the members elected to each Of
the two houses, which proposed amend
ment was in the follow ng language:
Resolved, by the senate, the assembly
concurring. that section / Of article 10 of
the constitution Of the state Of Wisconsin
be amended so as to read as followS:
Section /. The supervision OF puDllc In
struction shall be vested in state super
intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct; and their qualf-
cations powers, duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law. The state SUI
perintendent shall be chosen by the quail
fied 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-
Der, 1902, shall hold and continue in 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
| 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 til. the
| eral election in November. 1900. by ma
| jority Of all the members elected to each
house thereof; therefore:
| The people of the state of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do en-
| act as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the state of
| Wisconsin shall be submitted to q 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
tiCn in November. 1902.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 65S, Al Published May %, 1901.
Chapter 437.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to artlcle Kill of the con-
situation of the state of Wisconsin to
proh bit the pass system.
Wneleas, al the biennial session of the
legislature OF this state Ill the year 1893 an
amenument TO the constitution of this STATE
was proposed and agreed to by majority
OF the members elected to each of the two
houses, wh-cn amendment was in the fol-
lowing langusge:
Resolved, oy the senate. the assembly
coilcnlring that article XIII of the con-
Tuition be amended by adding a new Sec
tion, to be num5erNd and to read as fol-
lows: Section Ii. No person, association,
co-partnel sh p or corporation shau prom
Use, offer, or give. fer aay purpose, TO any
| political committee, or any member or en-
poyee thereof, SC any candidate for, or in.
cumbent OF any Office or position under the
constitution OF laws, or under any ordi-
nance of any town OK municipality of this
state, OF to any person at the request or
for the advantage Of all, or any of them,
any free pass or frank, or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travel
ing accommodation or transported on of any
person or property, or the transmission Of
any message or communication No pOlti-
cal comm ltee, and no member or employee
thereof, no candidate for, and no fncum-
bent Of any office or position under the
consttu ut or laws, OF under any ordi,
state, shall ask for, or accept, from any
| person, association, co-partnership, cor
poration, or use, in any manner, or for any
purpose, 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 trans
mission OF any message or communication.
| Any violation of any Of the above prOvi-
| sions shall be bribery and be punished as
| provided by law. and if any officer or any
member Of the legislature be guilty there
| of, his Office shall become vacant. No Der
| son within the purview of this act shall
| be privileged from testifying in relation to
| anything therein prohibited: and no per-
| son having so testified shall be liable to
| any prosecution or punishment for any Of.
Tense concerning which he was required to
| give his test mony or produce any docu-
mentary evidence. The ABROAD commits.
| 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 !egis-
lature thereof at the biennia. session in
! 1901 by a ma ioritv of all the members
| elected to each house, therefore:
| The people Of the state Of Wisconsin rep.
resented In senate and assembly do en-
act follows:
| Section i The foregoing proposed amend
| ment to the constitution OF this state shall
/ be submitted 20 the people at a general
| election to he 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 elect
| ors voting thereon. said amendment shall
become a part Of the constitution of this
| state.
Section g. The form Of the ballot to be
cast on the question Of adopting or re-
| jecting said amendment shall be ''For the
| amendment to prohibit the PASS system -
| Opposite said words shall be two spaces
! over one of which shall he printed the
word ives and over one the word mo. !"
The voter NAV mark his ballot in the
| sDace under whichever of said words in
| dicates his intention. The marks made
shall he such as the law now provides for
Said form of ballot shall he printed upon
the ballot to be voted at such election
after the names of the candidates and SEN
arated rherefrom bv an appropriate line or
rule. The votes cast on the adoption Of
said amendment shall he canvassed and re-
turned In the same time and manner as
other votes cast at snch election and +he