Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-27

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amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
provided that in counties which contain
an ncOrpOr ated city Of more han one nun
dr"d thUusHn1 inhabitants, the Legislature
may establish separate system OF county
government" so that when so amended said
section will read as follows: section %.
rhe legislature shall establish bur one sYS-
TEN OF town and county government, VIII
shall be as nearly uniform as l,racticabte;
provided that in counties which rontain an
incO pOrated city OF more than one huhdred
thousand inhabitants. the legislatl r mi'
estab,t separate system OF equity ~
Notice is further civea thnt at said general
election the following propositions ar" TO G
requirements OF chapters 73, 2]S and 431 .',
the laws OF 1901, which said chapters rea
20. 1915. S GPublishtd March %, got,
CHAPTER 73.
An act to submit TO the people an anne
ment to article XI OF the constitution
the state OF Wisconsin, giving the 'e%i -
ture power TO pass q general bahklhg Ia
Whereas, AT the hlenniai session OF the lez
stature OF the state OF Wisconsin Tor tIas
year 1899. IL Joint resolution was paSSt
proposing amendment to article Al O.
the cons tuition OF the state OF Ni5con~l
giving the Legislature power topass gene
Danking law. which was agreed TO by d ma
jOrity Of the mem DerS e.ected to Gacn or ne
two houses, and approved April twentieth,
1899 which proposed amendment was IN
Resolved by the a 4sembly, the senate con-
curing That article NJ OF the const ton of
the state OF Wisconsin be ami is here Y
amended by substituting for sections fonr
and five thereof, new section to be Know q
;ls section four and reading AS folio VS.; SIC
tiOn 4. The legislature shall have power TO
enact a general banking law for the creation
OF banks, and for the regulation and super
vision OF the banking business, provided tnat
the vote Of tWO-thirds OF ell The members
elected to each house. to be taken by yeas
/ the y
law -
The people of the state OF wisconsin repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state OF Wis
cOnsin shall be submitted to IL 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 i'll
November 1902.
j, elton 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from ard after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved March 3D. 1901.
No 396. 81 [Published May i. 1901.
CHAPTER 23S.
An act to submit to tile people an amend
ment to section /. OF article 10, OF the con
stitution OF the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
ing TO 'ducatiOn
Whereas, at the biennial session of the 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 III
the following language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
! curing, chat section OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended so 70 read as follows:
Section /. The supervision OF public in
structiUn shall be vested i'll state superiH-
tendent and such other officers as the legisla a.
ture shall direct; and their qualifications,
powers. duties and compensation shall be
prescribed by law The state superintendent
shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF
Z hEs fsttn fhaAy fiItln hA
manner as members OF the supreme court,
and shall hold his office for four years from
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 q the time OF the judicial election i'll
April, l9O0. The term of office. time and
manner OF electing or appointing all Other
officers OF supervision OF pubic instruction
shall be liked by law.
And 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 1t the general erc-
tiOn i'll November, 1900. by majority of all
the mem bers elected to each house thereof;
therefOre:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate ana assembly do enact us
follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
nent to che constitution Of the state of Wis
consn shall be aGbmtUad to a vote of the
people OF this state in the manner now pro-
Vided by law for the admission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November, 1902.
section 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force FROM and alter its passage and publ
cation.
Approved May2. 1901.
No 658, A. Published May %, 1901.
CHAPTER 49,
An Act to submit to the people an meudment
to article xiii Of the con ,titutiOn of the state
of Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
" hereaS, At the biennial session of the
loo G,1lt NO f rLtnt lyl
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 GLOW
ing language:
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII of the constitution, be
ed by adding a 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 munlcl-
pality OF this state, or to any person at the re-
quest OrfOr the advantage OF ALL or any OF them
any free pass orfrank, or any privilege With
neld from any person. for the travelling accom-
mOdatiOn or transportation OF any person or
property or the transmission Of any message
or communication. No political committee,
ana no member or employee thereon, no can
diQate for and no incumbent of any Office or
position under the constitution or laws or
under any ordinance OF any town or munlcl-
paltty OF this state shall ask for, or accept.
from any person, association, co-partnership,
or corporation oruSe IN any manner, or Tor
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 transmission or
any message or communication. Any viola
ton OF any Of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law
and ii any officer or any member OF the legiS-
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 so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for 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
ratied and agreed to by the legi Stature there
of at the biennial session in 1901 by ma Ortyof
all the members elected to each house, there
fore:
Ia Of tbo Of q