River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-21
OF public instruction shan be fixed

supervision OF public instruction shall be fixed
| by law.
amendment to the constitution OF the state of
Wisconsin was duly agreed to in the legislature
of this state. chosen at the general election in
| November, 1900, by majority or all the mem
| beers elected to each house thereof therefore:
The people of the state OF Wisconsin repre-
Sented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
SectionI The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
conSin shall be submitted to vote of the peo-
| pie of this state in the manner now provided
| by law for the submission of proposed amend
ments at the next general election In Novem-
| Section ? This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
| Approved May >, 1901.
| No 65s, Al Published May %, 1901
CHAPTER 4S7.
I, 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 sys-
| TEN.
Whereas. At the biennial session of the legiS-
| lature of this state in the year 1899 an amend
| ment to the constitution OF this state was pro-
posed and agreed to by majority Of the
| members elected to each OF the two houses,
| which amendment was in the following Ian
| guage
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, co-partnerShip or cor
| poration, 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 UNI
| der the constitution or laws or under any or
| dinance OF any town or municipality OF this
| state, or 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 travelling acc, mediation or
| tranSp lrtatlon of any person or property, or
| the transmission of any message or commune
| cation. No political committee, and no mem
| Der or employee thereof, no candidate for, and
hEan AZ Hoo NStf fAFA rttAsaa
| the constitution or laws or under any Ordi-
| nance of any townor municipality of this state,
shall ask for, or accept, from any person, aSSo-
! clatlon, co-partnershlp, or corporation, 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 transmission of any message or communi-
cation. Any violation of any of the above pro-
| visions shall be bribery and be punished as
| provided by law, and il any officer or any mem
Der of the legislature be guilty thereof, his Of
| fee shall become vacant. No person within
| the purview of this act shall be privileged from
| testifyng in relation to anything therein pro-
| hibited; and no person having so testified shall
| be liable to any prosecution or punishment for
| any ofenSe concerning which he was required
| TO give his testimony or produce any documen-
| tary evidence, The railroad commissioner and
| his deputy in the discharge OF duty are except,
! ed 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 1891, by u majority
of all the members elected to each house,
| therefore;
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
| Sented In senate and assembly do enact as fol
| lows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
| ment to the constitution of this state. shall be
| submitted to the people at u general election
| to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
| Monday Of November, 1902 and III the people
| shall approve and ratify the said amendment
| by a majority of the electors voting thereon,
| said amendment shall become part of the
constitution of this state.
Section 2. 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 mo" The voter may mark his bal
| lot in the space under whichever of said words
| indicates his intention. The 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
! appropriate line or rule The votes cast on the
| adoption OF said amendment shall be canvass
| ed and returned in the. same time and manner
| as other votes cast at such election, and the
result shall be determined and published in the
| manner provided by law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and he
| in force from and after its passage and publ
| cation
Approved May ID, 1901
| Said election to be held and conducted, votes
| canvaSSed and returns made In accordance
| with the provisions OF law
| Given under my hand and official seal at my
| office in the Village of Ellsworth, this
| [sEAL. 18th day of August, A. d. 1902.
o. j. HOHLE,. CountysClerS.