Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

legislature of the state of Wisconsin for
the year 1899, joint resolution was passed
proposing an amendment to article Al or
The constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sim giving the Legislature power to pass
general banking law, which was agreed to
| by majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses and approved
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
| tions four and five thereof, a new section
! to be known as section four and reading
| as follows: Section 4. Inc legislature snail
have power to enact general banking law
for the creation of banks, and for the reg
ulation and supervision of the banking
business. provided that the , vote OF OF Two
| 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 90 en-
act as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state OF
| Wisconsin shall be submitted to vote OF
| the people Of this state i'll the manner now
provided by law for the subm. ssion of pro-
posed amendments at the next general eiec-
| ton in November, 1902
| Section 2 This act shall take effect and
F., be in force from and after it's passage and
Approved March %, 1901.
No. 1885, 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
consin, relating to education.
! Whereas At the biennial session Of the
legislature of Wisconsin for the year 1889,
| an amendment to the constitution of the
! state was proposed and agreed to by ma
| jority of the members elected to each OF
the two houses, which proposed amend
ment was in the following language:
by the Setan of tae tae c
! the constitution of the state of Wisconsin
be amended so as to read as follows.
Section l: The supervision of public in
! struction shall be vested in a state super
! intendent and such other officers as the
legislature shall direct; and their quaifi-
cations, powers, duties and compensation
| shall be prescribed by law. The state SUI
| perintendent shall be chosen by the quail
! fed electors of the state at the same time
and in the same manner as members or
| 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:
! 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 the
legislature of this state: chosen at the gem
+! eral election in November. 1900. by a 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 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 it's passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 65S, Al Published May %, 1901.
| Chapter 43z.
| AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to article XIII of the con-
stitntion Of the state of Wisconsin to
| prohibit the pass system.
Whereas. az the biennial session Of the
! legislature OF this state i'll the year 1899 an
amendment to the constitution of this state
| was proposed and agreed to by a majority
| of the members elected to each of the two
houses, which amendment was in the fol-
| lowing language:
hS4Sa III the ag s fs Of he eS
stitution be amended by adding new sec
| ton, to be numbered and to read as fol-
| lows: Section IL. No person, association,
| Co-partnershp or corporation shatI prom
| Use, offer, or give, fer any purpose, TO any
| political committee or any member or en-
| piOyee thereof, 20 any candidate for, or ill.,
| cumhent or any Office or position under the
| constitution or saws, or under any Ordi-
nance OF any town or municipality of this
! state, or to any person at the &reQueSt or
for the advantage OF Ill, or any Of them,
| any free pass or frank, or any privilege
| withheld from any person, for the travel
Ing accommodation or transportation of any
person or property. or the transmission OF
any message or communication. No politi-
cal committee and no member or employee
| thereof, no candidate for and no incum-
| bent of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance Of any town or municipality of this
| state, shall ask for, or accept, from any
| person, association, co-partnership, or COR
| poration, or use, in any manner, or for any
purpose, any free pass or frank, 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.
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 per-
| son within the purvew 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 testimony or produce any docu-
mentary evidence The railroad commits.
I
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 legis-
lature, thereof at the biennia. session in
! 1901 by majority 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 l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF this state shall
be submitted TO 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 majority of the elect
ors 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 re-
| tecting said amendment SHALL be 'For the
amendment to prohibit the mass SYSTEM
| Opposite said words shall he two spaces
| over of which shall be printed the