Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-25

I u ISCOnSIM
amended, by substituting for sections four
| and five thereof, a new section to be known
| as section four and reading rs folio VS.: Sec
| tiOn4. The legislature shall have power to
enact general banking law for the creation
| OF banks, and for the regulation ana super
| vision of the banking business, provided Cnat
| 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 repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
| follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
| ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
| consin shall be submitted to vote OF the
| people OF this state in"the manner now pro-
! Vided by law. for che submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election i'll
| November, 1902. 4 ~:
Section g.. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
Approved March %, 1901.
| CHAPTER 25S. ~
An act to submit to the people an amend
| ment to section 1. of article 10, OF the con-
| stitution of the state of Wisconsin. relat-
| ing to education.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the leg
| slature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
| amendment 10 the constitution OF the state
| was proposed and agreed to ,by 81 majority
| Of the members elected to each Ofthe two
houses, which proposed amehdment was in
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
CURING, that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
| amended so as to read as follows:
| Section l. The supervision OF public in
structioh shall be vested in state superiA-
| tendent Gnd such other officers as the legisla-
| ture shall direct; and their qualifications,
pOwersS duties and compensation shall be
| prescribed by law. The state superintendent
| shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF
| the state at the same time and in the same
| manner SIS 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 November 1902, shall hold and
cOntinue$in his office until the first Monday
in July, 1908, 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
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 at the general elcc-
ton in November, 1900. by majority Of all
the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore: ~
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
| follows:
Section / The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitutional the state of Wis
consin shall be submitted to 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
! November, 1902.
section 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
Approved May 2. 1907.
No 658+ AL Published May %, 1901.
| CHAPTER 437.
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.
Whereas At 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 a majority of
Of the members elected to each of the two
hOnSeS which amendment In the OllO W.
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-partnershlp or
i corporation, shall promise, offer, or give. for
| any purpose, to any political committee, or
| any member or employee there0f, TO any
candidate for, or incunlbent OF any ONCE or
position under the constitution or laws or
under any ordinance Of any town or munici-
pality OF this state, or to any person at the re-
quest Orfor the advantage of ALL or any OF them
any free pass or frank, or any privilege with
neld from any person. for the travelling accom-
| mediation or transportation OF ANY person or
PROPERTY, or the transmission Of any message
or communication. No political committee,
and no member or employee there9f, no cam
didate for, and no incumbent OF any ONCE or
position under the constitution or laws or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
| pality of this state. shall ask for, or accept,
| from any person. association, cO-paftnerShlp,
or corporation, OruSe IN any manner, or for
4 any purpose, any free pass or frank, any
! privilege withheld from any person, forsthe
travelling accommodation or transportation e
| any person or property or the transmission of
| any message communication. Any viola
tion of any Of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law
and il any officer or any member OF the legiS-
lature be guilty thereof, his office shall become
| vacant. No person within the purvie W OF this
act shall be privileged from testifying i'll re-
latiOn to any thing 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 duly
| ratified, and agreed toby the legislature there
Of at the biennial session IN 1901 by Jorltyof
all the members elected.tO each house, there
fore
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
SenCed in senate and assembly do enact as
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people at a general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday Of November, 1902, and if the people
shall approve and rattty the said amendment by
| ajority of the electors citing thereon said
amendment shall become 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
| 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
ballot in the space nnder 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 the candidates and separated there
/ from by an appropriate line or rule. The
| votes cast on the adoption OF said amendment
4 shall be canvaSsed and returned in the same
! time and manner as other votes Cast at Such
election, and the result shall be determined
1 and published in the manner provided by law
Section 3. This act shall take effect and 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 i'll the village OF Eagle River,
i this Fourth day OF August, A. ID. 1902.
SEAL FINN LA WEIR