Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-13

year 1899. a joint resolution was passed
proposing all amendment to article NJ
the constitution OF the state OF Wisconsin
giving the Legislature pow er tOpass general
banking law. which was agreed to Dy a ma
iOrity of the members elected to each OF the
two houses, and approved April twentieth.
1899, which proposed amendment was III
the following language:
Resolved by the assembly, tho senate con-
curing, That article XI OF the constitution OF
the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections lolf
and five thereof, a new section TO be hnoWn
as section four and reading as follows: SEC
zion 4. The legislature snail have power to
enact general banking law for the creation
Of banks, and for the regulation ana super
vision Of 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 Oh Such
The people of the state OF Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Uf the state OF W is
cOnsin shall be submitted to vote OF the
people OF this state IL the manner now pro-
vided by law for the Submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election Ill
November 1902.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from ard after it's passage and publ
cation.
No. 396, 81 Published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 2jS.
An act to submit to the people a n amend
amenJ to section /. OF article 10, OF the con
STlStitutiOn OF the state OF Wisconsin. reiat-
ing to education.
Whereas. at the biennial session Of the leg
islature OF Wisconsin for the year 1899, IN
amendment to the constitution OF the state
was proposed ana 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-
earring, that section l OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state OF Wisconsin be
amended 50 aS o read as fOllOWS:
Section / The supervision OF public in
StructiOn shall be vested in Il state superin-
tendent and such other officers as the legisla-
ture shall direct and their quaiihcations,
powers. duties and compensation snail be
prescribed by law. The state supeflnt endent
Shall be chosen by the qualified 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 November 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
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 at the general el;c-
ton in n OVember 1900. by a maiOrity ri all
the members elected to each house thereof
therefore:
The people of the state Of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the state OF Wis
cOnsn shall be submitted to vote OF the
people of this state in the manner now pro-
kvided by law for the submission of proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November 1902.
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No 658 AL Published May D. 1901
CHAPTER 49,.
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 majority OF
I of the members elected to each Of the Two
houses, which amendment was III the OAQW-
ing languages:
Resolved by the Senate the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII of the constitution, be
| amended by adding a new section, 10
! be numbered and to read as follows: section
! II, No person, association, CO-partnershiD or
| corporation, shall promise. offer or give. for
! any purpose. 10 any JdUIcaI ConLlGtee, Of
! any member or employee thereof, to any
candidate for, or incumbent OF ANY office or
! position under tue constitution OF laws or
| gnd6r any ordnance of any town or mInicl-
9alIty of TIL, state, or to any person at the re-
| quest OrfOr the advantage OF all or any Of them
| any free pass OrTrank, or any privilege With
held from any person. for the travelling acc JIn-
mediation or transportation or any person or
| property, or the transmission OF ANY me iS25 e
! or communication. no political committee
| and no member or employee thereof, no can
di0ate for, and no incumbent OF any Office 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-partnorShIp,
| or corporation, OruSe IN any manner, Oc IOr
| 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 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 Office shall becom"
vacant. No person within the puryiew of this
| act shall be privileged from UeSttfylng 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 Wt5 duly
ratified, and agreed to by the legi Stature there
! of at the bennialSessiOn in 1901 by MAJ Ority0f
! all the members elected to each house, there
! fore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
| senteQ III senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
! ment to the constitution Of this state SHAH be
| submitted to the people at d general eIectlon
| to be held on Tuesday succeeding the III
! Monday Of November, 1902, ana il the people
! shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
| a majority OF the electors citing there N, ALI
amendment snau become a part OF the CON
stitutiOn OF this state.
Section The form Of the ballot to be cast
on the question of adopting or rejecting Sa'd
| amendment shall be For the amendment to
| DrOhibit the pass SVStem.' ODDOSltG said