Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-18

curing, That article XI OF the constitution OF
the state of Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended by substituting for sections four
and five thereof, a new section to be known
as section four and reading as follows: Sec
Uion a. The legislature shall have power TO
enact general banking la for the creation
of banks, and for the regulation and super
vision of the banking business, provided that
the vote of tWO-thirds of all the mem 0els
elected to each house, to be taken by yeas
and nays, be in favor OF the passage OF such
law"
The neople of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact ar
follows:
SECTION The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF w IS
consin shall be submitted to a 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 elecUloh III
November. 1902.
s. elton q This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved March % 1901. o,
No. 500. 81 Published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section /. OF article 0. of the con-
stitution OF the state OF Wisconsin, reiat-
ing to education.
Whereas at the biennial session of the leg
slature 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 fOllC wing language:
earring, that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state Of Wisconsin be
amended 50 as o read as follows;
Section l The supervision OF public in
structiUn shall be vested in state Superlh-
tendent and such other officers as the legisa-
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
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
i'll 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
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 legisla-
| ton in November 1900, by majority of all
| the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore:
| 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 constit ution Of the state OF Wis
| consin shall be submitted to vote of the
people of this state in the manner pro-
vided by law for the submission of proposed
amendments at the next general election in
| November, 1902.
sectionl2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
| cation.
Approved May ?. 1901.
| No 658 A Published May %, 1901.
| CHAPTER 49,
! An Act to submit To the people 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
/ of the members elected to each of the two
| houses which amendment was in the follow
/ ! lg language:
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII of the constitution, be
amended by adding a new section, to
be numbered and to read as follows: Section
L. 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 munich
| palty of this state, or to any person at the re-
quest orfor the advantage of all, OF any Of them
| any free pass or frank or any privilege with
| held 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 thereof, no can
didate for, and no incumbent OF any Office or
| position under the constitution or laws, or
! under any ordinance of any town munich
! pality OF this state shall ask for, or accept,
| from any person, association, co-partnerShip,
|
any purpose, any free pass or frank or any
1 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 thei above provisions shall be
| bribery and be punished as provided by law
| and if any officer or any member Of the legiS-
lature be guilty thereof, his office shall become
vacant. No person within the purVieW Of this
act shall be privileged from testifying in re-
| latiOn to anything Inereln prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be liable to any
| prosecution 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
! ratified, and agreed to by the legislature there
of at the biennial session in 1901 by ma jOrityof
all the members elected to each house, there
| fore:
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 this state shall be
| submitted to the people at general election
| to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November 1902, and if the people
shakespeare and ratify the said ndmentb by
a ma jOrity Of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall 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 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 no" 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
! Shall be canvassed and returned in the same
time and manner as other votes cast at slch
| election and the result shall be determined
| and published in the manner provided by law.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
| force, from and after it's passage and publica-
| ton.
Approved May 14th 1901.
! Given under my hand and Official seal at the
| Court House in the village of Eagle River,
| this Fourth day of August, A. D. 1902.