Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-02

Mission of proposed amendment ut the next gen
eral election In November 1902
section :. This act shall take effect and be In
Approved May , 1891
No. sos. Al Published May %, 1901.
CHAPTER 437.
An act TO submit to the people an amendment to
article iii OF the constitution OF the state OF
Wisconsin to prohibit the pass system.
Whereas, At the biennial session OF the legisla-
tufe OF this state Ia the year 1899 amendment
TO the constitution OF this state was proposed
and agreed to by majority OF the members
elected TO each of the two houses, which amend
ment was in the following language;
Resolved, BY the Senate, the Assembly concur
ring that article XIII OF the constitution bs
Amended by adding new section to benumbered
ana 10 read as follows; Section II. No person,
association, co-partnership or corporation shall
promise. offer. or give, for any purpose. to any
political committee. or any member or employee
thereoL TO any candidate for. incumbent OF
any oinee or position under any the constitution
or laws, or under any ordinance OF any town or
municipality OF thls state, or to any person at
the request or for the advantage of all. or any of
them, any Tree pass or frank, asy privilege
withheld rom any person, for the travelling
accommodation OF transportation of any person
| or property. or she transmission Of any message
or communication. No political committee. and
no member or employee Thereof. no '.nddate for
and no incumbent OF ghy ,irce or position under
tne constitution 81 laws or under any ordinance
| ~ any town ca municipality OF this state. shall
| ass t"-, or accept, from any person. association
co partnership. br corporation or use, In any
manner, or for any purpose, any free pass or
frank or any prW 'ilege withheld from any person.
| for the travelling Accommodation or transporta-
ton OF any persc1 or property, or the transmits
sion OF any message or communication. Any VIC
iatlon OF any OF the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished as provided by law, NJ a
II any officer or any member OF the Legislature be
guilty thereof his office shall become vacant, No
person within the purvaw OF this act shall be prvi-
eyed from testifyinP In relation to thing there
| In prohibited and no person having 40 testified
snail pe hable 10 any prosecution or punishment
Tor any o1ense concerning which he was required
to give his testimony or produce any document
AIRY evidence. The railroad commissioner and his
deputy In the discharge OF duty are exeeptedirom
the provision OF this amendment.
Whereas The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution Of the state duly ratified,
and agreed TO by the Legislature thereof at the BIZ
ennal session In 1901 by majority OF all the
members elected 20 each house: therefore.
Tha people OF the state OF Wisconsin represented
IN senate and assembly do enact as follows
Section /. The foregoing proposed amendment
to The constitution of this state shall be submit
ted TO the people at general election To be held
on Tuesday succeeding the frst Monday q Nov
ember, 1902, and IL the people shall approve and
ratiy the said amendment by a majority OF the
electors voting thereon. said amendment shall be-
come part OF the constitution OF the state.
Section 2. The form OF the ballot to be cast on
the question OF adopting rejecting said amend
ment shall be For the amendment to prohibit
the pass system" Opposite said words shall be
two spaces over one OF when shall be printed the
word yes" and over one the word mo-. The
voter may mark his ballot In the space under
whichever of said words indicates his Intention.
The marks made shall h0 such as thelaw now pro-
vides for Said form OF ballot shall be printed up
on the ballot to be voted Mt such election after
the names OF the candidates and separated there
frora by an appropriate line or rule The votes
cast on the adoption OF said amendment shall be
can yassed 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 net shall take effect and DO In
force, from and after its passage and publication.
Approved May IL, 1901.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
court house In the city OF Wausau, this 9Th day
OF August, A. ID. 1902. W. ]. KaEGEL,
County Clerk.