The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-23

The people OF the state of Wisconsin ranro-
lows: o-'''oO 'e iol-
Section THE foregoing proposed amend
ment 10 the constitution of the State of Wis
eonsln shall be submitted to a vote of the nao-
pie or this state in the manner now provided
by law for the submission of proposed amend
ber 1902. 'eiiA-
Section2 This act shall take effect and 10
IN force from and after its passage and pub
lication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
CHAPTER 49,
An act to submit to the people an amendments
70 artlcle ALL. OF the constitution of the
state OF Wisconsin to prohibit the pass
system P''S
Whereas, AT the biennial session of the 1aoiS-
lature of this state in the year 1899 an amend
ment to the constitution of this state was nro-
posed ana agreed oby a majority of the mem
Ders elected TO each OF the Two houses, which
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved, by the Senate, The Assembly con-
curing, That article XIII of the constitution
DE amended by adding new section. to be
numbered ana to read as follows: Section H.
No person, association, co-partr ership. or
corporation, shall promise, offer, or give. for
any purpose, to any political committee or
any member or employees thereof, to any can
d1date for, or incumbent of any office or 11osi-
ton under the constitution or laws or 1in1er
any ordinance of any town or municnality- of
TINS state, or to any person at the request or
Tor the advantage of all or any of them anv
free pass or frank, or any privilege witbbaid
from any person, for the travelling accomn9o
daton or transportation of any person or
property, or the transmission of any message
or communication.
NO political committee, and no member o,.
enlpioyee thereof, no candidate for and no in
cumbent OF any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordinance
of any town or municipality of this state shall
ask Tor, or accept, from any person aSSOcia-
ton. co-partnership. or corporation. or use. in
any manner, or for any purpose, any free pass
OF Ifdlk, OF any privilege withheld from any
person. Tor the travelling accommodation on.
transportation OF any person or property on.
the transmission of any MESSAGE 6, c0r,,S,,,,,
icatiOn. ''--
Any violation of any of the above provisions
shall be bribery and punished as provide bv
law, and II any officer or any member OF the
legislature be guilty thereof, his office shall
become vacant.
No person within the purview of this act
snail be privileged from testifying in relation
TO anything therein prohibited; and no person
natvlng SO testlhed shall be liable to any prose-
cutlOn or punishment for any offense concern
ing which he was required to give his teSti-
mOny or produce any documentary evidence
me Rallroad 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 duIy
fatltled and agreed to by the legislature there
OF all the members elected to each house.
therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin. renre-
scented IN senate and assembly, do enact as
follows W.
section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this State shall he
submitted to the people at a general election
to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902. and if the DeOnle
shall approve and ratify the said amendment
Dy majority of the electors voting thereon.
said amendment shall become a. mart of the
constitution of this state
Section q The form of the ballot TO he 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
snail be printed the word 'yeS'' and over one
the word mo The voter may mark his bal
lot in the space under 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
candldates and separated therefrom by an
appropriate line or rule. The votes cast on
the adoption Of said amendment shall he cam
VaSSed and returned in the same time an6
manner as other votes cast at such election
fcLIl Inc result snail be determined and pub
nshed in the manner provided by law
Section 8. This act shall take effect and he
lication
Approved May ID, 1901
(~ Given under my hand and official
! SEAL. seal at the Capitol in the City of
- Madison, this 1st day of August A.
D 1902
To the County Clerk of Kenosha County. Wis.
VIM Fl. FROEHLICH,
Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the foregoing official notice
from the Secretary of State of Wisconsin, to
me directed L, William .. Crosby, County Clerk
OF the County of Kenosha in the State Of Wis
consin. have caused the same to be published
in the Kenosha TELEGRAPH COURIER, a week
ly newspaper published in the city and county
or kenOSha, IN the State aforesaid as by law
directed and in accordance herewith notice
is herewith given that a general election will
be held in the several towns, wards, villages
and election districts OF the County of Keno
Sha on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day, being the 4th day of November. A. D. 1902.
at which said election the following named
officers are to be elected tO-wit:
A Representative in Congress for the First
congressional District consisting of the coun-
ties OF Racine, Kenosha, WalwOrth, Rock
Green and Lafayette in place of Henry A
Cooper, whose term of Office will expire on the
HrSt Monday of January A. D. 1903
A State Senator for the Third Senate Dis
tr1ct, consisting of the counties of Kenosha
and Racine, in place of John F Reynolds,
whose term OF office expires on the first Mon
day in January, A D. 1903.
A Member OF Assembly for the County of
kenosha in place of S Dwight Slade, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
OF January, A. D. 1903
"A OOuuUy Ol0fK LII place VI w H. u. C1OSDV,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, A. D. 1903
County Treasurer, in place of G. L. Will
now. whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908
A Sheriff in place of Chas Fl Whitcher, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A D. 1903
A Coroner in place of Frank B. Lansdowne
whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D 1903
Clerk of the Circuit Court in place Of John
b. MalOney, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1908
A District Attorney in place of Albert E.
Buckmaster. whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1903
A Register of Deeds in place of Perkins c.
TOrrey, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January. A. D. 1903.
A County Surveyor in place of Alvin
Blood, whose term of office expires on the first
Monday of January A D. 1903.
County superintendent of Schools in place
of Geo. W. Taylor, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January A. D.
1903. (The vote for County Superintendent of
Schools to be submitted to the voters of the
several towns in the county 0 ly)
Given under my hand and the seal of the
County Board of Supervisors OF Kenosha
County this 9TH day Of ugust. A. l.. 1902
- County Clerk.
First publication Oct 9. 1902,