Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-01


the following language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con.
curing That article XI OF the titution 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 us folio VS.: Sec
| ton f. The legislature shall have power TO
enact general banking law for the creation
81 banks and for the regulation and 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 OF such
| law"
The DeOple Of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section1 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 the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general eIecIloH III
November 1902.
s, ction ?. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after it's passage and publ
| cation.
Approved March %. 1901. ,
| No. 396, 81 Published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
| An act to submit to the people an amend
mpnt to section / Of article 10 or the con
Stitution of the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
| ing to education
Whereas at the biennial session of the leg
| islature of Wisconsin for the year 1899, an
amendment to the constitution OF the state
| was proposed and agreed to by majority
| OF the members elecCe1 10 edcn rl IHe ""
| houses, which proposed amendment was III
| the following language:
| Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
earring 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
| structiOn shall be vested in Il state SuperlH-
tendent and such other officers as the legsla-
ture shall direct; and their QUALIFICATIONS
powers. duties and compensation shall De
| prescribed by law. The state superintendent
chosen OnHlll00 electors Oh
| 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 me
state superintendent chosen at the general
| election in November 1902, shall hold ana
| 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 anu
manner of electing or appointing all Otnrr
officers OF supervision of public instruction
| shall be fixed by law.
And. Whereas. the foregoing proposed
Wisconsin was duly agreed to in the leglsia-
ture of this state, chosen at the general elTc,
ton in November, 1900. by a majority OF all
therefore:
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote OF the
ID6ODI6 OF THIS SIdU6 III Tie uldHHcI uOW plO-
| 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
cation.
Approved May 2, 1901; ,,o- >. ,oo,
| 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.
| " hereaS, 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
houses, which amendment was in the GLOW
ing language:
curing that article XIII of the constitution be
amended by adding a new. section, to
be numbered and to read as follows Section
III, No person, association, cO-partnerShp or
corporation, shall promise, offer, or give. Tor
| any purpose, to any political committee, or
i any member or employee thereon, to any
4 candidate for or incumbent of any ofhce or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munlcl-
palityof this state, or to any person at the re-
quest Orfor the advantage of al, or any OF them
aay 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 incumbentsof any oI1ce or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munlcl-
pality of this state, shall ask for, or accept,
from any person, association, co-partnersh1p,
or corporation, OruSe IN any manner, or Tor
! 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 if any officer or any member Of the legis-
lature be guilty thereof, his otfice shall becom"
vacant No person within the puryiew OF this
act shall be privileged from teStifying in re-
lation to anything therein prohibited; and no
person having so testified shall be liable to any
prosecution or punishment for any ofense
concerning which he was required to give h1S
testimony or produce any documentary evi-
.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 ajorityof
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
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
| submitted to the people at general eIectlOn
| to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
| Monday of November 1902, and If the people
shallapprove and ratify the said amendment by
| a majority of the electors citing thereon, said
| amendment shall become 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 thelaw 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 such
| 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 its passage and publlca-
| ton.
! Approved May 18th 1901.
| Given under my hand end Official seal at the
| Court House in the village OF Eagle River,
| this Fourth day Of August, A. D. 1902.
| SEAL. FINN LAWYER,
| County Clerk.
First notice Aug. 11-laSt Sept 15)