Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-15

amended, bv substituting for sections four
and five thereof, new section 20 De known
as section four and reading as folio VS.: Sec
ton 4. The legislature shall have power to
enact a general banking law for the creat1on
of banks, and for the regulation ana super
vision of the banking business, PROVIDED mat
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
law, -
The people of the state of wisconsin repre-
sPnted in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin shall be submitted to vote OF tne
people of this state in the manner now pro
vided by law for the submission o. p rHpost G
amendments at the next general electlon IN
November, 1902.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
carton.
Approved March %. 1901. 200,
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people an amend
nlent to section i. OF article 10, OF Cne 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 1879, an
amendment to the constitution or the staCe
was proposed and agreed to by majority
of the members elected to eachf OF the TWO
houses, which proposed amendrSent was in
the following language '"<
|s- Resolved by the senate, the assembly, con on
curing that section of article 80 OF the
constitution of. the state OF Wisconsin Dc
| amended SO as TO read as follows; ;.
Section 1. The supervision OF puDnc IN
struction shall be vested in a state superlH-
tendent and such other officers as the leglsla-
ture shall direct; and their quallhcatlons,
powers duties and compensation snail 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. Inc
state superintendent chosen at the general
eiection IN N9;yemner a901 sn frs+ MO MondaV
in July, 1905, and his successor small pc
chosen at the time of the Judicial election in
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 IeglSia-
ture of this state, chosen at the general elcc,
ton in November, 1900, by majority OF al
the members elected to each house Thereon;
| therefore:
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented 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 submitLfa 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 election In
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be
in1Qrce from and after it's passage and publ
cation.
Approved May 2. 1901.
No. 658, AL Published May %, 1901.
CHAPTER 431.
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 1879 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 ouoW-
ng language:
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing that article XIII of the constitution, be
| amended by adding new section, to
| be numbered and to read as follows: Section
| Ii. No person, association, copartnersmp 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 of1ce or
| position under the constitution or laws or
| under any ordinance OF any town or munich
pallty OF this state or to any person at the re-
! quest orfOr the advantage OF ALL or any OF them
| any free pass or frank, or any privilege with
! neld from any person for the travelling accom-
mediation or transportation OF aly person or
| property, or the transmission of any message
| or communication. No political committee,
and no member or employee thereon, no can
didate for, and no incumbent of any g0lhce or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munlcl-
paIity of this state, shall ask for, or accept
! from any person, association, co-partnerShlp
|
| 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 or
| 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 leglS-
| 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 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 was duly
ratified, and agreed to by the legislature there
OF at the biennial session in 1901 by MAJ OrltyO
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 1. The foregoing proposed amend
meut to the constitution Of this state Shall be
Submittedto the people at d general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902, and if the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendment by
a ma jOrity Of the electors citing thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the con-
Section2 Thesform 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 Tor.
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
election, and the result shall be determined
and published in the manner provided by law.
Section B. This act shall take effect ana be In
| force, from and after it's passage and pIbhca-
| ton. r.
Approved May 18th 1901.
| Given under my hand and Official seal at the
Court House in the village of Eagle River,
this Fourth daysef August, A. D. 1902
SEAL. FINN IAWLER,
ChnntV Clerk