Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-21
Published May %, 1901.
No. Cos. Al

Gi-s.
AN ACT to submit to The puyp4e an
amendment to article Xiii OF t.e con
sututIOn OF the state OF Wisconsin to
pI oh. bit the pass system.
Whereas, ut The biennial session of the
leg stature OF this state III the year 1OJJ an
alIt nulncnt to The constitution of this STATE
Was proposed and agreed TO by majJr.ty
OF the members elected to each of the two
houses, WI. ch amendment was in the fol-
loving lang udgc:
concurrlnS, that article Nil of the COLI
stltCtlon be amended by adding new sec
tlOI, TO be numbered and to read as fol-
lows: Section III. No person, association,
co-partnersh. or corporation shan prom
Use. Offer or give, for any purpose, to al;
political committee, or any member or EN-
plOyee thereof, 10 any candidate for, or III
cunlOent OF any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordi-
nance OF any town or municipality of this
state, or to any person at the request Or
Tor the advantage of all, or any of them,
any free pass or frank, or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travel
ing accommodation or transpOrtat- on of any
person or property, or the transmission of
any message or communication. No pOlIti-
cal committee. and no member or employee
thereof, no candidate for and no incum-
bent of any office position under the
constitution or laws, or under any Ordi-
nance or any town or municipality of this
state, shall ask for, or accept. from any
person, association, co-partnership, or cor
poration, or use, in any manner. or for 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 trans
mission of any message or communication.
Any violation of any of the above prOvi-
siOns shall be bribery and be punished as
provided by law; and if any officer or any
member of the Legislature be guilty there
Of his office shall become vacant No per-
son within the purview of this act shall
be privileged from testifyng in relation to
anything therein prOhibted and no per-
son having so testified shall be liable to
any prosecution or punishment for any Of
Tense concerning which he was required to
give his testimony or produce any dOcu-
mentary evidence. The railroad commits
sioner and his deputy in me 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 legiS-
lature. thereof at the biennial session in
1901 by majority of all the members
elected to each house. therefore:
The people of the state Of Wisconsin rep
resented In senate and assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall
ne submitted TO the people at general
election to be held on Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday Of November 1902. and
II the people shall approve and ratify the
said amendment by majority of the elect
ors voting thereon. said amendment shall
become a part of the constitution of this
state
Section 2 The form of the ballot to be
cast on the question of adopting or re-
1ectlng said amendment shall be For the
amendment to prohibit the pass SYSTEM
Opposite said words shall be two spaces
over one Of which shall he printed the
word yes and over one the word mo ~
The voter may mark his ballot in the
space under whichever Of said words in
dtcates his intention The marks made
snail he such rs the law now provides for
Said form Of ballot shall he printed uDon
the ballot to be voted at such election
after the names of the candidates and sep
arated therefrom by an appropriate line or
rule. The votes cast on the adoption OF
said amendment shall he canvassed and re-
turned In the same time and manner as
other votes cast Mt such election and the
result shall be determined md published
In the manner provided nv law
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be In force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May IA, 1901.