Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-04
ment to article ri OF the constitution of

lority of the members elected to each of the
two houses and approved April twentieth.
1899, which proposed amendment was in
the following language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing. That article NJ OF the constitution of
the state OF Wisconsin be and is hereby
amended, by substituting for sections four
and five thereof new section to be known
as section four and reading as follows: Sec
ton 4. The Legislature shall have power to
enact a general banking law for the creation
OF 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 people OF the state OF Wisconsin repre-
sented in senate ard assembly do enact as
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin shall be submitted to Il vote OF the
people OF this state III the manner now pro-
vided by law for the submission OF proposed
amendments at the next general election in
November. 1902.
Section ,. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
Approved March % 1901
No. 1906, 81 [Published May 4 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people an amend
ment to section /. OF article 10. of the con
stitution OF the state OF Wisconsin. relat-
ing to education.
Whereas, at the biennial session OF ne leg
islature OF Wisconsin for the year 1899,
amendment to the constitution of the state
was proposed and agreed to by majority
OF the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment in
the fOllc wing 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 o read as follows:
Section |. The supervision OF public in
struction shall be vested in state superih-
tendent and such other officers as the legisla-
ture shall direct; and their qualifications,
powers. duties and compensation shall 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 The
state superintendent chosen at the general
election in November 1902, shall hold and
chosen at the time OF the Judicial election in
April, 1905. The term OF office. time and
manner of electing 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 legIsla-
ture of this state. chosen at the general elcc
ton in November, 1900 by majority OF all
the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore:
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact
Section /. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
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
in force from and after it's passage and publ
Approved May ., 1901.
No 658 AL Published May %. 1901.
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 d majority OF
of the members elected to each Of the two
houses, which amendment was in the OllOW-
ing 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, co-partnerShlp or
corporation, shall promise. offer, or give. for
any purpose to any political committee.
any member employee thereof, to any
candidate for or incumbent of any office or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town or munich
pality 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
held from any person. for the travelling accom-
moda ton or transportation OF any person or
property, or the transmission Of any message
or communication. No political committee
and no member employee thereof, no cam
didate for. and no incumbent OF any Office or
under any ordinance Of any town or munich
pality Of this state. shall ask for. or accept.
from any person, association, cO-paftnefShlp
or corporation. oruSe III 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 office shall become
vacant. No person within the purview of this
act shall be privileged from testifying i'll re-
lation to anything therein prohibited: and no
person having so testified shall beliabIe to any
prosecution or punishment for any otfense
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 majorityof
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 1. The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state shall be
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 majority of the electors oting thereon, said
of this state.
Section 2. 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 Sald
words shall be two spaces over one OF Whlcn
shall he printed the word YES and over one
the " ri Llt. voter may mark Ills
ballot i'll the space nnder 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 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 14th 1901.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Court House in the village of Eagle River,
this Fourth day of August. A. D. 1902
SEAL, FINN LA WLER,
County Clerk.