Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-25

giving the legislature power to pass a general
lority of the members elected to each of the
Two houses, and approved April twentieth.
1872, which proposed amendment was in
the following language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing, That article XI OF the constitution of
amended, by substituting for sections four
and five thereof, new section to be known
tion f. The legislature shall have power to
enact 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 and assembly do enact as
Section The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution OF the state of Wis
consln shail 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 election i'll
November. 1902.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publi-
cation.
Approved March % 1901.
No. 396, 81 Published May 4. 1901.
CHAPTER 25S.
An act to submit to the people amend
ument to section l. of article 10 of 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 fbp ana TO eac al tbe
houses, which proposed amendment was in
the following language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, that section OF article 10 OF the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be
amended SO as to read as follows
Section I. The supervision OF public in
struction shall be vested in a state superin-
tendent and such other officers as the legisla-
ture shall direct; and their qualifications,
duties COMPENSATION
prescribed by law. The state superintendent
shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF
manner as members OF the supreme court,
and shall hold his office for four years from
the first Monday in July The
election in November 1902, shall hold and
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 and
manner OF electing. or appointing all other
And; Whereas. the foregoing proposed
Wisconsin was duly agreed to in the legisla-
ture of this state, chosen at the general elcc-
ton in November, 1900. by Il majority of all
the members elected to each house thereof;
therefore:
The people OF the state of Wisconsin repre-
sented 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
section2 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage and publ
Approved May 2. 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.
Whereas A. ~ me ple9nal session , 90 tae
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 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-partnership 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 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 frank or any privilege with
held from any person for the travehng accom-
property, or the transmission of any message
or communication. No political committee,
and no member or employee thereof, no can
didate for, and no incumbent of any Office or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance OF any town or munich
pality of this state, shall ask for, or accept,
from any person, association, co-partnership,
or corporation oruse 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 transmission of
any message communication. Any VIOLA
tiOn of any of the above provisions shall be
bribery and be punished provided by law
lature be guilty thereof, his office shall become
vacant. No person within the purview of this
act shall be privileged from testifying in
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 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 by the legislature there
of at the biennial session in 1901 by ma orityof
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 a general election
to be held on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November, 1902 and if the people
shall approve and ratify the said amendmentby
a Majority of the electors soting thereon, said
amendment shall become a part OF the con-
StitutiOn 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 said
words shall be two spaces over one OF which
shall be printed the word yes and over one
the word no. Fhe 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 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 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 publca-
ton.
Approved May 18th 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 LAWLER
County Clerk