Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31

towns, wards, villages and election districts
of the state of Wisconsin. on the first Tues
day in April, A. ID. 1903, being the seventh
day of said month, the following amend
ment to Section of Article of the Consti-
tuition of the state of Wisconsin, as amended
in 1877, is to be submitted to the people in
pursuance of the requirements of Chapter
10, of the laws OF 1908, which is hereby
certified to you in accordance with Chapter
;, of the Wisconsin Statutes of 1898, entitled
'HCaucuSes, Electors and General Elections"
Chapter 10, of the laws of 1908, reads as l
certify, to-wit:
No. 422, Al Published March 10, 1908.
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amend
ment to the constitution, relating to the
number of justices of the supreme court
and to provide for elections to fill vacan-
cies IN the office of justice of the supreme
court
Whereas. The legislature of this state at
The biennial session for the year 1901. pro-
posed and adopted by vote of members
elected to each Of the two houses, an amend
ment to the constitution of this state (the
same being in fact an amendment to Section
/, OF Article thereof as amended in 1870
the proposed amendment being in the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved. by the assembly, the senate con
curing, That Section of Article VII of the
Constitution be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section l. The chief Justice and asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court shall be
severally known as the justices of said court
with the same terms of office of ten years
respectively as now provided. The supreme
court shall consist of seven justices, any
four of whom shall be a quorum, to be
elected as now provided, not more than one
each year. The justice having been longest
a continuous member of said court or in
case two or more such senior justices shall
have served for the same length of time,
then the one whose commission first expires
shall be eX-officiO, the chief Justice.
Whereas the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution was duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature of this state
for the year 1903; and
Whereas, 1t is provided by Section 9, of
Article of the Constitution that vacancies
in the office of justices OF the supreme court
shall be filled by appointment of the COVER
nor. which shall continue until a successor
is elected and qualified; therefore,
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, rep
resented i'll senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. The proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be sub
mtted to the people at an election to be
held on Tuesday, the 18th day of April. 1908
and if the people shall approve and ratify
said amendment by majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon such amendment shall
become a part of the constitution of this
State
Section 2. Notice Of The submission of
said question, the form of ballot the con-
duct of the election and the canvass of the
votes shall all be provided in Chapter of
the Wisconsin Statutes of 1898. entitled
''CaucuseS, Electors and General Elections
and the submission and canvass shall be
particularly as provided in Section 80, gid
and cat, as the last chapter was amended
by Chapter 81 OF the Laws of 1899.
Section 3. In the event of the ratification
of said proposed amendment by the people.
one of the additional justices provided for
shall be elected at the judicial election in
April. 1904, and his term shall commence
on the first Monday of January. 1905. The
other additional justice provided for by the
proposed constitutional amendment shall
be eieeted at the judicial election in April
1906. and his term shall commence on the
first Monday of January, 1907.
Section (. In the event that said pro
posed constitutional amendment shall be
adopted and ratified by the people. Section
94S of the Wisconsin Statutes of 1895, as
amended by Section l of Chapter OF the
Laws Of 1888, shall be amended by striking
out in the seventh live thereof the words
s.iustice Of the supreme court or aud by |
adding at the end Of said Section of Chap |
ter 3, the following: In all cases of va
caney in the Office OF justice of the supreme |
court the person appointed ~ fill such |
vacancy shall continue to he'd his Office /
until an election can he had N some year |
in which no other Justice IS eiected pur- |
snant to the constitution ard laws of the /
state. and until his SUCCESSOR has been duly I
elected and qualified" so that said Section /
94s shall in that event when so amended 1
read rs follows:
Section 94S. IN all cases of vacancy in /
the Office of circuit judge or county Judge, I
the eleetien to oil such vacancy shall be 4
held on the first Tuesday of April next after 1
the vacancy shall happen. in case such va
cancy shall happen twenty days before 1
such day: and if no election shall then be 4
held for such purpose, or if the vacancy /
shall happen within twenty DAYS next be-
fore said first Tuesday. then the election
shall be held on the first Tuesday Of April
next thereafter. In all cases of vacancy in
the Office of justice Of the supreme court,
the person appointed to fill such vacancy
shall cOnfinuc 10 hold his Office until an
election can be had IN some year in which
no other justice Is elected pursuant to the
and laws OF the state and until
his successor has been duly elected and
qualified.
section ). This act shall take effect and
I've IN force from and after its passage and
Approved March u. 1898.
Sstit2 ficNtNl - ~ Ac4N d3iG tonAACtC1.
votes canEaSSed and returns made in accord
ance with law.
Given under my hand and official seal at
he Capitol. in the city Of Madison. this 10th
lay OF March, A. ID. 1893.
VI. L. HoUsEB.
SEAL. Secretary of State.
Given under my hand and Official seal at
ne Court House in the city Of Nausau, this
18th day Of March. A (. d. 1893
W. j. KKEGEL-
SEAL County Clerk.