Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-02
CHAPTER 10.

No. 422, A. Published March g, 1908.
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to the constitution, relat-
ing to the number of justices of the
supreme court and to provide for cleo
tions to fill vacancies in the office of
justice of the supreme court
Whereas, The legislature of this state
at the biennial session for the year 1901.
proposed and adopted by vote of the
members elected to each of the two
houses, an amendment to the constitu-
tion of this state (the same being in fact
an amendment to section A. of article :
thereof as amended in 1870, the pro-
posed amendment being in the follow
ing language:
Resolved, by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, That section of article
VII of the constitution be amended SO
as to read as follows: Section L.. The
chief justice and associate justices of the
supreme court shall be severally known
us the justices of said court, with the
same terms of Office Of ten years respec-
lively 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-of-
fcfo, the chief justice
Whereas, the foregoing proposed a
mendlnent 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 8,
of article Z of the constitution that va
.eancies in the Office cf justices of the
Supreme court shall be filled by appoint
ment of the governor. which shall con-
tinue until successor is elected and
qualified; therefore.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows.
Section l. The proposed amendment
TO the constitution of this state shall be
submitted to the people at an election
to be held on Tuesday, the 7th day of
April, 1903, and if the people shall ap-
prove and ratify said amendment by a
ma -rity of the electors voting thereon
such amendment shall become a part of
the constitution of this state.
section 2. Notice of the submiss-
ion oI said question. the form of ballot,
The corduet Jf the election and the can
yaes of tie votes shall all be as proyid-
cd in chapter of the Wisconsin stat
ues oe 1858. entitled .'Caucuses, Flee
tors ana General Elections" and the
submission and canvass shall be partic-
ularly as provided in section 80, 94d
ana 94t. as the last chapter was amend
ed by chapter 81 of the laws of 1899.
Section 8. In the event Of the ratif-
eaton of said proposed amendment by
the people. one of the additional JUS
tees as provided for shall be elected at
the judicial e etion 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
hail be elected at the judicial election
In april. 1906, and his term shall COM
nepce on the first Monday Of January,
1907
Section 4. In the event that said pro-
posed cons .itutioYal amendment shall
be adopted and ratified by the people,
section 94s. of the Wisconsin statutes OF
1898. as amenned by section OF chap
ter Of the laws Of 1899, shan be amend
ed by striking out in the seventh line
thc-sof the words ''justIee Of the su-
preme court or apd by adding at the
end of said section Of chapter Z, the
following: In all cases Of vacancy IN
theofiiee Of Justice OF the supreme court,
the person appointed to fill such yacan-
cy shall continue to hold his Office until
am election can be had in some year IN
which no other justice is elected pursu'
mt to the constitution and laws Of tins
tate, and until his successor has beer
iuly elected and qualified 50 that saie