Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-21

the Stat of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that
the following constitutional amendments are to
be submitted to a vote of the people at the gem
eral election TO he held on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday of November, 1908, being
the third day o. said month.
(No. As Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ID.
To amend section TO- articleV, of the consti
tuition, relating to the approval OF bills by the
governor.
curing That section 10, of article v, of the
constitution be amended by striking out the
word three in line thirteen and inserting in
lieu thereof the word six 50 that when SO
Section TO- Every bill which shall have
passed the legislature shall before 1T becomes
law, be presented to the governor If he APP
prove he shall sign it, but if not, he shall re-
turn it, with his objections, to the house in
which it shall have originated, who shall enter
the objections at large upon the Journal ana
sideration two thirds of the members present
shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent to-
gether with the objections to the other house.
If approved by two-thirds OF the memb erS pres
ent it shall become a law. But IN all such
cases the votes of both houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays and the names OF the
members voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each house re-
spectively. If any bill shall not be returned by
the governor within six days Sundays except
edJ after it shall have been presented to him
the same shall be a law unless the legislature
shall, by their adjournment, prevent It's return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
(No. %, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Is
Providing for an amendment to section TO-
article VIII, of the constitution, relating to in
Whereas At the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
constitution of this state. was proposed and
agreed to by majority of the members elected
to each of the two houses; which proposed
amendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly CON
curing That section 10 of article VIII, OF the
constitution, be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
Provided that the state may appropriate
raised by taxation for the construction or i'm
provenlento of public highways. Therefore.
be itresolved by the senate, the assembly con-
constitution of the state of WISCONSIN, be and
the same is agreed to by this legislature.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Is.
To amend section /, of article III, of the con-
stitution, relating to electors.
Whereas At the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
constitution of this state was proposed and
agreed to by a majorityof the members elected
to each of the two houses; which proposed
amendment was in the following LANGUAGE:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concur
ring. That subsection z of section l, OF article
Ill. of the constitution of the state OF Wiscon-
SIM be amended so as to read as follows: z. Per
y
of December, A. D, 1903, shall have declared
their intentions to become citizens conform
able to the laws OF the United States on the
subject of naturalization, provided that the
rights hereby granted to such persons shall
cease on the first day of December, A. D. 1912
Therefore, resolved by the senate, the assem-
bly, concurring, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin be and the same is agreed to by this
legislature.
lNo. l9. 81 ~
JOINT RESOLUTION NO %.
Whereas at the biennial session Of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendfnent to the
constitution of this state was proposed and a.
greed to by a majority of the members elected
to each of the two houses, which proposed a
mendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the assem- bly,, the senate concur
ring. That section !, of article VIII. of the
constituti of the state of Wisconsin he a
mended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing Taxes may also be imposed on IN
comes privileges and occupations, which taxes
may be graduated and progressive and reason
able exemptions may be provided, so that
when so amended said section shall read as fol-
lows: Section l. The rule of taxation shall
be uniform and taxes shall be levied upon such
property as the legislature shall prescribe.
Taxes may also be imposed ON Incomes prlyll-
eyes and occupations. which taxes may De
graduated and progressive, and reasonable ex-
emptions may be provided.
Resolved by the senate the assembly concur
ring, That the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis
consin be and the same is agreed to by this
legislature.
Given under nv hand and Of
fetal seal at the Capitol in the
city of Madison, this 18th day
(sEAI3 OF October, A. ID. 1905
j. A. FREAR,
Secretary of State.