Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-23
Certificate Of Constitu-
tional Amendments

tional amendments
I, JAMES A. FREAR, Secretary of State of
the State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that
the following constitutional amendments are to
eral election to be held on the Tuesday succeed
Ing the first Monday of November, 1903, being
the third day of said month.
JOINT RE sN9j 19Hi9 NO. -
TO amend section 10, article v, of the consti
tuition relating to the approval of bills by the
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
curing, That section 10, of article v of the
constitution be amended by striking out the
W e three in line thirteen and inserting in
amended said section shall read as follows;
Section 10. Every bill which shall have
passed the legislature shall before it becomes
law, be presented to the governor; if he ap-
prove, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall re-
TURN 1t, with his objections, to the house in
which it shall have originated who shall enter
the objections at large upon the journal and
proceed to reconsider it. IT, after such recon
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
by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and
ent 1t shall become 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
the same shall be a law unless the legislature
shall by their adjournment, prevent its return,
In which case it shall not be law.
JOINT R fNS L Fl NO. IS
Providing for an amendment to section 10,
article VIII, of the constitution relating to in
ternal improvements.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
constitution of this state was proposed and
to each OF the two hOuSnS. which np0OOSa6
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:
Il ba that the state a
| raised by taxation for the construction or i'm
! provement of public highways" Therefore.
| be it resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, That the foregoing amendment to the
| constitution of the state of Wisconsin, be and
the same is agreed to by this legislature
JOINT RE Ss6 81 4 NO, s5
| To amend section 1, of article Ill, 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. majority of the members elected
amendment e was in the following Ianguage eseu
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concur
ring, That subsection 2, of section L. of article
III. of the constitution of the state of Wiscon-
sin, be amended so as to read as follows: 2. Per-
sons of foreign birth. who, prior to the first day
| 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.
(No. 10, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO %.
| Whereas, at the biennial session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905 an amendment to the
| constitution of this state was proposed and a.
| greed to by majority of the members elected
| to each of the two houses, which proposed a.
| mendment was in the following language:
| Resolved by the assembly, the senate concur
ring, That section l, of article VIII, of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin be a.
| 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, privil-
eyes and occupations, which taxes may be
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 my hand and Of
fetal seal at the Capitol in the