Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-30
mo. l03, 81
CHAPTER 2O7

AN ACT TO amend section II Of the
statutes extending the right of snf-
rage TO women.
The PeoUIe ofthe State of IYiscon-
sin, represented In Senate and As
SembIV, do enact :tS folio MS:
! SECTION ]. Section u Of the stat
ute is amended To read:
| Section II, Every person male or te
male OF the age Of tWenty-0ne years OF
upwards, belonging to either of tive
| following classes, who shall have re
sided In the state for one year next
| proceeding any election, and in ths
election district where he or She Offers
TO vote ten days, shall be deemed tt
qualified elcctor 1T such elections:
| /. Citizens of the Cn.tSd States.
! ,. Persons OF foreign birth who priot-
! TO the first day of December, 4. d.
1908, shall have declared their inten-
Uion to become citizens conformably
TO the laws OF the United States on
die subject Of naturalization: movid-
ed that the lights hereby granted to
such person shall cease on the first
day OF December. \. ID. 1912
;. Persons of Indian blood who
have once been declared by law Of con
gresS to be citizens Of the United
states, any Subsequnt law Of congress
to the contrary Notwithstanding
1 Civilized persons OF Indian de
scent not N mbprs Of any tribe
) Any civilized perso.. being a de
s:endant OF tha Cuippewas Of Laka
superior or any other Indian tribe
residing within this state. ana NOT
upon any Indian reservation, who
shall make and subscribe to an oalh
before the clerk of the circuit court
or his deputy Of The county WheFe
such person resides, that he or she Is
not mem4ef of any Indian tribe
and has no claim upon the United
States for aid and assistance from ans
appropriation made by congress for
the benefit Of Indians, and that he or
she thereby relinquisheS all tribal fe4-
lati0ns, ani all right to claim or w
ceiye such aid, shall be entitled, on
such oath being filed and recorded, To
vote at all elections held in this state.
if he or she is otherwise Q-alitied
The oath so taken, on being cOrro0O-
rated as to the residence and tribal
relations of such person by the aida
Wit of qualified elect0r. shall be iiled
in the office of the clerk before whom
it was taken and recorded by him in
book to be provided for that pur-
IJOSS, upon SUCH pGlSOu Pay lilS W Sdt't
clerk the sum OF one dollar.
s No person under guardianship,
non compos mentis or insane shall be
qualified to vote ut any election non
shall any person convicted of treason
or felony be qualified to vote At any
election unless restored to civil rights
SECTION ,. The question whether
the foregoing provisions of this act
shall takeetTec and be in force, shall
be submitted to a vote Of the people,
Of this state, in the manner provided
by law for the submission OF an
amendment 10 the constitution, At
the next general election to be held im
November, 1912 Ii approved by = lat
iority Of all the votes cast on that
subject at sach cleo ton, it shall tale.
effect and be in force from and after
such approval by the people; other
wise it shall not take effect or be iii
force. Upon the ballot shall be printed
shall Ch3pter--- insert OH
the ballot the number Of chap err OF
the laws of 1911, entitled AN act ex-
tending the right of suffrage 10 wo,
men be adopted"
SECTION }. This act ShailtaiSe effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June .. 1912.