Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

to by number in the petition. Upon
petition filed not later than four
months before the next general cleo.
tion, such proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people.
8. The petition shall be filed with
| the secretary Of state and shall be
sufficient to require the submission by
him Of proposed amendment to the
constitution to the people when signed
by ten per cent Of the qualified cleo
tors, calculated upon the whole NUM-
Der Of votes cast for governor at the
| last preceding election of whom not
more than one-half shall be residents
Of any one county.
any e this
agreed to by a majority of the, mem
bers elected to each Of the two houses
Of the legislature, shall be entered
| on their journals with the yeas and
nays taken thereon, and be submitted
! to the people by the secretary of state
upon petition filed with him signed
| by five per cent Of the qualified cleo
| tors, calculated upon the whole num-
| last preceding election of whom not
more than one-ha1f shall be residents
| of any one county
5. The legislature shall provide for
furnishing the electors the text Of all
| amendments to the constitution to be
voted upon by the people.
| 6. If the people shall approve and
ratify such amendment or or anne amend nd
| voting thereon, such amendment or
amendments shall become a part of
! the constitution, from and after the
| election at which approved; provided,
| that, if more than one amendment be
submitted they shall be submitted in
such manner that the people may vote
for or against such amendments sep
arately.
Z. if proposed amendments to the
| constitution which conflict with each
| other in any of their essential provi-
sions are submitted at the same cleo
! ton, only the proposed amendment re-
| ceiving the highest number of votes
shall become a part Of the constitu-
| tion."
Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring. That there be added
| to article VIII Of the state conStitu-
| ton a new section to read:
Section 13. The state may grant in
surance upon such risks and in such
manner as may be prescribed by law,
and the limitations or restrictions pro-
vided in the constitution shall not ap-
| ply to this subject; but provision shall
| be made for annual accounting for all
liabilities assumed, and for the sepa-
| ration and safeguarding or all FUNDS
and property held by the state on &C
count of any such insurance"
| Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring. That section 81 Of
! article Nv, OF the constitution, De
amended to read:
| Section I'll Each member of the
! Legislature shall receive for his SER
vices the sum of six
| hundred dollars per annum, and
| two cents for every mile he shall ira
vel in going to and returning from
! the place of meeting of the Legislature
| on the most usual route. In case of
| an extra session of the legislature, no
| additional compensation shall be al
| n poanohar thereof either
directly or indirectly, except for mile
age, to be computed at the same rate as
for a regular session No news
papers postage or other perqulslte,
provided, shall be received from the
/ state by any member of the Legislature
for his services or in any other man
ner as such member"
| Whereas The foregoing proposed
amendments to the constitution of this
state were duly ratified and agreed
to by the Legislature thereof at the
biennial session of 1913 by majority
| of all the members elected to each
| house thereof, therefore:
| The people of the State of Wisconsin,
! represented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows:
amendments to the constitution of this
! state shall be submitted to the people
| at q general election to be held on
| the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
/
! pie shall approve and ratify any or
! all of the said amendments by a major
| ity of the electors voting thereon, each
| such amendment so ratified shall be-
come a part Of the constitution Of this
| state.
Section e. The form of the ballot to
be cast on the question of adopting or
rejecting the said amendments shall
be respectively:
1. For amendment to section 1 of
article XII authorizing changes In or
additions to the constitution by a vote
of the people after being submitted to
the people by three-fifths of the mem
bers elected to both houses of the leg
islature."
@ "For amendments to section OF
article ", providing for the initiative
and referendum and giving to the reo-
PIE the power by their woes to enact
adopt or reject laws or proposed laws
3. For amendment creating Sec
ton II of article VIII, permitting in
surance by the state and providing
that the state may grant annuities
with an annual accounting, a separa-
ton and safe guarding of all insur-
ancc funds"
A. For amendment creating section
ga of article XII, giving to the people
of cities and villages the right of home
TL1e."
g. For amendment to sections {
and { of article VII authorizing the
legislature to decrease the number CT
judges In the several circuits
6. For amendment to article XIII
giving to the people the right to recall
any elective officer except judicial Of
ficer.''
Z. For amendment creating sector
SO of article XII defining the property
which may be taken by municipal cor
porations for public purposes
8. For amendment creating Sec
ton g. of article XII, requiring the
Legislature upon petition to submit
constitutional amendment to the PEG
pie for adoption or rejection
9. For amendment creating section
} 10 of article VIII, permitting the stat,
to provide for state insurance with al
. annual accounting and separation ant
safe guaring of all insurance funds"
10. For amendment of section 2.
of article ", changing the compensa
ton of members of the Legislature t
six hundred dollars per year and de
creasing the mileage allowance"
Opposite each of said questions shall
/ be two spaces over one Of which shall
be printed the word yes and owe
the other the word mo" The vote
, may mark his ballot in the space unde
whichever of said words indicates hi
: intention. The marks made shall b.
such as the law now provides for. TIL
votes cast on the adoption of sai
Q amendments shall be canvassed am
returned in the same manner as othe