Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-09

islature for the year 1911. an amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed to
by majority OF the members elected to each
OF the two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows;
Resolved. by the assembly the senate con-
curing, that section l. OF article w of the
constitution be amended to read
Section l. /. The legislative power shall
be vested in senate and assembly but the
people reserve to themselves power as herein
provided. to propose laws and to enact or re-
ject the same at the polls, independent of the
legislature. and TO approve or reject at the
polls any law or any part Of any law enacted
by the legislature. The limitations expressed
in the constitution on the power of the legis-
lature to enact laws. shall be deemed limita-
tions on the power of the people to enact laws
?. a. Any senator or member of the assem-
bly, may introduce by presenting to the CHIEF
clerk in the house OF which he is q member
IN open session, at any time during any SEES
SION of the legislature. any bill or any amend
nent to any such bill; provided that the time
for so Introducing bill may be limited by rule.
To not less than thirty legislative days
b; The chief clerk shall make a record of
such bill and every amendment offered there
to and have the same printed.
g. proposed law shall be recited in full in
the petition, and shall consist of a bill which
has been introduced in the legislature during
the first thirty legislative days of the session
as so introduced; or at the option OF the peti-
TONERS. there may be incorporated in said bill
any amendment or amendments introduced
in the legislature Such bill and amendmante
Shall be referred to by number in the petition
Upon petition filed not later than four months
~
ed law shall be submitted 70 a vote of the Deo-
pie. and shall become a law il 1t is approved
by majority of the electors voting thereon,
and shall take effect and be in force from and
after thirty days after the election at which IL
is approved.
L. a. No law enacted by the legislature. ex-
cept an emergency law. shah take effect he
fore ninety days after its passage and publi-
cation II within said ninety DAYS there shall
have been filed petition to submit to a vote
of the people such law or any part thereof
such Law or such part thereof shall not take
effect until thirty days after It's approval by a
majority OF the qualified electors voting
thereon.
b. An emergency law shall remain in force
Notwithstanding such petition but shall stand
repealed thirty days after being rejected by
a majority OF the qualified electors voting
thereon.
c. An emergency law shall be any Law de-
clared by the legislature 10 be necessary for
any immediate purpose by a two-thirdS vote
of the mem bers of each house voting thereon
entered on their Journals By the yeas ana
nays No law making any appropriation for
maintaining the state government or main.
tanning or aiding any public institution nor
exceeding the next previous app opriation for
ths same purpose, shall he su bic Z to rejection
OF repeal under this section Tie increase In
any such appropriation shah only take effect
as in case OF other laws and such increase or
any part thereof specified In II e pe,ition MAJ
be referred 10 a vote of the pie upon petit
ton.
5. If measures which connic. with each
0tner in any OF their essential provisions are
submitted at the same election only the
measure receiving the highest number of
votes shall stand as the enactment of the PEG
pie.
6. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary OF state and shall be sufficient to re-
quire the submission by him OF a measure to
the people when signed by eight per cent OF
the qualified electors calculated upoD the
whole number OF votes cast for governor az
the last proceeding election. of whom not
more than one-half shall be residents OF any
one county.
Z. The vote upon measures referred to the
A - 10 ala lion
curing not less than four months after the
filing Of the petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant 10 law or spe.
cially called by the governor.
s. The legislature sha II provide for furnish
ing electors the text Of ali measures to be
voted upon by the people.
T. Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision of the state may be submit
ted 10 the people OF that subdivision the lex.
islature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution.
Note. Of adopted this amendment will
change the provisions Vi he constitution