Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-23
ut. Res. No. 4. Al
IOINr RESOLUTION NO %

/ To amend Section /. of article ". of the
constitution, to give to the people the
| power to propose laws and to enact or re-
ject the same at the polls. and to approve
or reject a the polls any act Of the legis-
Iature: and to create section 3. of article
| XII. of the constitution. providing for the
submission of amendments to the con-
stitution upon the petition OF the people;
Whereas. At the biennial session of the
| legislature for the year 1911. an amendment
| to the constitution was proposed and agreed
to by majority Of the members elected to
eacn of the two houses. which proposed
amendment is as follows:
| Resolved by the assembly. the senate
cOncuFrlng, That section |, of article ~ of
the Constitution. be amended to read:
section l. 4. 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 reject the same at the polls indie
| pendent of the legislature, and to approve
or reject at the polls any law or any part of
any law enacted by the egiSature. The
| limitations expressed in the constitution on
the power of the legislature to. enact laws,
shall be deemed limitations on the power OF
| the people to enact laws.
= a. Any senator or member or the as
sembiy may introduce, by presenting to the
! chief clerk in the house OF which he is
member in open session. at any time during
any session of the legislature, any bill or
| any amendment to any such bills provided,
that the time for so introducing a bill may
be iimited by rule to not less than thirty
| legislative DAYS.
| b. The chief clerk shall make a record
such bill and every amendment offered
thereto and have the same printed.
3. A 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 soptiOu
| of the petitioners there may be incOr-
| porated in said bill any amendment or
amendments introduced in the legislature.
| Such DILL and amendments shall be referred to
| by number in the petition. Upon petition
| filed not later than four months before the
| next general election, such proposed law
- no 7hVpaif RI ~
and shall become law if it is approved by "A
| ma jOritv of The electors voting thereon. and
shall take effect and be in force from and
a fter thirty days after the election at which
| it Is approved.
| 4. "a. Nolaw enacted by the legislature,
except an emergency law. shall take effect
before ninety days afGer it's passage and
publication. If within said ninity days
there shall have been fled petition to
any part thereof. such law or such part
| thereof shall not take effect until thirty
days after its approval by 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 majority of the qualified
! C. An emergency law shall be any law
| declared by the legislature to be necessary
for any immediate purpose by a two-thirds
vote of the members OF each house voting
| thereon, entered on their journals by the
yeas and NAYS. No law making any appro-
|
ment or maintaining or aiding any public in
stitution. not exceeding the privious ap-
preparation for the same purpose, shall
| be subject TO rejection or repeal under this
section. ; The Increase in any such ap-
| preparation shall only take effect as
in case of other laws. and such in
| crease. or any part thereof, specified in the
| petition may be referred to vote OF the
people upon petition.
! 5. If measures which conflict with each
| otherin 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
| s. The petition shall be filed with the Sec
reIarv of state and shall be SUFFICIENT to re-
| Quire the submission by him of a measure
! 10 the people when signed by eight per cent
| of the qualified electors calculated upon the
the last preceding election. of whom not
more than one-halt shall be residents of any
one county.
Z. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election
occurring not less than four months after
the fling of the petition. and held generally
| throughout the state pursuant TO law or
specially called by the governor.
| 8. TIE legislature shall provide for furn-
! iShing electors the text OF all measures to
| be vOted upon by the people.
| 3. Except that measures specifically
affecting subdivision of the state may be
/ su omitted to the people of that subdivision,
| people only as required by the constitution.
NOTE IF adopted, this amendment will
! will change the provisions OF the COnst1tu-
ton which vest the power to make laws
exclusively in the senate and Assembly,
So that the people may directly and on
their own lnitlatiye enact laws ana may
Be it further res 0lved by the Assembly.
the senate concurring. That article XII of
| the constitution be amended by creating
new section to read:
| Section :. L. a. Any senator or member of
the assembly may introduce. by presenting
TO the chief clerk in the house in which he is
[ - hay u n
/ ing any session of the legislature. any pro-
posed amendment to the constitution or any
amendment to any such proposed amend
ment to he constitutions; provided. that the
time for so introducing a proposed amend
ment TO the constitution may oe limited by
rule TO not less than thirty legislative davS.
b. The cnief clerk shall make record of
such proposed amendments to the cOnstitu-
tion and any amendment thereto and have
the same printed.
. ANY proposed amendment to the con-
sIitution shall be recited in full in the petit
! tiOn and shall consist of an amendment
which has been introduced in the legiSla-
ture during the first thirty legislative days.
as so introduced. or, at the option OF the pc
titioners. there may be Incorporated therein
any amendment or amendments thereto in
troduC d in the legislature. Such amend
ment TO the constitution and amendments
thereto shall be referred to by number in
the petition Upon petition filed not later
/ than Tour months before the next general
election. such prop sed amendment shall be
submitted to the people.
g. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state and snail be SUI cient to re-
Quire the submission by him of a proposed
anne ndment to the constitution to the people
when signed by ten per cent OF the qualified
| electors. calculated upon the whole number
of votes cast for governor at the last pre-
| ceding election, of whom not more than one
half shall be resident of any one county.
4 Any proposed amendment or amend
ments to this constitution. agreed to by a
! majority OF the mem DerS elected to each of
the Two houses of the legislature, shall be
entered on their journals with the yeas and
! and n c11h tod TO tF1a
! people by the secretary OF state upon petit
| Ciun filed with him signed by FIVE per cent.
I Of the qualified electors. calculated upon
the whole number of votes cast for governor
ar the last preceding election. of whom not
more than One-half shall be residents of any
/ one county.
s. he legislature shall provide for fur
| nishing the electors the text OF all amend
rnents 70 the constitution TO be voted upon
| by the people.
| s. If the people shall approve and ratify
! such amendment or amendments by ma
! iority OF the electors voting thereon. such
| anne ndmenI or amendments shall become a
part of the constitution. from and after the