Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-07

II open session. at any time during any Ses-
SION OF the legislature any bill OF any amend
ment 10 any such bill. provided. that the time
LOT 50 introducing a bill may be limited by rule
70 not less than thirty legislative days
D. The chief clerk shall make record es
such oill and every amendment offered there
10 ana have the same printed
3 A proposed law shall be recited in full in
the peIltlon. and shall consist OF a bill which
las been introduced in the legislature during
the nrst thirty legislative days Of the session.
as 50 introduced: or at the option OF the petit
any amendment or amendments introduced
"a the legislature. SReh bill and amendments
shall be tierTed 10 BIZ number in the petition.
Upon petition dled not later than fsu., months
before the next general election such lrOpos-
ee law shaA pc submitted 70 vote OF iht peO-
PIE. ana Shdll become a law II IL is approved
10y majority of the electors goting thereon
and shall take effect and beiin force from aud
after thirty days after the election Al which it
"a No law enacted by the legislature. ex
cept an emergency law. shall take effect be-
Iore ninety days after its passage a3d publ
Satlon. II within said ninety DAYS there shall
have been nled petition TO submit 10 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 its approval by q
thereon.
b. An emergency law shall remain in force
Notwithstanding such petition. but shall stand
repealed thirty days after being rejected Oy
majority OF the qualified electors voting
thereon.
c. An emergency law shall be any law de-
clared 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 appropriation for
maintaining the state government or main.
tanning or aiding any public institution. not
exceeding the next previous appropriation for
tne same purpose. shall be subject to rejection
or repeal under this section. The increase in
any sncn appropriation shall only take effect
as IN case OF other laws, and such increase or
any part thereof specified in the petition may
oe referred TO vote OF the people upon petit
5. If measures which conflict with each
other in any OF their essential provisions are
submitted at the same election. ouly the
measure receiving the highest number Of
votes shall stand as the enactment of the peo-
pie.
g. The petition snail be filed with the see
rotary OF state and shall be sufficient to re-
quire the submission Dy him OF a measure TO
the people when signed By eight per cent OF
the qualified electors calculated upon the
whole number of votes cast for governor at
the last preceding election. of whom not
more than one-hah shall be residents of any
one county.
:. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election oo-
curing not less than four months after the
ming OF the petition ano held generally
throughout the state pursuant To law or spe-
cially called by the governor.
8 The legislature shall provide for furnish
ing electors the text of all measures TO be
voted upon by the people.
" Except that measures specifically affect
ted to the people of that 50 bdvision, the leg
stature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution.
Note, q, adopted this amendment viii
change the provisions OF the constitution
which vest the power 10 make laws exclus-
lively in the Senate and Assembly. so that
the people may directly and on their own
initiative enact laws and may reject laws
passed by the leRislatuFe.)
Be it further resolved by the assembly. the
senate concurring. That article Mi OF the con-
hr
ton to read:
Section 3. l. a. Any senator or member of
the assembly may introduce. by presenting 10
the chief clerk ia the house in which he is a
member. IN open session, at any time during
any session OF the Legislature any proposed
amendment TO the constitution or any amend
ment to any such proposed amendment To the
constitution; pfoveded. That the time Tor so
introducing a proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited 10y rule 10 not less
than thirty legislative days
b. The chief clerk shall make a record of
such proposed amendments TO the constitu-
ton and any amendment thereto and have
the same printed.
3 Any proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be recited in fun in the petition
and shall consist OF an amendment which has
been introduced in the legislature during the
first thirty legislative days. as so tntroduc ID.
or, at the option OF the petitioners. there NAV
be Incorporated therein any amendment or
amendments thereto introduced in the legls-
lature. Such amendment TO the constitution
ana amendments thereto Snail DC 10
by number in the petition. Upon petition Ill
ed not later than four months before the next
general election. such proposed amendment
shall be submitted TO the people.
g. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state and shall be sufficient 10 re-
quire the submission by him OF a proposed
amendment to the constitution TO the people
when signed by ten per cent OF the Qlaiiueu
electors. calculated upon the whole number OF
votes cast for governor at the last preceding
election of whom not more than one-half
shall be residents of any one county.
4 ANY proposed amendment or amend
ments to this constitution, agreed TO by a ma
jority of the members elected 20 each OF the
two houses of the legislature shall be entered
on their journals with the yeas and nays TAX
en- thereon and be submitted 10 the people
by the secretary of state uuVn petition filed
with him signed by live per cent OF the quail
tied electors. calculated upon 1ne whole num-
Der OF votes east for governor at the last pre-
cedihg election. of wnom not more than one
half shall be residents OF any one county.
s. The legislature shall provide for fur
nishing the electors the text of all amend
ments to the constitution TO be voted upon By
the people
g. Ifthe people shall approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments by a major
ity Of the electors voting tnereon.such ameuC.
ment or amendments shah become part OF
the constitution. from and after the eiectio
at which approved; provided hat II M re
than one amendment b. submitted they shan
be submitted in such manner that he seclie
may vote for or against such anne adments
separately.
:. If proposed amendments TO the constitu-
tion which conflict with each other in any of
their essential provisions are submitted at the
same election, only the proposed amendment
receiving the highest number of votes shall
become part of the constitutions; now, there
fore. be IL
Resolved, by the Assembly. the Senate con-
curing That the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State of Wis
consin be and the same is hereby agreed to by
this legislature.
Note. Of adopted. this amendment will
require the legislature upon petition. to sub
init Constitutional amendments TO the peo-
pie for adoption rejection)
EJt Res. No. s. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
To amend section 81. of article ". of the con-
stitution. relating to compensation of mem
bers of the legislature.