Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-21

SION OF the legislature. any Oil or any anne nd
Inent TO any such bill; provided. that the time
for so Introducing bill may be limited BY rule
TO not less than thirty legislative days.
O. me chief clerk shall make record Of
such esll and every amendment offered there
TO and have the same printed.
| ). 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 hrst thirty legislative days Of the session,
as 80 introduced: or at the option Of the petit
TONERS there may be incorporated in said bill
any amendment or amendments introduced
| IN the legislature Such bill and amendments
shall be referred to by number in the l,>tition.
Upon petition hled not later than four months
before the next general election such propos-
ed law SHAH be submitted 70 a vote OF the peO-
pie. ana shall become a law IL il 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 al which 1t
is approved.
a. No law enacted by the legislature. ex-
sept an emergency law, shall take effect be
Tore ninety days after its passage and publ
cation II within said ninety days there shall
nave been filed petition 10 submit to a vote
OF the people such law or any part thereof.
such law or such part there, shall not take
effect until thirty days after its approval By
majority OF the qualified electors voting
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repealed thirty days after being rejected by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 electors voting
thereon.
c. an emergency law shall be any law de-
CARED oy the legislature TO be necessary for
any immediate purpose by a two-shirds vote
OF the members of each house voting thereon.
entered on their journals 10y the yeas and
nays No law making any appropriation for
maintaining the state government or main.
tanning or aiding any public institution. not
e1Ceeu'n g the next previous appropriation for
the same purpose. shall be subject TO rejection
OF repeal under this section. The increase in
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as in case OF other laws. and such increase or
any part thereof specified In the petition may
A NJ q NJ he arals es
ton.
5. II measures which conflict with each
other IN any OF their essential provisions are
submitted at the same election. only the
measure receiving the highest number of
votes snail stand as the enactment Of the PEG
| pie.
L. The petition shall be filed with the see.
rotary OF state aud shall be sufficient to re-
| quire the submission by him of a measure to
the people when signed by eight per cent of
Inc Quallned electors calculated upon the
whole number of votes cast for governor at
the last proceeding election. of WHOM rot
more than one-half shall be residents OF any
one county.
T. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election oc-
curing not less than four months after the
nhng OF the petition, and held generally
throuk hout the state pursuant to law or spe-
cially called by the governor.
s. The legislature shall provide for furnish
ing electors the text of all measures TO be
voted upon by the people
y. Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision OF the state may be submit
ted to the people OF that subdivision, the leg
islature shall submit measures TO the people
only as required by the constitution.
NSte. III adopted, this amendment will
change the provisions OF the constitution
which vest the power to make laws exelus-
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 legiSlature.)
Be II further resolved by the assembly. the
senate Concurring. That article XII of the con-
stitution, be amended by creating a new sec
tion to read:
Section 3. l. a. Any senator OF member of
the assembly may introduce by presenting to
the chief clerk in the house in which he is
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; proveded that the time for so
introducing a proposed amendment TO the
constitution may be limited by rule 10 not less
than thirty legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make a record of
| such proposed amendments TO the cOnstttu-
/ ton and any amendment thereto and have
/ the same printed.
3 Any proposed amendment TO the consti-
| tuition shall be recited in full in the petition
and shall consist OF an amendment which has
/ been introduced in the legislature during the
first thirty legislative days, as so introduced.
| or. at the option OF the petitioners. there may
be incorporated therein any amendment or
amendments thereto introduced in the legis-
| lature Such amendment to the constitution
| and amendments thereto shall be referred to
| by number in the petition Upon petition III
| 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 TO re-
| uuire the submission by him OF a proposed
amendment 10 the constitution 70 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 preceding
| oil inn nf vi
shall be residents OF any one county.
l. Any proposed amendment or amend
ments TO this constitution, agreed TO by q ma
iOrity of the members elected to 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 to the people
by the secretary OF state upon petition hied
with him signed by FIVE per cent OF the quail
He'd electors calculated upon the whole num-
Der Of votes cast for governor at the last pre-
ccding election. Of whom not more than one
half shall be residents OF any one county
8. The legislature shall provide for fur
nishing the electors the text of all amend
meuts to the constitution 10 be voted upon by
the people
6. II the people shall approve and ratify
such anne pdment or amendments by a major
ity Of the electors voting thereon,such Amend-
ment or amendments shall become part of
the constitution from and after the election
at which approved; provided that II more
than one amendment bc submitted they shall
be submitted in such manner that the people
may vote for or against such anne ailments
separately
T. If proposed amendments to the conStitu-
ton 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 constitution. nowhere
fore. be Il
Resolved. by the Assembly. the Senate con-
curing That the foregoing proposed amend
ment 70 the Constitution OF the State of Wis
consin be and the same is hereby agreed TO by
this legislature.
Note. uf adopted. this amendment will
require the legislature upon petition. to sub
nit Constitutional amendments to the peo-
pie for adoption or rejeetion)
Ut Res. No 2, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
To amend section q. of article Nv. OF the con-
stitntiOn relating TO compensation of men,