Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-09-17

Whereas. AT the biennial session of the Leg
islafure for the year 1911, an amendment TO
the constitution was proposed and agreed 10
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 1 of article ", OF the
eonstition. be amended to read:
Section l. The legislative power shall be
vested III a senate and assembly. but the PEG
pie reserve TO themselves power as herein
provided. 70 propose laws and enact or reject
the same at the polls. independent of the leg
islature. 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 legislature
to enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
the power VI the people TO enact laws
2. a. Any senator or member of the assem-
bly may introduce. by presenting to the chief
clerk in the house of which he IS member
IN open session, at any time during any SEES
sion of the legislature. any bill or any amend
ment TO such bill provided that the time for
so Introducing bill may be limited by rule to
not less than thirty legislative days.
b. rho chief clerk shall make a record of
such bill and every amendment offered there
10 and have the same printed
3. A proposed law shall be recited in full in
the petition. and shall consist of 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 pc
titioners, there may be incorporated in said
blll an amendment or amendments introduced
in the gislature. Sueh bin 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 pro
posed law shall be submitted to a vote of the
people. and shall become a law il it Is ap.
proved by majority of the electors voting
thereon. and shall take effect and be in force
at which II is approved.
4. a. No law enacted by the Legislature. ex-
cept an emergency law, shall take effect be-
fore ninety days after its passage and publi-
cation. Ii within said ninety DAYS there shall
have been hled petition to submit to vote
OF the people such law or any part thereof
such law or such parts thereof shall not take
effect until thirty days after its approval by a
majority of the qualified electors voting
thereon.
b. An emergency law shall remain in force.
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 to be necessary for
any immediate purpose by q 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
the state government or main
tanning or aiding any public institution. not
exceeding the next previous appropriation for
or epeal under this section. The increase in
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as in cases of other laws. and such increase
or any part thereof. specified in the petition
petition.
s. If measures which conflict with each
other III any of their essential provisions are
submitted At the same election. only the meas
ure receiving the highest number of votes
shall stand as the enactment of the people.
B. The petition shall be filed with the secre
tary of state and shall be sufficient TO require
the submission by him of a measure to the
people when signed by eightper cert of the
qualified electors calculated upon the whole
number OF votes cast for governor at the last
election. of whom not more than
one-haf shall be residents of any one county.
Z. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken ut the next election oc-
curing not less than four months after the
ming OF the petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or spec
tally called by the governor.
s. The legislature shall provide Tor 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 10 the people of that subdivision. the leg
islature shall submit measures TO the people
only rs required by the constitution.
NoTE-Qf adopted. this amendment will
change the provisions of the constitution
which, vest the power TO make laws exclusive
IL In the senate and assembly SO that the PEG.
pie may directly ana on their own initiative
enact laws and may reject laws passed by the
BE it further resolved by the assembly. the
senate concuring. That article MI of the con
tion TO read
Section B. /. a. Any senator or member of
the assembly may introduce by presenting to
the chief clerk in the house in which he is
any session of the legislature. any proposed
amendment TO the constitution or any amend
ment TO any such proposed amendment TO the
constitution; provided that the time for
proposed amendment to the con
stitution may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty legislative days
al tot hal lg.f
such proposed amendments to the constitution
ana any amendment thereto and have the
same printed
q 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'
laure, such amendment 10 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 proposed amend
mcnt shall be submitted to the people.
g. The petition shall be hled With the sec
rotary of state aud shall be sufficient TO re
quire the submission by him OF a proposed
amendment 10 the constitution TO the people
when signed by ten per cent of the qualified
electors. calculated upon the whole number
Of votes east for governor at the last proceed
ing election. Of whom not more than one-half
taSAny proposed amendment or amend
mepts 70 this constitution, agreed to by 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 70 the people by
the secretary of state upon petition filed with
him signed by five per cent of the qualified
electors, calculated upon the whole number
Of votes east Tor governor at the last proceed.
ing election. of whom not more than one-half
shall be residents of any one county,
.. The legislature shall provide for furn-
ishing the electors the text of all amendments
to the constitution to he voted upon by the
people.
G. Ii the people shall approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments by I; major
ty of the electors voting thereon, such amend
nent or amendments shall become part of
The constitution, from and after the election
Al which approved; provided. that il more
than one amendment be submitted they shall
be submitted in such manner that the people
may vote for or against such amendments
Z. If proposed amendments TO the consti-
tuition which conflict with each other in any
,f their essential provisions are submitted az
The same election. only the proposed amend
ment resolving the highest number of votes
shall become part OF tie constitution now.
therefore, he IL
Resolved by the assembly. the senate cou-
,urring That the foregoing proposed amend
'onsin be and the same IS hereby agreed 20 by
his legislature.
NorE-lf adopted. this amendment viii re
luire the legislature upon petition 90 submit
'ou stitutional amendments 10 the people for
adoption or rciecuon.t
(Jt Res No.S.A)