Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-10

/ highest number OF votes shall stand as
/ the enactment of the people
g. The petition shall be filed with the
Z secretary of state and slSNaL be sufficient
/ to require the submission by him Of
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 pre-
ceding election of whom not more than
one-haIf 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 filing of the petition,
and held generally throughout the state
pursuant TO law or specially called by
the governor.
8. The legislature shall provide for
furnishing electors the text of all meas
ures to be voted upon by the people.
8. Except that measures specifically
affecting a subdivision of the state may
be submitted to the people of that sub
division, the legislature shall submit
measures to the people only as required
by the constitution
Note. Of adopted. this amendment
will change the provisions of the Con-
stitution which vest the power to make
laws exclusively in the Senate and AS
sembly, so that the people may directly
and on their own initiative enact laws
and may reject laws passed by the legis-
lature)
Be it further resolved by the Assem-
bly,, the Senate concurring, That article
XII of the constitution. be amended by
creating a new section to read:
Section g. 1. a. Any senator or mem
Der of the assembly may introduce, by
presenting to the chief clerk in the
house in which he is a member, in open
session, at any time during any session
of the Legislature, any proposed amend
ment to the constitution or any amend
ment to any such proposed amendment
to the constitution; provided, that the
time for so introducing a proposed
amendment to the constitution may be
limited by rule to not less than thirtv
legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make a rec
ord of such proposed amendments to the
constitution and any amendment thereto
and have the same printed.
2. Any proposed amendment to the
constitution shall be recited in full in
the petition and shall consist of an
amendment which has been introduced
in the Legislature during the first thir-
ty Legislative days, as so introduced. or,
at the option Of the petitioners, there
may be incorpora ted therein any amend
ment or amendments thereto introduced
in the legislature. Such amendment to
the constitution and amendments there
to shall be referred to by number in the
petition Upon petition filed not later
than four months before the next gener-
al election, such proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the people
g. The petition shall be filed with the
/ secretary of state and shall be sufficient
to require the submission by him of
proposed amendment 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 preceding election
/ of whom not more than one-half shall
/ be residents of any one county.
4. Any proposed amendment or
amendments to this constitution, agreed
to by majority of the members elected
to each of the two houses of the legis-
lature shall be entered on their journals
with the yeas and nays taken thereon,
and be submitted to the people by the
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with him signed by five per cent of the
/ qualified electors, calculated upon the
whole number of votes cast for COVER
nor at the last preceding election, of
whom not more than one-half shall be
residents of any one county.
j. The legislature shall provide for
furnishing the electors the text of all
amendments to the constitution to be
/ voted upon by the people.
6. If the people shall approve and
raufy such amendment or amendments
by a majority of the electors voting
thereon, such amendment or amend
meuts shall become a part of the consti-
tuition. from and after the election at
which approved; provided that if more
than one amendment be submitted they
snail he submitted in such manner that
the people may vote for or against such
amendments separately.
T. If proposed amendments to the
constitution which conflict with each
other in any of their essential provi-
sjons are submitted at the same election.
only the proposed amendment receiving
the highest number of votes shall be
come "a part of the constitution now,
therefore. he it
Resolved, by the Assembly the Senate
concuuing. That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
state of Wisconsin be and the same is
hereby agreed to by this legislature
Note, Of adopted, this amendment
VIII require the legislature upon petit
ton, to submit Constitutional amend
ments to the people for adoption or re-
jection)
(Jt Res No s. A
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a
To amend section 81. Of article ", of
the constitution. relating to compen-
satiun Of members OF the legislature
Whereas At the biennial session OF
the legislature for the year 1911 an
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