Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-09-24

OF the people.
Whereas. At the biennial session of the leg.
4 islature for the year 1911 an amendment 10
| the constitution was proposed and agreed to
! by majority of the members elected to each
| of the two houses. which proposed amend
Resolved by the assembly. the senate con.
curing. That section of article ", Of the
cOnstiton. be amended to read:
| Section l. The legislative power shall be
vested in senate and assembly, but the peo-
! pie reserve TO themselves power. as herein
provided. to propose laws and enact or reject
| the same at the polls. independent of the leg
| islature. and 10 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
| 10 enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
the power OF the people to enact laws.
= a. ANY senator or member of the assem-.
| bly, may Introduce by presenting to the chief
| clerk III the mouse OF which he is a member
| IN open session, at any time during any ses-
| sion Of the legislature. any bill or any amend
ment TO such bill provided. that the time for
| so Introducing a bill may be limited by rule to
not less than thirty Legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make "A record of
| such bill and every amendment offered there
| TO 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 option of the pc
| titiCners. there may be incorporated in said
| bill an amendment 1f amendments introduced
| in the Legislature. Such bill and amendments
shall be referred TO by number in the petition.
| pom petition filed not later than four months
before the next general election. such pro-
4 posed law shall be submitted to a vote of the
people, and shall become law if 1t is APP
proved by majority of the electors voting
thereon. and shall take effect and be I'm force
| from and after thirty days after the election
| at which il is approved.
4 g. No law enacted by the legislature. ex-
cept an emergency law. shall take effect be-
fore ninety days after its passage and publ
cation. If within said ninety days there shall
cd natl Ion IN. ,l.s.,sf "a.
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
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
there on.
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 fer
maintaining the state government or main
tanning or aiding any public institution, not
| exceeding the next previous appropriation for
the same purpose. shall be subject to rejection
or repeal under this section. The increase in
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as in cases of other laws, aud such increase
or any part thereof specified in the petition
may be referred to vote OF the people upon
petition.
| D. II measures winch fOuHlCt with eagh
other In any of their essential provisions are
submitted at the same election only the meas
ure receiving the highest number of votes
shall stand rs the enactment of the people
6. The petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state and shall be sufficient to require
the submission by him of measure to the
people when signed by eight per ceAt of the
qualified electors calculated upon the whole
number of votes ca3t for governor AZ the last
preceding election. Of whom not more than
one-half shall be residents of any one county
no xrnfn nm for 4 go .
people shall be taken ut the next election oe-
4 curing not less than four months after the
filing o. the petition. and held generally
throughout the state pursuant TO law or spec
tally 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.
| .. Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision Of the state may be submit
ted to the peeol le u that subdivision. the leg
only ms requireii by the constitution,
NoTE-(lf adopted. this amendment will
change the provisions of the constitution
| which vest the power to make laws exclusive
ly in the senate and assembly, so that the PEG
| pie may directly and on their own initiative
enact laws and may reject laws passed by the
legislature
Be it further resolved by the assembly the
senate concuring, That article XII of the con
stitution. be amended by creating new sec
/ ton to read
| Section g. l. a. Any senator or member of
the assembly may Introduce by presenting to
/ the chief clerk in the house in which he is
q member in open session. at any tine during
any session of the Legislature. any proposed
amendment to the constitution or any amend
ment 10 any such proposed amendment TO the
constitution; provided that the time for so
introducing proposed amendment to the con
| stitution may be limited by rule to not less
i than thirty legislative days.
| b. The chief clerk shall make a record of
such proposed amendments to the constitution
and any amendment thereto and have the
same printed.
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-
latnre. such amendment TO the constitution
and amendments thereto shall be referred to
by number IN the petition. Upon petition
| filed not later than four months before the
next general election. such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted 10 the people
5. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state aud shall be sufficient to re
quire the submission by him Of proposed
| amendment 20 the constitution to the people
when signed 10y 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-haf
| shall be residents OF any one county.
1. Any proposed amendment or amend
ments To this constitution, agreed TO by ma
! jority Of the members elected 70 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 filed with
I him signed by five per cent of the qualified
| electors calculated upon the whole number
| of votes cast for governor at the last preced-
! ing election, of whom not more than one-half
] shall be residents of any one county,
). Yhe legislature shall provide for furu-
I ishing the electors the text of all amendments
| Go the constitution to be voted upon by the
/ people.
/ 9. Il the people shall approve and ratify
! such amendment or amendments by major
4 it's Of the electors voting thereon, such amend
| ment or amendments shall become part of
| the constitution, from and after the election
! ut which approved, provided, that IL more
! than one amendment be submitted they shall
| be submitted in such manner that the people
may vote tor or against such amendments
/ separately.
| z III proposed amendments 10 the c0nsti-
/ tuition which conflict with each other in any
/ of their essential provisions are submitted az
| the same election. only the proposed amend
nent receiving the highest number OF votes
! shall become a part OF the constitutions" now,
\ therefore, be il
! Resolved hy the assembly the senate con.
! curing. That the foregoing proposed amend Z
ment 20 the constitution OF the state of Wis /
cousin be and the same Is hereby agreed 20 by /
I this legislature.
NolE-tIf adopted. This amendment viii re-
| constitutional amendments 90 the people for I
adoption or r"lecuonJ
ID. Res No :. Al