Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-10-30

bers elected to both houses of one legislature
and approved by the people, instead OF by a
/ majority vote of both houses of two succeed
ing legislatures and approval by the people
| as now reQuired,)
ut. Res No. 10, 81
| JOINT RESOLUTION NO 21.
| To create section 3a OF article NI of the con-
4 stitutlon, relating to powers of cities and
villages.
Whereas at the biennial session of the Iegis-
iature for the year 1911. an amendment to
| the constitution waS proposed and agreed to
! by a majority of the members elected to each
OF the two houses which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
/ Resolved by the senate, the assembly con
| curing, that there be added after section 3,
OF article n, OF the constitution OF the state
| OF Wisconsin, new section to read (Article
| X1) 3a. Cities and villages shall have power
and authority to amend their charters, and to
frame and adopt new charters. and to enact
all laws and ordinances relating TO their
municipal affairs, subject to the constitution
and general laws OF the state; now therefore
! be it resolved by the senate. the assembly 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
| empower cities and villages To amend their
own charters and determine their own pow
ers and authority, instead of, as now, re
strictlng them to only such powers as are
granted to them by the legislature.)
| it Res. No. 4, A.
| JOINT RESOLUTION NO. -.
| To amend section l, of article ~, of the con-
| stltution. to give to the people the power to
| propose laws and to enact or reject the
same al the polls, and to approve or reject
at the polls any act of the legislatures; and
to create section 3, of article MI, OF the
| constitution providing for the submission
OF amendments to the constitution upon the
petition of the people.
| Whereas, at the biennial session of the legs-
| lature for the year 1911 an amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed to
! by majority OF the members elected to each
| OF the two houses. which proposed amendment
| is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
curing. that section l of article " of the
constitution, be amended to read:
Section /. /. The legislative power shall be
vested in a senate and assembly, but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves power, as herein
provided, to propose laws and to enact or re-
ject the same al the polls Independent of the
legislature, and to approve OF reject at the
polls any law or any part of any law enacted
by the legislature. The limitations expressed
i'll the constitution on the power of the leglS-
lature to enact laws, shall be deemed linlita-
lions on the power OF the people to enact
laws.
p a. ANY senator or member of assembly
may introduce by presenting to the chief
clerk in the house OF which he is a member, in
open session. at any time during any session
OF the legislature, any bill or any amendment
so any such bill, provided. that the time for
so introducing bill may be limited by rule to
not less than thirty Legislative DAYS.
b. The chief clerk shall make record of
such bill and every amendment offered there
to and have the same printed
-.
the petition. and shall consist OF u 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
bill any amendment or amendments intro
du Geo in the legislature. Such bill 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 proposed law shall be submitted
to vote of the people, and shall become a law
if it is approved by majority OF the electors
voting thereon, and shall take effect and be in
force from and after thirty days after the cleo
tion at which it is approved
4. a. No law enacted by the legislature,
except an emergency law. shall take effect
before ninety days after its passage and pub
LEGATION. If within said ninety days there
shall have been filed petition to submit to a
vote of the people such law or any part there
or such law or n, such part thereof shall not
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 rejec-
ted by 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
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 case of other laws, and such increase. or
any part thereof, specified i'll the petition
may be referred to vote OF the people upon
petition.
3. If measures which conflict with each
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 as the enactment of the people
6. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state and shall be sufficient to re-
quire the submission by him of measure to
the people when signed by eight percent OF
the qualified electors calculated upon the
whole number of votes cast for governor at
the last proceeding election. of whom not
more than one-hah shall be residents OF any
one county
people shall be taken at The next election
occurring not less than four months after the
fling of the petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or
specially 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
3. Except that measures specifically affect
ing a subdivision of the state may be submit
ted to the people of thatsubdivsiOn the legis
lature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution.
NOTE. Qf adopted, this amendment will
change the provisions OF the constitution
which vest the power to make laws exclus-
lively in the senate and assembly, so that the
people may directly and on their own initia-
tive enact IhWS alu may reject laws pdSSeu
by the legisature.)
Be it further resolved by the assembly, the
senate concurring, that article XII OF the con-
stitution be amended by creating new sec
ton to read;
Section 3. 1 a. ANY senator member 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
amendment to the constitution or any amend
ment to any such proposed amendment to the
constitutions; provided, that the time for SO
introducing a proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty Legislative days
b. The chief clerk shah make record OF
such proposed amendments to the constltu-
ton an0 any amendment thereto and have
the same printed.
2 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
irst 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
filed not later than four months before the
next general election, such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the people.
3. The petition shall be filed with the score