Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-31

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g. The petition shall be filed with the
secretary of state and shall be sufficient
to require the submission by him of a
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-half shall be residents of any one
county.
7. The vote upon measures referred
to the 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
furnishing electors the text of all meas
ures to be voted upon by the people.
9. 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 he 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 3. l. a Any senator or mem
/ Der of the assembly may introduce by
1 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 50 introducing a proposed
amendment to the constitution may be
| limited by rule to not less than thirty
! legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make 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-
at the option of the petitioners, there
may be incorporated 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.
! 3. The petition shall be filed with the
secretary of state and shall be sufficient
/ to require the submission by him of a
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.
f. Any proposed amendment or
amendments to this constitution, agreed
to by majority of the members elected
! to each of the two houses of the Iegis-
| lature, shall be entered on their journals
/ with the yeas and nays taken thereon,
and be submitted to 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 cast for COVER
nor at the last preceding election, of
whom not more than one-half shall be
residents OF amy one county
5. The legislature shall provide for
/ furnishing the electors the text of all
amendments to the constitution to be
voted upon by the people.
8. If the people shall approve and
ratify such amendment or amendments
| eS a majority of the electors voting
! thereon, such amendment or amend
ments 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
shall be submitted in such manner that
/ the people may vote for or against such
amendments separately
Z. Ii proposed amendments to the
| constitution which conflict with each
other in any of their essential provi-
1 sions are submitted at the same election,
/ only the proposed amendment receiving
the highest number of votes shall be-
come a part of the constitutions" now
therefore, be it
, Resolved, by the Assembly. the Senate
/ concurring. 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. (If adopted, this amendment
viii require the legislature upon petit
ton, to submit Constitutional amend
ments to the people for adoption or re-
+ jectionl
cit Res. No. s, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
To amend section 81 of article ", of
no tn
sation of members of the legislature
Whereas. At the biennial session of
/ the legislature for the year 1911, an
amendment to the constitution was pro-
posed and agreed to by a majority of the
members, elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment is
No f.,Iln,ue.