Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-28

! titioners. there may be Incorporated IN salo
bill any amendment or amendments INTRO
/ du ced in the legislature Such bill ana
i 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
1 to a vote of the people and shall become law
! if it is approved by a majority OF the electors
voting thereon, and shall take effect and be in
| force from and after thirty days after the cleo
! ton at which it is approved.
4. a. Nolaw enacted by the leglsiatssnr azure
before ninety days after its passage and pup
lication. If within said ninety days there
shall have been filed petition to submit TO
vote of the people such law or any part there
of such law or such part thereof shall not
take effect until thirty days afterlts approval
by majority of the qualified electors voting
| thereon.
/ b. An emergency law shall remain in force
Notwithstanding such petition, put snall
stand repealed thirty days after being re1ec-
! 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 Tor
any immediate purpose by tWO-thlfdS vote
of the members of each house voting thereon
entered 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 III
any such appropriation shall only take enect
as in case of other laws. and such increase, or
any part thereof. specified in the petition
! may be referred TO a vote OF the people upon
petitiOn.
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.
| 8. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state and shall be sufficient to re-
quire the submission by him OF Il 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-half 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.
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 subdivision OF the state may be submit
ted to the people of that subdivision, the legis-
lature shall submit measures to the people
| only as required by the constitution.
NOTE, Of 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 laws and may reject laws passed
by the legislature
| Be it further resolved by the assembly, the
senate concurring, that article XII of the con
stitution be amended by creating new sec
| Section 3. l. a. ANY senator or 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
constitution; provided, that the time for SO
introducing "a proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited by rlle to not less
| than thirty legislative days.
| b. The chief clerk shah make a record OF
such proposed amendments to the constitu-
| ton ana any amendment thereto and have
the same printed.
| g ANY proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be recited in full in the petition
| and hall 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-
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 Secre-
tary OF state and shall be sufficient to require
| the submission by him of a proposed amend
| signed by ten per cent OF the qualified cleo
| tors, 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 amend
ments to this constitution agreed to by
| the two houses of the legislature, 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 east for governor at the last
| preceding election, of whom not more than
| one-half shall be residents of any one county.
| ). The Legislature shall provide for furnish
| ing the electors the text of all amendments to
the constitution to be voted upon by the peo-
| pie.
6. If the people shall approve and ratify
| such amendment or amendments by a major
| ty of the electors voting thereon, such
/ amendment or amendments shall become
part OF the constitution from and after the
election at 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 amend
| ments separately.
! T. If proposed amendments to the conStitu-
] ton which conflict with each other in any of
| their essential provisions are submitted at the
| same election, only the proposed amendment
| receiving the highest number of votes shall
| become a part of the constitutions; now there
| FORE be it resolved, by the assembly, the sen
| ate concurriDg, 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. or adopted, this amendment will re-
| quire the legislature upon petition to submit
constitutional amendments to the people for
adoption or rejection.)
ut. Res No. 8, A.
To amend section 81, of article ~, OF the con-
stitution, relating to compensation of men,
berS OF the Legislature.
Whereas at the biennial session OF the legls-
lature 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 amendment
is as follows
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing that section 81, OF article ", of the
constitution be amended to read:
Section p. Each member OF the legislature
shall receive for his services the sum of six
hundred dollars per annum, and two cents
for every mile he shall travel in gong to and
returning from the place of meeting OF the
legislature on the most usual route. In case
of an extra session of the legislature, no ad-
ditonal compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof, either directly indirectly,
except for mileage. to be computed at the
same rate as for regular session. No ne VS.
papers, postage or other perquisites, except
the salary and mileage above provided, shall
be received from the state by any member OF
the legislature for his services or in any other
manner such member now, therefore. be
it resolved by the assembly, the senate 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