Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-09-11

\ number. of votes cast for governor at the last
proceeding election, of whom not more than
one-nalf shall be residents of any one county.
Z The vote upon measures referred to the
4 people snail he taken at the next election oc-
curing not less than four months after the
il Ii,ilng OF Ine petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or spec
tally called by the governor
Inc Legislature shall provide for FURNISH
ing electors the text of all measures to be vot-
I ed upon by the people
/ - Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision of the state may be submit
TED co the people of that subdivision, the legis-
lature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution.
NOTE tlfadopted. this amendment will
change the provisions of the constitution
! which vest the power to make laws exclusive
~ IN the senate and assembly, SO that the
i people may directly and on their own initia-
i've enact laws and may reject laws passed by
the legislature.)
Be itfurther resolved by the assembly the
senate concurring. that article XII of the con-
stltutlon be amended by creating a new Sec
] ton to read
Section 8. 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
| meft to any such proposed amendment to the
CONSTITUTION, provided. that the title for so in
troducing proposed amendment to the con-
stitution may be limited by rule to not less
1. Than thirty legislative days.
! b. The chief clerk shall make a record of
| such proposed amendments to the constitu-
same printed.
2. Any proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be reClted in full in the petition
| and shall consist OF an anne ndment 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
! amendments thereto introduced In the legisla-
/ tufe. Such amendment to the constitution
and amendments thereto. shall be referred to
! by number in the petition. Upon petition
1 filed not later than four months before the
next general election, such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the people.
tary OF state and shall be sufficient to require
| the submission by him of proposed amend
ment to the constitution ia the people when
signed by ten per cent of the qualified electors
calculated upon the whole number of votes
east for governor at the last proceeding cleo
ton, OF whom not more than one-half shall be
residents OF any one county. 49,.
4. ANY proposed amendment or amend
ments to this constitution, agreed to by a nla-s
| jorityof the members elected to- each Of 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
i him signed by five pGr cent of the qualified
| electors, calculated upon the whole ntfmber
of votes cast at the last prece eding election of
whom not more than one-half shall be resi-
| dents of any one county.
5. 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 MAORI
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 if
more than one amendment be submitted thew
shall be submitted i'll such manner. that the
/ people may vote for or against such amend
ments separately.
r.
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 uf the constitution now there
I fore, be it resolved, by the assembly the sen.
ate concurring, that the foregoing proposed
OF Wisconsin be and the same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature.
NOTE. IF adopted, this amendment will re-
quire the legislature upon petition. to submit
constitutional amendments to the people for
adoption or rejection.)
ut Res, No. s. AL
JOINT RESOLUTION No. a.
To amend section Il, of article Nv, of the CON
stitution, relating to compensation of mem
bers OF the legislature.
Whereas, at the biennial session Of the leg
slatuIe for the yearl9l / an amendment TO the
constitution was proposed and agreed to by a
majority of the members elected to each of
the two houses, whlchproposed amendment IS
"I,es5;;s ecd by assembly tIe senate concur
ring that section 81 of article w, of the con-
stitution be amended to read;
Section 81: Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services the sum of six
hundred dollars per annuln, and two cents for
every mile he shall travel in going 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 addi-
tional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof. either directly or Indirectly
except for mileage. TO be computed at the
same rate as for irregular session No news
papers postage or other perquisites, except
the salary and mileage above provided. shall
be RECEIVED by the state by any member of the
legislature for his services on in any other
manner as such member, now therefore lie
it resolved by thesassembly, The senate con-
ment to the constitution of the State Of Wis
consin, by and the slime is hereby agreed to
by this legislature
+ NOTE. II adopted this amendment will tu-
crease the COMPENSATION of members of the
legislature from $500. for each regular session
to 800. per annun. and to reduce thor travel
ing allowance from ten cents mile to two
cents milo.
ut. Res. No 10, A.!
ta@ss JOINT RESOLUTION so %, !
To amend article XII of the constitution by
adding thereto 2 new sectionto be. known as
section 30, relating to the acquisition of land
by municipalities.
Whereas. at the bi-enniel session of the legis-
1ature for the year 1911, an anne ndment to the
constitution was proposed and agreed to
BY q majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses, which proposed amend
ficnt is as follows: ~ gs&
Resolved by the assembly the senate con-
curing. that article XII of the constitution be