Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-19

| amendment or amendments snail be en-
| tered on their journals with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, the same shall
! be published for three months before
the next general election and shall be
| submitted to the qualified electors at
such election; and if the people shall APP
prove and ratify such amendment or
amendments by a majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon, such amendment or
amendments shall become part of the
constitution; 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" now. there
| fore, be 1t
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
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. Of adopted, this amendment
will change the methrd of amending the
Constitution so that amendments may
be adopted by an affirmative vote of
! three-ffths of the members elected to
both houses of one Legislature and APP
prevail by the people, instead of by
majority vote OF both houses of two
succeeding legislatures and approval by
the people as now required)
(Jt Res. No. 10, So
JOINT RESOLUTION NO 81.
To create section 3a Of article XII, of
the constitution, relating to powers of
cities and villages
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
as follows
Resolved by the senate. the assembly
concurring, That there be added after
section 3, of article XI, of the constitu-
ton of the state Of Wisconsin q new
section TO read: Article ga. 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 consti-
tuition and general laws of the state"
now. therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
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. OF adopted. this amendment
will empower cities and villages to
amend their own charters and determine
their own powers and authority, instead
Of as now. restricting them to only
such powers as are granted to them by
the legislature)
ct Res. No. 4. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. o.
To amend section /. of article ", of the
constitution, to give to the people the
power to propose laws and to enact or
reject the same at the polls. and TO
approve or reject at the polls any act
of the legislatures and to create sec
ton 3. of article XII. of the constitu-
tion, providing for the submission of
amendments to the constitution upon
the petition of the people
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
as follows
Resolved by the assembly. the senate
conCurring, That section /, of article "
of the Constitution. be amended to read:
Section /. l. The legislative power
shall be vested in a senate and assem-
bly,, but the people reserve to themselves
power, as herein provided. to propose
laws and to enact or reject the same at
| the polls, Independent of the legislature
and TO approve or reject at the polls any
law or any part Of any law enacted by
| the legislature The limitations ex-
pressed in the constitution on the pow
| en- Of the legislature to enact laws, shall
be deemed limitations on the power Of
| the people TO enact laws
, a. Any senator or member OF the
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 legisla-
ture, any bin or any amendment to any
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 rec
| ord of such bill and every amendment
offered thereto and have the same print
cd
8. A proposed law shall be recited in
fun in the petition and shall consist Of
a hin which has been introduced in the
!
lative days of tho session, as so intro
! duoed; or, at the option of the petition
ers, there may be Incorporated in said
hin any amendment or amendments in
trodCced 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 a majority of the electors
voting thereon and shall take effect and
be in force from and after thirty days
after the election at which it is APP
proved.
4, a No law enacted by the legisla-
ture, except an emergency law. shall
take effect before ninety days after it's
! passage and publication If within said
ninety days there shall have been filed
| petition to submit to vote of the
people such law or any part thereof.
such law or such part thereof shall not
take effect until thirty days after its
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