Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-08

Whereas. At the biennial session Of the leg.
islature for the year 1911, an amendment to
the constitution was proposed aud agreed 70
by majority or the members elected to each
OF the two houses. which proposed amend.
ment Is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly. the senate con-
curing, That section / of article Nv, of tho
constition. be amended to read:
Section 1. The Legislative power shall be
vested III senate and assembly, but the peo-
pie reserve TO themselves power. as herein
provided. 70 propose laws and enact or reject
the same at the polls. independent OF the leg
islatlre, ana 70 approve or reject OF the polls
any law or any part Of any law enacted by the
Legislature. The limitations expressed in the
constitution on the power of the legislature
70 enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
the power OF the people to enact laws
z. IA. Any senator or member of the assem-
by 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 SEES
sion OF the legislature. any bi or any amend
ment TO 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 a record Of
such bill and every amendment offered there
70 and have the same printed.
g proposed lay shall be recited in full in
the petition and shall consisC or bill which
has been introduced in tha legislature during
the first thirty legislative days of the session,
az 50 introduced Or, at the option of the Pc
titloners, there may be Incorporated in said
bill an ,amendrlent or amendments introduced
IN the Legislature. Such bill and amendments
shall be referred to by number in the petition.
Upon petlton hled not later than four months
before the next general election. such pro-
posed law SHALL be submitted to q vote of the
neoDle, and shall become "A law IL it Is APP
proved by 9 mSiority Of the electors voting
thereon. and shall take effect and be in force
from aud after thirty days after the election
At which it is approved.
a. No law enacted by the legislature eX-
eept an emergency law shall take effect be-
fore ninety days after its passage and publi-
cation. Ii within said ninety days there shall
have been filed petition to submit 10 a vote
OF ne people such law or any PaEt thereof.
such law Or such parts thereof shall not take
effect until thirty days after its approval by "A
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 rejected by q
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 tWo-thirds vote
OF the members of each honse voting thereon
entered on their journals by the yeas and
nays. No law making any appropriation for
maintalniui. the state government or main
tanning or aiding any public institution, not
exceeding the next previous appropriation for
the same purpose. shall he subject to rejection
or epeal under this section. The increase in
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as IN eases Of other laws. and such increase.
or any part thereof. specified in the petition
may be referred to vote of the people upon
petition.
5 # 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 secre-
tary of state and shall be sufficient to require
the submission by him of measure to the
people when signed by eight per cest of the
qualified electors calculated upon the whole
number of votes cast for governor at the last
preceding W nj m
one-half shall be residents Of any one county.
T. The vote upon measures referred TO the
people shall be taken at the next election oc-
curing not less than four months after the
filing of the petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or spec
tally called BIZ the governor
s. The legislature shall provide for furnish
inc electors the text Of all measures TO be
voted upon by the people.
., Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision Of the state may be submit
ted to the people of that subdivision. the leg
islature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution,
NoTE-(lf adopted. 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 PEG
pie may directly and on their own initiative
enact laws and may reject laws passed by the
legislature
BE 1t further resolved by the assembly. the
senate concuIing, That article XII of the con
ton to read
Section g. i. a. Any senator or member of
the assembly may introduce by presenting to
the chief clerk in the house in which he is
q member, in open session. ut 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 proposed amendment to the con-
stitutiOn may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make a record of
such proposed amendments TO the constitution
and any amendment thereto and have the
same printed.
9 Auy 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
first thirty Legislative days, MS so introduced.
or, at the option of the petitioners, there may
be Incorporated therein any amendment or
amendments thereto introduced in the legis
lnturc. Such amendment to the constitution
and amendments thereto shall be referred to
10y number in the petition. Upon petition
filed not later than four months before the
next general election, such proposed amend
mCnt shall be submitted to the people.
3, The petition shall be filed with the sec
Rotary Of state aud shall be sufficient TO re
quire the submission by him or 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 proceed
ing election of whom not more than one-half
snail DE rcSl0tutS OF any one county.
4. Any proposed amendment or amend
mentS 70 this constitution. agreed 20 by ma.
iority Of the members elected 10 each of the
two houses of the legislature. shall be entered
on their journals with the yeas and nays TAX
en- 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 NJ the last proceed
ING election. of whom not more than one-half
shall be residents of any one county.
>. The legislature shall provide for Turn
ishiug the electors the text of all amendments
10 the constitution 70 be voted upon by the
people,
G. 1t the people shall approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments hy major
its Of the electors voting thereon, such amend
the constitution. from and after the election
at which approved provided, that II 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 c0nsti-
tuition which conflict with each other in any
OF their essential provisions are submitted at
the same election. only the proposed amend
ment receiving the highest number Of votes
shall become part Of the constitutions; now.
therefore. De 10
Resolved by the assembly. the senate con
curing. That the foregoing proposed amend
muut 10 the constitution Of the state Of W Is
cOnSin be and the same is hereby agreed 20 by
this legislature,
NoTE-(lf adopted, this amendment Will re
uuirc the legislature upon petition 10 submit
amendments % the people for
adoption or relecu0nl
tJt. Res. Ne. $, A.