Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-09


Note. IF adopted this amendment
will change the provisions of the con-
stitution, which vest the power to
make laws exclusively in the senate
and assembly, so that the people may
directly and ON their own initiative en-
act laws and may reject laws passed
by the legislature
Be it further resolved by the as
sembly the senate concurring, that
article XII of the constitution, be
by creating a new section to
read:
Section 8. l. a. Any senator or mem
Der of the assembly may introduce, by
presenting to the chief clerk in the
house in which he is member in open
session, at any time during any session
of the legislature, any proposed
amendment to the constitution or any
amendment to any such proposed
amendment to the constitution; pro-
vided, that the time for so introducing
proposed amendmentto the contitu-
ton may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make a rec
ord of such proposed amendments to
constitution and any amendment there
to 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-
ty legislative days as so introduced, or,
at the option of the petitioners, there
may be Incorporated therein any
amendment or amendments thereto in
troduced 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 cleo
ton, such proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people.
8. 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 more
than one-half shall be residents of any
one county.
4. Any proposed amendment or
amendments to this constitution,
agreed to by majority of 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 him signed by
five 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.
5. The legislature shall provide for
furnishing the electors the text of all
amendments to the constitution to be
voted upon by the people.
g. If the people shall approve and
ratify such amendment or amend
ments by majority 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 they shall be submitted in
such manner that the people may vote
for or against such amendments
7. If proposed amendments to the
which conflict with each
other in any of their essential provis-
ions are submitted at the same cleo
ton, only the proposed amendment re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
shall become part of the constitu-
ton, now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, That the foregoing
amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state of Wisconsin be and
the same is hereby agreed to by this
legislature.
Note. Of adopted, this amendment
will require the legislature upon petit
ton, to submit constitutional amend
ments to the people for adoption or
rejection.)
ut. Res. No. 8, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
To amend section q, of article w,
of the constitution, relating to COM
pensation of members of the legisla-
ture.
Whereas. At the biendial session of
the legislature for the year 1911, an
to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a msjority
Of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
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