Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-30

bill any amendment or amendments intro
du ced 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 law
if it is approved by 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. No law enacted by the legislature,
except an emergency law, shall take erect
before ninety days after its passage and pub
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
withStanding such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after being rejec-
ted by majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon.
clared by the legislature to be necessary for
any immediate purpose by a two-thirdS vote
of the members OF each house voting thereon
entered on their journals by the yeas ana
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 Tor
the same purpose, shall be subject to rejection
or repeal under this section. The increase In
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as in case of other laws, and such increase, or
any part thereof specified i'll the petition
may be referred to 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 the enactment OF the people.
6. The petition shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state and shall be sufficient to re-
quire the submission by him OF a 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-hali shall be residents OF any
one county.
Z. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election
fling 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
g. Except that eaSures specifically affect
ing a subdivision of the state may be submit
ted to the people of atsubdivison, 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 ana on thelr own lnltla,
tive enact laws and may reject laws passed
by the legisla ture.)
Be it further resolved by the assembly the
senate concurring, that article XII of the con
ton to read;
Section g. l. a. Any senator or member 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 any amend
ment to any such proposed amendment to the
constitutions provided, that the time for so
introducing a proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited by rule 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 ana nave
the same printed.
2 ANY proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be rected in full in the petition
and shall consist OF an amendment which has
been introduced in the legislature during the
tirst 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
flied 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 proposed amend
ment to the constitution to the people when
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
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.
3. 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.
g. II the people shall approve and ratfy
such amendment or amendments by major
ity 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.
Z. 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 part OF the constitution now there
fore. be it resolved, by the assembly, the SEN
ate concurrpg, 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 re-
quire the legislature upon petition, to submit
constitutional amendments to the people Tor
adoption or rejection
Ut. Res No 8, A
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
To amend section 81, of article ~ of the con-
stitution, relating to compensation OF mem
bers OF the legislature.
Whereas, a t the biennial session OF the legis-
lature for the year 1911, an amendments 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 21 of article ~ OF the
constitution be amended to read
Section 21. 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 adj
ditional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof, either directly or indirectly,
except for mileage, to be computed at the
same rate as for regular session. No news
papers, postage or other perquistes, except
the salary and mileage above provided shall
be received from the state by any member OF
the legislature for his services or in anyyother
manner as such member" now, therefore. be
curing, that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin, be and the same is hereby agreed to
by this Legislature.
NOTE, (If adopted, this amendment will in
crease the compensation OF members OF the
legislature from $500 for each regular session
to $500 per annnm and to reduce their travel
ing allowance from ten cents mile to two
cents mile.