Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-15

| II the people.
| Whereas, At the biennial session Of the leg.
| slature for the year 1911. an amendment TO
the constitution was proposed and agreed TO
| by a majority OF 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 ". of the
1 constition. be amended to read:
Section /. The Legislative power shall be
| vested in senate and assembly. but the peo-
/ pie reserve 10 themselves power as herein
| provided. to propose laws and enact or reject
! the same at the polls. independent Of the leg
| islature and 10 approve or reject at 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
| 10 enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
| the power OF the people to enact laws
| 2. ~ Any senator or member of the assem-
| bly, may Introduce. by presenting to the chief
| clerk IN the house OF which he is q member,
| in open session, at any time during any ses-
| sion OF the legislature any bill or any amend.
ment 10 such bill provided. that the time for
| so introducing bill may be limited by rule to
| not less than thirty legislative days
b., Tho chief clerk shall make record of
such PHI and every amendment offered there
| To ana have the same printed.
| 3. A proposed law shall be recited in full in
| the petition. and shall consist of bin which
has been introduced in the legislature during
the first thirty legislative days of the session
| as so introduced or, at the option OF the PEE
| titloners, there may be Incorporated in said
bill an amendment or amendments introduced
| in the Legislature Such bill aud amendments
| shall be referred to by number in the petition.
| Upon petition filed not later than f0ar months
before the next general election. such pro-
| posed law shall be submitted TO a vote of the
people. and shall become law if it is APP
| proved by majority of the electors voting
thereon. and shall take effect and be i'm force
| from ana AFTER thirty days after the election
| at which il is approved.
4 g. No law enacted by the legislature. ex
cept an emergency law, shall take effect be-
fore ninety days after its passage and publ
cation. If within said ninety days there shall
| have been filed petition TO submit to vote
Ieb pe0 a sgc naI law pr aTf here
effect until thirty days after its approval by q
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 a
majority or 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 a two-thirds vote
OF the members of each house voting thereon
entered on their Journals by the yeas and
| 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 for
| the same purpose, shall be subject to rejection
or lepeal under this section. The increase in
any such appropriation shall only take effect
as in cases Of other laws. and such increase.
or any part thereof, specified in the petition
may be referred to vote of the people upon
/ petition.
3 II 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.
g. The petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary Of state and shall be sufficient to require
the submission by him of a 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 election, Of whom not more than
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 by the governor.
| ). The legislature shall provide Tor furnish
ing electors the text of all measures to be
voted upon by the people.
| 9. 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-Qf adopted. this amendment win
change the provisions of the constitution
! which vest the power 10 make laws exclusive
! ~ in the senate and assembly, so that the peo
pie may directly and on their own initiative
enact laws and may reject laws passed by the
legislature
| Be it further resolved by the assembly, the
| senate concurug, That article XII of the con
| stitution. he amended by creating new sec
section 3 ]. -. Any senator or memberof
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
ment TO any such proposed amendment 10 the
constitution; provided that the time for so
| introducing proposed amendment to the con
| stitutiou may be limited by rule to not less
| than thirty legislative days.
| b. The chief clerk shall make record of
| such proposed amendments TO the constitution
and any amendment thereto and have the
| same printed.
3 Any proposed amendment to the cousti.
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. as so introduced,
| or at the option of the petitioners there may
| be Incorporated therein any amendment or
amendments thereto introduced in the legis-
| lamrc. Such amendment 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 election, such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted 10 the people.
8. The petition shall be filed with the sec
| Rotary OF state aud shall be sufficient to re
quire the submission by him of q proposed
amendment TO the constitution to the people
when signed by ten per cent of the our lihed
! electors calculated upon the whole number
| of votes cast for governor at the last proceed
| ing election. of whom not more than one.half
| shall be residents Of any one county,
| (. Any proposed amendment or amend
meutS TO this constitution. agreed TO by ma
| iority OF the members elected to 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 Stnte upon petition filed with
| him signed by five per cent of the qualified
| electors calculated upon the whole number
| OF votes east for governor at the last proceed
| ing election, of whom not more than One-half
! shall be residents OF any one county,
! s, The legislature shall provide for furn-
| shiug the electors the text OF all amendments
| 20 the constitution 20 be voted upon by the
| people.
! g. II the people shall approve and ratify
| such amendment or amendments by q major
/ it's of the electors voting thereon, such amend
mont or amendments shall become part of
| the constitution, from and after the election
| at which approved, provided, that II more
4 than one amendment be submitted they shall
| be Submitted In such manner that the people
may vote FOR ur against such amendments
separately
| Z. N proposed amendments TO the tonst.
tuition which conflict with each other Ia any
OF their essential provisions are submitted 81
| the same election only the proposed amend
meut receiving the highest number Of votes
shall become o part of the constitution now.
| therefore he IL
Resolved by the assembly the senate con
curing That the foregoing proposed amend
mpnt TO the constitution of the state of Wis
cousiu be and the same is hereby agreed TO by
this legislature,
N0rE-t}f adopted. this amendment will re-
Cuiro the legislature upon petition TO submit
constitutional amendments 20 the people for
adoption 1r reiection,l