Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-29

OF the people.
Whereas. At the biennial session Of the Leg.
islature for the year 1911. an amendment to
the constitution was proposed and agreed To
by majority OF the members elected TO each
| OF the two houses, which proposed amend.
Resolved by the assembly the senate con.
curing. That section OF article Nv. of tho
| constition; be amended to read:
| section l. The Legislative power shall be
\ vested in senate and assembly. but the peo-
| pie reserve TO themselves power. as herein
provided to propose laws and enact or reject
| the same ut the polls. independent of the leg
| slature, and TO approve or reject at the polls
/ any law or any part of any Law enacted by the
Legislature, The limitations expressed in the
| % enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
| the power OF the people to enact laws
= a. ANY senator or member of the assem-
| biy 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 ses-
sion OF the legislature. any bill or any amend
| ment 20 such bill provided. that the time for
1 so Introducing a bill may be limited by rule TO
| not less than thirty legislative days.
| D. The chief clerk shall make record of
| such bill and every amendment offered there
! 10 and have the same printed
| 3. A proposed law shall be recited in full In
/ the petition. and shall consist of a bill 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 pc
/ bill an amendment or amendments introduced
| in the legis lature, Such bin and amendments
| shall be referred 10 by number in the petition
| Upon petition filed not later than four 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 aud be in force
| from and after thirty days after the cleo don
| at which 1t is approved.
u. No law enacted by the legislature, ex-
! cept 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 TO vote
OF me people such law or any part thereof,
! such law or such parts thereof shall not take
| effect until thirty days after its approval by II
| 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 he 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 ard
| 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 Iepeal 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.
| .. II measures Wlllch cOnillct 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 10 require
| the submission by him of a measure to the
people when signed by eight per cert of the
| qualified electors calculated upon the whole
| number OF votes east for governor at the last
| preceding election. of whom not more than
| one-half shall be residents of any one county.
| z. 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.
| s. The Legislature shall provide for furnish
| ing electors the text of ali measures to be
! voted upon by the people.
| g. Except that measures specifically affect
! ing a subdivision Of the state may be submit
| ted TO the people of that subdivision. the leg
| isature shall submit measures to the people
| only required by the constitution.
| NoTE-(If adopted. this amendment will
| change the provisions of the constitution
| which vest the power 10 make laws exclusive
| ~ in the senate and assembly, so that the PEG.
| pie may directly ana on their own initiative
enact laws and may reject laws passed by the
legislature
! Be it further resolved by the assembly the
| senate concuring. That article XII of the con
| stitution. be amended by creating a new sec
| tion to read
! Section 3. 1. a. Any senator or member Of
| the chief clerk in the house In which he is
| n member, in open session. at any time during
any session of the legislature, any proposed
| amendment to the constitution or any amend
ment 10 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 record of
| such proposed appointments to the constitution
and any amendment thereto and have the
| same printed,
tuition shall be reeited in full in the'petitiOn
| and shall consist of am 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.
| lamre. Such amendment TO the constitution
| and amendments thereto shall he referred to
| by 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.
| 8. The petition shalt be filed with the sec
| rotary of state aud shall be sufficient to re
quire the submission by him of u proposed
| amendment 70 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 preeed-
ing election. Of whom not more than one'lalf
| shall be residents of any one county.
| 4. Any proposed amendment or amend
ments to this constitution, agreed to by ma
| jority of the members elected 70 each of the
I
| 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 cast for governor at the last proceed
| ing election, of whom not more than one-half
| shall be residents of any one county,
! 5. The legislature shall provide for furn-
Shug the electors the text of all amendments
| to the constitution 10 be voted upon by the
s. II the people shall approve aud ratify
| such amendment or amendments by major
| it's of the electors voting thereon, such amend
meut or amendments shall become part Of
| the constitution, from and after the election
/ az 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.
T. III proposed amendments 20 the consti-
tuition which conflict with each other in any
| of their essential provisions are submitted AZ
/ the same election, only the proposed amend
ment receiving the highest number of votes
| shall become part or the constitution; now
| therefore. be to
| Resolved By the assembly. the senate con
| curing, Thar the foregoing proposed amend
mCut 70 the constitution or the state OF W
ronsiu be and the same is hereby agreed 70 by
| this legislature.
Norr-llf adopted. this amendment win re-
unire the legislature upon petition 90 submit
constitutional amendments % the people for
adoption or rejection.
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