Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-22

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 a, majority of the members elected to each
| of the two houses, which proposed amend
ment is rs follows:
Resolved by the assembly the senate con
curing. That section / Of article " OF the
constition, be amended TO read:
Section l. The legislative power shall be
vested in senate aud assembly. but the peo-
| pie reserve to themselves power. as herein
| provided. TO propose laws and enact or reject
the same at the polls. independent of the leg
| islature, and 20 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
| 70 enact laws shall be deemed limitations on
| the power of the people TO enact laws
z. a. ANY senator or member of the assem-
bly, may Introduce, by presenting TO the chief
/ IN open session. at any time during any SEES
| sion OF the legislature, any bill or any amend
ment 10 such bill provided. that the time for
| 50 introducing a bill may be limited by rule to
| not less than thirty legislative days.
| b.. The chief clerk shall make a record of
such PHI and every amendment offered there
| 70 and have TIE same printed.
| 3. A proposed Jaw shall be recited in full in
| the petition, and shall consist Of bill which
has been introduced in the legislature during
the first thirty legislative days of the session
| as 50 introduced or. at the option of the pc
| utonerS. there may be incorporated in said
bill an amendment or amendments introduced
| shall he referred to 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 10 "A vote of the
! people. and shall become q law il il Is APP
| proved by majority of the electors voting
| thereon. and shall take effect and be in force
| from and after thirty days after the election
| at which il is approved.
| No law enacted by the legislature. ex-
| cept an emergency law, shall take effect be
| fore ninety days after its passage and publi-
cation. III within said ninety days there shall
| have been filed petition to submit 10 a vote
| or the people such law or any part thereof.
| such law or such parts thereof shall not take
effect until thirty days after its approval by u
majority OF the qualified electors voting
| thereon.
| b. An emergency law Shall remain IN force
| notwithstanding such petition, but shall stan.
| repealed thirty days after being rejected by %
majority of the qualified electors voting
| Their, on.
| 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 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
| rs in cases of other laws and such increase,
or any part thereof, specified in the petition
may be referred 10 vote of the people upon
petition.
s. 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 ard shall be sufficient ~ require
the submission by him Of q measure 70 the
| people when signed by eight per cest of the
\ qualified electors calculated upon the whole
number Of votes cast for governor Mt the last
| preceding election. of whom not more than
.,tt hall aIron he. q
7. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election oc-
| curing not less than four months after the
! fling of the petition and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or spec.
tally called by the governor
! s. ina legislature shall provide for furnish
| ing electors the text of all measures 10 be
| voted upon by the people,
| g. Except that measures specifically affect
| ing u subdivision of the state may be submit
| ted to the people of that subdivision the leg
| islature shall submit measures TO the people
only rs required by the constitution,
NorE-tlf adopted. this amendment viii
/ 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 it further resolved by the assembly, the
! senate concuriug. That article XII of the con
stintion. be amended by creating new sec
ton TO read
Section 3. l. a, Any senator or member of
| 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 to 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 a record of
| such proposed amendments 10 the constitution
I..ts ~ fI.4pa 70 ItsNrs4 Ia
same printed.
| q Any proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be recited in fun in the petition
| and shall consist of an amendment which has
been introduced in the legislature during the
first thirty legislative days. rs so introduced.
or, at the option of the petitioners. there may
| be Incorporated therein any amendment or
! amendments thereto introduced III the legis-
| lature. such amendment to the constitution
and amendments thereto shall be referred to
by number in the petition. Upon petition
fled not later than four months before the
! next general election, such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted 10 the people
g. The petition shall be filed with the sec
| rotary of state aud shall be sufficient TO re-
| quire the submission by him of proposed
| amendment to the constitution to the people
when signed BY zen per cent of the qualified
electors, calculated upon the whole number
OF votes cast for governor at the last preced.
| ing election of whom not more than half
shall be residents of any one county.
| L. ANY proposed amendment or amend
ments to this constitution, agreed to 10y ma
| jority 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 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
! she'll be residents of any one county,
! 5. The legislature shall provide for furn-
! ishing the electors the text OF all amendments
| to the constitution to be voted upon by the
| people
! 6. Ii the people shall approve ana ratify
! such amendment or amendments by major
| ity OF the electors voting thereon, such amend
! meut 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 i'm such manner that the people
/ may vote for or against such amendments
| separately.
| Z. II proposed amendments to the consti-
! tuition which conflict with each other IN any
| of their essential provisions are submitted az
! the same election. only the proposed amend
| shall become part of the constitutions: now.
| therefore. be Ii
| Resolved by the assembly. the senate con
| curing. That the foregoing proposed amend
meut 10 the constitution of the state of Wis
cousiu be and the same is hereby agreed TO by
/ this legislature.
NorE-(lf adopted. this amendment will re
| quire the legislature upon petition 20 submit
constitutional amendments % the people Tor
adoption or relectou.l