Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-14

hill any amendment or amendments intro
du ced in the legislature. Such bill ana
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 su omitted
to vote of the people, and shall become law
| if it is approved by a majority OF the electors
voting thereon, and shall take erect ana De IN
force from and after thirty days after the cleo
ton at which it is approved.
A. a. No law enacted by the legislature,
except an emergency law, shall take erect
before ninety days after its passage and pup
licaton. If within said ninety days there
shall have been filed petition to submit TO a
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 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stand repealed thirty days after being rejec-
ted by a majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon.
| G. 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 Tor
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 in the petltlon
may be referred to a vote OF the people upon
| 5. If 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 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-hah shall be residents OF any
one county
| T. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election
| occurring not less than four months after the
| fling of the petition, and held generally
throughout the state pursuant to law or
specially called by the governor.
8. The legislature shall provide for furnish
ing electors the text of all measures TO De
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 legls-
lature shall submit measures to the people
only as required by the constitution.
| NOTE. Of adopted, this amendment VIII
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 and on their own lnltla,
tive enact laws and may reject laws passed
by the legislature
Be it further resolved by the assembly, the
senate concurrng that article XII OF the con-
stitution be amended by creating new sec
ton to read;
Section 3. /. 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 a proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty Legislative days.
b. The chief clerk shall make a record OF
such proposed amendments to the constitu-
| amendment thereto
the same printed.
, Anv proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be recited in full in the petition
and shall consist of an amendment which mas
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-
lature. Such amendment to the constltn9lo N
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
| g. The petition shall be filed with the score
: 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 oil
votes cast for governor at the last preceding
election, of whom not more than one-hali
: shall be residents of any one county.
Any proposed amendment enter or amend an en
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 taken thereon and be submitted to the
5 people by the secretary of state upon petition
: filed with him signed by five per cent of the
qualified electors, calculated upon the WhOle
t number of votes cast for governor at the last
E preceding election, of whom not more than
E one-half shall be residents of any one county
Il s. The legislature shall provide for furnish
Q ing the electors the text of all amendments &c
r the constitution to be voted upon by the PEG
pie
such amendment or amendments by major
Y | ity of the electors voting thereon sucf
: amendment or amendments shall become a
e part of the constitution, from and after the
E election at which approved; provided tnat Il
: more than one amendment be submitted tney
e shall be submitted in such manner that the
people may vote for or against such amend
mentS separately
q If proposed amendments to the constitu
Y ton which conflict with each other in any OF
: their essential provisions are submitted at the
e same election, only the proposed amendment
a receiving the highest number OF votes shal
: become part of the constitution now there
e fore, be it resolved, by the assembly, the sen
ate concurring, that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of the state
OF Wisconsin be and the same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature.
4 NOTE. (lf adopted, this amendment VIII re
Quire the legislature upon petition, TO SUNNI
constitutional amendments to the people FOL
= adoption or rejection.)
o ut. Res. No 8, A
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a.
! To amend section 21, of article w OF the con
stitution, relating to compensation OF mem
| berS of the Legislature.
;, Whereas, t the biennial session OF the eg1s
: lature for the year 1911, an amendment to thu
= constitution was proposed and agreed to by
! | majority OF the members elected to each o
= the two houses, which proposed amendmen
- | is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con
= | curing, that section 21, OF article Nv, OF tn
. constitution be amended to read:
| Section 21. Each member of the leglsla tur'
I shall receive for his services the sum OF ST
: hundred dollars per annum, and two cent
. for every mile he shall travel in gong to ant
!, returning from the place OF meeting OF the
- legislature on the most usual route In cas-
II of an extra session of the legislature, no ad
ditional compensation shah be allowed to an.
: | member thereof, either directly or indirectly
e except for mileage, to be computed at thu
same rate as for regular session. No ne WIS
papers, postage or other perqulsites, eXcep
the salary and mileage above provided. shall
l. be received from the state by any member O
o the legislature for his services or in any othe
e manner as such member; now, therefore o.
It it resolved by the assembly, the senate con
d curing, that the foregoing proposed amend
e ment to the constitution of the state OF Wis