Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-28
LIT. Res. No. 10. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21.
To create section 3a of article XII of the co
sritution, relating to powers of cities al


To create section 3a OF article XI, of the con-
stitution, relating to powers of cities and
villages.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the Iegis-
lature 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, W hich proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly con-
curing, that there be added after section 3,
OF article Nj of the constitution of the state
OF Wisconsin, a new section to read: (Article
Al) ia. Cities and villages shall have power
and authority to amend their charters and to
frame and adopt new charters, and to enact
all laws and ordinances relating to their
municipal affairs, subject to the constitution
and general laws OF the state:' now, therefore
be 1t resolved by the senate, the assembly con
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
empower cities and villages to amend their
own charters and determine their own pow
ers ana authority, instead OF, as now, re-
stricting them to only such powers as are
granted to them by the legisature)
it. Res No. 4. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. %.
To amend section l, OF article ". of the con-
stltution. to give TO the people the power to
propose laws and to enact or reject the
same at the polls and to approve or reject
at the polls any act of the Legislature; and
to create section 3, Of article MI, OF the
constitution, providing for the submission
OF amendments to the constitution upon the
petition of the people.
Whereas, at the biennial session Of the legiS
lature 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 amendment
is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate CON
curing. that section l of article ~ of the
constitution, be amended to read:
Section l. l. The legislative power shall be
vested in a senate and assembly, but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves power, as herein
provided, to propose laws and to enact or re-
iect the same at the polls, Independent of the
legislature, and to approve OF 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 legis-
lature to enact laws, shall be deemed imita-
lions on the power of the people to enact
laws.
2. a. Any senator or member of assembly,
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 session
OF the legislature, any bill or any amendment
so any such bill. provided, that the time for
so 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 bill and every amendment offered there
to and have the same printed
3. A proposed law shall be recited in full in
the petition and shall consist OF bill which
has been introduced in the legiSla ture during
as so introduced: or, at the option of the pc
titioners there may be Incorporated IN said
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 a vote of the people, and shall become a 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
hnfO mir dnw a ms H.
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 afterits approval
by majority of the qualified electors voting
thereon.
Notwithstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after being rejec
ted by a majority OF 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 II 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 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 petition
may be referred to vote OF the people upon
petition.
s. 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.
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 whensigned 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-half shall be residents OF any
one county.
I. The vote upon measures referred to the
people shall be taken at the next election
occurring not less than four months after the
filing 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 measures specifically affect
ing subdivision of the state may be submit
ted to the people of hatsubdivision, the leg1s-
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-.
iyeIy in the senate and assembly, so that the
people may directly and on their own initia-
tive enact laws and may reject laws passed
by the legslature.)
senate concurring, that article XII of the con
stitution be amended by creating a 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
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
constitutions provided, that the time for so
introducing d proposed amendment to the
constitution may be limited by rule to not less
than thirty legislative days
b. The chief clerk shah make record OF
such proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton and any amendment thereto and have
the same printed.
2 ANY proposed amendment to the constt-
tuition shall be recitcd 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 leglS-
lature. 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 to 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 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 a
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