Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-06
a majority of the qualified electors


be necessary for any immediate pur-
pose by two thirds vote of the
members of each house, voting
thereon, entered on their journals
by the yeas and nays. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintain
ing the state government or main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton, not exceeding the next pre-
Gus 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.
5. II measures which conflict with
each other in any of their essential
provisions are submitted at the
same election, only the measure re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
shall stand as the enactment of the
people.
g. The petition shall be filed with
the secretary of state and shall be
sufficient to require the submission
by him of a measure to the people
when signed by eight per cent of
the qualified electors calculated up
on 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.
q. The vote upon measures re-
ferred to the people shall be taken
at the next election occurring not
less than four months after the
fling Of the petition, and held gen
orally throughout the state pur-
suant to law or specially called by
the governor.
8. The legislature shall provide
for furnishing electors the text OF
all the measures to be voted upon
by the people.
9. Except that measures specific
ally affecting a subdivision of the
state may be submitted to the
people of that subdivision, the legis
lature shall submit measures to the
people only as required by the con-
stitution.
Note. IF adopted, this amend
ment will change the provisions OF
| the constitution which vest the
power to make laws exclusively in
the senate and assembly, so that
the people may directly and on
their own initiative enact laws and
may reject laws passed oy the legis-
lature.)
"Be it further resolved, by the
assembly, the senate concurring
That article XII of the constitution
be amended by creating a new Sec
ton to read
Section 3. Ia. Any senator or
member of the assembly may intro
duce 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 amendment 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 amend
ments to the constitution and any
amendment thereto and have the
same printed.
2. Any proposed amendment to
the constitution 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 legislature days, as
so introduced, or, at the option of
the petitioners, there may be incor-
porated there in any amendment or
amendments thereto introduced in
the legislature. Such amendment
to the constitution and amendments
thereto snail be referred to by a
number in the petition. Upon petit
ton filed no later than four months
before the next general election
such proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people.
3. The petition shall be filed with
the secretary of state and shall be
sufficient to require the submission
by him of proposed amendment to
the constitution to the people, when
signed by 10per cent 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.
4. Any proposed amendment or
amendments to this constitution
agreed to by majority of the mem
bers 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 people by five
per cent. 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.
5. The legislature shall provide
for furnishing the electors the text
of all amendments to the constitu-
ton to be voted upon by the people.
s. If the people shall approve and
ratify such amendment or amend
ments by majority of the electors
voting thereon, such amendment or
amendments shall become a part of
the constitution, from and after the
election at which approved; pro-
ided, that if more then one amend
ment be submitted they shall be
submitted in such manner that the
people may vote for or against such
amendment separately.
Z. If proposed amendments to
the constitution which conflict with
each other in any of their essential
provisions are submitted at the
same election, only the proposed
amendment receiving the HIGHEST