Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-10-01

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Whereas. At the biennial session OF the leg.
stature for the year 1911, an amendment to
he constitution was proposed and agreed 10
BY majority or the members elected TO each
II the two houses which proposed amend
Resolved by the assembly. tie senate con
,urring, That section 1 of article ~, OF the
.onstition, be amended to read:
Section |. 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 enact or reject
the same at the polls Independent of the leg
stature. and 10 approve or reject at the pol!
any law or any part Of any law enacted by the
legislature. The Limitations expressed in the
constitution on the power of the legislature
10 enact laws shalt 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
clerk in the house of which he is q member,
IN open session. at any time during any SEES
sion OF the legislature. any bill or any amend
ment TO such bill provided. that the time for
so introducing bin may be limited by rule to
not less than thirty Legislative days.
D.. me chief clerk III 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 legislature during
the first thirty Legislative days of the session,
rs 50 Introduced or at the option of the pc
tiuoners, there may be Incorporated in said
bill an amendment or amendments introduced
IN the Legislature. Such bill and amendments
shall be referred to hy 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 "A law if 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
a. No law enacted by the legislature ex-
eept an emergency law, shall take effect be
fore ninety days after its passage and publ
cation. II within said ninety days there shall
have been filed petition to submit to a vote
of the people such law or any part thereof
such law or such parts thereof shall moi take
effect until thirty days after its approval by a
majority Of the qualified electors voting
b. An emergency law shall remain in force.
notwithstanding such petition. but shall stand
repealed thirty days after being rejected by a
majority of the qualified electors voting
there 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 epeal 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
% gition.
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.
6. The petition shall be filed with the sUcre-
tary of state aud shall be sufficient to require
the submission by him Of a measure to the
people when signed by eight per ceat 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-haif shall be residents of any one county.
:. 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
3. The legislature shall provide for furnish
ing electors the text of all measures to Ue
voted upon by the people.
3. Except that measures specifically affect
ing subdivision OF the state may be submit
ted to the people ot that subdivision, the leg
islature shall submit measures TO the people
only as required by the constitution,
NorE-Nf adopted. this amendment will
change the provisions Of the constitution
which vest the power TO make laws exc lusiye-
liz 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 il further resolved by the assembly the
senate cOncuring. That article XII OF the con
q
Section s. 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 20 any such proposed amendment to the
constitutions 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
Ia Ia oh oil hal IN Won nd 81
such proposed amendments to the constitution
and any amendment thereto and have the
same printed.
q ANY proposed AZ andmeut to the consti.
tuition shall be reciteb in full in the petition
and shall consist OF an 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 i'm the legis
lsmre. 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 he submitted to 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 10 the people
when signed by ten per cent of the qualified
electors, calculated upon the whole number
of votes east for governor at the last preced
ing election, of whom not more than one. half
shall be residents of any one county
4. Any proposed amendment or amend
ments 10 this constitution, agreed 10 by 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 70 the people by
the secretary OF state upon petition flied with
him signed by five per cent of the qualified
electors, calculated upon the whole number
OF votes cast Tor governor az the last proceed
ing election. of whom not moro than one-half
shall be residents of any one county,
s, The legislature shall provide for furn.
fishing the electors the text of all amendments
70 the constitution 20 be voted upon by the
people.
o. II the people shall approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments by major
lty 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 III more
than one amendment be submitted they shall
be submitted In such manner that the people
may vote for or against such amendments
separately.
I. Ii proposed amendments TO the cousti.
tuition which conflict with each other In any
of their essential provisions are submitted az
the same election only the proposed amend
WCpt receiving the highest number Of votes
shall become part Of the constitution now,
therefore, DE it
Resolved by the assembly. the senate CON
curing, That the foregoing proposed amend
cousin be and the same Is hereby agreed TO by
this legislature
N0rE-llf adopted. this amendment will re-
Jure the legislature upon petition rs submit
constitutional amendments to the people for
adoption pr rejection
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