Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-02-17
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
ON PROPOSED CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS
April s, 1920
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
Department of State. SIS.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Department of State. S.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
at the time of holding the regular
SPRING, JUDICIAL and NATIONAL
DELEGATE ELECTIONS, to be held
in the several towns, wards, villages
and election districts of the state of
Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday of
April, 1920, being the sixth day of
said month, in accordance with Sec
ton 1 of Article XII of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Wisconsin, and as
directed by Chapters $50 and 604.
Laws of Wisconsin for 1919, the fol-
lowing proposed AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION of the State of
Wisconsin, which were twice adopted
by the Wisconsin Legislature at the
regular sessions of 1917 ard 1919, and
published for three months as re-
quired by said Section l of Article
XII of the Wisconsin Constitution,
will be submitted to a vote of the
Electors of this State for their rati-
fication or rejection in such manner
as is provided by law.
lJt. hes. NO. Ii, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919
To amend section 81 of Article "
of the constitution, relating to COM
pensation of members of the legisIa-
ture.
Whereas, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1917, 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 as follows:
"ResOlVed by the Assembly, the
Senate cOncurring, That section 21 of
article " of the constitution be
amended to read: article IV) Section
II. Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services
such sum TO be paid at such
times and in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law. The COM
pensatiOn prescribed for members of
the legislature Immediately prior to
the adoption Of this amendment shall
continue in force until changed by
the legislature in a manner consistent
with the other provisions Of this con-
now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sen
ate cOncurring, That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton of the State of Wisconsin be and
the same is hereby agreed to by this
Legislature.
Note.-Qf ratified this amendment
will authorize any legislature to fix
the compensation of members of the
succeeding legislature at more or less
than the present allowance of $500
for the term of two years.
Seal
TIT. Res. No. 100, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 92, 1919
To amend sections 6 and Z of ar
.icle VII of the constitution of the |
state of Wisconsin, relating to circuit |
Judges.
Whereas, At the biennial session of |
he legislature for the year 1917, an |
to the constitution was |
and agreed to by a majority |
If the members elected to each of the /
wo houses, which proposed amend
nent is as follows:
"ResOIyed by the Assembly. the
senate cOncurring, That section 6, ar
icle VII, and section Z, article VII, of
he constitution, be amended to read:
Article VID Section 6. The legisla-
uTe may alter the limits, decrease or
Increase the number of circuits, max
ng them as compact and convenient
s practicable, and bounding them by
ounty lines; but no such alteration,
ecrease or increase shall have the
feet to remove a Judge from office.
n case of an increase in circuits. the
Idge or judges shall be elected as
rovided in this constitution and re-
Give a salary not less than that here
4 provided for judges of the circuit |
curt.
Section 7. For each circuit there
hall be chosen by the qualified cleo
)rs thereof one or more circuit
ldges, as the legislature may,
'om time to time, authorize -
very circuit Judge shall reside in the
ircuit from which he is elected and
hall hold his Office for such term and
sceive such compensation as the leg
lature shall prescribe:" now, there
I
)re, be ii
Resolved by the Senate. the Assem-.
ly c0ncurring. That the foregoing
roposed amendment to The constitu-
on of the state of Wisconsin be and
he same is hereby agreed TO by this
gislature
Note.-lIf ratified this amendment
i'll permit the legislature 10 abolish
ny judicial circuit at the expiration
the term of its circuit Judge, to de-
ease the number of circuits by con-
or otherwise, and to auth
-ize one or more judges for any cir
Iit.l
CERTIFICATE No. /.
I. MERLIN HULL Secretary of
ate Of the State of Wisconsin, do
sreby certify that the above and
regoing copy OF Joint Resolution No.
!. 1919, has been compared by me
it'll the original enrolled Joint Reso-
tion No. 81 on flle In this Depart