Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
ON PROPOSED CONSTR
TUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS
April 6, 1920
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Department of State. 3d.
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 l of Article XII of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Wisconsin, and as
directed by Chapters 4S0 and GOA,
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 and 1919, and
published for three months as re-
quired by said Section 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.
ut. Res. No. Is, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919
To amend section 81 of Article "
of the constitution, relating to COM
pensation of members of the legisla-
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:
"ResOlyed by the Assembly, the
Senate cOncurring, That section q OF
article w of the constitution be
amended to read: (Article IV) Section
81. Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services ******
such sum *** to be paid 1t 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 iii force until changed by
the legislature ina manner consistent
with the other provisions of this con-
stitutiOn," 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
[Jt. Res. No. 100, 81
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 80, 1919
To amend sections and of ar
ticle VII of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin, relating to circuit
judges.
Whereas, At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1917, an
amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Senate concerning, That section 6, ar
ticle VII, and section z, article VII, of
the constitution be amended to read:
ARTICLE VID Section g. The legisla-
ture may alter the limits, decrease or
increase the number of circuits, max
ing them as compact and convenient
as practicable, and bounding them by
county lines; but no such alteration,
decrease or increase shall have the
effect to remove a judge from Office.
In case of an increase in circuits, the
judge or judges shall be elected rs
provided in this constitution and re-
ceive salary not less than that here
in provided for judges of the circuit
court.
Section Z. For each circuit there
shall be chosen by the qualified cleo
tors thereof one or more circuit
judges, go as the legislature may,
from time to time, authorize -"
Every circuit judge shall reside il the
circuit from which he is elected and
shall hold Office for such term and
receive such compensation as the leg
islature shall PRESCRIBE" now, there
fore be it
nccOlscu " I've ochotOs INC Assem-
bly, cencUrring, That the foregoing
amendment to the consti-
tuition of the state of Wisconsin be and
the same is hereby agreed to by this
legislature.
Note.-Qf ratified this amendment
will permit the legislature to abolish
any judicial circuit at the expiration
of the term Of its circuit judge, to de-
crease the number Of circuits by con-
solicitation or otherwise, and to auth
orize one or more judges for any
circuit)
CERTIFICATE No. /.