The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-11
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919
To amend section q Of Article " of
the constitution, relating to COM
pensation of members OF the
legislature.
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:
"ReSoired By the assembly, the Senate
c0ncurTing, That section u of article
" of the constitution be amended to
read; article w Section q. Each
member of the legislature shall receive
for his services % such sum
\ to be paid at such times and IN
such hummer as shall be prescribed by ldtC.
The compensation prescribed for
members of the legislature immediately
prior TO the ad0ptjO, Of ttiS amendment
shall continue il, force until changed by the
legislature IN q manner consistent lcith the
other provisions Of this constitutional now
therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the Senate
conc,uTjag That the foregoing pro
posed amendment TO the constitution
of the State of Wisconsin be and the
same is hereby agreed to by this legis-
lature.
NoTE-(If ratified this amendment
will authorize auv 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 yeals.)
it. Res. No. 100. S.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. ~, 1919
To amend sections 6 and of article
vi of the constitution of the state
VI " ioSOboibj iVioNihE w
circuit judges
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the Legislature for the year 1917, an
amendment to the constitution was pro
posed and agreed to by majority Of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows:
"ReSolred by the assembly, the Senate
concerning, That section +, article VII,
and section I, article VII, of the con-
stitution, be amended to read: Ar
ticle VID Section 6. The legislature
may alter the limits, decrease or in
crease the number Of circuits, making
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.
la case of an increase in circuits, the
Judge or judges shall be elected as
provided IN this constitution and re-
ceve a salary not less than that herein
provided for judges OF the circuit court.
Section I. For each circuit there
shall be chosen by the qualified ell c.
tors thereof one on more circuit judges,
y as the legislature may, from
time to time, authorize. Every
circuit Judge shall reside in the circuit
from which he is elected and shall hold
his Office for such term and receive
such compensation as the legislature
shall prescribe, now, therefore, be IL
ReSolued by the Senate, the assembly
concmring, That the foregoing pro.
posed amendment 10 the constitution
Of the state of Wisconsin be aud the
same is hereby agreed to by this legis-
lature.
NOTE. --(lf ratified this amendment
will permit the legislature to abol-
ish any judicial circuit at the ex-
piration OF the term Of its circuit
nudge, to decrease the number OF
circuits by consolidation or other
wise, and TO authorize one or more
judges for any circuit.)
CERTIFICATE No.
|, MERLIN HULL, Secretary OF
State of the State of Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going copy OF Joint Resolution No. 81,
1919, has been compared bJ me with
the original enrolled Joint Resolution
| No. 81 ON file in this Department, and
that the same is true copy thereof,
| and Of the whole OF such Joint Resolu-
| ton.
CERTIFICATE No. 2
|, MERLIN HULL, Secretary OF
State OF the State OF Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going copy Of Joint Resolution No. %,