Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-03-19
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice Of Referendum on
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments
April 6, 1920
State of Wisconsin,
April 6, 1920

State of Wisconsin, To-
Department of State.
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 dis
tricts of the State of Wisconsin, on the first
Tuesday of April, 1920, being the sixth day of
said month, in accordance with Section of
Article XII OF the Constitution of the State of
Wisconsin, and as directed by Chapters 48O and
6O4, Laws of Wisconsin for 1919, the following
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 required by said Section
of Article XII Of the Wisconsin Constitution
will be submitted to vote OF the Electors of
this State for their ratiicati IN or rejection in
such mann sr as is provided by law.
ct. Res. No 10, Al
Joint Resolution
No. 81, 1919
To amend Section 81 of Article w Of the Con-
stitution, relating to compensation of mem
bers of the legislature.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the legis-
lature 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 amendment is as
follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing That section q of article " Of the
constitution be amended to read: ARTICLE IVl
Section 81. Each member OF the legislatu
shall receive for his services such
sum = to be paid at such times
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law The compensation pre-
scribed for members of the legislature immedi
ately 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 constitution; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the State Of Wis
consin be and the same is hereby agreed to by
this legislature
NoTE-{If ratified this amendment will author
ize 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.
ut. Res No. 100. 81
Joint Resolution
No. %, 1919
To amend sections and of article VII Of the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin, relat-
ing to circuit judges.
Whereas, At the biennial session of the legis
lature for the year 1917, an amendment co the
constitution was proposed and agreed to by a
majority of the members elected to each of
the two houses, which proposed amendment is
as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, That section 6, article VII, and Sec
ton Z, article VII, of the constitution, be
amended to read: ARTICLE VII Section 6. The
legislature may alter the limits decrease or
increase 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. In
case Of an increase in circuits, the judge or
judges shall be elected provided in this
constitution and receive salary not less than
that herein provided for judges Of the circuit
court.
Section T. For each circuit there shall be
chosen by the qualified electors thereof one or
more circuit Judges. as the
legislature may, from time to time, authorize.
Every circuit judge shall reside