Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-02-05
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919

ANO. ACl0
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 a majority
of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sen
ate concurring, That section p of
article " of the constitution be amend
ed to read: (Article IV) Section 81
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 compensation pre-
scribed 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 pro-
visions of this constitution" now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sem
ate cOncurring, That the foregoing
proposed 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 amend
ment 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.
Ut. Res. No. 100, S.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. go, 1919
To amend sections 6 and T of article
VII of the constitution of the
state Of Wisconsin, relating
to circuit judges.
WHEREAS, At the bienniel 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:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sem
ate concurring, That section g. article
VII, and section 7, article VII of the
constitution, be amended to read: Car
ticle VII) Section g. 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 judge from office.
In case of an increase in circuits, the
Judge or judges shall be elected as
provided in this constitution and re-
ceive salary not less than that here
in provided for judges of the circuit
court
Section T. For each circuit there
shall be chosen by the qualified cleo
tors thereof one or more circuit iudg-
es, as the legislature may, from
time to time, authorize. = : = Every
circuit judge shall reside in the cir
cult from which he is elected and shall
hold his office for such term and re-
celve such compensation as the legis-
lature shall prescribe;" now, there
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, cOncurring, That the foregoing
amendment to the constitu- |
ton Of the state of Wisconsin be and |
the same is hereby agreed to by this
legislature.
NOTE.-Uf 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
solidation Or otherwise, and to author
ze one or more judges for any cir
,uit.)
Given under my hand and official
cal at the Capitol, in the City of Madi-
son, this 10th day of January, A. D.
1920.
MERLIN HULL,
lSEAL Secretary of State.