The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-02-19
Notice of Referendum
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments
APRIL 6, 1920
STATE OF WISCONSIN, :.
Department of State. 90


Article XII of the Constitution of the
State Of Wisconsin, and as directed by
Chapters 480 and 604, Laws of Wiscon.
sin for 1919, the following proposed
AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTl
TUITION OF the State of Wisconsin,
which were twice adopted by the Wis
consip Legislature at the regular ses.
sons Of 1917 and 1918, and published
for three months as required by said
Section of Article XII of the Wiscon-
sin Constitution, will be submitted to
vote of the Electors of this State for
their ratification or rejection in such
manner as is provided by law.
Ut. Res. No. ID, A
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.
"ReSolred By the assembly, the Senate
concerning, That section y OF article
" OF the constitution be amended to
read ARTICLE w Section 81. Each
mem Der of the legislature shall receive
for his services such sum
\ TO be paid at such times and IN
such mtlnney as shall be prescribed by lac.
" \ The compensation prescribed for
members Of the legislature immediately
prior TO the adoption Of THIS amendment
shall continue IN force until changed by the
legislature an manner consistent lcih the
Othe, provisions Of this constitutions now
therefore, be it
Resolved Jy the assembly, the Senate
conc,n1ing, 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.-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.
ut. Res. NJ. 100. S.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 80, 1919
To amend sections & and of article
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 pro
posed 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
conc,o73ng That section 6, article VII,
and section 7, article VII, of the con.
stitution, be amended to read Ar.
ticle viz 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 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 herein
provided for judges of the circuit court.
Section 7. For each circuit there
shall be chosen by the qualified ell c.
tors thereof one on more circuit judges,
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
Resolved by The Senate, the assembly
concmring, That the foregoing pro.
posed amendment 10 the constitution
OF the state Of Wisconsin be and the
same is hereby agreed to by this legis-
lature.
NoTE.--Qf ratified this amendment
will permit the legislature to abol-
ish any judicial circuit at the ex-
pration OF the term Of its circuit
Judge, to decrease the number of
circuits by consolidation or other.