Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-27
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
ON PROPOSED CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS
STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
Department of State. ss.
April 6, 1920

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 604,
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-
CURED by said Section / of Article
XII of the Wisconsin Constitution,
will be submitted to 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:
"ResOlved by the Assembly. the
Senate eOncurring, That section 81 of
article Nv 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 at 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 in force until changed by
the legislature In manner consistent
with the other pro visions of this con-
|! stitutiOn," now, therefore be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Sen
ate cOncurring, That the foregoing
| proposed amendment to the constitu-
L
. 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
ut. Res. No. 100, ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. go, 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:
"ResOlyed by the Assembly, the
Senate cOncurring, That section 6, ar
ticle VII, and section Z, article VII, of
the constitution, be amended to read:
(Article VID Section 6. 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 Judge from Office.
In case of an increase in circuits, the
Judge or judges shall be elected as
provided in this constitution and re-
ceiye 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, 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 leg
islature shall prescribe;" now, there
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-.
bly, 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. 81
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 auth
orize one or more judges for any cir
cuit)
CERTIFICATE No. /.
aTIDT TNv
State of the State of Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing copy of Joint Resolution No.
81 1919. has been compared by me
with the original enrolled Joint Reso-
luton No. 81 on file in this Depart
ment. and that the same is a true copy
thereof. and of the whole of such |
Joint Resolution.
CERTIFICATE No. 2.
/; MERLIN HULL. Secretary of
State of the State of Wisconsin, do |
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing copy Nof Joint Resolution
No. 80. 1919, has been compared by |
me with the original enrolled Joint |
Resolution No. 80 on file in this De- /
partment. and that the same Is true
copy thereof, and of the whole of such |
Joint Resolution.
Given under my hand and official |
seal at the Capitol. in the City Of |
Madison this 18th day of January, A. |
D. 1920
MERLIN HULL
Secretary of State.
Given under my hand and official /
seal at the Court House in the CITY |
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