The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
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ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS, APRIL 8, 1920.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Department of State ass
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that at
the tine of holding the regular sP ,1 ~,
JUDICIAL and NATIONAL DELE0 49, ! e
ELECTIONS, to be held in the SEVERN
towns, wards, villages and election as
trlcts OF the state of Wisconsin, on .ne
first Tuesday of April, 1920, Delng Tue
sixth day of said month, in accoruaance
with Section / of Article XII OF the So n-
st1tution OF the State of Wisconsin. anu as
directed by Chapters $50 and GOA, Laws OF
wisconsin for 1919, the following pr ,1p,qs
ed AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSIllC-
TION of the State of Wisconsin, winch
were twice adopted by the Wisconsin L 1es-
lslature at the regular sessions Oh ~.
and 1919, and published for three months
as required by said Section / OF Artlcie
Nj of the Wisconsin Constitution, VIII
be submitted TO a vote of the Electors Oh
the State for their ratification or rejection
in such manner as is provided by law.
ut. Res. No 10, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919
To amend section 81 of Article " OF the
constitution relating to compensation OF
members of the legislature.
Whereas, at the biennial session OF the
legislature for the year 1917, an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed ana
agreed to by majority of the members
elected to each Of the two houses, WHICH
proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, That section 81 of article ~
of the constitution be amended to read :
tArticle IV) Section u. Each member OF
the legislature shall receive for his ser
vices such sum TO
be paid at such times and in such manner
as shall be prescribed by law.
The compensation prescribed for mem
bers of the legislature Immediately prior
to the adoption of this amendment snaIi
continue in force until changed by the
legislature in a manner consistent Win
the other provisions of his constitution,
now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution OF the State
of Wisconsin be and the same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature.
N0TE-(If ratified this amendment Will
authorize any legislature to fix the COM
pensation of members Of the succeeding
legislature at more or less than the pre-
sent allowance Of $500 for the term OF two
years.
(Jt. Res No. 100, So
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 90, 1919.
To amend sections and of article VII
of the constitution of the state of Wis
consin, relating to circuit judges.
Whereas, at the biennial session or the
legislature for the year 1917, an amend
ment 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
concurring, That section 8, article VII,
and section Z, article VII, Of the constitu.
ton be amended to read: ARTICLE VIII
limits, decrease or increase the number of
circuits, making them as compact and con-
venient as practical, 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 an0 receive salary not less
than that herein provided for Judges OF
the circuit court.
Section Z. 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,
shall reside in the circuit from which he
is elected and shall hold his Office for such
legislature shall prescribe" now, there
FORE be 1t
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly
concurring. That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution Of the state
Of Wisconsin be and tine same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature
NOTT.-Nf ratified this amendment Will
permit the legislation to abolish any iuAic-
ial circuit at the expiration Of the term of
its circuit Judge, to decrease the number
of circuits by consolidation or otherwise,
ard to authorize one or more judges for
any circuit.)
Given under my hand and official seal
the Canito1 in the City Of Madison this
18th day of January, A. D. 1920
MERLIN HILL