The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 81, 1919
To amend section p Of Article " of
the constitution, relating to com
pensatior 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 10y a majority
Of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows
'ReSolrcd By the ASSEMBLY, Tie Scnate
couca1il,g, That section q OF article
w of the constitution be amended to
read: article IV) Section D. Each
member OF the legislature shall receive
for his services such sum
y 10 be paid at sJlcb times aad IN
such hummer as shall be prescribed By tar.
The compensation prescribed for
members Of the legislature immediately
prior to the odoptiont Of this amendment
shall contdue IN tjr.e unii changed M the
legislature IN 4 nool,cr consistent ,rab the
other provisions Of his constitutions now
therefore, be it
Rcsolrcd By the ISScmbl& The Senate
coucuTjpG That the foregoing pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
of the State of Wisconsin be and the
same is hereby agreed to by this egis-
lature.
NoTE.-lf 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
TT. Res. No. 100. 5.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. ~, 1919
To amend sections 8 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 10y majority Of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, which proposed amendments is
as follows:
"Rcsolred By HE ASSruJiH the Senate
cOnc,u7lug, That section e, oItcle VII,
and section I, article VII, Of the con-
stitutlon, be amended to read; Gar
ticle VID Section Is. The legislature
may alter the limits, dccIeoSc or in
crease the number of circuits, making
them as compact and convenient as
practicable, and bounding them 10y
county lines; but no such alteration,
dCCrcuSG Or increase shall have The
effect to remove Judge from Office.
Ia case OF an increase Ia circuits, the
Judge or Judges shall tie elected as
provided IN this constitution and Ie-
ceiye a salary not less than that herein
provided for judges OF the circuit court.
Section I. For each circuit there
shall be chosen 10y the qualified Ell G.
tors thereof one On more circuit Judges,
as the Legislature may, from
time to time, authorize. Il Every
circuit Judge shall reside in the circuit
from which he is elected and shall mold
his office for such term and receive
such compensation AS the legislature
shall prescribe, now, therefore, be it
Rcsotrcd By the Senate, The assembly
c0pcTripg That the foregoing pro-
posed amendment TO the constitution
OF the state Of Wisconsin be and the
same is hereby agreed to by this legls-
lature.
NoTE.-(lf ratified this amendment
will permit the legislature TO abol-
ish any judicial circuit at the eX-
piration OF the term of its circuit
nudge, to decrease the number of
circuits by consolidation or other
wise, and TO authorize one or more
Judges Tor any circuit.l
CERTIFICATE No. l
/, MERLIN Hull, Secretary Of
State Of the State OF Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going copy Of Joint Resolution No. 81,
1919, has been compared % me with
the original enrolled Joint Resolution
No. 81 on file IN this Department, and
that the same is true copy thereof,
and OF the whole OF such Joint Resolu-
ton.
CERTIFICATE No. ,
L, MERLIN HULL, Secretary Of
State OF the State Of Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and fore.
going copy OF Joint Resolution No. y,
1918, has been compared by me with
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