The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-18
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM.


Amendments, April 6, 1920.
State of Wisconsin, Department of
State, S.
Notice is hereby given that at the time
OF holding the regular Spring, judicial and
National Delegate Elections, to be held in
election districts of the state of Wisconsin,
on the first Tuesday of April, 1920, being
the sixth day of said month in accordance
with Section / of Article XII sof the Con-
stltution of the State of Wisconsin, and
as directed by Chapters $50 and 604, Laws
OF Wisconsin for 1919, the following pro-
posed 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 required by
said Section r of Article XII of the Wis
consIn Constitution, will be submitted to
a vote Of the electors of the state forN their
ratification or rejection in such manner as
is provided by law
ut. Res. No. 10, Az
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 1877, 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 II of Article ~
(Article IV) Section FL. 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 members
fnx,, lie -
adoption of this amendment shall continue
in force until changed by the legislature
in manner consistent with the other pro-
visions of this 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.
NOTE-(H 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.)
ut. Res. No. 100, ST.
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 90. 1918.
To amend Sections and Z of Article VII
OF the constitution of the state of Wis
consin, relating to circuit judges.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the
legislature for the year 1917, an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed and
agreed to by q 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 s. Article VII,
and Section z, Article VII of the constitu-
ton be amended to read: (Article VIZ
Section g. The legislature may alter the
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 and receive a 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,
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, there
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly
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
NoTE.-Gf ratified this amendment will
permit the legislation to abolish any judic-
ial circuit at the expiration of the term of
its circuit judge, to decrease the number
of circuits by consolidation or otherwise,
and to authorize one or more judges for
any circuit)
Given under my hand and official seal at
the Capitol, in the City of Madison, this
10th day of January, A. D., 1920.-Merlin
Hull, Secretary of State.