Year: 1877

and returned by the inspectors Of the election in all
respects votes for state officers are counted and re-
turned and the officers designated by law to cans
vass the return of votes for state officers shall canvass
the returns on this question at the same time and
place, and under the same regulations and restric>
tions provided by law for canvassng and deca,r
ing the returns of elections for state officers


SECTION 4. Within three days after the determines
ton of said canvass it shall be the duty of the
to certify the result of said canvass to the
governor, who shall thereupon, without delay make
proclamation Of the result.


SECTION 8, The secretary of state s hereby required
to include the substance this in the notice of the
general election for the year 1871


SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.


That vote is to be taken on a proposed amendment
to the constitution IN pursuance of the provision OF
chapter 158 of the laws Of 1877, approved March g.
1877, which act is as follows;


AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment of


sectisn Of article VIII OF the constitution OF this


state.


PREAMBLE


WHEREAS, The legislature OF this state at its am
nual session for the year 1876 proposed and adopted
by vote of majority of all the members elected TO
each OF the two houses thereof amendment to the
constitution of this state in the following language:


Resolved by the Senate the Assembly concurrino
That section of article VIII of the constitution OF
TINS state be amended read follows Section


NO money shall be paid out Of the treasury except
In pursuance OF an appropriation by law. No appro>
priation shall be made for the payment of any claim
against the state except claims of the United States
aud Judgments, unless filed within six years after
the claim accured Approved March g. 1876; and


WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution Of this state was duly ratified aud
agreed 10 by the legislature OF lo77, by majority
all the members elected to each house. and was duly
approved therefore,


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in


senate and assembly, do enact follows;


SECTION /, The foregoing proposed amendment TO
the constitution of this state shall be su, nitted 70
tht people at general election be held on Tuesday
succeeding the FIRST Monday of November 1877 and II
the people shall approve and ratify said amendment
by majority OF the electors voting thereon, said
amend ent shall become part of the constitution OF
this state,


SECTION 9, The form of tha ballot in voting to ap-
prove and ratiiy said amendment shall be ''fr the
amendment" and the form OF ballot against said
amendment shall be against the am endment" which
shall be on separate ballot and said ballot on said
amendment shall be cast in separate box be pro-
Vided ior that purpose, and all persons qualified to
vote at any election in this state shall be dsamed
voters this question


SECTION 3, The votes cast FOR or against said amend
heht snaii De counted aud returned by the pecors
OF the elecnon In all respects votes state officers
are counted and returned the officers in counties
now designated by law to the of votes
LOT state ofcers shall canvass the ia their
spectVe counties this question ard certify and re-
turn the result the at the same time
and places and under the same regulations and re-
ste1ctons now provided by law for canyassne and de-
cairng the returns for etions of state officers and
the state canvessers shall said returns certified
to them as provided by law in all elections for
state officers.


SECTION 4, Within three 5ays after the determines
oh OF sald canvass by the state cavassers they shall
certify the result thereof the governor who shall
thereupon without delay make proclamation of the
result.


SECTION s. The secretary state is hereby reauir
to include the substance this in the notice of the
general election for the year 1871


SECTION =, This shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Giyen under my hand and official seal at the cap>
toi, In Madison this first day of August 1877.


IL 81 PETER DOYLE, Secretary of State.