Year: 1872

and such court constituted shall be changed or
discontinued by the legislature The chief Justice and
associate justices of the supreme now in office
shall hold their offices for the remainder of the terms
Tor which they respectively elected and until the
election and qualification of the two additional asso-
ciate justices herein provided for shall constitute the
supreme court of this The legislature shall at
its first annual session after the adoption of this
amendment, provide by law for the election of the two
additional associate justices hereby required and their
successors, and for the election of the successors of
he chlei justice and associate justices in office
ana Tor classifying the two additional associate justices
first elected that the of office of one of them
shall be four years and of the other six years The
term of office of the chief Justice and of each associate
justice OF the supreme elected after the adoption
OF this amendment except herein otherwise provid
ed shall be six wears, and,


WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to the


constitution of the state duly ratified and agreed


to by the Legislature of 1872; therefore,


TIE people Of The State Of Wisconsin represented IN sen


ate aud assembly do as foio,cs


Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution OF this state shall be submitted to the
people at general election to be held on Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday of November 1872 and
II the people shall approve and ratfy said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendment shall become part of the constitution of
this state


Sec .. The form of the ballot in voting to approve
and ratify said proposed amendment shall be for
amending the constitution increasing the number of
justices OF the supreme court" and against said
amendment, "again-t amending the constitution in
creasng the number of justices of the supreme court
which shall be on separate ballot and shall be depos
ted IN separate box to be provided for that purpose
and all persons qualified to election in this
state shall be deemed voters this question


Sec 3. The votes cast approving and ratifying or
disappearing said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all res
poets votes for State officers are counted and re-
tured and the officers designated by law to can
vass the returns of votes for State officers shall
vass the returns on this question: at the same time
and place and under the regulations and resric
tons now provided by law for canvassing and decar
ing the returns of elections for State officers


Sec 4. Within three days after the determination
OF said canvass 1t shall be the duty of the
to certify the result of the said canvass to the Gov
ernor, who shall thereupon without delay make proc
lamation of the result.


See >. The Secretary of State is hereby required to
include the substance of this in the notice of the
general election for the year 1872


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


Given under my hand and the great seal of
LIS. the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol in


Madison this 2cth day of August 1872


aug3l LII. BREESE, Secretary of State.