Year: 1872

and such courtso constituted shall not be changed or
discontinued by the legislature The chief Justice and
associate justices of the supreme court now in office
shall hold their Offices for the remainder of the terms
o whch they were respectively elected and until the
election and qualification of the two additional asso
clate 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
the chief justice and associate Justices now in office
and for classifying the additional associate iustices
hrst elected, so that the term of office of one of them
shall be four years and of the other six wears The
term OF oce OF the chief justice and of each associate
justice OF the supreme elected after the adoption
OF TINS amendment except herein otherwise proyid
ed, shall be six years; and,


WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment to the


constitution Ofthe state duly ratified and agreed


to by the legislature of 1872; therefore


people Of Tie State Of Wiscoasi represented in SEN


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oection l. Inc Foregoing proposed amer
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
if 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 3 The form of the ballot in voting to approve
ana ratfy SAID proposed amendment shall be for
amending the constitution increasing the number of
Juo"oeo o'' tne supreme court, and against said
amendment against amending the constitution in
creasng the number justices of the supreme court
when shall be on separate ballot and shall be depos
tied 10 separate box to be provided for that purpose
and all persons qualified to any election in this
state shall be deemed voters this question


Sec 3 The votes cast approving and ratifying or
dlsapproving said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all res
pects as votes for State officers counted and re-
turned and the officers designated by law to can
vass the returns of votes for State officers shall can
vass the returns this question, at the same time
and place and under the regulations and restrc
tlons now provided by law for canvassing and dccar
ing the returns of elections for State officers


Sec T. Within three days after the determination
OF said canvass it shall be the duty of the canvassers
to certify the result of the said canvass to the Gov
ernor who shall thereupon without delay make proc
lamation of the result


Sec 5. The Secretary of State is hereby required to
include the substance of this act in the notice of the
general election for the year 1872


Sec. 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


lL.S.1 the State of Wisconsin, at the capitol in


Madison, this 2Cth day of August 1872


aug5l IL BREESE, Secretary of State.