Year: 1872

and such court constituted shall not be changed ol
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
Tor which they respectively elected and until the
election and qualification of the two additional asso-
ciae justices herein provided for shall constitute the
supreme court of this state 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
ana for classifying the two additional associate Justices
hrSt elected that the term 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 adopon
OF this amendment except herein otherwise proyid-
/ ed, shall be six wears; and


WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment IN the


consultation Of the state duly ratified and agreed


to by the legislature of 1922 therefore,


me Peope Of the STATE Of Wisconsin, represented
ate a'd assembly, do enact as follotrs


Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment TO
the constitution Of this 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 ratify said amendment
by majority of the electors voting thereon said
amendment shall become part Of the constitution of
this state.


Sec 2 The form of the ballot in voting to approve
ana ratIfy said proposed amendment shall be for
amending the constitution increasing the number of





amendment, "agan-t amending the constitution in
creasg the number 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
ana all persons qualified to vote any election in this
state shall be deemed voters on this question


Sec. j. The votes cast approving and ratifving or
dlsapprovng said amendment shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the election in all res
poets, as votes for State officers are counted and re-
turaed, and the officers designated by law to can
vasS the returns of votes for State officers shall can
Yass the returns this question: at the same time
and place and under the regulations and restric
tons now provided by law for canvassng and decIar
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 canyassers
to certify the result of the said canvass to the Gov
ernor, who shall thereupon without delay make proc
amaton of the result


Sec . 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 g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage and publication.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
lLSI the State of Wisconsin, at the cantol in
Madison this ? th day of August 1872.


aug31 LII. BREESE, SecretarT of State