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APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Banking. Banking laws of Wisconsin governing state banks, mutual savings banks, trust company banks. Madison, 1911. 53 p.
   Apply to Bank commissioner, Madison, Wis.

 Child labor. Child labor and hours of labor for women. (Wisconsin laws.) 1911. 12 p.
Issued by Industrial commission, Madison, Wis.

 Civil service. Civil service law of Wisconsin is not printed in pamphlet form, but may be found in the latest civil service commission report.

 Commission government. Wisconsin law: commission form of city government. Madison, 1911. 16 p.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Corrupt practices. Wisconsin corrupt practices law, chapter 650, 1911. Madison, 1911. 16 p.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Industrial commission. Industrial commission law, chapter 485, laws of 1911. 15 p.
   Issued by Industrial commission, Madison, Wis.

 Industrial education. Report of the commission upon the plans for the extension of industrial and agricultural training submitted to the governor, January 10, 1911. Madison, 1911. 135 p.
   Apply to Legislative reference department, Madison, Wis.

 Insurance. Wisconsin insurance laws in effect on or before July 22, 1911. Madison, 1911. 274 p.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Libraries. Laws of Wisconsin relating to libraries and the free literary commission. Madison, 1911. 68 p.
   Issued by Wisconsin free library commission, Madison, Wis.

 Presidential primary. Wisconsin law relating to election of delegates to national conventions, direct vote for presidential candidates, nomination of presidential electors. Madison, 1911.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Public utilities. Compilation of laws affecting the regulation of public utilities, 1907-1911. Madison, 1911. 110 p.
   Published by the Railroad commission of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

 Railroads. Compilation of laws affecting the regulation of railroads, 1905-1911. Madison, 1911. 126 p.
   Published by the Railroad commission of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

 Stocks and bonds. Stock and bond law, chapter 593, laws of 1911, applying to railroad, street railway, telegraph, telephone, express, freight line, sleeping car, light, heat, water and power corporations. 1911. 18 p.
   Published by the Railroad commission of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

 Taxation. Inheritance tax laws of Wisconsin in force July 5, 1911. 1911. 8 p.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Taxation. Tax laws of Wisconsin. 1911.

At the time of going to press, this publication is not yet issued, although the Tax commission is now compiling the data.

 Taxation. Wisconsin income tax law, chapter 658, laws of 1911. 1911. 8 p.
   Issued by Secretary of state, Madison, Wis.

 Workmen's compensation. Workmen's compensation act with notes of legislative committee and forms and rules of industrial accident board. 1911. 48 p.
   Issued by Industrial commission, Madison, Wis.

INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 74, Laws of 1911

To amend section 1, of article IV of the constitution, to give to the people the power to propose laws and to enact or reject the same at the polls, and to approve or reject at the polls any act of the legislature; and to create section 3, of article XII of the constitution, providing for the submission of amendments to the constitution upon the petition of the people.

Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section 1, of article IV of the constitution, be amended to read:

SECTION 1. 1. The legislative power shall be vested in a senate and assembly, but the people reserve to themselves power, as herein provided, to propose laws and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislature, and to approve or reject at the polls any law or any part of any law enacted by the legislature. The limitations expressed in the constitution on the power of the legislature to enact laws, shall be deemed limitations on the power of the people to enact laws.

2. (a) Any senator or member of the assembly may introduce, by presenting to the chief clerk in the house of which he is a member, in open session, at any time during any session of the legislature, any bill or any amendment to any such bill; provided, that the time for so introducing a bill may be limited by rule to not less than thirty legislative days.

 (b) The chief clerk shall make a record of such bill and every amendment offered thereto and have the same printed.

3. A proposed law shall be recited in full in the petition, and shall consist of a bill which has been introduced in the legislature during the first thirty legislative days of the session, as so introduced; or, at the option of the petitioners, there may be incorporated in said bill any amendment or amendments introduced in the legislature. Such bill and amendments shall be referred to by number in the petition. Upon petition filed not later than four months before the next general election, such proposed law shall be submitted to a vote of the people, and shall become a law if it is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and shall take effect and be in force from and after thirty days after the election at which it is approved.

4. (a) No law enacted by the legislature, except an emergency law, shall take effect before ninety days after its passage and publication. If within said ninety days there shall have been filed a petition to submit to a vote of the people such law or any part thereof, such law or such part thereof shall not take effect until thirty days after its approval by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.

 (b) An emergency law shall remain in force, notwithstanding such petition, but shall stand repealed thirty days after being rejected by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.

 (c) An emergency law shall be any law declared by the legislature to be necessary for any immediate purpose by a two-thirds vote of the members of each house voting thereon, entered on their journals by the yeas and nays. No law making any appropriation for maintaining the state government or maintaining or aiding any public institution, not exceeding the next previous appropriation for the same purpose, shall be subject to rejection or repeal under this section. The increase in any such appropriation shall only take effect as in case of other laws, and such increase, or any part thereof, specified in the petition may be referred to a vote of the people upon petition.

5. If measures which conflict with each other in any of their essential provisions are submitted at the same election, only the measure receiving the highest number of votes shall stand as the enactment of the people.

6. The petition shall be filed with the secretary of state and shall be sufficient to require the submission by him of a measure to the people when signed by eight per cent of the qualified electors calculated upon the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding election, of whom not more than one-half shall be residents of any one county.

7. The vote upon measures referred to the people shall be taken at the next election occurring not less than four months after the filing of the petition, and held generally throughout the state pursuant to law or specially called by the governor.

8. The legislature shall provide for furnishing electors the text of all measures to be voted upon by the people.

9. Except that measures specifically affecting a subdivision of the state may be submitted to the people of that subdivision, the legislature shall submit measures to the people only as required by the constitution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the assembly, the senate concurring, That article XII of the constitution, be amended by creating a new section to read:--

SECTION 3. 1. (a) Any senator or member of the assembly may introduce, by presenting to the chief clerk in the house in which he is a member, in open session, at any time during any session of the legislature, any proposed amendment to the constitution or any amendment to any such proposed amendment to the constitution; provided, that the time for so introducing a proposed amendment to the constitution may be limited by rule to not less than thirty legislative days.

 (b) The chief clerk shall make a record of such proposed amendments to the constitution and any amendment thereto and have the same printed.

2. Any proposed amendment to the constitution shall be recited in full in the petition and shall consist of an amendment which has been introduced in the legislature during the first thirty legislative days, as so introduced, or, at the option of the petitioners, there may be incorporated therein any amendment or amendments thereto introduced in the legislature. Such amendment to the constitution and amendments thereto shall be referred to by number in the petition. Upon petition filed not later than four months before the next general election, such proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people.

3. The petition shall be filed with the secretary of state and shall be sufficient to require the submission by him of a proposed amendment to the constitution to the people when signed by ten per cent of the qualified electors, calculated upon the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding election of whom not more than one-half shall be residents of any one county.

4. Any proposed amendment or amendments to this constitution, agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses of the legislature, shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and be submitted to the people by the secretary of state upon petition filed with him signed by five per cent of the qualified electors, calculated upon the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding election of whom not more than one-half shall be residents of any one county.

5. The legislature shall provide for furnishing the electors the text of all amendments to the constitution to be voted upon by the people.

6. If the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors voting thereon, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the constitution, from and after the election at which approved; provided, that if more than one amendment be submitted they shall be submitted in such manner that the people may vote for or against such amendments separately.

7. If proposed amendments to the constitution which conflict with each other in any of their essential provisions are submitted at the same election, only the proposed amendment receiving the highest number of votes shall become a part of the constitution.

MEN SERVING BOTH UNIVERSITY AND STATE FOR 1910-1911

A. MEN WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION BOTH FROM UNIVERSITY AND STATE

1. DEFINITE COMBINATION ARRANGEMENT

E. A. BIRGE.   Dean of the college of letters and science; Superintendent of the geological and natural history survey. (Also serves as member of Fish commission, Forestry commission, Conservation commission.)

C. F. BURGESS.   Professor of chemical engineering; on engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions.

R. FISCHER.   Professor of chemistry; Dairy and food commission.

C. JUDAY.   Lecturer in zoölogy; Biologist, Geological and natural history survey.

J. G. D. MACK.   Professor of machine design; on engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions.

W. D. PENCE.   Professor of railway engineering; engineer Railroad and Tax commissions.

R. G. THWAITES.   Secretary Wisconsin historical society; Wisconsin free library commission; Lecturer in history.

2. NO DEFINITE COMBINATION ARRANGEMENT

G. H. BENKENDORF.   Assistant professor of dairy husbandry; Secretary Wisconsin buttermakers' association.

C. G. BURRITT.   Instructor in railway engineering; on engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions.

J. A. CUTLER.   Instructor in topographical engineering. Fifteen hours per week assistance on Mr. Stewart's report on storage reservoirs.

M. J. KERSCHENSTEINER.   Assistant in business administration; Tax commission.

O. L. KOWALKE.   Instructor in chemical engineering; on Engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions. (He has also made numerous tests of coals and fuels for various state institutions.)

R. A. MOORE.   Professor of agronomy; Secretary experiment association.

W. A. SCOTT.   Professor of political economy; Director course in commerce; State teachers' examiner.

H. J. THORKELSON.   Associate professor of steam engineering; on engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions; Engineer for state board of control.

J. S. VOSSKUEHLER.   Assistant professor of machine design; on engineering staff Railroad and Tax commissions. Discontinued by resignation at end of first semester, 1910-1911.

B. MEN WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM UNIVERSITY SERVING ON STATE COMMISSIONS, ETC., WITHOUT COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE

J. G. HALPIN.   Assistant professor of poultry husbandry; Secretary of Wisconsin poultry association.

E. G. HASTINGS.   Associate professor of agricultural bacteriology; ex-officio member of the State live stock sanitary board, as Bacteriologist of the agricultural college.

G. C. HUMPHREY.   Professor of animal husbandry; ex-officio member of Wisconsin live stock breeder's association, as Chairman of department of animal husbandry.

L. KAHLENBERG.   Director of course in chemistry; Professor of chemistry; Member of the Geological and natural history survey.

G. McKERROW.   Superintendent of farmers' institutes; Member of live stock sanitary board, board of agriculture.

H. L. RUSSELL.   Dean of college of agriculture; Director of agricultural experiment station; ex-officio member of the State board of forestry; President of the advisory board Wisconsin state tuberculosis sanatorium; ex-officio member of State board of immigration.

J. G. SANDERS.   Assistant professor of economic entomology; Chief orchard and nursery inspector, appointed by the governor. (Fees for Nursery licenses go to University.)

L. S. SMITH.   Associate professor of topographical and geodetic engineering; State sealer of weights and measures. (Has also assisted the legislature relative to this matter.)

A. L. STONE.   Professor of agronomy; in charge of Seed inspection service as authorized by legislative act. (All fees collected for analytical work go directly into the state treasury, but Stone receives no compensation for his work.)

F. E. TURNEAURE.   Dean of the college of engineering; Member of the Wisconsin highway commission, and the Wisconsin commission of industrial education. (Has also rendered some assistance to the Legislative committee on water power.)

C. R. VAN HISE.   President of university; Member of forestry commission; Free library commission, President Geological and natural history survey; Chairman Conservation commission.

GEORGE WAGNER.   Assistant professor of zoology; work on Geological and natural history survey.

A. R. WHITSON.   Professor of soils; in charge of Soil survey, for the Wisconsin Geological and natural history survey.

The preceding men have definite official positions. Without such definite positions a large number of men serve the state bureaus in various ways as called upon. Among them are the following:--

J. R. COMMONS.   Professor of political economy.

E. C. ELLIOTT.   Director of course for training of teachers.

E. A. GILMORE.   Professor of law.

F. T. HAVARD.   Assistant professor of mining engineering; research work relative to the quality of clays in the state, at request of Wisconsin brick manufacturers' association.

A. B. HALL.   Instructor in political science.

CHESTER LLOYD JONES.   Associate professor of political science.

H. L. McBAIN.   Associate professor of political science.

D. W. MEAD.   Professor of hydraulic and sanitary engineering. Spent several days during the past year before legislative committees and is at present in charge of the reconstruction work at Black River Falls.

W. U. MOORE.   Professor of law.

M. P. RAVENEL.   Professor of bacteriology; Director hygienic laboratory.

P. S. REINSCH.   Professor of political science.

H. S. RICHARDS.   Dean of law school; Professor of law.

E. A. ROSS.   Professor of sociology. Various members of the medical staff.

C. MEN WITH COMPENSATION FROM STATE SERVING ON UNIVERSITY STAFF WITHOUT COMPENSATION

T. S. ADAMS.   Tax commissioner; Professor of political economy.

M. S. DUDGEON.   Secretary free library commission; Instructor in political science.

E. M. GRIFFITH.   State forester; Lecturer in forestry.

CHARLES McCARTHY.   Librarian legislative reference department; Lecturer in political science.


McCarthy, Charles. The Wisconsin Idea. New York: Macmillan, 1912.
From the University of Wisconsin Memorial Library: JK 271 M2 201