The People of the State of Wiseoneiti repretente I iu
Seaale and AeSembly, du enact as fallout:
Si.c. 1. At the General Election to be held on the
Tuesday next »u :eeeding ih first Monday of Ni'vein'>er,
in the year 1862, tin qualified ehctirs of this State
may vote for or agiihst tli« amendment of the Consti
tu ion agreed to by the last and pn-eat Legislatures,
and published before the last general eh clion, as pro
vided by tlie Constitution, which auiendmcnt is as fol
lows: That Section five of Artic'efhe of the Constitu
tion be amended so as to read as to lows; Sec ft. " The
Governor shall rec ive during h>s continuance in office,
an annual rtompen atiuu of two thousand five hundred
dollars.”
Sec. 2 The voles cast on such amendment shall be
by a separate IjaPot and shall hare written or printed,
i.r ]ai I y printed >r written on each of litem, the
wo.ds, ‘‘For the amendment to the Constitution,” or
•* against the nmendn ent to the I*institution.” which
words shall ind cate Hie vote for r r against the ratifi
cation and adoption of such Mrneiiu nent. The bal ots
so cast ehall be canvassed and leturued in the same
manner as the votr s lor Stale officers are required by
law to be canvassed ami returned. Also, the Secretary
of State shall iinniedi.itely on tlie coinp'elion iff said
canvass, publish a statement of the result thereof in
.lie State paper, and if a majority <ff all lite elector*
voting theieon shall vote " tor the amendment to the
Constitution,” such amendment shall bo deemed ratified
and adopt, d, ami snail go into eff -vt immediately, utii
eiwis.- it shall be of no force or efftet.
Approved April I, 1362.
