Constitution of the State of Wisconsin: March 13, 1848 (as Amended to April 4, 2023) (Wisconsin)
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- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- s.1 Equality; inherent rights.
- s.2 Slavery prohibited.
- s.3 Free speech; libel.
- s.4 Right to assemble and petition.
- s.5 Trial by jury; verdict in civil cases.
- s.6 Excessive bail; cruel punishments.
- s.7 Rights of accused.
- s.8 Prosecutions; double jeopardy; self-incrimination; bail; habeas corpus.
- s.9 Remedy for wrongs.
- s.9m Victims of crime.
- s.10 Treason.
- s.11 Searches and seizures.
- s.12 Attainder; ex post facto; contracts.
- s.13 Private property for public use.
- s.14 Feudal tenures; leases; alienation.
- s.15 Equal property rights for aliens and citizens.
- s.16 Imprisonment for debt.
- s.17 Exemption of property of debtors.
- s.18 Freedom of worship; liberty of conscience; state religion; public funds.
- s.19 Religious tests prohibited.
- s.20 Military subordinate to civil power.
- s.21 Rights of suitors.
- s.22 Maintenance of free government.
- s.23 Transportation of school children.
- s.24 Use of school buildings.
- s.25 Right to keep and bear arms.
- s.26 Right to fish, hunt, trap, and take game.
- Art.II Boundaries
- Art.III Suffrage
- Art.IV Legislative
- s.1 Legislative power.
- s.2 Legislative, how constituted.
- s.3 Apportionment. .
- s.4 Representatives to the assembly, how chosen.
- s.5 Senators, how chosen.
- s.6 Qualifications of legislators.
- s.7 Organization of legislature; quorum; compulsory attendance.
- s.8 Rules; contempts; expulsion.
- s.9 Officers.
- s.10 Journals; open doors; adjournments.
- s.11 Meeting of legislature.
- s.12 Ineligibility of legislators to office.
- s.13 Ineligibility of federal officers.
- s.14 Filling vacancies.
- s.15 Exemption from arrest and civil process.
- s.16 Privilege in debate.
- s.17 Enactment of laws.
- s.18 Title of private bills.
- s.19 Origin of bills.
- s.20 Yeas and nays.
- Section 21.
- s.22 Powers of county boards.
- s.23 Town and county government.
- s.23a Chief executive officer to approve or veto resolutions or ordinances; proceedings on veto.
- s.24 Gambling.
- s.25 Stationery and printing.
- s.26 Extra compensation; salary change.
- s.27 Suits against state.
- s.28 Oath of office.
- s.29 Militia.
- s.30 Elections by legislature.
- s.31 Special and private laws prohibited.
- s.32 General laws on enumerated subjects.
- s.33 Auditing of state accounts.
- s.34 Continuity of civil government.
- Art.V Executive
- s.1 Governor; lieutenant governor; term.
- s.1m Governor; 4-year term.
- s.1n Lieutenant governor; 4-year term.
- s.2 Eligibility.
- s.3 Election.
- s.4 Powers and duties.
- s.5 Compensation of governor.
- s.6 Pardoning power.
- s.7 Lieutenant governor, when governor.
- s.8 Secretary of state, when governor.
- s.9 Compensation of lieutenant governor.
- Art.VI Administrative
- s.1 Election of secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general; term.
- s.1m Secretary of state; 4-years term.
- s.1n Treasurer; 4-year term.
- s.1p Attorney general; 4-year term.
- s.2 Secretary of state; duties, compensation.
- s.3 Treasurer and attorney general; duties, compensation.
- s.4 County officers; election, terms, removal; vacancies.
- Art.VII Judiciary
- s.1 Impeachment; trial.
- s.2 Court system.
- s.3 Supreme court: jurisdiction.
- s.4 Supreme court: election, chief justice, court system administration.
- s.5 Judicial circuits.
- s.5 Court of appeals.
- s.6 Circuit court: boundaries.
- s.7 Circuit court: election.
- s.8 Circuit court: jurisdiction.
- s.9 Judicial elections, vacancies.
- s.10 Judges: eligibility to office.
- s.11 Terms of courts; change of judges.
- s.11 Disciplinary proceedings.
- s.12 Clerks of circuit and supreme courts.
- s.13 Justices and judges; removal by address.
- s.14 Municipal court.
- s.15 Justices of the peace.
- s.16 Tribunals of conciliation.
- s.17 Style of writs; indictments.
- s.18 Suit tax.
- s.19 Testimony in equity suits; master in chancery.
- s.20 Rights of suitors.
- s.21 Publication of laws and decisions.
- s.22 Commissioners to revise code of practice.
- s.23 Court commissioners.
- s.24 Justices and judges; eligibility for office; retirement.
- Art.VIII Finance
- s.1 Rule of taxation uniform; income, privilege and occupation taxes.
- s.2 Appropriations; limitation.
- s.3 Credit of state.
- s.4 Contracting state debts.
- s.5 Annual tax levy to equal expenses.
- s.6 Public debt for extraordinary expense; taxation.
- s.7 Public debt for public defense; bonding for public purposes.
- s.8 Vote on fiscal bills; quorum.
- s.9 Evidences of public debt.
- s.10 Internal improvements.
- s.11 Transportation Fund.
- Art.IX Eminent Domain and Property of the State
- Art.X Education
- Art.XI Corporations
- Art.XII Amendments
- Art.XIII Miscellaneous Provisions
- s.1 Political year; elections.
- s.2 Dueling.
- s.3 Eligibility to office.
- s.4 Great seal.
- s.5 Residents on Indian lands, where to vote.
- s.6 Legislative officers.
- s.7 Division of counties.
- s.8 Removal of county seats.
- s.9 Election or appointment of statutory officers.
- s.10 Vacancies in office.
- s.11 Passes, franks and privileges.
- s.12 Recall of elective officers.
- s.13 Marriage.
- Art.XIV Schedule
- s.1 Effect of change from territory to state.
- s.2 Territorial laws continued.
- s.3 Territorial fines accrue to state.
- s.4 Rights of action and prosecutions saved.
- s.5 Existing officers hold over.
- s.6 Seat of government.
- s.7 Local officers hold over.
- s.8 Copy of constitution for president.
- s.9 Ratification of constitution; election of officers.
- s.10 Congressional apportionment.
- s.11 First elections.
- Legislative apportionment.
- s.13 Common law continued in force.
- s.14 Officers, when to enter on duties.
- s.15 Oath of office.
- s.16 Implementing revised structure of judicial branch.
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
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- 18.207.255.67
