In case of the impeachment of t office. death, inability from mental or phy Tentenant Governor for the residue of the from the State, the powers and duties of izing the apportionment of any part of the school fundur 9th. For, incorent. T. ording to P at or impeached, shall have returned, or the the Governor shall, with, the consent of tL in time of War, at the head of the Military Commander-in-chief of the Military force o SEC. S. The Lieutenant Governor shall be shall be elected ator, the Lieutenant Governor shall be impe SECTION 1. SHE hold his office for two years; a Lieutenant GoGovernor, who shave only a casting vote therein. If, durin litrock same time, and for the same term. SEC. 2. No person except a citizen of the United States and a qualis office, or be absent from the State, the Se from mental, or physical disease become incapa elector of the State shall be eligible to the office of Governor, or Lieutenor, until the vacancy shall be filled, or the doit t Governor. SEC. 3. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by an annual compensation of one thousan SEC. 9. The Lieutenant Governor shall rece qualified electors of the State at the times and places of choosing me SEC. 10. Every bill which shall have passed of the Legislature. The persons respectively having the highest number ones a law. be presented to the Governor: votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected but in but if not, he shall return it, with his objectic two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for have originated, who shall enter the ol ernor, or Lieutenant Governor, the two houses of the Legislature, at its al, and proceed to reconsider it. If, afterannual session, shall forthwith, by joint ballot, choose one of the persons of the members present, shall agree to pas having an equal and the highest number of votes for Governor, or Lieutether with the objections, to the other house. Governor. The returns of election for Governor and Lieutenant Gove considered, and if approved by two-thirds of th shall be made in such manner as shall be provided by law. me a law. But in all such cases the votes of SEC. 4. The Governor shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Military by yeas and nays, and the names of the me Naval forces of the State. He shall have power to convene the Legis bill, shall be entered on the journal of each on extraordinary occasions, and in case of invasion, or danger from the shall not be returned by the Governor with alence of contagious disease at the seat of government, he may convened) after it shall have been presented to him at any other suitable place within the State. He shall communicate to the Legislature shall, by their adjournme Legislature, at every session, the condition of the State; and recommend ch case it shall not be a law,13 matters to them for their consideration as he ning deem expedient. He transact all necessary business with the officers of the government, civil military. He shall expedite all such measures as may be resolved up the Legislature, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed ARTICLE VI. ADMINISTRATIVE. There shall be chosen by the qua SEC. 5. The Governor shall receive, during his continuance in offices SECTION 1. annual compensation of five thousand dollars which shall be in full fthe times and places of choosing the members - traveling or other expenses incident to his duties. 11 ry of State. Treasurer and Attorney General SEC. 6. The Governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commuter offices for the term of two years. and pardons after conviction, for all offences, except treason and ease SEC. 2 The Secretary of State shall keep a impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limits of the Legislative and Executive department as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provide en required, lay the same and all matters rel law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. Under conviction of the Legislature. He shall be ex-officio treason, he shall have the power to suspend the execution of the sech other duties as shall be assigned him by la until the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next meetingpensation for his services yearly, such sumi athe Legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the shall keep his office at the seat of governme cution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. SEC. 3. The powers, duties and compensation General shall be prescribed by law. SEC. 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds. He shall annually municate to the Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was victed, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation.er county officers except judicial officers, shall or reprieve. with his reasons for granting the same. the respective counties, once in every two yea her office, and be ineligible for two years next s 1870 readopted by the legislature of 1871, and ratified on Nov. 7, 1871; the sec time, and in default of giving such new security Section 31 is a new section; it was proposed and adopted by the legislatir offices: they may be required by law to ren adopted was modified by an amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of readopted by the legislature of 1891, and ratified on Nov. 8, 1892. section as originally adopted in 1871 was identical with the text of 1892, excetiff. ant; but the county shall never be made resp For incorporating any town or villageing to such a copy of the charges against him The Governor may remove any officer The text "9th. the ninth read: mend the charter thereof." DIE AFT 10 Section 32 is a new section; it was proposed and adopted by the legisla Amendment proposed and adopted by the legisla Siguin 1870, readopted by the legislature of 1871, and ratified on Nov. 7. 1871. legislature of 1869, and ratified on Nov. 2, 1869. mendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1868, readopt-ature of 1869, and ratified on Nov. 2. 1869. Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislat ature of 1907, and ratified on Nov. 3, 1908. 7. In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal ce. death, inability from mental or physical disease, resignation, or From the State, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon tenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the Governor. r impeached, shall have returned, or the disability shall cease. But › Governor shall, with, the consent of the Legislature, be out of the time of War, at the head of the Military force thereof, he shall conmmander-in-chief of the Military force of the State. 8. The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the Senate, but ve only a casting vote, therein. If, during a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be impeached, displaced, resign, die, mental, or physical disease become incapable of performing the duties ffice, or be absent from the State, the Secretary of State shall act as r, until the vacancy shall be filled, or the disability shall cease. 9. The Lieutenant Governor shall receive, during his continuance an annual compensation of one thousand dollars, 12 10. Every bill which shall have passed the Legislature shall, before es a law, be presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall sign if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which have originated, who shall enter the objections at large upon the and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration twoof the members present, shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise sidered, and if approved by two-thirds of the members present, it shall a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall be deterby yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for or against , shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively. If any all not be returned by the Governor within six days (Sundays exafter it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, the Legislature shall, by their adjournment, prevent its return, in case it shall not be a law.13 ARTICLE VI. ADMINISTRATIVE. CTION 1. There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State, times and places of choosing the members of the Legislature, a Secof State, Treasurer and Attorney General, who shall severally hold offices for the term of two years. C. 2. The Secretary of State shall keep a fair record of the official of the Legislative and Executive departments of the State, and shall, required, lay the same and all matters relative thereto, before either 1 of the Legislature. He shall be ex-officio Auditor and shall perform other duties as shall be assigned him by law. He shall receive as a ensation for his services yearly, such sum as shall be provided by law, hall keep his office at the seat of government. EC. 3. The powers, duties and compensation of the Treasurer and AttorGeneral shall be prescribed by law. EC. 4. Sheriff's, coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all county officers except judicial officers, shall be chosen by the electors e respective counties, once in every two years. Sheriff's shall hold no office, and be ineligible for two years next succeeding the termination of offices; they may be required by law to renew their security from time me, and in default of giving such new security their office shall be deemed t; but the county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the ff. The Governor may remove any officer in this section mentioned, g to such a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1867, readopted by the ature of 1869, and ratified on Nov. 2, 1869. Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1905, readopted by the ature of 1907, and ratified on Nov. 3, 1908. heard in his defense. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment; and the The first circuit shall comp person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold only for the unexpired portion as follows: of the term to which he shall be appointed and until his successor shall be worth. Rock and Green; the second circuit elected and qualified.14 esha, Jefferson and Dane; the third circuit, Columbia, Marquette, Sauk and Portage; Brown, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fond du L the fifth circuit shall comprise the counties ARTICLE VII. SECTION 1. The court for the trial of impeachments shall be composerford and St. Croix; and the county of Ri of the Senate. The House of Representatives shall have the power of the county of Chippewa to the county of peaching all civil officers of this State, for corrupt conduct in office, or for Pointe to the county of St. Croix for judic crimes and misdemeanors; but a majority of all the members elected shaided by the Legislature. concur in an impeachment. On the trial of an impeachment against the Go SEC. 6. The Legislature may alter the limits ernor, the Lieutenant Governor shall not act as a member of the court. Wits, making them as compact and convenient judicial officer shall exercise his office, after he shall have been impeached by county lines; but no such alteration or until his acquittal. Before the trial of an impeachment, the members of the move a judge from office. In case of an in court shall take an oath or affirmation truly and impartially to try the images shall be elected as provided in this Cons peachment according to evidence; and no person shall be convicted with less than that herein provided for the judges the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present. Judgment in cases SEC. 7. For each circuit there shall be chos of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, or n reef, one circuit judge, except that in any circ moval from office and disqualification to hold any office of honor, profit, which county shall contain a population ac trust under the State; but the party impeached shall be liable to indictment ted States census, of one hundred thousand i trial and punishment according to law. tere may, from time to time, authorize addi SEC. 2. The judicial power of this State, both as to matters of law and Every circuit judge shall reside in the equity, shall be vested in a Supreme court, Circuit courts, Courts of Probated, and shall hold his office for such term an and in Justices of the Peace. The Legislature may also vest such jurisdictie the Legislature shall prescribe,16 as shall be deemed necessary in municipal courts, and shall have power to tablish inferior courts in the several counties, with limited civil and criming jurisdiction. Provided, that the jurisdiction which may be vested in man ipal courts, shall not exceed, in their respective municipalities, that of cires courts in their respective circuits, as prescribed in this Constitution: A have the power to issue writs of habeas co that the Legislature shall provide as well for the election of Judges of the warranto, certiorari, and all other writs ne Municipal courts, as of the Judges of inferior courts, by the qualified electarr orders, judgments and decrees, and give t of the respective jurisdictions. The term of office of the judges of the serior courts and jurisdictions. Municipal and inferior courts shall not be longer than that of the Judges SEC. 9. When a vacancy shall happen in the o SEC. S. The circuit courts shall have origina and criminal within this State, not excepte bereafter prohibited by law; and appellate j and tribunals and a supervisory control the circuit court. r. SEC. 3. The Supreme court, except in cases otherwise provided in the Constitution, shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which shall be co-exten sive with the State; but in no case removed to the Supreme Court shall trial by jury be allowed. The Supreme Court shall have a general intending control over all inferior courts; it shall have power to issue with of habeas-corpus, mandamus, injunction, quo warranto, certiorari; and othe original and remedial writs, and to hear and determine the same. The chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Com shall be severally known as justices of said court, with the same terms office of ten years respectively as now provided. The Supreme Court shit public trust except a judicial office, during consist of seven justices, any four of whom shall be a quorum, to be elected pectively elected, and all votes for either of as now provided, not more than one each year. The justice having becial office, given by the legislature or the pe longest a continuous member of said court, or in case two or more such sen justices shall have served for the same length of time, then the one who commission first expires shall be ex-officio, the chief justice.15 eircuit courts, such vacancy shall be filled by SEC. 4. shall be eligible to the office of judge who ection, be a citizen of the United States am wenty-five years, and be a qualified elector with may be chosen,17 SEC. 5. The State shall be divided into five judicial circuits, to be one SEC. 11. The Supreme Court shall hold at seat of government of the State, at such 14 Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1881, readopted by legislature of 1882, and ratified on Nov. 7, 1882. 18 Section 4 has been amended three times; the first amendment was proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1876; readopted by the legislature of 1877, and ratifel on Nov. 6, 1877; the second amendment was proposed and adopted by the legislatur Amendment proposed and adopted by the legis legislature of 1897, and ratified on April 6, 1897. "Amendment proposed and adopted by the legis of 1887; readopted by the legislature of 1889 and ratified on April 2, 1889; the thigislature of 1911, and ratified on Nov. 5, 1912. Thi and present amendment was proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1901, read legislature of 1909, was supposedly agreed to by the 1 ad by the legislature of 1903, and ratified on April 7, 1903. The proceedings in the which was somewhat faulty. The act submitti At 1911. Chapter 665, recites due approval of the designate Section 1 of Article IV as the section and article to be amended. A sislature, but there was no roll call in either house error supervened in the proceedings for the adoption of the second amendment of 18 Tequired in the majority of the members of either house voted in faadoption of an approving resolution s follows: The first circuit shall comprise the counties of Racine, h. Rock and Green; the second circuit the counties of Milwaukee, a, Jefferson and Dane; the third circuit, the counties of Washington, Columbia, Marquette, Sauk and Portage; the fourth circuit, the counBrown, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Calumet : fifth circuit shall comprise the counties of Iowa, LaFayette, Grant, d and St. Croix; and the county of Richland shall be attached to he county of Chippewa to the county of Crawford, and the county of te to the county of St. Croix for judicial purposes until otherwise 1 by the Legislature. - 6. The Legislature may alter the limits, or increase the number of making them as compact and convenient as practicable, and bounding 7 county lines; but no such alteration or increase shall have the effect ve a judge from office. In case of an increase of circuits, the judge es shall be elected as provided in this Constitution and receive a salary than that herein provided for the judges of the circuit court. . 7. For each circuit there shall be chosen by the qualified electors one circuit judge, except that in any circuit composed of one county hich county shall contain a population according to the last state or States census, of one hundred thousand inhabitants or over, the Legmay, from time to time, authorize additional circuit judges to be Every circuit judge shall reside in the circuit from which he is and shall hold his office for such term and receive such compensation Legislature shall prescribe.16 2. 8. The circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction in all matters nd criminal within this State, not excepted in this Constitution, and reafter prohibited by law; and appellate jurisdiction from all inferior and tribunals and a supervisory control over the same. They shall ave the power to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, injunction, arrauto, certiorari, and all other writs necessary to carry into effect orders, judgments and decrees, and give them a general control over r courts and jurisdictions. c. 9. When a vacancy shall happen in the office of judge of the Supreme cuit courts, such vacancy shall be filled by an appointment of the Govwhich shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified; and elected such successor shall hold his office the residue of the unexpired There shall be no election for a judge or judges at any general elecor State or county officers, nor within thirty days either before or after election. Ec. 10. Each of the judges of the supreme and circuit courts shall rea salary, payable at such time as the legislature shall fix, of not less one thousand five hundred dollars annually; they shall receive no fees ice, or other compensation than their salary; they shall hold no office blic trust except a judicial office, during the term for which they are tively elected, and all votes for either of them for any office, except a al office, given by the legislature or the people, shall be void. No perhall be eligible to the office of judge who shall not at the time of his on, be a citizen of the United States and have attained the age of y-five years, and be a qualified elector within the jurisdiction for which ay be chosen, 17 SEC. 11. The Supreme Court shall hold at least one term, annually, at seat of government of the State, at such time as shall be provided by Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1895, readopted by the ature of 1897, and ratified on April 6, 1897. Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1909, readopted by the ature of 1911, and ratified on Nov. 5, 1912. This amendment, as proposed by the ature of 1909, was supposedly agreed to by the legislature of 1911, but by a reson which was somewhat faulty. The act submitting the amendment to the electors, 1911, Chapter 665, recites due approval of the proposed amendment by the latter lature, but there was no roll call in either house upon the passage of the act, as is ired in the adoption of an approving resolution, and there is no proof that a ority of the members of either house voted in favor of its adoption. be deemed expedient. And no genera -bed. law, and the Legislature may provide for holding other terms, and at other places when they may deem it necessary. A Circuit Court shall be held at least twice in each year, in each county of this State organized for judicial SEC. 22. The Legislature at its first sessi purposes. The judges of the circuit court may hold courts for each other.titution, shall provide for the appointment and shall do so when required by law. -hall be to inquire into, revise, and any SEC. 12. There shall be a clerk of the circuit court chosen in each counting forms and proceedings, and arrange organized for judicial purposes by the qualified electors thereof, who shall reord of this State, and report the same hold his office for two years, subject to removal as shall be provided by law: odification and adoption: and such comr in case of a vacancy the judge of the circuit court shall have power to appointing of the report, unless otherwise provid a clerk until the vacancy shall be filled by an election; the clerk thus elected So. 23. The Legislature may provide f or appointed shall give such security as the Legislature may require. There tersons in each organized county, and supreme court shall appoint its own clerk: and a clerk of the circuit court powers as shall be prescribed by la may be appointed a clerk of the supreme court.18 ot exceed that of a judge of a circuit c SEC. 13. Any judge of the Supreme or circuit court may be removed from office. by address of both houses of the Legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concur therein, but no removal shall be made by virtue of this section. unless the judge complained of shall have been served with a copy of the charges against him, as the ground of address, and shall have had an opportunity of being heard in his defense. On the questioned of removal, the ayes and noes shall be entered on the journals. SEC. 14. There shall be chosen in each county, by the qualified elect thereof, a Judge of Probate, who shall hold his office for two years, and unti his successors shall be elected and qualified, and whose jurisdiction, powers and duties shall be prescribed by law. Provided, however, that the Legis lature shall have power to abolish the office of Judge of Probate in any count and to confer Probate powers upon such inferior courts as may be estab lished in said county. ARTICLE VII FINANCE. SECTION 1. The rules of taxation shall on such property as the Legislature dinosed on incomes, privileges and occupa a progressive, and reasonable exempt SA. 2. No money shall be paid out of propriation by law. No appropriatio laim against the State, except cl unless fled within six years a . The credit of the State shall ne lividual, association, or corporation. 4. The State shall never contrac manier herein provided. 18 Amendment proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1881, readopted b legislature of 1882, and ratified on Nov. 7, 1882. SEC. 15. The electors of the several towns, at their annual town meeting. and the electors of cities and villages, at their charter elections, shall in dasemanner as the Legislature may direct, elect justices of the peace, whose tem 5. The Legislature shall provide of office shall be for two years, and until their successors in office shall estimated expenses of the State en of any year shall exceed the ind elected and qualified. In case of an election to fill a vacancy, occurring before the expiration of a full term, the justice elected shall hold for levying a tax for the ensuing year. by the deficiency as well as the pear. residue of the unexpired term. Their number and classification shall be re ulated by law. And the tenure of two years shall in no wise interfere with the classification in the first instance. The justices, thus elected, shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction as shall be prescribed by law. For the purpose of defrayi State may contract public debts (but such eerone hundred thousand dollars). lished in and for any township, and shall have power to render judgment the vote of a majority of all the memberSuch tribunals may be esta by law for some purpose or purposes to SEC. 16. The legislature shall pass laws for the regulation of tribal of conciliation, defining their power and duties. to be obligatory on the parties, when they shall voluntarily submit theirs and nays, shall be necessa SEC. 17. The style of all writs and process shall be. "The State of Wish and shall specially appropriat f such principal and interest: or the taxes be postponed, o such debt shall have been w The Legislature may also ress rrection, or defend the State Tall Shall be applied exclusively to authorize 1. to the repayment of the On the passage in either tinues or renews charges, or commutes a cla an approp OF consin:" all criminal prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and by the authority of the same; and all indictments shall conclude against the pe and dignity of the State. SEC. 18. The Legislature shall impose a tax on all civil suits commenced or prosecuted in the municipal, inferior, or circuit courts, which shall stitute a fund to be applied toward the payment of the salary of judges. SEC. 19. The testimony in causes in equity shall be taken in like man as in cases at law, and the office of master in chancery is hereby prohibite SEC. 20. Any suitor, in any court of this State, shall have the right poses. continues, or renews a prosecute or defend his suit either in his own proper person, or by an attor or agent of his choice. Regis less SEC. 21. The Legislature shall provide by law for the speedy publication all be taken by yeas and nays of all statute laws, and of such judicial decisions, made within the St nement proposed and adopted b 1907 and ratified on Nov. 3, sient proposed and adopted b 1877 and ratified on Nov. 6, |