road commissioner and his deputy in the discharge of duty are excepted from the provisions of this amendment.27 ARTICLE XIV. SCHEDULE. SECTION 1. That no inconvenience may arise by reason of a change from a Territorial to a permanent State government, it is declared, that all rights, actions, prosecutions, judgments, claims and contracts, as well of individuals, as of bodies corporate, shall continue as if no such change had taken place; and all process which may be issued under the authority of the Territory of Wisconsin previous to its admission into the Union of the United States, shall be as valid as if issued in the name of the State. SEC. 2. All laws now in force in the Territory of Wisconsin, which are not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the Legislature. SEC. 3. All fines, penalties, or forfeitures, accruing to the Territory of Wisconsin, shall inure to the use of the State. SEC. 4. All recognizances heretofore taken or which may be taken before the change from Territorial to a permanent State government, shall remain valid and shall pass to and may be prosecuted in the name of the State; and all bonds executed to the Governor of the Territory, to any other officer, or court, in his, or their official capacity, shall pass to the Governor or State authority, and their successors in office, for the uses therein respectively expressed, and may be sued for and recovered accordingly; and all the estate, or property, real, personal, or mixed, and all judgments, bonds, specialties, choses in action, and claims or debts of whatsoever description, of the Territory of Wisconsin, shall inure to and fest in the State of Wisconsin, and may be sued for and recovered in the same manner and to the same extent by the State of Wisconsin, as the same could have been by the Territory of Wisconsin. All criminal prosecutions and penal actions which may have arisen, or which may arise, before the change from a Territorial to a State government, and which shall then be pending, shall be prosecuted to judg ment and execution in the name of the State. All offenses committed against the laws of the Territory of Wisconsin, before the change from a Territorial to a State government, and which shall not be prosecuted before such change may be prosecuted in the name and by the authority of the State of Wisconsin, with like effect as though such change had not taken place; and all penalties incurred, shall remain the same as if this Constitution had not been adopted. All actions at law and suits in equity, which may be pending in any of the courts of the Territory of Wisconsin, at the time of the change from a Territorial to a State government. may be continued and transferred to any court of the State, which shall have jurisdiction of the subject matter thereof. SEC. 5. All officers, civil and military, now holding their offices under the authority of the United States, or of the Territory of Wisconsin, shall continue to hold and exercise their respective offices until they shall be superseded by the authority of the State. SEC. 6. The first session of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin shall commence on the first Monday in June next, and shall be held at the village of Madison, which shall be and remain the seat of government, until otherwise provided by law. SEC. 7. All county. precinct and township officers shall continue to hold their respective offices, unless removed by the competent authority, until the Legislature shall, in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution, provide for the holding of elections to fill such offices respectively. SEC. S. The President of this convention shall, immediately after its adjournment, cause a fair copy of this Constitution, together with a copy of the act of the Legislature of this Territory, entitled “An act in relation to the formation of a State government in Wisconsin, and to change the time of holding 27 Section 11 is a new section; it was proposed and adopted by the legislature of 1899, readopted by the legislature of 1901, and ratified at the election of Nov. 4, 1902 the amual session of the Legislature," approved October 27th, 1847,-- providing for the calling of this Convention, and also a copy of so much of the last census of this Territory, as exhibits the number of its inhabitants, to be forwarded to the President of the United States, to be laid before the Congress of the United States, at its present session, SEC. 9. This Constitution shall be submitted at an election to be held on the second Monday in March next, for ratification or rejection, to all white male persons of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, who shall then be residents of this Territory, and citizens of the United States, or shall have declared their intention to become such in conformity with the laws of Congress on the subject of naturalization, and all persons having such qualification shall be entitled to vote for, or against the adoption of this Constitution, and for all officers first elected under it. And if the Constitution be ratified by the said electors, it shall become the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. On such of the ballots as are for the Constitution, shall be written or printed the word "Yes" and on such as are against the Constitution, the word "No." The election shall be conducted in the manner now prescribed by law. and the returns made by the clerks of the boards of supervisors or county commissioners (as the case may be) to the Governor of the Territory, at any time before the tenth day of April next. And in the event of the ratification of this Constitution, by a majority of all the votes given, it shall be the duty of the Governor of this Territory to make proclamation of the same, and to transmit a digest of the returns to the Senate and Assembly of the State, on the first day of their session. An election shall be held, for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, members of the State Legislature, and members of Congress, on the second Monday of May next; and no other or further notice of such election shall be required, SEC. 10. Two members of Congress shall also be elected, on the second Monday of May next; and until: otherwise provided by law, the counties of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Racine, Walworth, Rock and Green, shail coll stitute the first congressional district and elect one member. And the counties of Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, Winnebago, Fond du Lac Marquette, Sauk, Portage, Columbia. Dodge, Dane, Iowa, La Fayette, Graut. Richland, Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, and La Pointe, shall constitute the second congressional district, and shall elect one member,28 SEC. 11, The several elections, provided for in this article shall be eva ducted according to the existing laws of the Territory, provided that no elector shall be entitled to vote except in the town, ward or precinct where he resides. The returns of elections for Senators and Members of Assembly, shall be trans mitted to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors, or County Commissioners, as the case may be; and the votes shall be canvassed and certificates of election issued as now provided by law. In the first senatorial district, the returns of the election for Senator shall be made to the proper officer in the county of Brown; in the second senatorial district, to the proper officer in the county of Columbia; in the third senatorial district, to the proper officer in the county of Crawford; in the fourth senatorial district, to the proper officer in the cotuty of Fond du Lac; and in the fifth senatorial district, to the proper officer in the county of Iowa. The returns of election for State officers and members ef Congress, shall be certified and transmitted to the Speaker of the Assembly, at the seat of government, in the same manner as the votes for delegate to Con gress are required to be certified and returned by the laws of the Territory of Wisconsin, to the Secretary of said Territory; and in such time, that they may be received on the first Monday in June next; and as soon as the Legislature shall be organized, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of both houses, examine the returns, and declare who are duly elected to fill the several offices hereinbefore mentioned; and give to each of the persons elected, a certificate of his election. SEC. 12. Until there shall be a new apportionment, the Senators and Mei The state is now apportioned by law for the purpose of electing congrès-7771 bers of the Assembly, shall be apportioned among the several, districts, as hereinafter mentioned; and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator, or member of the Assembly, as the case may be. The counties of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan shall constitute the First Senate District. The counties of Columbia, Marquette, Portage and Sauk shall constitute the Second Senate District. d The counties of Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix and La Pointe shall constitute the Third Senate District. The counties of; Fond du Lac and Winnebago shall constitute the Fourth Senate District. : The counties of Iowa and Richland shall constitute, the Fifth Senate District. 1 The county of Grant shall constitute the Sixth Senate District. The county of La Fayette shall constitute the Seventh Senate District. The county of Green shall constitute the Eighth Senate District. The county of Dane shall constitute the Ninth Senate District, The county of Dodge shall constitute the Tenth Senate District. The county of Washington shall constitute the Eleventh Senate District.. The county of Jefferson shall constitute the Twelfth Senate District. The county of Waukesha shall constitute the Thirteenth Senate District. The county of Walworth shall constitute the Fourteenth Senate District. The county of Rock shall constitute the Fifteenth Senate District. The towns of Southport, Pike, Pleasant, Prairie, Paris, Bristol, Brighton. Salem and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the Sixteenth Senate District, ས་ The towns of Racine, Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, Raymond, Norway, Rochester, Yorkville and Burlington, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the Seventeenth- Senate. District. . The third, fourth and fifth wards of the City of Milwaukee; and the towns of Lake, Oak Creek, Franklin and Greenfield, in the county of Milwaukee shall constitute the Eighteenth Senate, District. The first and second wards of the City of Milwaukee, and the towns of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Granville, in the county of Milwaukee, shall con stitute the Ninteenth Senate District. trict. trict. The county of Brown shall constitute an Assembly District. The counties of Crawford and Chippewa shall constitute an Assembly Dis The counties of St. Croix and La Pointe shall constitute an Assembly Dis The towns of Windsor, Sun Prairie and Cottage Grove, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Madison, Cross Plains, Clarkson. Springfield, Verona, Montrose, Oregon and Greenfield, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District.. The towns of Rome, Dunkirk, Christiana, Albion and Rutland, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Burnett. Chester, Le Roy and Williamstown, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Fairfield, Hubbard and Rubicon, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Hustisford, Ashippun. Lebanon and Emmett, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Elba, Lowell. Portland and Clyman, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Calamus, Beaver Dam, Fox Lake and Trenton, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Calumet, Forest, Auburn, Byron, Taychedah and Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Alto, Metomen, Ceresco, Rosendale, Waupun, Oakfield and Seven Mile Creek, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an Assembly District The precincts of Hazel Green, Fairplay, Smelser's Grove and Jamestown. in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Platteville, Head of Platte, Centreville, Muscoda and Fennimore, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Pleasant Valley, Potosi, Waterloo, Hurricane and New Lisbon, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Beetown, Patch Grove, Cassville, Millville and Lancaster. in the county of Grant, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Green shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Dallas, Peddler's Creek, Mineral Point and Yellow Stone, in the county of Iowa, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Franklin, Dodgeville, Porter's Grove, Arena and Percussion. in the county of Iowa, and the county of Richland, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Watertown, Aztalan and Waterloo, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Ixonia, Concord, Sullivan, Hebron, Cold Spring and Palmyra. in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Lake Mills, Oakland, Koshkonong, Farmington and Jefferson. in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Benton, Elk Grove, Belmont, Willow Springs, Prairie, and that part of Shullsburg precinct north of town one, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an Assembly District. The precincts of Wiota, Wayne, Gratiot, White Oaks Springs, Fever River. and that part of Shullsburg precinct south of town two, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Marquette shall constitute an Assembly District. The first ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The second ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The third ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The fourth and fifth wards of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Franklin and Oak Creek, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Greenfield and Lake, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Granville, Wauwatosa and Milwaukee, in the county of Milwankee, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Portage shall constitute an Assembly District. The town of Racine, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Norway, Raymond, Caledonia and Mount Pleasant, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Rochester, Burlington and Yorkville, in the county of Racine. shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Southport, Pike and Pleasant Prairie, in the county of Racine. shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Janesville and Bradford, in the county of Rock, shall const!tute an Assembly District. The towns of Beloit, Turtle and Clinton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Magnolia, Union, Porter and Fulton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Milton, Lima and Johnstown, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Newark, Rock, Avon. Spring Valley and Center, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an Assembly District. Provided, That if the Legislature shall divide the town of Center, they may attach such part of it to the district lying next north, as they deem expedient. The county of Sauk shall constitute an Assembly District. Precincts numbered one, three and seven, in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an Assembly District. Precincts numbered two, four, five and six, in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Troy, East Troy and Spring Prairie, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Whitewater, Richmond and Lagrange, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Geneva, Hudson and Bloomfield, in the county of Walworth. shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Darien, Sharon, Walworth and Linn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Delavan, Sugar Creek, La Fayette and Elkhorn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Lisbon, Menomonee and Brookfield, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Warren, Oconomowoc, Summit and Ottawa, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Delafield, Genesee and Pewaukee, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Waukesha and New Berlin, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Eagle. Mukwonago, Vernon and Muskego, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Port Washington, Fredonia and Clarence, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Grafton and Jacksou, in the county of Washington, shall con stitute an Assembly District. The towns of Mequon and Germantown, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Polk, Richfield and Erin, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The towns of Hartford, Addison, West Bend and North Bend, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an Assembly District. The county of Winnebago shall constitute an Assembly District. The foregoing Districts are subject, however, so far to be altered that when any new town shall be organized, it may be added to either of the adjoining Assembly Districts.29 SEC. 13. Such parts of the common law as are now in force in the Territory of Wisconsin, not inconsistent with this Constitution, shall be and continue part of the law of this State until altered or suspended by the Legislature. SEC. 14. The Senators first elected in the even numbered Senate Districts, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other State officers first elected under this Constitution, shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of June next, and shall continue in force for one year from the first Monday of January next; the Senators first elected in the odd-numbered Senate districts, and the members of the Assembly, first elected, shall enter 29 The state is now apportioned by law for the election of senators and assemblymen. |