Wisconsin State Constitution (Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States)

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Series
The Wisconsin State Constitution
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Dedication
Contents
Series Foreword by Lawrence Friedman
Foreword by Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson
Part One The History of the Wisconsin Constitution
	The Constitutional Conventions: Building a State
	Early Statehood: Sensational Cases, Some Confusion
	The Progressives and Their Precursors: Attempts to Build a More  Just State
	Between the World Wars: Adjusting Quantums of Power
	The Postwar Era: The Familiar Issues of Taxes and  Municipalities, the New Issues of Religion and Gambling
	The Late Twentieth Century: The Power of the Courts and the   Governor, More Attention to Gambling
	Into the Twenty-​First Century and Ideological Change
	General Topics
		I. The Public Purpose Doctrine
		II. Priority of Constitutional Provisions
		III. Apparent Grants of Legislative Power
		IV. Interpretation of the Constitution
Part Two The Wisconsin Constitution and Commentary
	Preamble
	Article I: Declaration of Rights
		Section 1. Equality; Inherent Rights
		Section 2. Slavery Prohibited
		Section 3. Free Speech; Libel
		Section 4. Right to Assemble and Petition
		Section 5. Trial by Jury; Verdict in Civil Cases
		Section 6. Excessive Bail; Cruel Punishments
		Section 7. Rights of Accused
		Section 8. Prosecutions; Double Jeopardy; Self- incrimination; Bail;Habeas Corpus
		Section 9. Remedy for Wrongs
		Section 9M. Victims of Crime
		Section 10. Treason
		Section 11. Searches and Seizures
		Section 12. Attainder; Ex Post Facto; Contracts
		Section 13. Private Property for Public Use
		Section 14. Feudal Tenures; Leases; Alienation
		Section 15. Equal Property Rights for Aliens and Citizens
		Section 16. Imprisonment for Debt
		Section 17. Exemption of Property of Debtors
		Section 18. Freedom of Worship; Liberty of Conscience;State Religion; Public Funds
		Section 19. Religious Tests Prohibited
		Section 20. Military Subordinate to Civil Power
		Section 21. Rights of Suitors
		Section 22. Maintenance of Free Government
		Section 23. Transportation of School Children
		Section 24. Use of School Buildings
		Section 25. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
		Section 26. Right to Fish, Hunt, Trap, and Take Game
	Article II: Boundaries
		Section 1. State Boundary
		Section 2. Enabling Act Accepted
	Article III: Suffrage
		Section 1. Electors
		Section 2. Implementation
		Section 3. Secret Ballot
	Article IV: Legislative
		Section 1. Legislative Power
		Section 2. Legislature, How Constituted
		Section 3. Apportionment
		Section 4. Representatives to the Assembly, How Chosen
		Section 5. Senators, How Chosen
		Section 6. Qualifications of Legislators
		Section 7. Organization of Legislature; Quorum; CompulsoryAttendance
		Section 8. Rules; Contempts; Expulsion
		Section 9. Officers
		Section 10. Journals; Open Doors; Adjournments
		Section 11. Meeting of Legislature
		Section 12. Ineligibility of Legislators to Office
		Section 13. Ineligibility of Federal Officers
		Section 14. Filling Vacancies
		Section 15. Exemption from Arrest and Civil Process
		Section 16. Privilege in Debate
		Section 17. Enactment of Laws
		Section 18. Title of Private Bills
		Section 19. Origin of Bills
		Section 20. Yeas and Nays
		Section 22. Powers of County Boards
		Section 23. Town and County Government
		Section 23A. Chief Executive Officer to Approve or Veto Resolutions or Ordinances; Proceedings on Veto
		Section 24. Gambling
		Section 25. Stationery and Printing
		Section 26. Extra Compensation; Salary Change
		Section 27. Suits Against State
		Section 28. Oath of Office
		Section 29. Militia
		Section 30. Elections by Legislature
		Section 31. Special and Private Laws Prohibited
		Section 32. General Laws on Enumerated Subjects
		Section 33. Auditing of State Accounts
		Section 34. Continuity of Civil Government
	Article V: Executive
		Section 1. Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Term
		Section 2. Eligibility
		Section 3. Election
		Section 4. Powers and Duties
		Section 6. Pardoning Power
		Section 7. Lieutenant Governor, When Governor
		Section 8. Secretary of State, When Governor
		Section 10. Governor to Approve or Veto Bills; Proceedings on Veto
	Article VI: Administrative
		Section 1. Election of Secretary of State, Treasurer andAttorney General; Term
		Section 2. Secretary of State; Duties, Compensation
		Section 3. Treasurer and Attorney General; Duties,Compensation
		Section 4. County Officers; Election; Terms; Removal; Vacancies
	Article VII: Judiciary
		Section 1. Impeachment; Trial
		Section 2. Court System
		Section 3. Supreme Court: Jurisdiction
		Section 4. Supreme Court: Election, Chief Justice, Court SystemAdministration
		Section 5. Court of Appeals
		Section 6. Circuit Court: Boundaries
		Section 7. Circuit Court: Election
		Section 8. Circuit Court: Jurisdiction
		Section 9. Judicial Elections; Vacancies
		Section 10. Judges: Eligibility to Office
		Section 11. Disciplinary Proceedings
		Section 12. Clerks of Circuit and Supreme Courts
		Section 13. Justices and Judges: Removal by Address
		Section 14. Municipal Court
		Section 24. Justices and Judges: Eligibility for Office; Retirement
	Article VIII: Finance
		Section 1. Rule of Taxation Uniform; Income, Privilege andOccupation Taxes
		Section 2. Appropriations; Limitation
		Section 3. Credit of State
		Section 4. Contracting State Debts
		Section 5. Annual Tax Levy to Equal Expenses
		Section 6. Public Debt for Extraordinary Expense; Taxation
		Section 7. Public Debt for Public Defense; Bonding forPublic Purposes
		Section 8. Vote on Fiscal Bills; Quorum
		Section 9. Evidences of Public Debt
		Section 10. Internal Improvements
		Section 11. Transportation Fund
	Article IX: Eminent Domain and Property of the State
		Section 1. Jurisdiction on Rivers and Lakes; Navigable Waters
		Section 2. Territorial Property
		Section 3. Ultimate Property in Lands; Escheats
	Article X: Education
		Section 1. Superintendent of Public Instruction
		Section 2. School Fund Created; Income Applied
		Section 3. District Schools; Tuition; Sectarian Instruction;Released Time
		Section 4. Annual School Tax
		Section 5. Income of School Fund
		Section 6. State University; Support
		Section 7. Commissioners of Public Lands
		Section 8. Sale of Public Lands
	Article XI: Corporations
		Section 1. Corporations; How Formed
		Section 2. Property Taken by Municipality
		Section 3. Municipal Home Rule; Debt Limit; Tax to Pay Debt
		Section 3A. Acquisition of Lands by State and Subdivisions;Sale of Excess
		Section 4. General Banking Law
	Article XII: Amendments
		Section 1. Constitutional Amendments
		Section 2. Constitutional Conventions
	Article XIII: Miscellaneous Provisions
		Section 1. Political Year; Elections
		Section 3. Eligibility to Office
		Section 4. Great Seal
		Section 6. Legislative Officers
		Section 7. Division of Counties
		Section 8. Removal of County Seats
		Section 9. Election or Appointment of Statutory Officers
		Section 10. Vacancies in Office
		Section 11. Passes, Franks and Privileges
		Section 12. Recall of Elective Officers
		Section 13. Marriage
	Article XIV: Schedule
		Section 1. Effect of Change from Territory to State
		Section 2. Territorial Laws Continued
		Section 13. Common Law Continued in Force
		Section 16. Implementing Revised Structure of Judicial Branch
Bibliographical Essay
Table of Cases
Index
About the Authors