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Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L. (ed.) / The Wisconsin Blue Book
(1956)
The Wisconsin Constitution, pp. [221]-[252]
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WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK ARTICLE VII JUDICIARY Section 1. Impeachment; trial. 2. Judicial power, where vested. 3. Supreme court, jurisdiction. 4. Supreme court justices; term; election; quorum. 5. Judicial circuits. 6. Alteration of circuits. 7. Circuit judges; number; elec- tion; eligibility; term; salary. 8. Circuit court, jurisdiction. 9. Vacancies, how filled. 10. Compensation and qualifica- tions of judges. 11. Terms of courts; change of judges. 12. Clerks of circuit and supreme courts. 13. Removal of judges. 14. Judges of probate. 15. Justices of the peace. 16. Tribunals of conciliation. 17. Style of writs; indictments. 18. Suit tax. 19. Testimony in equity suits. 20. Rights of suitors. 21. Publication of laws and deci- sions. 22. Commissioners to revise code of practice. 23. Court commissioners. 24. Retirement and eligibility for office of justices and circuit judges. ARTICLE VIII FINANCE Section 1. Rule of taxation uniform; in- come, privilege and occupa- tion taxes. 2. Appropriation; limitation. 3. Credit of state. 4. Contracting state debts. 5. Annual tax to equal expenses. 6. Public debt for extraordinary expense; taxation. 7. Public debt for public defense. 8. Vote on fiscal bills; quorum. 9. Evidences of public debt. 10. Internal improvements. ARTICLE IX EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY OF THE STATE Section 1. Jurisdiction on rivers and lakes; navigable waters. 2. Territorial property. 3. Ultimate property in lands; escheats. ARTICLE X EDUCATION Section 1. Superintendent of public in- struction. 2. School fund created; income applied. 3. District schools; tuition; sec- tarian instruction. Section 4. Annual school tax. 5. Income of school fund. 6. State university; support. 7. Land commissioners. 8. Lands, how sold; payment. ARTICLE XI CORPORATIONS Section 1. Corporations, how formed. 2. Property taken by municipali- ty. 3. Municipal home rule; debt limit; tax to pay debt. 3a. Acquisition of lands by state and cities. 4. General banking law. ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS Section 1. Constitutional amendment. 2. Constitutional conventions. ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 1. Political year; elections. 2. Dueling. 3. Eligibility to office. 4. Great Seal. 5. Residents on Indian lands, where may vote. 6. Legislative officers. 7. Division of counties. 8. County seats removed. 9. Election or appointment of statutory officers. 10. Vacancies in offices. 11. Passes, franks and privileges. 12. Recall of elective officers. ARTICLE XIV SCHEDULE Section 1. Effect of change of govern- ment. 2. Existing laws continued. 3. Territorial fines accrue to state. 4. Rights of action and prosecu- tions saved. 5. Existing officers hold over. 6. Seat of government. 7. Local officers hold over. 8. Copy of constitution for presi- dent. 9. Ratification of constitution; election of officers. 10. Congressional apportionment. Obsolete. 11. First elections. 12. Legislative apportionment. Ob- solete. 13. Common law continued in force. 14. Officers, when to enter on du- ties. 15. Oath of office. 224
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