We, the undersigned, members of the Convention to form a Constitution for the State of Wisconsin, to be submitted to the people thereof for their ratification or rejection do hereby certify that the foregoing is the Constitution adopted by the Convention. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, at Madison, the first day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and forty-eight. MORGAN L. MARTIN, President of the Convention and Delegate from Brown County. AMENDMENTS. ARTICLE I. [Section 8, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 8, 1870.] SECTION 8. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law, and no person, for the same offense, shall be put twice in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. All persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great; and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. ARTICLE III. [Section 1, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 7,1882.] SECTION 1. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years or upwards belonging to either of the following classes who shall have resided within the State for one year next preceding any election, and in the election district where he offers to vote, such time as may be prescribed by the Legislature, not exceeding thirty days, shall be deemed a qualified elector at such election. 1. Citizens of the United States. 2. Persons of foreign birth who shall have declared their intention to become citizens conformably to the laws of the United States on the subject of naturalization. 3. Persons of Indian blood who have once been declared by law of congress to be citizens of the United States, any subsequent law of congress to the contrary notwithstanding. 4 Civilized persons of Indian descent not members of any tribe; provided, that the legislature may at any time extend by law the right of suffrage to persons not herein enumerated; but no such law shall be in force until the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the people at a general election and approved by a majority of all the votes cast at such election; and provided further, that in incorporated cities and villages, the legislature may provide for the registration of electors and prescribe proper rules and regulations therefor. ARTICLE IV. [Sections 4, 5, 11 and 21, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 8, 1881.] SECTION 4. The members of the assembly shall be chosen biennially, by single districts, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday o. November after the adoption of this amendment, by the qualified electors of the several districts; such districts to be bounded by county, precinct, town or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory, and be in as compact form as practicable. SECTION 5. The senators shall be elected by single districts of convenient contiguous territory, at the same time and in the same manner as members of the assembly are required to be chosen, and no assembly district shall be divided in the formation of a sonate district. The senate districts shall be numbered in the regular series, and the senators shall be chosen alternately from the odd and even-numbered districts. The senators elected, or holding over at the time of the adoption of this amendment, shall continue in office till their successors are duly elected and qualified; and after the adoption of this amendment, all senators shall be chosen for the term of four years. SECTION 11. The legislature shall meet at the seat of government at such time as shall be provided by law, once in two years and no oftener, unless convened by the governor in special session, and when so convened no business shall be transacted except as shall be necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which it was convened. SECTION 21. Each member of the legislature shall receive for his services, for and during a regular session, the sum of five hundred dollars, and ton cents for every mile he shall travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the legislature on the most usual route. In case of an extra session of the legislature, no additional compensation shall be allowed to any member thereof, either directly or indirectly, except for mileage, to be computed at the same rate as for a regular session. No stationery, newspapers. postage or other perquisite, except the salary and mileage above provided, shall be received from the state by any member of the legislature for his services, or in any other manner as such member. [Sections 31 and 32, as amen led by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 7, 1871, and auien ment to section 31. adopted November 8, 1892.] SECTION 31. The Legislature is prohibited from enacting any special or private laws in the following cases: 1st For changing the ame of persons or constituting one person the heir-at-law of another. 2d. For laying out, opening or altering highways, except in cases of Stat roads e tend ng into more than one county, and military roads, to aid in the construction of which lands may be granted by Congre s. 3d. For authorizing persons to keep ferries across streams, at points wholly within this state. 4th. For authoriz ng the sal› or mortgage of real or personal property of minors or others under disability. 5th. For lo cating or changing any county seat. 6th. For assessment or collection of taxes or for extending the time for collection thereof. 7th. For granting corporate powers or privileges, except to c ties. 8th. For authorizing the apportionment of any part of the school fund 9th. For incorporating any city, town or village, or to amend the charter thereof. ARTICLE V. [Sections 5 and 9, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 2, 1869.] SECTION 5. The Governor shall receive, during his con inuance in office, an annual compensation of five thousand dollars which shall be in full for all trav ling or other expenses incident to his duties. SECTION 9. The Lieutenant Governor shall receive, dur ng his continuance in office, an annual compensation of one thousand dollars. ARTICLE VI. [Section 4, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 7, 1882.] SECTION 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registe s of deeds, district attorneys, and all other county officers except judicial officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective coun ies, ence in every two years. Sheriffs shall hold no other office, and be ineligible for two year next succeeding the termination of their offices; they may be required by law o renew their security from time to time, and in default of giving such new sec rity their office shall be deemed vacant; but the coun y shall never be made responsible for the acts of the sheriff. The Governor may remove any officer in this section mention d, giving to such a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being heard in his defense. A'l vacancies shall be filled by appointment; and the person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold only for the unexpired portion of the term to which he shall be appointed and until his suc cessor shall be elected and qualified. ARTICLE VII. [Section 4, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 6, 1877.] SECTION 4. The supreme court shall consist of one chief justice and four associate justices to be elected by the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature shall, at its first session after the adoption of this amendment, provide by law for the election of two associate justices of said court, to hold their offices for terms ending two an four years respectively, after the end of the term of the justice of the said court then last to expire. And thereafter he chief justice and associate justices of the said court shall be elected and hold their offices respectively for the term of ten years. [Section 12, as amended by a vote of the people at the General Election, November 7, 1882.] SECTION 12. There shall be a clerk of the circuit court chosen in each county organized for judicial purposes by the qualified electors thereof, who shall hold his office for two years, subject to removal as shall be provided by law; in case of a vacancy the judge of the circuit court shall have power to appoint a clerk until the vacancy shall be filled by an election: the clerk thus elected or appointed shall give such security as the Legislature may require. The supreme court shall appoint its own clerk; and a clerk of the circuit court may be appointed a clerk of the supreme court. |