WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE IV
LEGISLATIVE
Art. IV §1 | LEGISLATIVE POWER
Art. IV §2 | LEGISLATURE, HOW CONSTITUTED
Art. IV §3 | APPORTIONMENT
Art. IV §4 | REPRESENTATIVES TO THE ASSEMBLY, HOW CHOSEN
Art. IV §5 | SENATORS, HOW CHOSEN
Art. IV §6 | QUALIFICATIONS OF LEGISLATORS
Art. IV §7 | ORGANIZATION OF LEGISLATURE; QUORUM; COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
Art. IV §8 | RULES; CONTEMPTS; EXPULSION
Art. IV §9 | OFFICERS
(2) The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of a department of transportation and a transportation fund.
Art. IV §10 | JOURNALS; OPEN DOORS; ADJOURNMENTS
Art. IV §11 | MEETING OF LEGISLATURE
Art. IV §12 | INELIGIBILITY OF LEGISLATORS TO OFFICE
Art. IV §13 | INELIGIBILITY OF FEDERAL OFFICERS
Art. IV §14 | FILLING VACANCIES
Art. IV §15 | EXEMPTION FROM ARREST AND CIVIL PROCESS
Art. IV §16 | PRIVILEGE IN DEBATE
Art. IV §17 | ENACTMENT OF LAWS
“The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:”.(2) No law shall be enacted except by bill. No law shall be in force until published.
(3) The legislature shall provide by law for the speedy publication of all laws.
Art. IV §18 | TITLE OF PRIVATE BILLS
Art. IV §19 | ORIGIN OF BILLS
Art. IV §20 | YEAS AND NAYS
Art. IV §21 | COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS
Art. IV §22 | POWERS OF COUNTY BOARDS
Art. IV §23 | TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Art. IV §23a | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO APPROVE OR VETO RESOLUTIONS OR ORDINANCES; PROCEEDINGS ON VETO
Art. IV §24 | GAMBLING
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following activities do not constitute consideration as an element of gambling:
(b) To fill out a coupon or entry blank, whether or not proof of purchase is required.
(c) To visit a mercantile establishment or other place without being required to make a purchase or pay an admittance fee.
(4) The legislature may authorize the following raffle games licensed by the state, but all profits shall accrue to the licensed local organization and no salaries, fees or profits may be paid to any other organization or person: raffle games operated by local religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans’ organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. The legislature shall limit the number of raffles conducted by any such organization.
(5) This section shall not prohibit pari-mutuel on-track betting as provided by law. The state may not own or operate any facility or enterprise for pari-mutuel betting, or lease any state-owned land to any other owner or operator for such purposes. All moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this subsection, the distribution of all moneys attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall include any earnings on the moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting, but shall not include any moneys used for the regulation of, and enforcement of law relating to, pari-mutuel on-track betting.
(6)
(b) The lottery authorized under par. (a) shall be an enterprise that entitles the player, by purchasing a ticket, to participate in a game of chance if:
2) the ticket is evidence of the numbers or symbols selected by the player or, at the player’s option, selected by a computer, and the player becomes entitled to a prize as prescribed in the features and procedures for the game, including an opportunity to win a prize in a secondary or subsequent chance drawing or game if some or all of the player’s symbols or numbers are selected in a chance drawing or game, if the player’s ticket is randomly selected by the computer at the time of purchase or if the ticket is selected in a chance drawing.
2) any banking card game, including blackjack, baccarat or chemin de fer;
3) poker;
4) roulette;
5) craps or any other game that involves rolling dice;
6) keno;
7) bingo 21, bingo jack, bingolet or bingo craps;
8) any game of chance that is placed on a slot machine or any mechanical, electromechanical or electronic device that is generally available to be played at a gambling casino;
9) any game or device that is commonly known as a video game of chance or a video gaming machine or that is commonly considered to be a video gambling machine, unless such machine is a video device operated by the state in a game authorized under par. (a) to permit the sale of tickets through retail outlets under contract with the state and the device does not determine or indicate whether the player has won a prize, other than by verifying that the player’s ticket or some or all of the player’s symbols or numbers on the player’s ticket have been selected in a chance drawing, or by verifying that the player’s ticket has been randomly selected by a central system computer at the time of purchase;
10) any game that is similar to a game listed in this paragraph; or
11) any other game that is commonly considered to be a form of gambling and is not, or is not substantially similar to, a game conducted by the state under par. (a). No game conducted by the state under par. (a) may permit a player of the game to purchase a ticket, or to otherwise participate in the game, from a residence by using a computer, telephone or other form of electronic, telecommunication, video or technological aid.
Art. IV §25 | STATIONERY AND PRINTING
Art. IV §26 | EXTRA COMPENSATION; SALARY CHANGE
(2) Except as provided in this subsection, the compensation of a public officer may not be increased or diminished during the term of office:
(b) Any increase in the compensation of members of the legislature shall take effect, for all senators and representatives to the assembly, after the next general election beginning with the new assembly term.
Art. IV §27 | SUITS AGAINST STATE
Art. IV §28 | OATH OF OFFICE
Art. IV §29 | MILITIA
Art. IV §30 | ELECTIONS BY LEGISLATURE
Art. IV §31 | SPECIAL AND PRIVATE LAWS PROHIBITED
(2) For laying out, opening or altering highways, except in cases of state roads extending into more than one county, and military roads to aid in the construction of which lands may be granted by congress.
(3) For authorizing persons to keep ferries across streams at points wholly within this state.
(4) For authorizing the sale or mortgage of real or personal property of minors or others under disability.
(5) For locating or changing any county seat.
(6) For assessment or collection of taxes or for extending the time for the collection thereof.
(7) For granting corporate powers or privileges, except to cities.
(8) For authorizing the apportionment of any part of the school fund.
(9) For incorporating any city, town or village, or to amend the charter thereof.
Art. IV §32 | GENERAL LAWS ON ENUMERATED SUBJECTS
Art. IV §33 | AUDITING OF STATE ACCOUNTS
Art. IV §34 | CONTINUITY OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
(2) adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for attaining the objectives of this section.
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