1. All men are equally free and have certain inherent rights.

2. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary imprisonment, except for the punishment of crime.

3. Freedom of speech and liberty of the press.

4. The people have the right to assemble peaceably for the common good.

5. Right of trial by jury.

6. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor shall excessive fines be imposed.

7. The rights of the accused in all criminal prosecutions.

8. Indictment by grand jury.

9. Justice, without sale, denial, or delay.

10. Treason against the State defined.

11. Rights of the people against un

reasonable seizures or searches. 12. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligations of contracts shall ever be passed. 13. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.

14. All lands within the State are declared to be allodial, and feudal tenures are prohibited. 15. No distinction shall ever be made by law between resident aliens and citizens in reference to property.

16. No imprisonment for debt. 17. The privilege of a debtor.

18. Freedom of religious thought

and worship.

19. No religious tests shall ever be

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5. How Senators are to be chosen. 6. To be eligible to the Legislature. 7. Each house to be the judge of the qualifications of its own members. A majority of each shall constitute a quorum.

8. In each house a two-thirds vote required to expel a member. 9. Each house shall choose its own officers.

10. Each house to keep a journal. 11. The Legislature to meet once a year at the seat of government

12. No Legislator to hold any civil office, etc., created during term for which he was elected. 13. Who are not eligible to a seat in the Legislature.

14. Governor to issue writs of election to fill vacancies.

15. Members of Legislature privileged from arrest, except when.

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4. Judges of Circuits to be judges of Supreme Courts till otherwise provided for.

5. Division of the State into five judicial circuits.

6. The Legislature may alter the limits, or increase the number of circuits.

7. For each circuit there shall be a judge chosen.

8. Jurisdiction and power of the Circuit Courts.

9. Vacancies to be filled by the Governor.

10. Salaries of judges of Supreme and Circuit Courts.

11. The Supreme Court shall hold at least one term annually at the seat of government. A Circuit Court shall be held at least twice in each year in each county in the State.

12. Clerk of Circuit Court, term of office.

13. Removal of judge of Supreme or Circuit Courts.

14. Judge of probate, how chosen and term of office.

15. Justices of the peace, term of office and how elected.

16. Tribunals of conciliation. 17. Style of writs and criminal prosecutions shall be carried on in the name of "The State of Wisconsin."

18. A tax on all civil suits, how applied.

19. Testimony in causes in equity, how taken.

1. Taxation shall be uniform. 2. No money to be paid out of the treasury except by appropriation by law.

3. The credit of the State shall never be given or loaned.

4. The State shall never contract any public debt, except as provided.

5. Expenses of the State to be met by an annual tax.

6. State may contract a public debt not to exceed $100,000. 7. The Legislature may also borrow money to repel invasion, etc.

8. On the passage of a law which imposes, renews or continues

a tax, etc., the question shall be taken by yeas and nays, and three-fifths of all the members shall be required to make a quorum.

9. In regard to State debt.

10. The State shall never contract any debt for works of internal improvement.

ARTICLE IX.

Eminent Domain and Property of the State.

1. State's jurisdiction over rivers and lakes.

2. Property of the Territory shall vest in the State.

3. State property.-All lands the title to which shall fail from a defect of heirs, shall revert to the people.

ARTICLE X. Education.

1. The State superintendent, his duties, powers and compensation

2. The school fund.

3. Free, non-sectarian schools. 4. Each town and city to help support the public schools.

5. Distribution of the school fund. 6. A State university to be estab

lished.