FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Wy. Const. art. 7, § 18 — Article 7 / Section 18
WY Const., Article 7, Section 18
Status: in_force

Establishment; supervision by state board of charities and reform. Such charitable, reformatory and penal institutions as the claims of humanity and the public good may require, shall be established and supported by the state in such manner as the legislature may prescribe. They shall be supervised as prescribed by law. This section was amended by a resolution adopted by the 1989 legislature, ratified by a vote of the people at the general election held on November 6, 1990, and proclaimed in effect on November 21, 1990.
Wy. Const. art. 5, § 26 — Article 5 / Section 26
WY Const., Article 5, Section 26
Status: in_force

Power to fix terms of court. Until the legislature shall provide by law for fixing the terms of courts, the judges of the supreme court and district courts shall fix the terms thereof.
Wy. Const. art. 2, § 1 — Article 2 / Section 1
WY Const., Article 2, Section 1
Status: in_force

Powers of government divided into three departments. The powers of the government of this state are divided into three distinct departments: The legislative, executive and judicial, and no person or collection of persons charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any powers properly belonging to either of the others, except as in this constitution expressly directed or permitted.
Wy. Const. art. 15, § 20 — Article 15 / Section 20
WY Const., Article 15, Section 20
Status: in_force

Higher education trust funds; investments; earnings. The legislature may from time to time place monies into endowment funds for higher education scholarships and for improving the quality of higher education, which funds shall remain inviolate. The earnings of the funds shall be used for the purposes specified in this section, but the legislature may from time to time by law regulate the manner in which the earnings are expended. The legislature may also provide for use of the earnings to protect the funds from inflation and to even fluctuations in earnings over time. The funds may be invested in the same manner as other permanent funds of the state. This section was added by a resolution proposed by the 2006 legislature, ratified by a vote of the people at the general election held on November 7, 2006 and proclaimed in effect on November 15, 2006. ​
Wy. Const. art. 3, § 14 — Article 3 / Section 14
WY Const., Article 3, Section 14
Status: in_force

Sessions to be open. The sessions of each house and of the committee of the whole shall be open unless the business is such as requires secrecy.
Wy. Const. art. 3, § 32 — Article 3 / Section 32
WY Const., Article 3, Section 32
Status: in_force

Changing terms and salaries of public officers. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, no law shall extend the term of any public officer or increase or diminish his salary or emolument after his election or appointment; but this shall not be construed to forbid the legislature from fixing salaries or emoluments of those officers first elected or appointed under this constitution, if such salaries or emoluments are not fixed by its provisions.
Wy. Const. art. 1, § 21 — Article 1 / Section 21
WY Const., Article 1, Section 21
Status: in_force

Right of petition and peaceable assembly. The right of petition, and of the people peaceably to assemble to consult for the common good, and to make known their opinions, shall never be denied or abridged.
Wy. Const. art. 12, § 2 — Article 12 / Section 2
WY Const., Article 12, Section 2
Status: in_force

Organization of new counties. The legislature shall provide by general law for organizing new counties, locating the county seats thereof temporarily and changing county lines. But no new county shall be formed unless it shall contain within the limits thereof property of the valuation of two million dollars, as shown by last preceding tax returns, and not then unless the remaining portion of the old county or counties shall each contain property of at least three million dollars of assessable valuation; and no new county shall be organized nor shall any organized county be so reduced as to contain a population of less than one thousand five hundred bona fide inhabitants, and in case any portion of an organized county or counties is stricken off to form a new county, the new ​ county shall assume and be holden for an equitable proportion of the indebtedness of the county or counties so reduced. No county shall be divided unless a majority of the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be cut off voting on the proposition shall vote in favor of the division.
Wy. Const. art. 10, § 16 — Article 10 / Section 16
WY Const., Article 10, Section 16
Status: in_force

Acceptance of constitution by existing railroad, transportation and telegraph companies. No railroad or other transportation company or telegraph company in existence upon the adoption of this constitution shall derive the benefit of any future legislation without first filing in the office of the secretary of state an acceptance of the provisions of this constitution.
Wy. Const. art. 21, § 7 — Article 21 / Section 7
WY Const., Article 21, Section 7
Status: in_force

Submission of constitution. This constitution shall be submitted for adoption or rejection to a vote of the qualified electors of this territory, at an election to be held on the first Tuesday in November, A. D. 1889. Said election, as nearly as may be, shall be conducted in all respects in the same manner as provided by the laws of the territory for general elections, and the returns thereof shall be made to the secretary of said territory, who with the governor and chief justice thereof, or any two of them, shall canvass the same, and if a majority of the legal votes cast shall be for the constitution the governor shall certify the result to the president of the United States, together with a statement of the votes cast thereon and a copy of said constitution, articles, propositions and ordinances. At the said election the ballots shall be in the following form: “For the constitution—Yes. No.” And as a heading to each of said ballots, shall be printed on each ballot the following instructions to voters: “All persons who desire to vote for the constitution may erase the word ‘No.’ All persons who desire to vote against the constitution may erase the word ‘Yes.’” Any person may have printed or written on his ballot only the words: “For the Constitution,” or “Against the Constitution,” and such ballots shall be counted for or against the constitution accordingly.
Wy. Const. art. 9, § 4 — Article 9 / Section 4
WY Const., Article 9, Section 4
Status: in_force

Right of action for injuries. For any injury to person or property caused by wilful failure to comply with the provisions of this article, or laws passed in pursuance hereof, a right of action shall accrue to the party injured, for the damage sustained thereby, and in all cases in this state, whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action to recover damages in respect thereof, the person who, or the corporation which would have been liable, if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and the legislature shall provide by law at its first session for the manner in which the right of action in respect thereto shall be enforced.
Wy. Const. art. 6, § 7 — Article 6 / Section 7
WY Const., Article 6, Section 7
Status: in_force

When residence not lost by reason of absence. No elector shall be deemed to have lost his residence in the state, by reason of his ​ absence on business of the United States, or of this state, or in the military or naval service of the United States.
Wy. Const. art. 12, § 3 — Article 12 / Section 3
WY Const., Article 12, Section 3
Status: in_force

Changing county seats. The legislature shall provide by general law for changing county seats in organized counties, but it shall have no power to remove the county seat of any organized county.
Wy. Const. art. 21, § 8 — Article 21 / Section 8
WY Const., Article 21, Section 8
Status: in_force

When constitution takes effect. This constitution shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon the admission of the territory as a state. ​
Wy. Const. art. 4, § 7 — Article 4 / Section 7
WY Const., Article 4, Section 7
Status: in_force

When governor may fill vacancies in office. When any office from any cause becomes vacant, and no mode is provided by the constitution or law for filling such vacancy, the governor shall have the power to fill the same by appointment.
Wy. Const. art. 6, § 15 — Article 6 / Section 15
WY Const., Article 6, Section 15
Status: in_force

Qualifications for office. No person except a qualified elector shall be elected or appointed to any civil or military office in the state. “Military office” shall be limited to the offices of adjutant general, assistant adjutant general for the army national guard and assistant adjutant general for the air national guard. This section was amended by a resolution adopted by the 1999 Legislature, ratified by a vote of the people at the general election held on November 7, 2000, and proclaimed in effect on November 15, 2000.
Wy. Const. art. 5, § 16 — Article 5 / Section 16
WY Const., Article 5, Section 16
Status: in_force

Supreme court judges limited to judicial duties. No duties shall be imposed by law upon the supreme court or any of the judges thereof, except such as are judicial, nor shall any of the judges thereof exercise any power of appointment except as herein provided.
Wy. Const. art. 3, § 37 — Article 3 / Section 37
WY Const., Article 3, Section 37
Status: in_force

Delegation of power to perform municipal functions prohibited. The legislature shall not delegate to any special commissioner, private corporation or association, any power to make, supervise or interfere with any municipal improvements, moneys, property or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, to levy taxes, or to perform any municipal functions whatever.
Wy. Const. art. 3, § 50 — Article 3 / Section 50
WY Const., Article 3, Section 50
Status: in_force

Apportionment for first legislature. Until an apportionment of senators and representatives as otherwise provided by law, they shall be divided among the several counties of the state in the following manner: Albany County, two senators and five representatives. Carbon County, two senators and five representatives. Converse County, one senator and three representatives. Crook County, one senator and two representatives. Fremont County, one senator and two representatives. Laramie County, three senators and six representatives. Johnson County, one senator and two representatives. Sheridan County, one senator and two representatives. Sweetwater County, two senators and three representatives. Uinta County, two senators and three representatives.
Wy. Const. art. 16, § 8 — Article 16 / Section 8
WY Const., Article 16, Section 8
Status: in_force

Endorsements required on bonds and other evidences of indebtedness. No bond or evidence of indebtedness of the state shall be valid unless the same shall have endorsed thereon a certificate signed by the auditor and secretary of state that the bond or evidence of debt is ​ issued pursuant to law and is within the debt limit. No bond or evidence of debt of any county, or bond of any township or other political subdivision, shall be valid unless the same [shall] have endorsed thereon a certificate signed by the county auditor or other officer authorized by law to sign such certificate, stating that said bond or evidence of debt is issued pursuant to law and is within the debt limit.
Wy. Const. art. 4, § 11 — Article 4 / Section 11
WY Const., Article 4, Section 11
Status: in_force

State officers; election; qualifications; terms. There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the times and places of choosing members of the legislature, a secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction, who shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years respectively, shall be citizens of the United States, and shall have the qualifications of state electors. They shall severally hold their offices at the seat of government, for the term of four (4) years and until their successors are elected and duly qualified. The legislature may provide for such other state officers as are deemed necessary. This section was amended by a resolution adopted by the 1981 legislature, ratified by a vote of the people at the general election held on November 2, 1982, and proclaimed in effect on November 24, 1982.
Wy. Const. art. 3, § 10 — Article 3 / Section 10
WY Const., Article 3, Section 10
Status: in_force

Presiding officers; other officers; each house to judge of election and qualifications of its members. The senate shall, at the beginning and close of each regular session and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members president; the house of representatives shall elect one of its members speaker; each house shall choose its other officers, and shall judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members.
Wy. Const. art. 7, § 22 — Article 7 / Section 22
WY Const., Article 7, Section 22
Status: in_force

Construction and supervision. The construction, care and preservation of all public buildings of the state not under the control of the board or officers of public institutions by authority of law shall be entrusted to such officers or boards, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law.