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§001. Power inherent in the people.
§002. Equality of all.
§003. Equal political rights.
§004. Security against search and seizure.
§005. Imprisonment for debt.
§006. Due process of law.
§007. No absolute, arbitrary power.
§008. Courts open to all; suits against state.
§009. Trial by jury inviolate.
§010. Right of accused to defend.
§011. Self-incrimination; jeopardy.
§012. Detaining witnesses.
§013. Indictment.
§014. Bail; cruel and unusual punishment.
§015. Penal code to be humane.
§016. Conduct of jails.
§017. Habeas corpus.
§018. Religious liberty.
§020. Freedom of speech and press; libel; truth a defense.
§021. Right of petition and peaceable assembly.
§022. Protection of labor.
§023. Education.
§024. Right to bear arms.
§025. Military subordinate to civil power; quartering soldiers.
§026. Treason.
§027. Elections free and equal.
§028. Taxation; consent of people; uniformity and equality.
§029. Rights of aliens.
§030. Monopolies and perpetuities prohibited.
§031. Control of water.
§032. Eminent domain.
§033. Compensation for property taken.
§034. Uniform operation of general law.
§035. Ex post facto laws; impairing obligation of contracts.
§036. Rights not enumerated reserved to people.
§037. Constitution of United States supreme law of land.
§001. Powers of government divided into three departments.
§001. Composition and name of legislature.
§002. Members' terms and qualifications.
§003. Legislative apportionment.
§004. Vacancies. [Repealed.]
§005. When members elected and terms begin.
§006. Compensation of members; duration of sessions.
§007. Time and place of sessions.
§008. Members disqualified for other office.
§009. Compensation not to be increased during term.
§010. Presiding officers; other officers; each house to judge of election and qualifications of its members.
§011. Quorum.
§012. Rules, punishment and protection.
§013. Journals.
§014. Sessions to be open.
§015. Adjournment.
§016. Privilege of members.
§017. Power of impeachment; proceedings.
§018. Who may be impeached.
§019. Removal of officers not subject to impeachment.
§020. Laws to be passed by bill; alteration or amendment of bills.
§021. Enacting clause of law.
§022. Limitation on time for introducing bill for appropriation.
§023. Bill must go to committee.
§024. Bill to contain only one subject, which shall be expressed in title.
§025. Vote required to pass bill.
§026. How laws revised, amended or extended.
§027. Special and local laws prohibited.
§028. Signing of bills.
§029. Legislative employees.
§030. Extra compensation to public officers prohibited.
§031. Supplies for legislature and departments.
§032. Changing terms and salaries of public officers.
§033. Origin of revenue bills.
§034. General appropriation bills; other appropriations.
§035. Money expended only on appropriation.
§036. Prohibited appropriations.
§037. Delegation of power to perform municipal functions prohibited.
§038. Investment of trust funds.
§039. Aid to railroads prohibited.
§040. Debts to state or municipal corporation cannot be released unless otherwise prescribed by legislature.
§041. Resolutions; approval or veto.
§042. Bribery of legislators and solicitation of bribery defined; expulsion of legislator for bribery or solicitation.
§043. Offers to bribe.
§044. Witnesses in bribery charges.
§045. Legislature shall define corrupt solicitation.
§046. Interested member shall not vote.
§047. Congressional representation.
§048. State census.
§049. District representation.
§050. Apportionment for first legislature.
§051. Filling of vacancies.
§052. Initiative and referendum.
§053. Creation of criminal penalties not subject to governor's power to commute.
§001. Executive power vested in governor; term of governor.
§002. Qualifications of governor.
§003. Election of governor.
§004. Powers and duties of governor generally.
§005. Pardoning power of governor.
§006. Acting governor.
§007. When governor may fill vacancies in office.
§008. Approval or veto of legislation by governor; passage over veto.
§009. Veto of items of appropriations.
§010. Bribery or coercion of or by governor.
§011. State officers; election; qualifications; terms.
§012. State officers; powers and duties.
§013. Salaries of governor and other elective state officers.
§014. Examination of accounts.
§015. Great seal of state.
§001. How judicial power vested.
§002. Supreme court generally; appellate jurisdiction.
§003. Supreme court generally; original jurisdiction.
§004. Supreme court generally; number; election of chief justice; quorum; vacancies in supreme court or district court; judicial nominating commission; terms; standing for retention in office.
(d) No member of the commission excepting the chairman shall hold any federal, state or county public office or any political party office, and after serving a full term he shall not be eligible for reelection or reappointment to succeed himself on the commission. No member of the judicial nominating commission shall be eligible for appointment to any judicial office while he is a member of the commission nor for a period of one year after the expiration of his term for which he was elected or appointed. Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments. Additional qualifications of members of the commission may be prescribed by law.
§005. Voluntary retirement and compensation of justices and judges.
§006. Commission on judicial conduct and ethics.
§007. Supreme court generally; terms of court.
§008. Supreme court generally; qualifications of justices.
§009. Supreme court generally; clerk.
§010. District courts generally; jurisdiction.
§011. District courts generally; judges to hold court for each other.
§012. District courts generally; qualifications of judges.
§013. District courts generally; clerks.
§014. District courts generally; commissioners.
§015. Style of process.
§016. Supreme court judges limited to judicial duties.
§017. Salaries of judges of supreme and district courts.
§018. Appeals from district courts to supreme court.
§019. State divided into districts; election and terms of district judges.
§020. Districts defined.
§021. Increase in number of districts and judges.
§022. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace.
§023. Appeals from justices' courts.
§024. Terms of district courts; attaching unorganized territory to organized counties.
§025. Judges of supreme and district courts shall not practice.
§026. Power to fix terms of court.
§027. Judges of supreme and district courts shall not hold other office.
§028. Appeals from boards of arbitration.
§029. Juvenile delinquency and domestic relations courts.
§001. Male and female citizens to enjoy equal rights.
§002. Qualifications of electors.
§003. Electors privileged from arrest.
§004. Exemption of electors from military duty.
§005. Electors must be citizens of United States.
§006. What persons excluded from franchise.
§007. When residence not lost by reason of absence.
§008. Soldiers stationed in state not considered residents.
§009. Educational qualifications of electors.
§010. Alien suffrage.
§011. Manner of holding elections.
§012. Registration of voters required.
§013. Purity of elections to be provided for.
§014. Election contests.
§015. Qualifications for office.
§016. When officers to hold over; suspension of officers.
§017. Time of holding general and special elections; when elected officers to enter upon duties.
§018. Method of selecting officers whose election is not provided for.
§019. Dual office holding.
§020. Oath of office; form.
Senators and representatives and all judicial, state and county officers shall, before entering on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of this state, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity; that I have not paid or contributed, or promised to pay or contribute, either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, to procure my nomination or election, (or appointment) except for necessary and proper expenses expressly authorized by law; that I have not, knowingly, violated any election law of the state, or procured it to be done by others in my behalf; that I will not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or nonperformance of any act or duty pertaining to my office, other than the compensation allowed by law."
§021. Oath of office; how administered.
§022. Absent voter ballots, voting and registration.
§001. Legislature to provide for public schools.
§002. School revenues.
The following are declared to be perpetual funds for school purposes, of which the annual income only can be appropriated, towit: Such per centum as has been or may hereafter be granted by congress on the sale of lands in this state; all moneys arising from the sale or lease of sections number sixteen and thirty-six in each township in the state, and the lands selected or that may be selected in lieu thereof; the proceeds of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted to this state, where by the terms and conditions of the grant, the same are not to be otherwise appropriated; the net proceeds of lands and other property and effects that may come to the state by escheat or forfeiture, or from unclaimed dividends or distributive shares of the estates of deceased persons; all moneys, stocks, bonds, lands and other property now belonging to the common school funds. Provided, that the rents for the ordinary use of said lands shall be applied to the support of public schools and, when authorized by general law, not to exceed thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3) per centum of oil, gas, coal, or other mineral royalties arising from the lease of any said school lands may be so applied.
§003. Other sources of school revenues.
§004. Restriction in use of revenues.
§005. Fines and penalties to belong to public school fund.
§006. State to keep school funds; investment.
§007. Application of school funds.
§008. Distribution of school funds.
§009. Taxation for schools.
§010. No discrimination between pupils.
§011. Textbooks.
§012. Sectarianism prohibited.
§013. Land commissioners.
§014. Supervision of schools entrusted to state superintendent of public instruction.
§015. Establishment of university confirmed.
§016. Tuition free.
§017. Government of university.
§018. Establishment of institutions.
§019. Territorial institutions pass to state.
§020. Duty of legislature to protect and promote health and morality of people.
§021. Buildings and property of territory pass to state.
§022. Construction and supervision.
§023. Permanent location.
§001. Water is state property.
§002. Board of control.
§003. Priority of appropriation.
§004. Water divisions.
§005. State engineer.
§001. Inspector of mines.
§002. Legislature to enact regulatory laws.
§003. Restrictions on employment in mines.
§004. Right of action for injuries.
§005. School of mines.
§006. State geologist.
§001. Creation.
§002. Control by state.
§003. Forfeited charters.
§004. Damages for personal injuries or death; worker's compensation.
(c) Any contract or agreement with any employee waiving any right to recover damages for causing the death or injury of any employee shall be void. As to all extrahazardous employments the legislature shall provide by law for the accumulation and maintenance of a fund or funds out of which shall be paid compensation as may be fixed by law according to proper classifications to each person injured in such employment or to the dependent families of such as die as the result of such injuries, except in case of injuries due solely to the culpable negligence of the injured employee. The fund or funds shall be accumulated, paid into the state treasury and maintained in such manner as may be provided by law. Monies in the fund shall be expended only for compensation authorized by this section, for administration and management of the Worker's Compensation Act, debt service related to the fund and for workplace safety programs conducted by the state as authorized by law. The right of each employee to compensation from the fund shall be in lieu of and shall take the place of any and all rights of action against any employer contributing as required by law to the fund in favor of any person or persons by reason of the injuries or death. Subject to conditions specified by law, the legislature may allow employments not designated extrahazardous to be covered by the state fund at the option of the employer. To the extent an employer elects to be covered by the state fund and contributes to the fund as required by law, the employer shall enjoy the same immunity as provided for extrahazardous employments.
§005. Acceptance of constitution.
§006. Engaging in more than one line of business.
§007. What corporations are common carriers.
§008. Trusts prohibited.
§009. Eminent domain.
§010. Mutual and co-operative associations.
§011. Powers and rights of railroads.
§012. Discrimination by railroads and telegraph lines forbidden.
§013. Railroads to make annual reports to state auditor.
§014. Eminent domain.
§015. Aid to railroads and telegraph lines prohibited.
§016. Acceptance of constitution by existing railroad, transportation and telegraph companies.
§017. Rights of telegraph companies.
§018. Foreign railroad or telegraph company must have agent for service of process.
§019. Location of depots.
§001. State boundaries.
§001. Existing counties remain such.
§002. Organization of new counties.
§003. Changing county seats.
§004. Township organization.
§005. County officers.
§001. Incorporation; alteration of boundaries; merger; consolidation; dissolution; determination of local affairs; classification; referendum; liberal construction.
The governing body may submit, without a petition, any charter ordinance to referendum election under the procedures as previously set out. The charter ordinance shall take effect if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. An approved charter ordinance, after becoming effective, shall be recorded by the clerk in a book maintained for that purpose with a certificate of the procedures of adoption. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the secretary of state, who shall keep an index of such ordinances. Each charter ordinance enacted shall prevail over any prior act of the governing body of the city or town, and may be repealed or amended only by subsequent charter ordinance, or by enactments of the legislature applicable to all cities and towns.
§002. Consent of electors necessary.
§003. Restriction on powers to levy taxes and contract debts.
§004. Franchises.
§005. Acquisition of water rights.
§001. Stated salaries to be paid.
§002. Fees.
§003. Legislature to designate county offices and fix salaries of county officers.
§004. Deputies.
§005. Who are county officers referred to by section 3.
§006. Consolidation of offices.
§001. Assessment of lands and improvements thereon.
§002. Assessment of coal lands.
§003. Taxation of mines and mining claims.
§004. State levy limited.
§005. County levies limited.
§006. City levies limited.
§007. Depositories for public moneys.
§008. Profit making from public funds prohibited.
§009. Legislature to provide for state board of equalization.
§010. Duties of state board of equalization.
§011. Uniformity of assessment required.
§012. Exemptions from taxation.
§013. Tax must be authorized by law; law to state object.
§014. Surrender of taxing power prohibited.
§015. State tax for support of public schools.
§016. Disposition of fees, excises and license taxes on vehicles and gasoline.
§017. County levy for support and maintenance of public schools.
There shall be levied each year in each county of the state a tax of not to exceed six mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the property in each county for the support and maintenance of the public schools. This tax shall be collected by the county treasurer and disbursed among the school districts within the county as the legislature shall provide. The legislature may authorize boards of trustees of school districts to levy a special tax on the property of the district. The legislature may also provide for the distribution among one or more school districts of not more than three-fourths of any revenue from the special school district property tax in excess of a state average yield, which shall be calculated each year, per average daily membership.
§018. Full tax credit allowed against any liability arising from a tax on income.
§019. Mineral excise tax; distribution.
The Legislature shall provide by law for an excise tax on the privilege of severing or extracting minerals, of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) on the value of the gross product extracted. The minerals subject to such excise tax shall be coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil shale, and such other minerals as may be designated by the Legislature. Such tax shall be in addition to any other excise, severance or ad valorem tax. The proceeds from such tax shall be deposited in the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund, which fund shall remain inviolate. The monies in the fund shall be invested as prescribed by the Legislature and all income from fund investments shall be deposited by the State Treasurer in the general fund on an annual basis. The Legislature may also specify by law, conditions and terms under which monies in the fund may be loaned to political subdivisions of the state.
§001. Limitation on state debt.
§002. Creation of state debt in excess of taxes for current year.
§003. Limitation on county debt.
§004. Creation of county or municipal debt in excess of taxes for current year.
§005. Limitation on municipal, county or school district debt.
§006. Loan of credit; donations prohibited; works of internal improvement.
§007. Payments of public money.
§008. Endorsements required on bonds and other evidences of indebtedness.
§009. Construction and improvement of public roads and highways.
§010. Construction and improvement of works for conservation and utilization of water.
§011. Construction, maintenance and improvement of public airports, aircraft landing strips and related facilities.
§012. Economic development loan fund.
§013. Industrial and economic development; powers of counties and municipalities.
§001. Of whom militia constituted.
§002. Legislature to provide for enrollment, equipment and discipline.
§003. How officers commissioned.
§004. Flags.
§005. Governor to be commander-in-chief; powers.
§001. Acceptance of lands from United States; sale of such lands.
§002. Application of proceeds of sale or rental.
§003. Board of land commissioners.
§004. Legislature to provide for disposition of lands.
§005. Special privileges prohibited.
§006. Disposition of unexpended income of perpetual school fund.
§001. Legislature to provide for protection of livestock and stock owners.
§002. Day's work.
§003. Who shall not be employed on public works.
§004. Legislature to provide for enforcement of section 3.
§005. Legislature to establish courts of arbitration; duties.
§006. Importing armed bodies to suppress violence prohibited; exception.
§007. Contract exempting employer from liability for personal injuries prohibited.
§008. Legislature to provide for voluntary submission of differences to arbitrators.
§009. Exemption of homestead.
§010. Intoxicating liquors.
§011. Use of monies in public employee retirement funds restricted.
§001. How amendments proposed by legislature and submitted to people.
§002. How two or more amendments voted on.
§003. Constitutional convention.
§004. Constitution adopted by convention to be submitted to people.
§001. Acquired rights continue.
§002. Territorial property vested in state.
§003. Territorial laws become state laws.
§004. Accrued fines go to state.
§005. State to sue on bonds and prosecute crimes.
§006. Territorial officers to hold over.
§007. Submission of constitution.
§008. When constitution takes effect.
§009. First state election; time of holding; proclamation.
§010. First state election; duty of county commissioners; who may vote; conduct of election.
§011. First state election; board of canvassers.
§012. When officers shall qualify; oaths; bonds.
§013. First state legislature.
§014. Laws to be passed.
§015. Transfer of pending causes, records and seal of courts.
§016. Court seals.
§017. Transfer of causes and records from probate courts to district courts.
§018. How legislature chosen.
§019. Duration of terms of territorial county and precinct officers.
§020. Terms of state officers first elected.
§021. Regular session of legislature following first session.
§022. Regular election following first session of legislature to be omitted.
§023. Why constitution framed.
§024. State part of United States.
§025. Religious liberty.
§026. Ownership of certain lands disclaimed; restriction on taxation of nonresidents.
§027. Territorial liabilities assumed.
§028. Legislature to provide for public schools.
J. A. Casebeer,
C. W. Holden,
H. G. Nickerson,
A. L. Sutherland,
W. E. Chaplin,
D. A. Preston,
H. E. Teschemacher,
C. L. Vagner,
C. W. Burdick,
M. C. Barrow,