WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1987-1988


as nearly uniform as practicable; but the legislature may
provide for the election at large once in every four years of a
chief executive officer in any county having a population of
five hundred thousand or more with such powers of an ad-
ministrative character as they may from time to time pre-
scribe in accordance with this section. [1959 AJR-121; 1961
AJR-61]


   Uniform town and county government. SECTION 23.
[Originalform] The legislature shall establish but one system
of town and county government, which shall be as nearly
uniform as practicable.


     Chief executive officer to approve or veto resolutions or ordinances;
proceedings on veto.
 SECTION 23a. [As amended April 19691 Every resolution or ordinance passed
by the county board in
 any county shall, before it becomes effective, be presented to the chief
executive officer. If he
 approves, he shall sign it; if not, he shall return it with his objections,
which objections shall be
 entered at large upon the journal and the board shall proceed to reconsider
the matter. Appro-
 priations may be approved in whole or in part by the chief executive officer
and the part ap-
 proved shall become law, and the part objected to shall be returned in the
same manner as
 provided for in other resolutions or ordinances. If, after such reconsideration,
two-thirds of the
 members-elect of the county board agree to pass the resolution or ordinance
or the part of the
 resolution or ordinance objected to, it shall become effective on the date
prescribed but not
 earlier than the date of passage following reconsideration. In all such
cases, the votes of the
 members of the county board shall be determined by ayes and noes and the
names of the mem-
 bers voting for or against the resolution or ordinance or the part thereof
objected to shall be
 entered on the journal. If any resolution or ordinance is not returned by
the chief executive
 officer to the county board at its first meeting occurring not less than
6 days, Sundays excepted,
 after it has been presented to him, it shall become effective unless the
county board has recessed
 or adjourned for a period in excess of 60 days, in which case it shall not
be effective without his
approval. [1967 AJR-18; 1969 SJR-8]


   Chief executive officer to approve or veto resolutions or
ordinances; proceedings on veto. SECrION 23a. [Created No-
vember 1962] Every resolution or ordinance passed by the
county board in any county having a population of five hun-
dred thousand or more shall, before it becomes effective, be
presented to the chief executive officer. If he approves, he
shall sign it; if not, he shall return it with his objections,
which objections shall be entered at large upon the journal
and the board shall proceed to reconsider the matter. Ap-
propriations may be approved in whole or in part by the
chief executive officer and the part approved shall become
law, and the part objected to shall be returned in the same
manner as provided for in other resolutions or ordinances.
If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members-
elect of the county board agree to pass the resolution or or-


dinance or the part of the resolution or ordinance objected
to, it shall become effective on the date prescribed but not
earlier than the date of passage following reconsideration.
In all such cases, the votes of the members of the county
board shall be determined by ayes and nays and the names
of the members voting for or against the resolution or ordi-
nance or the part thereof objected to shall be entered on the
journal. If any resolution or ordinance is not returned by
the chief executive officer to the county board at its first
meeting occurring not less than six days, Sundays excepted,
after it has been presented to him, it shall become effective
unless the county board has recessed or adjourned for a per-
iod in excess of sixty days, in which case it shall not be effec-
tive without his approval. [1959 AJR-121; 1961 AJR-61]


    Lotteries and divorces.  SECTION 24. [As amended April 19871 (1) Except
as provided in this
 section, the legislature shall never authorize any lottery or grant any
divorce.
    (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following activities do
not constitute considera-
 tion as an element of a lottery:
    (a) To listen to or watch a television or radio program.
    (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 pur-
chase or pay an admittance fee.
    (3) The legislature may authorize the following bingo games licensed
by the state, but all
profits shall accrue to the licensed organization and no salaries, fees or
profits may be paid to any
other organization or person: bingo games operated by religious, charitable,
service, fraternal or
veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for
federal or state income
tax purposes.
    (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.


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