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this section unless the justice or judge complained of is served with a copy
of the charges, as the
ground of address, and has had an opportunity of being heard. On the question
of removal, the
ayes and noes shall be entered on the journals. [1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9]
   Removal of judges. SECTION 13. [As amended April         Removal of judges.
SECTION 13. [Original form] Any
1974]   Any judge of the supreme, circuit, county or      judge of the supreme
or circuit court may be removed
municipal court may be removed from office by address of  from office by
address of both houses of the legislature, if
both houses of the legislature, if two-thirds of all the  two-thirds of all
the members elected to each house
members elected to each house concur therein, but no      concur therein,
but no removal shall be made by virtue of
removal shall be made by virtue of this section unless the   this section
unless the judge complained of shall have
judge complained of shall have been served with a copy of  been served with
a copy of the charges against him, as the
the charges against him, as the ground of address, and   ground of address,
and shall have had an opportunity of
shall have had an opportunity of being heard in his      being heard in his
defense. On the question of removal,
defense. On the question of removal, the ayes and noes   the ayes and noes
shall be entered on the journals.
shall be entered on the journals. [1971 AJR-31; 1973
AJR-55]
   Municipal court. SECTION 14. [As amended April1977] The legislature by
law may authorize
each city, village and town to establish a municipal court. All municipal
courts shall have
uniform jurisdiction limited to actions and proceedings arising under ordinances
of the
municipality in which established. Judges of municipal courts may receive
such compensation
as provided by the municipality in which established, but may not receive
fees of office. [1975
AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9]
   Judges of probate. SECTION 14. [Original form] There   be prescribed by
law.   Provided, however, that the
 shall be chosen in each county, by the qualified electors  legislature shall
have power to abolish the office of judge
 thereof, a judge of probate, who shall hold his office for   of probate
in any county, and to confer probate powers
 two years and until his successor shall be elected and   upon such inferior
courts as may be established in said
 qualified, and whose jurisdiction, powers and duties shall   county.
    SECTION 15. [Repealed. 1963 SJR-32; 1965 SJR-26; vote April 1966]
    Justices of the peace. SECTION 15. [As amended April     Justices of
the peace. SECTION 15. [Original form] The
 1945] The electors of the several towns at their annual  electors of the
several towns, at their annual town
 town meeting, and the electors of cities and villages at  meeting, and the
electors of cities and villages, at their
 their charter elections except in cities of the first class, charter elections,
shall in such manner as the legislature
 shall, in such manner as the legislature may direct, elect   may direct,
elect justices of the peace, whose term of
 justices of the peace, whose term of office shall be for 2   office shall
be for two years, and until their successors in
 years and until their successors in office shall be elected  office shall
be elected and qualified. In case of an election
 and qualified. In case of an election to fill a vacancy  to fill a vacancy,
occurring before the expiration of a full
 occurring before the expiration of a full term, the justice  term, the justice
elected shall hold for the residue of the
 elected shall hold for the residue of the unexpired term.    tereduter 
      elected          shall           be
 Their number and classification shall be regulated by law.   unexpired term.
Their number and classification shall be
 And the tenure of 2 years shall in no wise interfere with the regulated
by law. And the tenure of two years shall in no
 classification in the first instance.  The justices thus  wise interfere
with the classification in the first instance.
 elected shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction as   The justices,
thus elected, shall have such civil and
 shall be prescribed by law. [1943 SJR-9; 1945 SJR-6]     criminal jurisdiction
as shall be prescribed by law.
     SECTION 16. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977]
     Tribunals of conciliation. SECTION 16. [Original form]   township, and
shall have power to render judgment to be
 The legislature shall pass laws for the regulation of     obligatory on
the parties when they shall voluntarily
 tribunals of conciliation, defining their powers and      submit their matter
in difference to arbitration, and agree
 duties. Such tribunals may be established in and for any  to abide the judgment
or assent thereto in writing.
     SECTION 17. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977]
     Style of writs; indictments. SECTION 17. [Original       on in the name
and by the authority of the same, and all
 form] The style of all writs and process shall be, "The state indictments
shall conclude against the peace and dignity
 of Wisconsin;" all criminal prosecutions shall be carried  of the state.
     SECTION 18. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977]
     Suit tax. SECTION 18. [Original form] The legislature  which shall constitute
a fund to be applied toward the
 shall impose a tax on all civil suits commenced or       payment of the
salary of judges.
 prosecuted in the municipal, inferior or circuit courts,
     SECTION 19. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977]
     Testimony in equity suits; master in chancery.           equity shall
be taken in like manner as in cases at law, and
 SECTION 19. [Original form] The testimony in causes in   the office of master
in chancery is hereby prohibited.
     SECTION 20. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977] See
Art. I, sec. 21.
     Rights of suitors. SECTION 20. [Original form] Any       prosecute or
defend his suit either in his own proper
 suitor, in any court of this state, shall have the right to  person, or
by an attorney or agent of his choice.
     SECTION 21. [Repealed. 1975 AJR-11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977] See
Art. IV, sec. 17.
     Publication of laws and decisions. SECTION 21.           judicial decisions,
made within the state, as may be
  [Original form] The legislature shall provide by law for  deemed expedient.
And no general law shall be in force
  the speedy publication of all statute laws, and of such   until published.
     SECTION 22. [Repealed. 1975 A JR -11; 1977 SJR-9; vote April 1977]
     Commissioners to revise code of practice. SECTION      after the adoption
of this constitution, shall provide for
  22. [Original form] The legislature, sl its first session  the appointment
of three commissioners, whose duty it