Article VIII — FINANCE
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Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 1 Rule of taxation uniform; income, privilege and occupation taxes
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[As amended Nov. 1908, April 1927, April 1941, April 1961 and April 1974] The rule of taxation shall be uniform but the legislature may empower cities, villages or towns to collect and return taxes on real estate located therein by optional methods. Taxes shall be levied upon suc…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 2 Appropriations; limitation
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[As amended Nov. 1877] No money shall be paid out of the treasury except in pursuance of an appropriation by law. No appropriation shall be made for the payment of any claim against the state except claims of the United States and judgments, unless filed within six years after th…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 3 Credit of state
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[As amended April 1975] Except as provided in s. 7 (2) (a), the credit of the state shall never be given, or loaned, in aid of any individual, association or corporation. [1973 J.R. 38, 1975 J.R. 3, vote April 1975]
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 4 Contracting state debts
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The state shall never contract any public debt except in the cases and manner herein provided.
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 5 Annual tax levy to equal expenses
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The legislature shall provide for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the state for each year; and whenever the expenses of any year shall exceed the income, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax for the ensuing year, sufficient, with other sour…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 6 Public debt for extraordinary expense; taxation
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For the purpose of defraying extraordinary expenditures the state may contract public debts (but such debts shall never in the aggregate exceed one hundred thousand dollars). Every such debt shall be authorized by law, for some purpose or purposes to be distinctly specified there…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 7 Public debt for public defense; bonding for public purposes
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[As amended April 1969, April 1975 and April 1992] (1) The legislature may also borrow money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in time of war; but the money thus raised shall be applied exclusively to the object for which the loan was authorized, or to…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 8 Vote on fiscal bills; quorum
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On the passage in either house of the legislature of any law which imposes, continues or renews a tax, or creates a debt or charge, or makes, continues or renews an appropriation of public or trust money, or releases, discharges or commutes a claim or demand of the state, the que…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 9 Evidences of public debt
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No scrip, certificate, or other evidence of state debt, whatsoever, shall be issued, except for such debts as are authorized by the sixth and seventh sections of this article.
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 10 Internal improvements
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[As amended Nov. 1908, Nov. 1924, Apr. 1945, Apr. 1949, Apr. 1960, Apr. 1968 and Apr. 1992] Except as further provided in this section, the state may never contract any debt for works of internal improvement, or be a party in carrying on such works. (1) Whenever grants of land or…
Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 11 Transportation Fund
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[As created Nov. 2014] All funds collected by the state from any taxes or fees levied or imposed for the licensing of motor vehicle operators, for the titling, licensing, or registration of motor vehicles, for motor vehicle fuel, or for the use of roadways, highways, or bridges, …