Article XIV.
Schedule

Section 12. Legislative apportionment

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Legislative apportionment

Legislative apportionment

Until there shall be a new apportionment, the senators and members of the assembly shall be apportioned among the several districts, as hereinafter mentioned, and each district shall be entitled to elect one senator or member of the assembly, as the case may be.
The counties of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan shall constitute the first senate district.
The counties of Columbia, Marquette, Portage, and Sauk shall constitute the second senate district.
The counties of Crawford, Chippewa, Saint Croix, and La Pointe shall constitute the third senate district.
The counties of Fond du Lac and Winnebago shall constitute the fourth senate district.
The counties of Iowa and Richland shall constitute the fifth senate district.
The county of Grant shall constitute the sixth senate district.
The county of La Fayette shall constitute the seventh senate district.
The county of Green shall constitute the eighth senate district.
The county of Dane shall constitute the ninth senate district.
The county of Dodge shall constitute the tenth senate district.
The county of Washington shall constitute the eleventh senate district.
The county of Jefferson shall constitute the twelfth senate district.
The county of Waukesha shall constitute the thirteenth senate district.
The county of Walworth shall constitute the fourteenth senate district.
The county of Rock shall constitute the fifteenth senate district.
The towns of Southport, Pike, Pleasant Prairie, Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem, and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the sixteenth senate district.
The towns of Racine, Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, Raymond, Norway, Rochester, Yorkville, and Burlington, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the seventeenth senate district.
The third, fourth, and fifth wards of the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Lake, Oak Creek, Franklin, and Greenfield, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute the eighteenth senate district.
The first and second wards of the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Granville, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute the nineteenth senate district.
The county of Brown shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Calumet shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Manitowoc shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Columbia shall constitute an assembly district.
The counties of Crawford and Chippewa shall constitute an assembly district.
The counties of Saint Croix and La Pointe shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Windsor, Sun Prairie, and Cottage Grove, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Madison, Cross Plains, Clarkson, Springfield, Verona, Montrose, Oregon, and Greenfield, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Rome, Dunkirk, Christiana, Albion, and Rutland, in the county of Dane, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Burnett, Chester, Le Roy, and Williamstown, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an assembly district.The towns of Fairfield, Hubbard, and Rubicon, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Hustisford, Ashippun, Lebanon, and Emmet, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Elba, Lowell, Portland, and Clyman, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Calamus, Beaver Dam, Fox Lake, and Trenton, in the county of Dodge, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Calumet, Forest, Auburn, Byron, Taychedah, and Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Alto, Metoman, Ceresco, Rosendale, Waupun, Oakfield, and Seven Mile Creek, in the county of Fond du Lac, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Hazel Green, Fairplay, Smeltzers Grove, and Jamestown, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Plattville, Head of Platte, Centerville, Muscoday, and Fennimore, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Pleasant Valley, Potosi, Waterloo, Hurricane, and New Lisbon, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Beetown, Patch Grove, Cassville, Millville, and Lancaster, in the county of Grant, shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Green shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Dallas, Peddler's Creek, Mineral Point, and Yellow Stone, in the county of Iowa, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Franklin, Dodgeville, Porter's Grove, Arena, and Percussion, in the county of Iowa and the county of Richland, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Watertown, Aztalan, and Waterloo, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Ixonia, Concord, Sullivan, Hebron, Cold Spring, and Palmyra, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Lake Mills, Oakland, Koskonong, Farmington, and Jefferson, in the county of Jefferson, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Benton, Elk Grove, Belmont, Willow Springs, Prairie, and that part of Shullsburgh precinct north of town one, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an assembly district.
The precincts of Wiota, Wayne, Gratiot, White Oak Springs, Fever River, and that part of Shullsburgh precinct south of town two, in the county of La Fayette, shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Marquette shall constitute an assembly district.
The first ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an assembly district.
The second ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an assembly district.
The third ward of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an assembly district.
The fourth and fifth wards of the city of Milwaukee shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Franklin and Oak Creek, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Greenfield and Lake, in the county of Milwaukie, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Granville, Wauwatosa, and Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Portage shall constitute an assembly district.
The town of Racine, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Norway, Raymond, Caledonia, and Mount Pleasant, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Rochester, Burlington, and Yorkville, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Southport, Pike, and Pleasant Prairie, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem, and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Janesville and Bradford, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Beloit, Turtle, and Clinton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Magnolia, Union, Porter, and Fulton, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Milton, Lima, and Johnstown, in the county of Rock, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Newark, Rock, Avon, Spring Valley, and Center, the county of Rock, shall constitute an assembly district: Provided, That if the legislature shall divide the town of Center, they may attach such part of it to the district lying next north as they may deem expedient.
The county of Sauk shall constitute an assembly district.
Precincts numbered one, three, and seven, in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an assembly district.
Precincts number two, four, five, and six in the county of Sheboygan, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Troy, East Troy, and Spring Prairie, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Whitewater, Richmond, and Lagrange, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Geneva, Hudson, and Bloomfield, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Darien, Sharon, Walworth, and Linn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Delavan, Sugar Creek, La Fayette, and Elkhorn, in the county of Walworth, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Lisbon, Menomonee, and Brookfield, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Warren, Oconomewoc, Summit, and Ottawa, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Delafield, Genesee, and Pewaukee, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Waukesha and New Berlin, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Eagle, Mukwanego, Vernon, and Muskego, in the county of Waukesha, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Port Washington, Fredonia, and Clarence, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Grafton and Jackson, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Mequon and Germantown, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Polk, Richfield, and Erin, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.
The towns of Hartford, Addison, West Bend, and North Bend, in the county of Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.
The county of Winnebago shall constitute an assembly district.
The foregoing districts are subject, however, so far to be altered that when any new town shall be organized, it may be added to either of the adjoining assembly districts.

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