Section 2. Appropriations for Claims Against the State

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Appropriations for Claims Against the State

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 the claim accrued.

Summary: Prohibition/limit on appropriations for claims against state.

Election Date: November 6, 1877

Votes For Ratification: 33046

Votes Against Ratification: 3371

Percent for Ratification: 91%

Percent Against Ratification: 9%

Notes: A scrivener's error in the joint resolution on record includes the date of the resolution's approval in the text of the amendment. However, the version presented to voters did not include this error (https://access-newspaperarchive-com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/us/wisconsin/janesville/janesville-gazette/1877/10-22/page-3/).

Amendment Source: 1877 JR 4

Effective Date Source: WI Bd. State Canvassers, 1848-1978, Vol. 4, 779-80

Appropriations for Claims Against the State

No money shall be paid out of the treasury, except in pursuance of an appropriation by law.

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