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§ Preamble
Preamble
Art.
Preamble
§ 1
Rights of life, liberty, worship, pursuit of safety and happiness, free speech, acquiring and protecting property, peaceable assembly, redress of grievances, bearing arms
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 2
Absolute and arbitrary power denied
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 3
Men are equal — No exclusive grant except for public services — Property not to be exempted from taxation — Grants revocable
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 4
Power inherent in the people — Right to alter, reform, or abolish government
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 5
Right of religious freedom
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 6
Elections to be free and equal
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 7
Right of trial by jury
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 8
Freedom of speech and of the press
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 9
Truth may be given in evidence in prosecution for publishing matters proper for public information — Jury to try law and facts in libel prosecutions
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 10
Security from search and seizure — Conditions of issuance of warrant
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 11
Rights of accused in criminal prosecution — Change of venue
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 12
Indictable offense not to be prosecuted by information — Exceptions
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 13
Double jeopardy — Property not to be taken for public use without compensation
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 14
Right of judicial remedy for injury — Speedy trial
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 15
Laws to be suspended only by General Assembly
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 16
Right to bail — Habeas corpus
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 17
Excessive bail or fine, or cruel punishment, prohibited
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 18
Imprisonment for debt restricted
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 19
Ex post facto law or law impairing contract forbidden — Rules of construction for mineral deeds relating to coal extraction
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 20
Attainder, operation of restricted
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 21
Descent in case of suicide or casualty
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 22
Standing armies restricted — Military subordinate to civil — Quartering soldiers restricted
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 23
No office of nobility or hereditary distinction, or for longer than a term of years
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 24
Emigration to be free
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 25
Slavery and involuntary servitude forbidden
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 26
General powers subordinate to Bill of Rights — Laws contrary thereto are void
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 26A
Rights of victims of crime
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 27
Powers of government divided among legislative, executive, and judicial departments
Art.
Distribution of the Powers of Government
§ 28
One department not to exercise power belonging to another
Art.
Distribution of the Powers of Government
§ 29
Legislative power vested in General Assembly
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 30
Term of office of Senators and Representatives
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 31
Time of election and term of office of Senators and Representatives
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 32
Qualifications of Senators and Representatives
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 33
Senatorial and Representative districts
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 34
Officers of Houses of General Assembly
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 35
Number of Senators and Representatives
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 36
Time and place of meetings of General Assembly. (1) The General Assembly, in odd-numbered years, shall meet in regular session for a period not to exceed a total of thirty (30) legislative days divided as follows: The General Assembly shall convene for the first part of the session on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years for the purposes of electing legislative leaders, adopting rules of procedure, organizing committees, and introducing and considering legislation
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 37
Majority constitutes quorum — Powers of less than a quorum
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 38
Each House to judge qualifications, elections, and returns of its members — Contests
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 39
Powers of each House as to rules and conduct of members — Contempt — Bribery
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 40
Journals — When vote to be entered
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 41
Adjournment during session
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 42
Compensation of members — Length of sessions — Legislative day
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 43
Privileges from arrest and from questioning as to speech or debate
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 44
Ineligibility of members to civil office created or given increased compensation during term
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 45
Collector of public money ineligible unless he has quietus
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 46
Bills must be reported by committee, printed, and read — How bill called from committee — Votes required for passage
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 47
Bills to raise revenue must originate in House of Representatives
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 48
Resources of Sinking Fund not to be diminished — Preservation of fund
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 49
Power to contract debts — Limit
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 50
Purposes for which debt may be contracted — Tax to discharge — Public vote
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 51
Law may not relate to more than one subject, to be expressed in title — Amendments must be at length
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 52
General Assembly may not release debt to State or to county or city
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 53
Investigation of accounts of Treasurer and Auditor — Report, publication, submission to Governor and General Assembly
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 54
No restriction on recovery for injury or death
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 55
When laws to take effect — Emergency legislation
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 56
Signing of bills — Enrollment — Presentation to Governor
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 57
Member having personal interest to make disclosure and not vote
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 58
General Assembly not to audit nor allow private claim —Exception — Appropriations
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 59
Local and special legislation
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 60
General law not to be made special or local by amendment — No special powers or privileges — Law not to take effect on approval of other authority than General Assembly — Exceptions
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 61
Provision to be made for local option on sale of liquor — Time of elections
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 62
Style of laws
Art.
The Legislative Department
§ 63
Area of counties—Boundaries — Creation and abolishment of counties
Art.
Counties and County Seats
§ 64
Division of county or removal of county seat, election required — Minimum population of county
Art.
Counties and County Seats
§ 65
Striking territory from county — Liability for indebtedness
Art.
Counties and County Seats
§ 66
Power of impeachment vested in House
Art.
Impeachments
§ 67
Trial of impeachments by Senate
Art.
Impeachments
§ 68
Civil officers liable to impeachment — Judgment — Criminal liability
Art.
Impeachments
§ 69
Executive power vested in Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 70
Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor — Term — Tie vote
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 71
Gubernatorial succession
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 72
Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant Governor — Duties of Lieutenant Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 73
When terms of Governor and Lieutenant Governor begin
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 74
Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 75
Governor is Commander-in Chief of army, navy and militia
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 76
Power of Governor to fill vacancies
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 77
Power of Governor to remit fines and forfeitures, grant reprieves and pardons — No power to remit fees
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 78
Governor may require information from state officers
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 79
Reports and recommendations to General Assembly
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 80
Governor may call extraordinary session of General Assembly, adjourn General Assembly
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 81
Governor to enforce laws
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 82
Succession of Lieutenant Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 83
Lieutenant Governor is President of Senate — Right to vote. (Repealed 1992)
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 84
When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor — President of the Senate not to preside at impeachment of Governor — Certification of disability of Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 85
President of Senate — Election — Powers. A President of the Senate shall be elected by each Senate as soon after its organization as possible and as often as there is a vacancy in the office of President, another President of the Senate shall be elected by the Senate, if in session
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 86
Compensation of President of the Senate
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 87
Who to act as Governor in absence of Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 88
Signature of bills by Governor — Veto — Passage over veto — Partial veto
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 89
Concurrent orders and resolutions on same footing as bill
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 90
Contest of election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 91
Constitutional State officers — Election—Qualifications—Term of office— Duties — Secretary of State to record acts of Governor and report them to General Assembly. A Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics, Secretary of State, and Attorney-General, shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the same time the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected, for the term of four years, each of whom shall be at least thirty years of age at the time of his election, and shall have been a resident citizen of the State at least two years next before his election
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 92
Qualifications of Attorney General
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 93
Succession of elected Constitutional State Officers — Duties — Inferior officers and members of boards and commissions
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 94
Register of Land (Repealed 1992)
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 95
Time of election of elected Constitutional State officers
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 96
Compensation of Constitutional State officers
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 97
Commonwealth's Attorney and Circuit Court Clerk — Election — Term
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 98
Compensation of Commonwealth's Attorney
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 99
County officers, justices of the peace, and constables — Election — Term
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 100
Qualifications of officers for counties and districts
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 101
Qualifications and jurisdiction of constables
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 102
Officers for new counties
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 103
Bonds of county officers and other officers
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 104
Abolishment of office of assessor — Assessor may not succeed himself
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 105
Consolidation of offices of sheriff and jailer
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 106
Fees of county officers — Fees in counties having seventy-five thousand population or more
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 107
Additional county or district offices may be created
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 108
Abolishment of office of Commonwealth's Attorney
Art.
The Executive Department
§ 109
The judicial power — Unified system — Impeachment
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 110
Composition — Jurisdiction — Quorum — Special justices — Districts — Chief Justice. (1) The Supreme Court shall consist of the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth and six associate Justices. (2) (a) The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only, except it shall have the power to issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, or the complete determination of any cause, or as may be required to exercise control of the Court of Justice. (b) Appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court imposing a sentence of death or life imprisonment or imprisonment for twenty years or more shall be taken directly to the Supreme Court
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 111
Composition — Jurisdiction — Administration — Panels. (1) The Court of Appeals shall consist initially of fourteen judges, an equal number to be selected from each Supreme Court district
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 112
Location — Circuits — Composition — Administration — Jurisdiction. (1) Circuit Court shall be held in each county. (2) The Circuit Court districts existing on the effective date of this amendment to the Constitution shall continue under the name "Judicial Circuits," the General Assembly having power upon certification of the necessity therefor by the Supreme Court to reduce, increase or rearrange the judicial districts. A judicial circuit composed of more than one county shall be as compact in form as possible and of contiguous counties
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 113
Location — Districts — Composition — Administration — Trial commissioners — Jurisdiction. (1) District Court shall be held in each county. (2) The Circuit Court districts existing on the effective date of this amendment shall continue for District Court purposes under the name "Judicial Districts," the General Assembly having power upon certification of the necessity therefor by the Supreme Court to reduce, increase or rearrange the districts. A judicial district composed of more than one county shall be as compact in form as possible and of contiguous counties
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 114
Selection — Removal. (1) The Supreme Court shall appoint a clerk to serve as it shall determine. (2) The Court of Appeals shall appoint a clerk to serve as it shall determine. (3) The clerks of the Circuit Court shall be elected in the manner provided elsewhere in this Constitution
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 115
Right of appeal — Procedure
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 116
Rules governing jurisdiction, personnel, procedure, bar membership
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 117
Election
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 118
Vacancies. (1) A vacancy in the office of a justice of the Supreme Court, or of a judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit or district court which under Section of this Constitution is to be filled by appointment by the Governor shall be filled by the Governor from a list of three names presented to him by the appropriate judicial nominating commission
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 119
Terms of office
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 120
Compensation — Expenses
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 121
Retirement and removal
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 122
Eligibility
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 123
Prohibited activities
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 124
Conflicting provisions
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 125
Circuit Court (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 126
Jurisdiction of (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 127
Appeal from (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 128
Circuit Court (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 129
Election of Circuit Judges — Term — Commissions — Removal. (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 130
Qualifications (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 131
Terms of (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 132
Additional (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 133
Compensation (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 134
When districts (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 135
Only Constitutional Courts permitted. (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 136
Special Judges (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 137
Circuit Court (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 138
Certain counties may constitute separate district — Additional (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 139
Quarterly Court (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 140
County Court for each county— Judge — Compensation — Commission — Removal
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 141
Jurisdiction of (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 142
Justices' districts — One Justice for each district — Jurisdiction and powers of Justices — Commissions — Removal
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 143
Police Court (Repealed 1975)
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 144
Fiscal Court for each county — To consist of Justices of the Peace or Commissioners, and County Judge — Quorum
Art.
The Judicial Department
§ 145
Persons entitled to vote
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 146
Soldiers or sailors stationed in State are not residents
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 147
Registration of voters — Manner of voting — Absent voting — Voting machines — "Election" defined — Election laws — Illiterate and disabled voters
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 148
Number of elections — Day and hours of election — Qualifications of officers — Employees to be given time to vote
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 149
Privilege from arrest during voting
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 150
Disqualification from office for using money or property to secure or influence election — Corporation not to use money or other thing of value to influence election — Exclusion from office for conviction of felony or high misdemeanor — Laws to regulate elections
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 151
Person guilty of fraud, intimidation, bribery, or corrupt practice to be deprived of office by suitable statutory means
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 152
Vacancies — When filled by appointment, when by election — Who to fill
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 153
Power of General Assembly as to elections
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 154
Laws as to sale or gift of liquor on election days
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 155
School elections not governed by Constitution
Art.
Suffrage and Elections
§ 156
Cities divided into (Repealed 1994)
Art.
Municipalities
§ 156A
General Assembly authorized to provide for creation, governmental structure, and classification of cities
Art.
Municipalities
§ 156B
General Assembly authorized to permit municipal home rule for cities
Art.
Municipalities
§ 157
Maximum tax rate for cities, counties, and taxing districts
Art.
Municipalities
§ 157A
Credit of Commonwealth may be loaned or given to county for roads — County may vote to incur indebtedness and levy additional tax for roads
Art.
Municipalities
§ 157B
Adoption of budget required for cities, counties, and taxing districts — Expenditures not to exceed revenues for fiscal year
Art.
Municipalities
§ 158
Maximum indebtedness of cities, counties, and taxing districts — General Assembly authorized to set additional limits and conditions
Art.
Municipalities
§ 159
Tax to pay indebtedness in not more than forty years must be levied
Art.
Municipalities
§ 160
Municipal officers — Election and term of office — Officers ineligible — Fiscal officers
Art.
Municipalities
§ 161
Compensation of city, county, or municipal officer not to be changed after election or appointment or during term, nor term extended
Art.
Municipalities
§ 162
Unauthorized contracts of cities, counties, and municipalities are void
Art.
Municipalities
§ 163
Public utilities must obtain franchise to use streets
Art.
Municipalities
§ 164
Term of franchises limited — Advertisement and bids
Art.
Municipalities
§ 165
Incompatible offices and employments
Art.
Municipalities
§ 166
Expiration of city charters granted prior to Constitution
Art.
Municipalities
§ 167
Time of election of city, urbancounty, and town officers
Art.
Municipalities
§ 168
Ordinance not to fix less penalty than statute for same offense — Prosecution under one a bar
Art.
Municipalities
§ 169
Fiscal year
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 170
Property exempt from taxation — Cities may exempt factories for five years
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 171
State tax to be levied — Taxes to be levied and collected for public purposes only and by general laws, and to be uniform within classes — Classification of property for taxation — Bonds exempt — Referendum on act classifying property
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 172
Property to be assessed at fair cash value — Punishment of assessor for willful error
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 172A
Assessment for ad valorem tax purposes of agricultural and horticultural land
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 172B
Property assessment or reassessment moratoriums
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 173
Officer receiving profit on public funds guilty of felony
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 174
Property to be taxed according to value, whether corporate or individual — Income, license, and franchise taxes
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 175
Power to tax property not to be surrendered
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 176
Commonwealth not to assume debt of county or city — Exception
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 177
Commonwealth not to lend credit, nor become stockholder in corporation, nor build railroad or highway
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 178
Law for borrowing money to specify purpose, for which alone money may be used
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 179
Political subdivision not to become stockholder in corporation, or appropriate money or lend credit to any person, except for roads or State Capitol
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 180
Act or ordinance levying any tax must specify purpose, for which alone money may be used
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 181
General Assembly may not levy tax for political subdivision, but may confer power — License and excise taxes — City taxes in lieu of ad valorem taxes
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 182
Railroad taxes — How assessed and collected
Art.
Revenue and Taxation
§ 183
General Assembly to provide for school system
Art.
Education
§ 184
Common school fund — What constitutes — Use — Vote on tax for education other than in common schools
Art.
Education
§ 185
Interest on school fund — Investment
Art.
Education
§ 186
Distribution and use of school fund
Art.
Education
§ 187
Race or color not to affect distribution of school fund
Art.
Education
§ 188
Refund of Federal direct tax part of school fund — Irredeemable bond
Art.
Education
§ 189
School money not to be used for church, sectarian, or denominational school
Art.
Education
§ 190
Regulation of corporations by General Assembly
Art.
Corporations
§ 191
Unexercised charters granted prior to Constitution revoked. (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 192
Corporations (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 193
Stock or bonds to (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 194
Corporations to (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 195
Corporation property subject to eminent domain; corporations not to infringe upon individuals
Art.
Corporations
§ 196
Regulation of common carriers — No relief from common-law liability
Art.
Corporations
§ 197
Free passes or reduced rates to officers forbidden
Art.
Corporations
§ 198
Trusts and combinations in restraint of trade to be prevented. (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 199
Telegraph and telephone companies — Right to construct lines — Exchange of messages
Art.
Corporations
§ 200
Domestic corporation consolidating with foreign does not become (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 201
Public utility company not to consolidate with, acquire or operate competing or parallel system — Common carriers not to share earnings with one not carrying — Telephone companies excepted under certain conditions
Art.
Corporations
§ 202
Foreign corporations not to be given privileges over domestic. (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 203
Liabilities under (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 204
Bank officer liable for receiving deposit for insolvent bank
Art.
Corporations
§ 205
Forfeiture of corporate charters in case of abuse or detrimental use
Art.
Corporations
§ 206
Warehouses subject to legislative control — Inspection — Protection of patrons
Art.
Corporations
§ 207
Cumulative voting (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 208
Corporation includes joint stock company or association. (Repealed 2002)
Art.
Corporations
§ 209
Railroad Commission — Election, term, and qualifications of Commissioners — Commissioners (Repealed 2000)
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 210
Common carrier corporation not to be interested in other business
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 211
Foreign railroad corporation may not condemn or acquire real estate
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 212
Rolling stock, earnings, and personal property of railroads subject to execution or attachment
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 213
Railroad companies to handle traffic with connecting carriers without discrimination
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 214
Railroad not to make exclusive or preferential contract
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 215
Freight to be handled without discrimination
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 216
Railroad must allow tracks of others to cross or unite
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 217
Penalties for violating Sections 213, 214, 215, or 216 — Attorney General to enforce
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 218
Long and short hauls
Art.
Railroads and Commerce
§ 219
Militia, what to consist of
Art.
The Militia
§ 220
General Assembly to provide for militia — Exemptions from service
Art.
The Militia
§ 221
Government of militia to conform to Army regulations
Art.
The Militia
§ 222
Officers of militia — Adjutant General
Art.
The Militia
§ 223
Safekeeping of public arms, military records, relics, and banners
Art.
The Militia
§ 224
Bonds—What officers to give — Liability on
Art.
General Provisions
§ 225
Armed men not to be brought into State — Exception
Art.
General Provisions
§ 226
State lottery — Charitable lotteries and charitable gift enterprises — Other lotteries and gift enterprises forbidden. (1) The General Assembly may establish a Kentucky state lottery and may establish a state lottery to be conducted in cooperation with other states
Art.
General Provisions
§ 226A
Manufacture, (Repealed 1935)
Art.
General Provisions
§ 227
Prosecution and removal of local officers for misfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect
Art.
General Provisions
§ 228
Oath of officers and attorneys
Art.
General Provisions
§ 229
Treason" defined — Evidence necessary to convict
Art.
General Provisions
§ 230
Money not to be drawn from Treasury unless appropriated — Annual publication of accounts — Certain revenues usable only for highway purposes
Art.
General Provisions
§ 231
Suits against the Commonwealth
Art.
General Provisions
§ 232
Manner of administering oath
Art.
General Provisions
§ 233
General laws of Virginia in force in this State until repealed
Art.
General Provisions
§ 233A
Valid or recognized marriage - legal status of unmarried individuals
Art.
General Provisions
§ 234
Residence and place of office of public officers
Art.
General Provisions
§ 235
Salaries of public officers not to be changed during term — Deductions for neglect
Art.
General Provisions
§ 236
When officers to enter upon duties
Art.
General Provisions
§ 237
Federal office incompatible with State office
Art.
General Provisions
§ 238
Discharge of sureties on officers' bonds
Art.
General Provisions
§ 239
Disqualification from office for presenting or accepting challenge to duel — Further punishment
Art.
General Provisions
§ 240
Pardon of person convicted of dueling
Art.
General Provisions
§ 241
Recovery for wrongful death
Art.
General Provisions
§ 242
Just compensation to be made in condemning private property — Right of appeal — Jury trial
Art.
General Provisions
§ 243
Child labor
Art.
General Provisions
§ 244
Wage-earners in industry or of corporations to be paid in money
Art.
General Provisions
§ 244A
Old age assistance
Art.
General Provisions
§ 245
Revision of statutes to conform to Constitution
Art.
General Provisions
§ 246
Maximum limit on compensation of public officers
Art.
General Provisions
§ 247
Public printing—Contract for — Officers not to have interest in — Governor to approve
Art.
General Provisions
§ 248
Juries — Number of jurors — Three-fourths may indict or give verdict. A grand jury shall consist of twelve persons, nine of whom concurring, may find an indictment
Art.
General Provisions
§ 249
Employees of General Assembly — Number and compensation
Art.
General Provisions
§ 250
Arbitration, method for to be provided
Art.
General Provisions
§ 251
Limitation of actions to recover possession of land based on early patents
Art.
General Provisions
§ 252
Houses of reform to be established and maintained
Art.
General Provisions
§ 253
Working of penitentiary prisoners — When and where permitted
Art.
General Provisions
§ 254
Control and support of convicts — Leasing of labor
Art.
General Provisions
§ 255
Frankfort is state capital
Art.
General Provisions
§ 256
Amendments to Constitution — How proposed and voted upon
Art.
Mode of Revision
§ 257
Publication of proposed amendments
Art.
Mode of Revision
§ 258
Constitutional Convention — How proposed, voted upon, and called
Art.
Mode of Revision
§ 259
Number and qualifications of delegates
Art.
Mode of Revision
§ 260
Election of delegates — meeting
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 261
Certification of election and compensation of delegates
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 262
Determination of election and qualifications of delegates — Contests
Art.
Bill of Rights
§ 263
Notice of election on question of calling convention
Art.
Bill of Rights