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§ 1
Art.
Preamble
§ 1
The equality and rights of persons
Art.
I
§ 2
Sovereignty of the people
Art.
I
§ 3
Internal government of the State
Art.
I
§ 4
Secession prohibited
Art.
I
§ 5
Allegiance to the United States
Art.
I
§ 6
Separation of powers
Art.
I
§ 7
Suspending laws
Art.
I
§ 8
Representation and taxation
Art.
I
§ 9
Frequent elections
Art.
I
§ 10
Free elections
Art.
I
§ 11
Property qualifications
Art.
I
§ 12
Right of assembly and petition
Art.
I
§ 13
Religious liberty
Art.
I
§ 14
Freedom of speech and press
Art.
I
§ 15
Education
Art.
I
§ 16
Ex post facto laws
Art.
I
§ 17
Slavery and involuntary servitude
Art.
I
§ 18
Court shall be open
Art.
I
§ 19
Law of the land; equal protection of the laws
Art.
I
§ 20
General warrants
Art.
I
§ 21
Inquiry into restraints on liberty
Art.
I
§ 22
Modes of prosecution
Art.
I
§ 23
Rights of accused
Art.
I
§ 24
Right of jury trial in criminal cases
Art.
I
§ 25
Right of jury trial in civil cases
Art.
I
§ 26
Jury service
Art.
I
§ 27
Bail, fines, and punishments
Art.
I
§ 28
Imprisonment for debt
Art.
I
§ 29
Treason against the State
Art.
I
§ 30
Militia and the right to bear arms
Art.
I
§ 31
Quartering of soldiers
Art.
I
§ 32
Exclusive emoluments
Art.
I
§ 33
Hereditary emoluments and honors
Art.
I
§ 34
Perpetuities and monopolies
Art.
I
§ 35
Recurrence to fundamental principles
Art.
I
§ 36
Other rights of the people
Art.
I
§ 37
Rights of victims of crime
Art.
I
§ 38
Right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife
Art.
I
§ 1
Legislative power
Art.
II
§ 2
Number of Senators
Art.
II
§ 3
Senate districts; apportionment of Senators
Art.
II
§ 4
Number of Representatives
Art.
II
§ 5
Representative districts; apportionment of Representatives
Art.
II
§ 6
Qualifications for Senator
Art.
II
§ 7
Qualifications for Representative
Art.
II
§ 8
Elections
Art.
II
§ 9
Term of office
Art.
II
§ 10
Vacancies
Art.
II
§ 11
Sessions
Art.
II
§ 12
Oath of members
Art.
II
§ 13
President of the Senate
Art.
II
§ 14
Other officers of the Senate
Art.
II
§ 15
Officers of the House of Representatives
Art.
II
§ 16
Compensation and allowances
Art.
II
§ 17
Journals
Art.
II
§ 18
Protests
Art.
II
§ 19
Record votes
Art.
II
§ 20
Powers of the General Assembly
Art.
II
§ 21
Style of the acts
Art.
II
§ 22
Action on bills
Art.
II
§ 23
Revenue bills
Art.
II
§ 24
Limitations on local, private, and special legislation
Art.
II
§ 1
Executive power
Art.
III
§ 2
Governor and Lieutenant Governor: election, term, and qualifications
Art.
III
§ 3
Succession to office of Governor
Art.
III
§ 4
Oath of office for Governor
Art.
III
§ 5
Duties of Governor
Art.
III
§ 6
Duties of the Lieutenant Governor
Art.
III
§ 7
Other elective officers
Art.
III
§ 8
Council of State
Art.
III
§ 9
Compensation and allowances
Art.
III
§ 10
Seal of State
Art.
III
§ 11
Administrative departments
Art.
III
§ 1
Judicial power
Art.
IV
§ 2
General Court of Justice
Art.
IV
§ 3
Judicial powers of administrative agencies
Art.
IV
§ 4
Court for the Trial of Impeachments
Art.
IV
§ 5
Appellate division
Art.
IV
§ 6
Supreme Court
Art.
IV
§ 7
Court of Appeals
Art.
IV
§ 8
Retirement of Justices and Judges
Art.
IV
§ 9
Superior Courts
Art.
IV
§ 10
District Courts
Art.
IV
§ 11
Assignment of Judges
Art.
IV
§ 12
Jurisdiction of the General Court of Justice
Art.
IV
§ 13
Forms of action; rules of procedure
Art.
IV
§ 14
Waiver of jury trial
Art.
IV
§ 15
Administration
Art.
IV
§ 16
Terms of office and election of Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and Judges of the Superior Court
Art.
IV
§ 17
Removal of Judges, Magistrates and Clerks
Art.
IV
§ 18
District Attorney and Prosecutorial Districts
Art.
IV
§ 19
Vacancies
Art.
IV
§ 20
Revenues and expenses of the judicial department
Art.
IV
§ 21
Fees, salaries, and emoluments
Art.
IV
§ 22
Qualification of Justices and Judges
Art.
IV
§ 1
No capitation tax to be levied
Art.
V
§ 2
State and local taxation
Art.
V
§ 3
Limitations upon the increase of State debt
Art.
V
§ 4
Limitations upon the increase of local government debt
Art.
V
§ 5
Acts levying taxes to state objects
Art.
V
§ 6
Inviolability of sinking funds and retirement funds
Art.
V
§ 7
Drawing public money
Art.
V
§ 8
Health care facilities
Art.
V
§ 9
Capital projects for industry
Art.
V
§ 10
Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities
Art.
V
§ 11
Capital projects for agriculture
Art.
V
§ 12
Higher education facilities
Art.
V
§ 13
Seaport and airport facilities
Art.
V
§ 14
Project development financing
Art.
V
§ 1
Who may vote
Art.
VI
§ 2
Qualifications of voter
Art.
VI
§ 3
Registration;Voting in Person
Art.
VI
§ 4
Qualification for registration
Art.
VI
§ 5
Elections by people and General Assembly
Art.
VI
§ 6
Eligibility to elective office
Art.
VI
§ 7
Oath
Art.
VI
§ 8
Disqualifications for office
Art.
VI
§ 9
Dual office holding
Art.
VI
§ 10
Continuation in office
Art.
VI
§ 1
General Assembly to provide for local government
Art.
VII
§ 2
Sheriffs
Art.
VII
§ 3
Merged or consolidated counties
Art.
VII
§ 1
Corporate charters
Art.
VIII
§ 2
Corporations defined
Art.
VIII
§ 1
Education encouraged
Art.
IX
§ 2
Uniform system of schools
Art.
IX
§ 3
School attendance
Art.
IX
§ 4
State Board of Education
Art.
IX
§ 5
Powers and duties of Board
Art.
IX
§ 6
State school fund
Art.
IX
§ 7
County school fund; State fund for certain moneys
Art.
IX
§ 8
Higher education
Art.
IX
§ 9
Benefits of public institutions of higher education
Art.
IX
§ 10
Escheats
Art.
IX
§ 1
Personal property exemptions
Art.
X
§ 2
Homestead exemptions
Art.
X
§ 3
Mechanics' and laborers' liens
Art.
X
§ 4
Property of married women secured to them
Art.
X
§ 5
Insurance
Art.
X
§ 1
Punishments
Art.
XI
§ 2
Death punishment
Art.
XI
§ 3
Charitable and correctional institutions and agencies
Art.
XI
§ 4
Welfare policy; board of public welfare
Art.
XI
§ 1
Governor is Commander in Chief
Art.
XII
§ 1
Convention of the People
Art.
XIII
§ 2
Power to revise or amend Constitution reserved to people
Art.
XIII
§ 3
Revision or amendment by Convention of the People
Art.
XIII
§ 4
Revision or amendment by legislative initiation
Art.
XIII
§ 1
Seat of government
Art.
XIV
§ 2
State boundaries
Art.
XIV
§ 3
General laws defined
Art.
XIV
§ 4
Continuity of laws; protection of office holders
Art.
XIV
§ 5
Conservation of natural resources
Art.
XIV
§ 6
Marriage
Art.
XIV