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§ 1
Equality of Men; Origin and Object of Government
Art.
1
§ 2
Natural Rights
Art.
2
§ 2-a
The Bearing of Arms
Art.
2-a
§ 2-b
Right to Privacy
Art.
2-b
§ 3
Society, its Organization and Purposes
Art.
3
§ 4
Rights of Conscience Unalienable
Art.
4
§ 5
Religious Freedom Recognized
Art.
5
§ 6
Morality and Piety
Art.
6
§ 7
State Sovereignty
Art.
7
§ 8
Accountability of Magistrates and Officers; Public's Right to Know
Art.
8
§ 9
No Hereditary Office or Place
Art.
9
§ 10
Right of Revolution
Art.
10
§ 11
Elections and Elective Franchises
Art.
11
§ 12
Protection and Taxation Reciprocal
Art.
12
§ 12-a
Power to Take Property Limited
Art.
12-a
§ 13
Conscientious Objectors not Compelled to Bear Arms
Art.
13
§ 14
Legal Remedies to be Free, Complete, and Prompt
Art.
14
§ 15
Right of Accused
Art.
15
§ 16
Former Jeopardy; Jury Trial in Capital Cases
Art.
16
§ 17
Venue of Criminal Prosecutions
Art.
17
§ 18
Penalties to be Proportioned to Offenses; True Design of Punishment
Art.
18
§ 19
Searches and Seizures Regulated
Art.
19
§ 20
Jury Trial in Civil Causes
Art.
20
§ 21
Jurors; Compensation
Art.
21
§ 22
Free Speech; Liberty of the Press
Art.
22
§ 23
Retrospective Laws Prohibited
Art.
23
§ 24
Militia
Art.
24
§ 25
Standing Armies
Art.
25
§ 26
Military Subject to Civil Power
Art.
26
§ 27
Quartering of Soldiers
Art.
27
§ 28
Taxes, by Whom Levied
Art.
28
§ 28-a
Mandated Programs
Art.
28-a
§ 29
Suspension of Laws by Legislature Only
Art.
29
§ 30
Freedom of Speech
Art.
30
§ 31
Meetings of Legislature, for What Purposes
Art.
31
§ 32
Rights of Assembly, Instruction, and Petition
Art.
32
§ 33
Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Prohibited
Art.
33
§ 34
Martial Law Limited
Art.
34
§ 35
The Judiciary; Tenure of Office, etc
Art.
35
§ 36
Pensions
Art.
36
§ 36-a
Use of Retirement Funds
Art.
36-a
§ 37
Separation of Powers
Art.
37
§ 38
Social Virtues Inculcated
Art.
38
§ 39
Changes in Town and City Charters, Referendum Required
Art.
39
§ 5-a
Continuity of Government in Case of Enemy Attack
Art.
5-a
§ 5-b
Power to Provide for Tax Valuations Based on Use
Art.
5-b
§ 6-a
Use of Certain Revenues Restricted to Highways
Art.
6-a
§ 6-b
Use of Lottery Revenues Restricted to Educational Purposes
Art.
6-b
§ 9-a
Legislative Adjustments of Census with Reference to Non-Residents
Art.
9-a
§ 11-a
Division of Town, Ward or Place; Representative Districts
Art.
11-a
§ 18-a
Budget Bills
Art.
18-a
§ 26-a
Division of Town, Ward or Place; Senatorial Districts
Art.
26-a
§ 40
Chief Justice to Preside on Impeachment of Governor
Art.
40
§ 41
Governor, Supreme Executive Magistrate
Art.
41
§ 42
Election of Governor, Return of Votes; Electors; If No Choice, Legislature to Elect One of Two Highest Candidates; Qualifications for Governor
Art.
42
§ 43
In Cases of Disagreement Governor to Adjourn or Prorogue Legislature; If Causes Exist, May Convene Them Elsewhere
Art.
43
§ 44
Veto to Bills
Art.
44
§ 45
Resolves to Be Treated Like Bills
Art.
45
§ 46
Nomination and Appointment of Officers
Art.
46
§ 47
Governor and Council Have Negative on Each Other
Art.
47
§ 48
Field Officers to Recommend, and Governor to Appoint, Company Officers
Art.
48
§ 49
President of Senate, etc., To Act as Governor When Office Vacant; Speaker of House to Act When Office of President of Senate Is also Vacant
Art.
49
§ 49-a
Prolonged Failure to Qualify; Vacancy in Office of Governor Due to Physical or Mental Incapacity, etc
Art.
49-a
§ 50
Governor to Prorogue or Adjourn Legislature, and Call Extra Sessions
Art.
50
§ 51
Powers and Duties of Governor as Commander-in-Chief
Art.
51
§ 52
Pardoning Power
Art.
52
§ 53
Militia Officers, Removal of
Art.
53
§ 54
Staff and Non-commissioned Officers, by Whom Appointed
Art.
54
§ 55
Division of Militia into Brigades, Regiments, and companies
Art.
55
§ 56
Disbursements from Treasury
Art.
56
§ 57
Accounts of Military Stores
Art.
57
§ 58
Compensation of Governor and Council
Art.
58
§ 59
Salaries of Judges
Art.
59
§ 60
Councilors; Mode of Election, etc
Art.
60
§ 61
Vacancies, How Filled, if No Choice
Art.
61
§ 62
Subsequent Vacancies; Governor to Convene; Duties
Art.
62
§ 63
Impeachment of Councilors
Art.
63
§ 64
Secretary to Record Proceedings of Council
Art.
64
§ 65
Councilor Districts Provided for
Art.
65
§ 66
Elections by Legislature May Be Adjourned From Day to Day; Order Thereof
Art.
66
§ 67
Election of Secretary and Treasurer
Art.
67
§ 68
State Records, Where Kept; Duty of Secretary
Art.
68
§ 69
Deputy Secretary
Art.
69
§ 70
Secretary to Give Bond
Art.
70
§ 71
County Treasurers, Registers of Probate, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected
Art.
71
§ 72
Counties May Be Divided into Districts for Registering Deeds
Art.
72
§ 72-a
Supreme and Superior Courts
Art.
72-a
§ 73
Tenure of Office To Be Expressed in Commissions; Judges to Hold Office During Good Behavior, etc.; Removal
Art.
73
§ 73-a
Supreme Court, Administration
Art.
73-a
§ 74
Judges to Give Opinions, When
Art.
74
§ 75
Justices of Peace Commissioned for Five Years
Art.
75
§ 76
Divorce and Probate Appeals, Where Tried
Art.
76
§ 77
Jurisdiction of Justices in Civil Causes
Art.
77
§ 78
Judges and Sheriffs, When Disqualified by Age
Art.
78
§ 79
Judges and Justices Not to Act as Counsel
Art.
79
§ 80
Jurisdiction and Term of Probate Courts
Art.
80
§ 81
Judges and Registers of Probate Not to Act as Counsel
Art.
81
§ 82
Clerks of Courts, by Whom Appointed
Art.
82
§ 83
Encouragement of Literature, etc.; Control of Corporations, Monopolies, etc
Art.
83
§ 84
Oath of Civil Officers
Art.
84
§ 85
Before Whom Taken
Art.
85
§ 86
Form of Commissions
Art.
86
§ 87
Form of Writs
Art.
87
§ 88
Form of Indictments, etc
Art.
88
§ 89
Suicides and Deodands
Art.
89
§ 90
Existing Laws Continued if Not Repugnant
Art.
90
§ 91
Habeas Corpus
Art.
91
§ 92
Enacting Style of Statutes
Art.
92
§ 93
Governor and Judges Prohibited From Holding Other Offices
Art.
93
§ 94
Incompatibility of Offices; Only Two Offices of Profit to Be Holden at Same Time
Art.
94
§ 95
Incompatibility of Certain Offices
Art.
95
§ 96
Bribery and Corruption Disqualify for Office
Art.
96
§ 97
Value of Money, How Computed
Art.
97
§ 98
Constitution, When to Take Effect
Art.
98
§ 99
Revision of Constitution Provided For
Art.
99
§ 100
Alternate Methods of Proposing Amendments
Art.
100
§ 101
Enrollment of Constitution
Art.
101