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- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Part one Rhode Island Constitutional Development, 1636– 2006
- Part two The Rhode Island Constitution and Commentary
- Preamble
- Art.I Declaration of Certain Constitutional Rights and Principles
- s.1 Right to make and alter the constitution—Constitution—obligatory upon all.
- s.2 Laws for good of the whole—Burdens to be equally distributed—Due process—Equal protection—Discrimination—No right to abortion granted.
- s.3 Freedom of religion.
- s.4 Slavery prohibited.
- s.5 Entitlement to remedies for injuries and wrongs—Right to justice.
- s.6 Search and seizure.
- s.7 Requirement of presentment or indictment—Double jeopardy.
- s.8 Bail, fines, and punishments.
- s.9 Right to bail—Habeas corpus.
- s.10 Rights of accused in criminal cases.
- s.11 Relief of debtors from prison.
- s.12 Ex post facto laws—Laws impairing the obligation of contract.
- s.13 Self-incrimination.
- s.14 Presumption of innocence—Securing accused persons.
- s.15 Trial by jury.
- s.16 Compensation for taking private property for public use—Regulation of fisheryrights and shore privileges not a public taking.
- s.17 Fishery rights—Privileges of the shore—Conservation of natural resources—Preservation of the natural environment.
- s.18 Subordination of the military to civil authority.
- s.19 Quartering of soldiers.
- s.20 Freedom of the press.
- s.21 Right to assemble and petition—Freedom of speech.
- s.22 Right to bear arms.
- s.23 Rights of victims of crime.
- s.24 Rights not enumerated—State rights not dependent on federal rights.
- Art.II Of Suffrage
- Art.III Of Qualification for Office
- s.1 Civil office—Qualified electors.
- s.2 Disqualification upon conviction or plea of nolo contendere—Requalification follow-ing sentence, probation or parole.
- s.3 Oath of general officers.
- s.4 Oath of General Assembly members, judges, and other officers.
- s.5 Method of administering the oath of office.
- s.6 Holding of offices under other governments—Senators and representatives not to holdother appointed offices under state government.
- s.7 Ethical conduct.
- s.8 Ethics commission—Code of ethics.
- Art.IV Of Qualification for Office
- s.1 Election and terms of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, generaltreasurer, and General Assembly members—Recall.
- s.2 Election by plurality.
- s.3 Filling vacancy by the General Assembly when elected officers cannot serve—Election when there is noplurality.
- s.4 Temporary appointment to fill vacancies in the office of secretary of state, attorney general, or generaltreasurer.
- s.5 Special elections to fill General Assembly vacancies.
- s.6 Elections in grand committee—Majority vote—Term of elected official.
- s.7 Elections in grand committee—Quorum—Permitted activities.
- s.8 Voter registration lists.
- s.9 Reports of campaign contributions and expenses.
- s.10 Limitations on campaign contributions—Public financing of campaign expenditures of general officers.
- Art.V Of the Distribution of Powers
- Art.VI Of the Legislative Power
- s.1 Constitution the supreme law of the state.
- s.2 Power vested in the General Assembly—Concurrence of houses required to enact laws—Style of laws.
- s.3 Sessions of the General Assembly—Compensation of General Assembly members and officers.
- s.4 Restriction on General Assembly members’ activities as counsel.
- s.5 Immunities of General Assembly members.
- s.6 Election and qualification of General Assembly members—Quorum and organization of houses.
- s.7 Rules of the houses—Contempt.
- s.8 House journals.
- s.9 Adjournment of houses.
- s.10 Residual powers (repealed in 2005).
- s.11 Vote required to pass local or private appropriations.
- s.12 Property valuations for tax assessments.
- s.13 Continuance in office until successors qualify.
- s.14 General corporation laws.
- s.15 Lotteries.
- s.16 Borrowing power of the General Assembly.
- s.17 Borrowing in anticipation of receipts.
- s.18 Redevelopment powers.
- s.19 Taking of property for highways, streets, places, parks, or parkways.
- s.20 Local off-street parking facilities.
- s.21 Emergency powers in case of enemy attack.
- s.22 Referendum on the expansion of gambling.
- Art.VII Of the House of Representatives
- Art.VIII Of the Senate
- Art.IX Of the Executive Power
- s.1 Power vested in the governor.
- s.2 Faithful execution of laws.
- s.3 Captain general and commander in chief of military and navy.
- s.4 Reprieves.
- s.5 Powers of appointment.
- s.6 Adjournment of the General Assembly.
- s.7 Convening of special sessions of the General Assembly.
- s.8 Commissions and the state seal.
- s.9 Vacancy in the office of the governor.
- s.10 Vacancies in offices of both the governor and lieutenant governor.
- s.11 Compensation of the governor and lieutenant governor.
- s.12 Powers and duties of the secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer.
- s.13 Pardons.
- s.14 Veto power of governor—Veto overrides by the General Assembly—Acts effective without action bythe governor.
- s.15 State budget.
- s.16 Limitation on state spending. [Effective from July 1, 2007 until July 1, 2012].
- s.16 Limitation on state spending. [Effective July 1, 2012].
- s.17 Budget reserve account.
- Art.X Of the Judicial Power
- s.1 Power vested in the courts.
- s.2 Jurisdiction of the supreme and inferior courts—Quorum of the supreme court.
- s.3 Advisory opinions by the supreme court.
- s.4 Judicial selection.
- s.5 Tenure of supreme court justices.
- s.6 Compensation for justices of the supreme court.
- s.7 Wardens and justices of the peace.
- Art.XI Of Impeachments
- Art.XII Of Education
- Art.XIII Home Rule for Cities and Towns
- s.1 Right of self-government in local matters.
- s.2 Local power to adopt home rule charter in conformity with reserved powers of the General Assembly.
- s.3 Every city and town shall have a legislative body.
- s.4 General laws apply to all cities and towns but shall not affect the form of government—Special actsneed approval of local electors.
- s.5 Local taxing and borrowing power only as authorized by the General Assembly.
- s.6 Procedures for the adoption of a home rule charter.
- s.7 Vote on charter adoption.
- s.8 Amendments to a home rule charter.
- s.9 Filing of charter petition with the local legislative body.
- s.10 Certification of charter adoption.
- s.11 No diminution of the power of the judiciary.
- Art.XIV Constitutional Amendments and Revisions
- Art.XV General Transition
- Further Material
- [3.93.74.25]
- 3.93.74.25
