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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Introduction
- Part One The History of the Iowa Constitution
- Part Two The Iowa Constitution and Commentary
- Preliminary Material
- Preamble and Boundaries
- Art.I Bill of Rights
- s.1 Rights of persons.
- s.2 Political power.
- s.3 Religion.
- s.4 Religious test—witnesses.
- s.5 Dueling.
- s.6 Laws uniform.
- s.7 Liberty of speech and press.
- s.8 Personal security—searches and seizures.
- s.9 Right of trial by jury—due process of law.
- s.10 Rights of persons accused.
- s.11 When indictment necessary—grand jury.
- s.12 Twice tried—bail.
- s.13 Habeas corpus.
- s.14 Military.
- s.15 Quartering soldiers.
- s.16 Treason.
- s.17 Bail—punishments.
- s.18 Eminent domain—drainage ditches and levees.
- s.19 Imprisonment for debt.
- s.20 Right of assemblage—petition.
- s.21 Attainder—ex post facto law—obligation of contract.
- s.22 Resident aliens.
- s.23 Slavery—penal servitude.
- s.24 Agricultural leases.
- s.25 Rights reserved.
- Art.II Right of Suffrage
- Art.III Of the Distribution of Powers
- s.1 Departments of government.
- Legislative Department
- s.1 General assembly.
- s.2 Annual sessions of general assembly—special sessions.
- s.3 Representatives.
- s.4 Qualifications.
- s.5 Senators—qualifications.
- s.6 Senators—number and classification.
- s.7 Officers—elections determined.
- s.8 Quorum.
- s.9 Authority of the houses.
- s.10 Protest—record of vote.
- s.11 Privileged from arrest.
- s.12 Vacancies.
- s.13 Doors open.
- s.14 Adjournments.
- s.15 Bills.
- s.16 Executive approval—veto—item veto by governor.
- s.17 Passage of bills.
- s.18 Receipts and expenditures.
- s.19 Impeachment.
- s.20 Officers subject to impeachment—judgment.
- s.21 Members not appointed to office.
- s.22 Disqualification.
- s.23 Failure to account.
- s.24 Appropriations.
- s.25 Compensation and expenses of general assembly.
- s.26 Time laws to take effect.
- s.27 Divorce.
- s.28 Lotteries.
- s.29 Acts—one subject—expressed in title.
- s.30 Local or special laws—general and uniform—boundaries of counties.
- s.31 Extra compensation—payment of claims—appropriations for local or private purposes.
- s.32 Oath of members.
- s.33 Census.
- s.34 Senate and house of representatives—limitation.
- s.35 Senators and representatives—number and districts.
- s.36 Review by supreme court.
- s.37 Congressional districts.
- s.38 Elections by general assembly.
- s.38A Municipal home rule.
- s.39 Legislative districts.
- s.39A Counties home rule.
- s.40 Nullification of administrative rules.
- Art.IV Executive Department
- s.1 Governor.
- s.2 Election and term.
- s.3 Governor and lieutenant governor elected jointly—returns of elections.
- s.4 Election by general assembly in case of tie—succession by lieutenant governor.
- s.5 Contested elections.
- s.6 Eligibility.
- s.7 Commander in chief.
- s.8 Duties of governor.
- s.9 Execution of laws.
- s.10 Vacancies.
- s.11 Convening general assembly.
- s.12 Message.
- s.13 Adjournment.
- s.14 Disqualification.
- s.15 Terms—compensation.
- s.16 Pardons—reprieves—commutations.
- s.17 Lieutenant governor to act as governor.
- s.18 Duties of lieutenant governor.
- s.19 Succession to office of governor and lieutenant governor.
- s.20 Seal of state.
- s.21 Grants and commissions.
- s.22 Secretary—auditor—treasurer.
- Art.V Judicial Department
- s.1 Courts.
- s.2 Supreme court.
- s.3 Election of judges—term.
- s.4 Jurisdiction of supreme court.
- s.5 District court and judge.
- s.6 Jurisdiction of district court.
- s.7 Conservators of the peace.
- s.8 Style of process.
- s.9 Salaries.
- s.10 Judicial districts.
- s.11 Judges—when chosen.
- s.12 Attorney general.
- s.13 District attorney.
- s.14 System of court practice.
- s.15 Vacancies in courts.
- s.16 State and district nominating commissions.
- s.17 Terms—judicial elections.
- s.18 Salaries—qualifications—retirement.
- s.19 Retirement and discipline of judges.
- Art.VI Militia
- Art.VII State Debts
- Art.VIII Corporations
- s.1 How created.
- s.2 Taxation of corporations.
- s.3 State not to be a stockholder.
- s.4 Municipal corporations.
- s.5 Banking associations.
- s.6 State bank.
- s.7 Specie basis.
- s.8 General banking law.
- s.9 Stockholders’ responsibility.
- s.10 Billholders preferred.
- s.11 Specie payments—suspension.
- s.12 Amendment or repeal of laws—exclusive privileges.
- Art.IX Education and School Lands
- Art.X Amendments to the Constitution
- Art.XI Miscellaneous
- Art.XII Schedule
- Further Material
