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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Part One The History of the North Carolina Constitution
- Part Two The North Carolina Constitution and Commentary
- Preliminary Material
- Preamble
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- s.1 The equality and rights of persons.
- s.2 Sovereignty of the people.
- s.3 Internal government of the State.
- s.4 Secession prohibited.
- s.5 Allegiance to the United States.
- s.6 Separation of powers.
- s.7 Suspending laws.
- s.8 Representation and taxation.
- s.9 Frequent elections.
- s.10 Free elections.
- s.11 Property qualifications.
- s.12 Right of assembly and petition.
- s.13 Religious liberty.
- s.14 Freedom of speech and press.
- s.15 Education.
- s.16 Ex post facto laws.
- s.17 Slavery and involuntary servitude.
- s.18 Courts shall be open.
- s.19 Law of the land; equal protection of the laws.
- s.20 General warrants.
- s.21 Inquiry into restraints on liberty.
- s.22 Modes of prosecution.
- s.23 Rights of accused.
- s.24 Right of jury trial in criminal cases.
- s.25 Right of jury trial in civil cases.
- s.26 Jury service.
- s.27 Bail, fines, and punishments.
- s.28 Imprisonment for debt.
- s.29 Treason against the State.
- s.30 Militia and the right to bear arms.
- s.31 Quartering of soldiers.
- s.32 Exclusive emoluments.
- s.33 Hereditary emoluments and honors.
- s.34 Perpetuities and monopolies.
- s.35 Recurrence to fundamental principles.
- s.36 Other rights of the people.
- s.37 Rights of victims of crimes.
- Art.II Legislative
- s.1 Legislative power.
- s.2 Number of Senators.
- s.3 Senate districts; apportionment of Senators.
- s.4 Number of Representatives.
- s.5 Representative districts; apportionment of Representatives.
- s.6 Qualifications for Senator.
- s.7 Qualifications for Representative.
- s.8 Elections.
- s.9 Term of office.
- s.10 Vacancies.
- s.11 Sessions.
- s.12 Oath of members.
- s.13 President of the Senate.
- s.14 Other officers of the Senate.
- s.15 Officers of the House of Representatives.
- s.16 Compensation and allowances.
- s.17 Journals.
- s.18 Protests.
- s.19 Record votes.
- s.20 Powers of the General Assembly.
- s.21 Style of the acts.
- s.22 Action on bills.
- s.23 Revenue bills.
- s.24 Limitations on local, private, and special legislation.
- Art.III Executive
- s.1 Executive power.
- s.2 Governor and Lieutenant Governor: election, term, and qualifications.
- s.3 Succession to office of Governor.
- s.4 Oath of office for Governor.
- s.5 Duties of Governor.
- s.6 Duties of the Lieutenant Governor.
- s.7 Other elective officers.
- s.8 Council of State.
- s.9 Compensation and allowances.
- s.10 Seal of State.
- s.11 Administrative departments.
- Art.IV Judicial
- s.1 Judicial power.
- s.2 General Court of Justice.
- s.3 Judicial powers of administrative agencies.
- s.4 Court for the Trial of Impeachments.
- s.5 Appellate division.
- s.6 Supreme Court.
- s.7 Court of Appeals.
- s.8 Retirement of Justices and Judges.
- s.9 Superior Courts.
- s.10 District Courts.
- s.11 Assignment of Judges.
- s.12 Jurisdiction of the General Court of Justice.
- s.13 Forms of action; rules of procedure.
- s.14 Waiver of jury trial.
- s.15 Administration.
- s.16 Terms of office and election of Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and Judges of the Superior Court.
- s.17 Removal of Judges, Magistrates and Clerks.
- s.18 District Attorney and Prosecutorial Districts.
- s.19 Vacancies.
- s.20 Revenues and expenses of the judicial department.
- s.21 Fees, salaries and emoluments.
- s.22 Qualification of Justices and Judges.
- Art.V Finance
- s.1 No capitation tax to be levied.
- s.2 State and local taxation.
- s.3 Limitations upon the increase of State debt.
- s.4 Limitations upon the increase of local government debt.
- s.5 Acts levying taxes to state objects.
- s.6 Inviolability of sinking funds and retirement funds.
- s.7 Drawing public money.
- s.8 Health care facilities.
- s.9 Capital projects for industry.
- s.10 Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities.
- s.11 Capital projects for agriculture.
- s.12 Higher Education Facilities.
- s.13 Seaport and airport facilities.
- s.14 Project development financing.
- Art.VI Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
- Art.VII Local Government
- Art.VIII Corporations
- Art.IX Education
- Art.X Homesteads and Exemptions
- Art.XI Punishments, Corrections, and Charities
- Art.XII Military Forces
- Art.XIII Conventions; Constitutional Amendment and Revision
- Art.XIV Miscellaneous
- Further Material
