INDEX TO STATE CONSTITUTION
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Art.Sec.
Abuses in assessments and contracting debts by municipal corporations, general assembly to prevent;84
Actions at law and equity suits, no distinction;41
Pending when constitution took effect;420
Acts of general assembly, style of;221
Levying taxes, must state object;57
Agriculture, department of;317
In connection with university;9 14
Alimony, general assembly does not secure;210
Allegiance to U. S. Government;15
Amendments;13
Do not vacate existing offices;433
Answer to criminal charge;112
Apportionment of senators and representatives;24-5-6
Arms, right to bear;124
Article seven, general assembly may modify or repeal certain sections;714
Assemblage, right of;125
Attorney-general advises executive;314
Duties of;313
Auditor, duties of;313
Bail, excessive;114
Ballot, elections to be by;63
Bills of general assembly, read three times;223
Blind provided for;1110
Board of charities;117
Boundaries of state;134
Capitation tax, application of proceeds from;52
Exempts;51
Capital punishment;112
Charities, public;11
Deaf-mutes and the blind;11 10
Idiots and inebriates;119
Provision for orphans and the poor;117
Self-supporting, as far as possible;11 14
Cities organized by legislation;84
Citizenship, restoration to;211
Civil and criminal actions;41
Claims against the state;49
Clerk of superior court, election of;410
Removal for inability;4 32
Clerk of Supreme court;415
Terms of office of;4 17
Removal of;4 32
Commutations;36
Compulsory education, general assembly may provide;915
Concealed weapons, carrying not justified;124
Constitution, how changed;132
Controversies at law about property;119
Convention, how called;13
Convict labor;111
Coroner and sheriff;424
Corporations, municipal;7
Charters remain in force till legally changed;7 12
Power of general assembly over;7 12
Corporations other than municipal;8
Debts of, how secured;82
Definition of;83
Under general laws;81
Correction, houses of;114
Council of state;314
Counsel allowed defendant;111
County commissioners, election and duty of;71-2
Counties, commissioners divide, into districts;73
Districts have corporate powers as townships;74
Majority of voters necessary to levy taxes, etc.;77
Money, how drawn from its treasury;78
Officers enter on duty, when;7 10
Of townships;75
School districts;93
Fund;95
Taxes to be ad valorem;79
Township trustees assess property;76
County treasurer;71
Courts to be open;135
Kinds of;42
Criminal charges, answer to;112
Criminal and civil actions;41
Courts for cities and towns;4 14
Prosecutions;1 11
Deaf-mutes provided for;1110
Death punishment;112
Debt does not affect homestead;103
County, city or town cannot contract, except by majority of qualified voters;77
Imprisonment for;1 16
In aid of rebellion, void;7 13
Debt, restrictions upon increase of public, etc.;54
What bonds declared invalid;16
Declaration of rights;1
Department of agriculture;317
Divorce, general assembly does not grant;217
Disqualification for office;{ 65
{147
Dueling disqualifies;142
Education, board of;98
Officers;99
Expenses;9 13
County school fund;95
Encouraged;{ 91
{ 1 27
First session of;9 11
Power of;9 10
Property devoted to;94-5
Quorum;9 12
Election of officers by general assembly, viva voce;29
Elections, by people and general assembly;63
Contested, returns of;33
Free;1 10
Frequent;1 28
Electors, oath of office of;64
Qualifications of;61
Registration of;62
Eligibility to office;6
Emoluments, exclusive, none;17
Hereditary;1 30
Entails to be regulated;215
Enumeration of rights, not to impair others retained by people;1 37
Equity suits and actions at law, distinction abolished;41
Pending when constitution took effect;4 20
Evidence against himself, criminal not compelled to give;111
Executive, attorney-general advises;314
Department of;3
Distinct;18
Officers;31
Compensation;3 15
Duties;3 13
Reports of;37
vTerms of office of;31
Seal of state;3 16
Vacancy in, how filled;3 13
Exemption;101
By reason of military duty, etc.;124
Property of feme covert not liable for husband's debts;106
Ex post facto laws;132
Extra session of general assembly;39
Feigned issues abolished;41
Feme sole, property of, not liable for husband's debts;106
Fines, excessive;114
Freedom of the press;120
Fundamental principles, frequent recurrence to;129
General Assembly, acts, style of;221
Article seven may be modified or repealed by;7 14
Bills and resolutions read three times;2 23
Compulsory education may be enforced by;9 15
Election by;63
Entails regulated by;2 15
Extra sessions;{ 2 28
{ 39
Journals kept;2 16
Protests entered on;2 17
Members of;2 24
Assemble when;22
Election for, when held;2 27
Office a disqualification;147
Terms commence with election;2 25
Vacancies, how filled;2 13
Municipal corporations controlled by;7 14
Names, personal not changed by;2 11
Officers of, election, viva voce;29
Pay of;2 28
President of senate;2 19
Speaker of house;2 18
Powers of;2 22
In relation to divorce and alimony;2 10
Representation apportioned by;24-5
Revenue;2 14
Schools provided by;92
University to be maintained by;96-7
Yeas and nays;2 14-26
Government, allegiance to U. S.;15
Internal, of state;13
Origin of;12
Seat of, remains in Raleigh;146
Governor, commands militia;38
Commutations, pardons, reprieves;36
Governor, compensation315
Duties of3 12
Extra sessions called by39
Impeachment of3 12
Justices of peace appointed by, when7 11
Lieutenant, qualification of32
Oath of office34
Officers appointed by{ 3 10
{145
Qualification of32
Residence of35
Vacancy in office of3 12
Habeas corpus121
Hereditary emoluments130
Homestead and exemption102
Benefit of widow in105
Exempted from debt103
Laborer's lien attaches104
Privy examination of wife to dispose of108
House of correction114
Orphans118
Refuge115
House of Representatives, representatives, apportionment25
Officers of2 18
Term begins when2 25
Qualification for28
Ratio of26
Husband can insure life for benefit of family107
Idiots provided for119
Immigration, department of317
Impeachment44
Court of43
Of governor3 12
Imprisonment for debt116
Except by law, wrong1 17
Indictments for crimes committed before constitution took effect141
Inebriates119
Inferior courts412
Officers of4 30
Insane provided for1110
Institutions, charitable11
Penal11
Public, annual reports from37
Self-supporting far as possible11 11
Sexes to be separated116
Instruction, superintendent of public313
Intermarriage of whites and negroes prohibited148
Internal government of state13
Issues of fact, by whom tried and how waived413
Judges, election, terms of, etc.421
Fees, salaries, emoluments4 18
Removal of, for inability4 31
Residence of4 11
Judicial Department4
Districts for superior courts4 10
General assembly not to deprive of jurisdiction4 12
Powers, division of42
Term of first officers under constitution4 26
Vacancies4 25
Judicial remedy allowed all135
Judiciary distinct;18
Jurisdiction, courts inferior to supreme;412
Justices of the peace;4 27
Supreme court;48
Jury, right of;113
Sacred and inviolable;1 19
Trial by, waived;4 13
Justices of the peace, governor appoints when;711
Jurisdiction of;4 27
Vacancies in office;4 28
Laborers' and mechanics' lien;144
Attaches homestead;104
Law of the land, no person imprisoned, or deprived of life, etc., but by;1 17
Laws, ex post facto and retrospective;132
Private, thirty days' notice before passage;2 12
What in force;4 19
Legislative, distinct;18
Two branches of;21
Legislature provides for organizing towns, etc.;84
Trials other than jury;1 13
Legitimation, general assembly can pass general laws for;211
Liberty, deprivation of, except by law;117
Religious;1 26
Restraint of, remedied;1 18
Warrants without evidence, dangerous to;1 15
Lien of laborers and mechanics;144
Lieutenant-governor, president of senate, duties of;311
When governor;3 12
Literary fund, board of education to succeed to rights of;910
Marriages between whites and negroes forbidden;148
Married woman, husband can insure life for benefit of;107
Privy examination of, to dispose of homestead;108
Property of, not liable for husband's debts;106
Mechanics' lien;144
Men, equality, rights of;11
Militia;{124
{12
Exemptions from duty;124
Governor commands;{ 38
{122
Organization of;122
Who liable to bear arms;121
Money, how drawn from state treasury;41
County or township treasury;78
Monopolies are injurious;131
Municipal corporations;7
Cannot contract debt except by majority of qualified voters;77
Charters remain in force till changed;7 12
General assembly to provide for organization of, taxation, etc., by;84
Power of general assembly over;7 14
Names, personal, how changed211
Normal school, to be maintained by general assembly at university;9 14
Oath of governor;34
Oath of members of general assembly;224
Oath of office;64
Office, cannot hold two;147
Disqualification;65
Dueling disqualifies for;142
Eligibility to;6
Qualification, property, none;1 22
Officers, county;{ 71
{ 7 10
First elected;4 26
What, appointed by governor;{ 3 10
{145
Orphans, houses for;118
Provision for;117
Pardons;36
Peace, soldiers quartered in time of;136
Penitentiary;113
Convict labor;111
Self-supporting as far as possible;11 11
Sexes separated;116
People, right of, to assemble together;125
Perpetuities, injurious;131
General assembly shall prevent;2 15
Political power and government;12
Societies in secret dangerous;1 25
Poor, provision for;117
Power of general assembly;222
To suspend laws injurious;19
Powers, executive, judicial and legislative, distinct;18
Judicial, division of;42
Press, freedom and abuse of;120
Principles, recurrence to fundamental;129
Prisoners, health and comfort secured;116
Private laws;211-12
Privileges, exclusive, none;17
Property, controversies at law about;119
Deprivation of, except by law, wrong;1 17
Devoted to education;94
Exemptions from taxation;55
Feme sole not liable for husband's debts;106
Qualification, none;1 22
Prosecution, criminal;111
Protest, by whom and when made;217
Public debt, increase of, restricted, etc.;54
What bonds declared invalid;16
Public money, how drawn;143
Public schools, general assembly to provide for;92
Punishments, penal institutions and public charities;11
Cruel or unusual;{ 1 14
{141
Qualification and election of members of general assembly, each house judge of;2 22
Rebellion, debt in aid of, not to be paid;713
Recurrence to fundamental principles;129
Refuge, houses of;115
Register of deeds;71
Registration of electors;62
Religious liberty;126
Scruples against bearing arms;121
Removal of judges;431
Of clerks;4 32
Representation and taxation;123
Reprieves;36
Retrospective laws;132
Revenue;{ 214
{ 5
Right of assemblage;125
Jury;1 13
Right of secession, none;14
To bear arms;1 24
To suspend laws, injurious;19
Rights, declaration of;1
Of men;{ 11
{ 1 37
Salaries and fees, general assembly to regulate;418
Schools, attendance of children;915
County, divided into districts;93
Fund;95
Provided by legislation;92
Races separate;92
Seal of state;316
Search warrants without evidence, wrong;115
Seat of government at Raleigh;146
Secession, no right of;14
Secretary of state, duties of;313
Senate, presiding officer;219
Pro tem. speaker, when elected;2 20
Senators, number of;23
Other senatorial officers;2 20
President of;2 19
Qualifications; for27
Regulating senatorial districts;24
Sexes separated in confinement;116
Sheriff and coroner;424
Slavery prohibited;133
Societies, secret political, dangerous;125
Soldiers, how quartered;136
Solicitor, how elected;423
Special courts;414
State boundaries;134
Claims against;49
Internal government;13
Statistics, department of;317
Suffrage and eligibility to office;6
Superintendent of public instruction;313
Reports of county school fund to be made;95
Superior court, open at all times except for jury trials;422
Clerk, his election;4 16
Districts;4 10
Judges, election and term;4 21
Residence;4 11
Rotation;4 11
Solicitor for each district;4 23
Special term;4 12
Term;4 17
Vacancy;4 29
Transaction of business;4 22
Supreme court, clerk;415
Jurisdiction;4 8-9
Justices;46
Election and terms of;4 21
Terms of;47
Surveyor;71
Suspending laws without consent of representatives, not to be exercised;19
Taxation, ad valorem and uniform;53
And revenue;{ 5
{ 123
Taxation, except for necessary expenses, not levied by county, city or town without assent of majority of voters;77
Levied by county commissioners;56
Of county to be ad valorem;79
Of purchases and sales retrospectively not to be passed;1 32
Property, exemptions from;55
Taxes, acts to levy, to state object;57
Towns, etc., organized by legislation;84
Townships, officers of;75
Treason against state;45
Treasurer, duties of;313
University, agricultural department of, mechanics, mining and normal instruction connected with;9 14
Benefits of;97
Election of trustees;96
General assembly shall maintain;97
Maintenance of;96
Property devoted to;97
Vacancies in general assembly;213
Other;{ 3 12-13
{ 4 25-28
{29
Vagrants, houses of correction for;114
Warrants without evidence injurious;115
Whites and negroes cannot intermarry;148
Separated in schools;92
Widow, homestead benefits;105
Yeas and nays, when entered;214-26