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Constitution of West Virginia
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Article I Relations to the Government of the United States
§ 1 Part of the United States
West Virginia is and shall remain one of the United States, and the U.S. Constitution and laws made in pursuance of it are the supreme law of the land.
§ 2 Internal government and police
The federal government is one of enumerated powers, and all powers not delegated to it nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people.
§ 3 Continuity of constitutional operation
The federal and state constitutions are operative alike in war and peace, and any departure from them in claimed emergency is condemned.
§ 4 Representatives to Congress
For electing representatives to Congress, the State is divided into districts corresponding in number to its representation.
Article II The State
§ 1 Territory comprising West Virginia
The State is formed of the enumerated counties formerly part of Virginia.
§ 2 Powers of government in citizens
The powers of government reside in all the citizens and may be exercised only in accordance with their will and appointment.
§ 3 Requisites of citizenship
All persons residing in the State, born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, are citizens of the State.
§ 4 Equal representation
Every citizen is entitled to equal representation, and in all apportionments equality of numbers of those entitled shall be preserved as far as practicable.
§ 5 Provisions regarding property
No distinction is made between resident aliens and citizens as to the acquisition, tenure, disposition, or descent of property.
§ 6 Treason; penalty
Treason against the State consists only in levying war against it or adhering to its enemies, and conviction requires two witnesses to the same overt act or confession in open court.
§ 7 State motto and seal
The state motto "Montani Semper Liberi" (Mountaineers are always free) and the great seal are established and kept by the secretary of state.
§ 8 Writs, commissions, official bonds, indictments
Writs and commissions run in the name of the State, official bonds are payable to it, and indictments conclude "against the peace and dignity of the State."
Article III Bill of Rights
§ 1 Equal freedom and inherent rights
All men are by nature equally free and independent and have inherent rights, including enjoying life and liberty, acquiring and protecting property, and pursuing happiness and safety.
§ 2 Magistrates servants of the people
All power is vested in and derived from the people; magistrates are their trustees and servants, at all times amenable to them.
§ 3 Rights reserved to the people
Government is instituted for the common benefit, and the people have a right to reform, alter, or abolish it when the public good requires.
§ 4 Writ of habeas corpus
The writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended; no person is held to answer for felony except on presentment or indictment, save in specified cases.
§ 5 Bail, fines, and punishment
Excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment are forbidden, and penalties must be proportioned to the offense; imprisonment for debt is abolished.
§ 6 Searches and seizures
The people are secure against unreasonable searches and seizures, and no warrant issues without probable cause supported by oath describing the place and things.
§ 7 Freedom of speech and press
No law abridging freedom of speech or of the press shall be passed, though the Legislature may restrain the publication of obscene matter.
§ 8 Civil suits for libel
In libel prosecutions and civil suits truth may be given in evidence, and the jury may find both the law and the facts.
§ 9 Taking of private property
Private property may not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation, determined by a jury when demanded.
§ 10 Due process
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law and the judgment of their peers.
§ 11 Political tests condemned
Political tests requiring persons to purge past conduct by their own oath as a prerequisite to civil and political rights are contrary to republican principles.
§ 12 Military subordinate to civil power
Standing armies in peacetime are dangerous to liberty and the military is subordinate to the civil power; no soldier is quartered in a house without consent.
§ 13 Right of jury trial
In common-law suits where the value exceeds twenty dollars the right of trial by jury remains, and no fact tried by a jury is otherwise re-examined except as law directs.
§ 14 Rights of the accused
Trials of crimes are by an impartial public jury of the county, and the accused may be heard, know the accusation, confront witnesses, and have compulsory process.
§ 15 Religious freedom
No one may be compelled to support any religious worship or ministry, nor be restrained or burdened on account of religious belief; free exercise is guaranteed.
§ 15a Contemplation or prayer in schools
Public schools shall provide a brief designated time at the start of each day for students who wish to exercise their right to private contemplation, meditation, or prayer.
§ 16 Right of public assembly
The people have the right to assemble peaceably, consult for the common good, instruct their representatives, and petition for redress of grievances.
§ 17 Courts open; justice administered
The courts shall be open, and every person injured in person, property, or reputation shall have a remedy by due course of law, administered without delay.
§ 18 No corruption of blood or forfeiture
No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.
§ 19 Hereditary emoluments prohibited
No hereditary emoluments, honors, or privileges shall ever be granted or conferred in the State.
§ 20 Preservation of free government
Free government and liberty can be preserved only by firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
§ 21 Jury service regardless of sex
Regardless of sex, all otherwise qualified persons are eligible to serve as petit and grand jurors.
§ 22 Right to keep and bear arms
A person has the right to keep and bear arms for defense of self, family, home, and state, and for lawful hunting and recreation.
Article IV Elections and Officers
§ 1 Right to vote
Citizens are entitled to vote at elections in the county of their residence, subject to disqualifications for minority, certain crimes, or mental incompetence.
§ 2 Voting by ballot
In all elections by the people voting shall be by ballot, and the voter is left free to vote by open, sealed, or secret ballot.
§ 3 Voter privileged from arrest
No voter is subject to arrest on civil process during an election or while going to and returning from it.
§ 4 Eligibility to hold office
Only citizens entitled to vote may be elected or appointed to office, with age requirements for governor and judges.
§ 5 Oath of office
Every officer must, before exercising authority, take an oath to support the U.S. and state constitutions and faithfully discharge the office's duties.
§ 6 Removal of officials
Officers may be removed for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or gross immorality, in the manner prescribed by law.
§ 7 General elections and terms
General elections of state and county officers and legislators are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
§ 8 Terms, powers, and compensation of officers
For offices not fixed by this Constitution, the Legislature prescribes by general law the terms, powers, duties, and compensation of public officers.
§ 9 Impeachment of officials
Any state officer may be impeached for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, gross immorality, neglect of duty, or high crime, with the House prosecuting and the Senate trying.
§ 10 Dueling prohibited
A citizen who fights, sends, or accepts a challenge to a duel with deadly weapons is disqualified from holding office.
§ 11 Safeguards for ballots
The Legislature prescribes the manner of conducting elections, making returns, and determining contests, and safeguards the ballot.
§ 12 Registration laws
The Legislature shall enact proper laws for the registration of all qualified voters.
Article V Division of Powers
§ 1 Separation of powers
The legislative, executive, and judicial departments are separate and distinct, and no person exercises the powers of more than one at the same time, except that justices of the peace may sit in the Legislature.
Article VI The Legislature
§ 1 Legislative power vested
The legislative power is vested in a Senate and House of Delegates, styled the Legislature of West Virginia.
§ 2 Composition
The Senate has twenty-four members and the House of Delegates sixty-five, subject to increase as provided.
§ 3 Terms of office
Senators serve four years and delegates two years, with senators divided into two classes so half are elected biennially.
§ 4 Senatorial districts
For electing senators the State is divided into twelve senatorial districts, a number that may be increased but not diminished.
§ 5 Senatorial districts designated
The initial senatorial districts are designated by county until altered by the Legislature.
§ 6 Delegate representation
Delegates are apportioned among the counties according to population and the ratio of representation.
§ 7 Delegate apportionment after census
After each census delegates are reapportioned by dividing the population by the ratio of representation.
§ 8 Delegate districts designated
The initial delegate districts are designated by county until a new apportionment is declared.
§ 9 Further apportionments
The apportionment of delegates to counties not in districts continues until a new apportionment is declared.
§ 10 Arrangement of districts
The arrangement of senatorial and delegate districts and apportionment of delegates is declared by law as soon as possible after each census.
§ 11 Admission of additional territory
Additional territory may be admitted into the State with the consent of the Legislature and a majority of the qualified voters affected.
§ 12 Residency of members
No person may be a senator or delegate who has not resided one year in the district or county from which elected.
§ 13 Eligibility to a seat
Persons holding another lucrative office or federal employment, and members of Congress, are ineligible to a seat in the Legislature.
§ 14 Bribery conviction forfeits eligibility
A person convicted of bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime is ineligible to a seat in the Legislature.
§ 15 No civil office for profit
No senator or delegate may, during their term, be elected or appointed to a civil office of profit created or whose pay was increased during that term.
§ 16 Oath of members
Members take an oath to support the constitutions and faithfully discharge their duties, and to disclaim bribery in obtaining their election.
§ 17 Privilege from arrest
Members are privileged from arrest except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace during the session and for ten days before and after.
§ 18 Time and place of assembly
The Legislature assembles annually at the seat of government unless convened earlier by the governor.
§ 19 Convening by governor
The governor may convene the Legislature by proclamation whenever the public safety or welfare requires it.
§ 20 Seat of government
The seat of government is at Charleston until otherwise provided by law.
§ 21 Assembly elsewhere in emergency
The governor may convene the Legislature at another place when it cannot safely meet at the seat of government.
§ 22 Length of session
The regular session and budget sessions are held for the periods fixed, and may be extended by a two-thirds concurrent vote.
§ 23 Adjournment
Neither house may adjourn for more than three days, or to another place, without the consent of the other.
§ 24 Quorum and rules
A majority of the members elected to each house constitutes a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn and compel attendance.
§ 25 Authority to punish members
Each house may punish its members for disorderly behavior and, by a two-thirds vote, expel a member, but not twice for the same offense.
§ 26 Undisturbed transaction of business
Each house may provide for its own safety and the undisturbed transaction of business and punish non-members for contempt.
§ 27 Accounting for state moneys
Laws are enacted requiring sheriffs and other officers to account for public money and imposing penalties for default.
§ 28 Origination of bills
Bills and resolutions may originate in either house and be passed, amended, or rejected by the other.
§ 29 Reading of bills
No bill becomes law until read on three different days in each house, unless in urgency four-fifths of the house dispense with the rule.
§ 30 One object; title; effective time
No act embraces more than one object, which shall be expressed in the title, and acts take effect ninety days after passage unless otherwise provided.
§ 31 Amendment of bills
When a bill passed by one house is amended by the other, agreement to the amended bill is decided by yeas and nays.
§ 32 Definition of majority
"A majority of the members elected to either house" means a majority of the whole number authorized to be elected.
§ 33 Compensation and expenses
Members receive compensation and expenses for their duties as fixed by law, subject to constitutional limits.
§ 34 Distribution of laws and journals
The Legislature provides by law for furnishing supplies and printing and for distributing the laws and journals.
§ 35 State not to be made defendant
The State shall never be made a defendant in any court, except as this section allows for certain subdivisions and contract claims.
§ 36 Lotteries; bingo; raffles
The Legislature may not authorize lotteries or gift enterprises generally, but may permit state-operated lotteries and, by county option, bingo and raffles.
§ 37 Terms not extended after election
No law passed after the election of an officer may operate to extend the term of that office.
§ 38 No mid-term salary increase
No extra compensation is granted to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor after the services are rendered.
§ 39 Local and special laws restricted
The Legislature shall not pass local or special laws in the enumerated cases where a general law can be made applicable.
§ 39a Home rule for municipalities
No special law may incorporate or amend municipal charters; the Legislature provides by general law and may authorize municipal home rule.
§ 40 Limiting court appointment power
The Legislature shall not confer on any court or judge the power of appointment to office beyond what this Constitution provides.
§ 41 Journal of proceedings
Each house keeps and publishes a journal of its proceedings, with bills and resolutions described therein.
§ 42 Appropriation bills specific
Bills appropriating pay for members, officers, and government salaries contain no provision on any other subject.
§ 43 Registration board prohibited
The Legislature shall never authorize or establish any board or court of registration of voters.
§ 44 Viva voce legislative elections
In elections to office within the Legislature or any county or municipal body the vote is viva voce and entered on the journal.
§ 45 Bribery; punishment
The Legislature shall provide by law for punishing bribery and attempts to bribe by imprisonment and disqualification from office.
§ 46 Manufacture and sale of liquor
The Legislature shall by law regulate the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the State.
§ 47 Church incorporation prohibited
No charter of incorporation is granted to any church or religious denomination, though general laws may secure title to church property.
§ 48 Homestead exemption
A husband or parent, or the infant children of deceased parents, may hold a homestead exempt from forced sale up to five thousand dollars in value.
§ 49 Property of married women
The Legislature shall pass laws protecting the property of married women from the debts, liabilities, and control of their husbands.
§ 50 Proportional representation
The Legislature may submit to the voters a plan of minority or proportional representation.
§ 51 Budget and appropriation bills
The State's budget process is prescribed in detail, requiring the governor's budget bill and limiting appropriations to available revenue.
§ 52 Road revenues
Revenue from motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration and license taxes is used for public roads and related purposes.
§ 53 Forestry amendment
The Legislature may define and classify forest lands and provide for cooperation between the State and owners in reforestation.
§ 54 Continuity of government
The Legislature may ensure continuity of state and local government in emergencies resulting from enemy attack.
§ 55 Fish and wildlife conservation funds
Fees and moneys from hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses are applied to fish and wildlife conservation.
§ 56 Nongame wildlife funds
The Legislature may provide funding for conservation of nongame wildlife resources notwithstanding the road-revenue restriction.
§ 57 No constitutional right to abortion
Nothing in the Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion.
Article VII Executive Department
§ 1 Composition of the department
The executive department consists of the governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, and attorney general.
§ 2 Election of officers
The executive officers are elected at the times and places provided by law for four-year terms.
§ 3 Election returns and contests
Returns for these officers are sealed and transmitted to the secretary of state, and contests are determined as provided.
§ 4 Eligibility
These officers hold no other office during their term, and the governor is limited in the number of consecutive terms.
§ 5 Chief executive powers
The chief executive power is vested in the governor, who takes care that the laws are faithfully executed.
§ 6 Governor's message
At each session the governor informs the Legislature of the condition of the State and recommends measures.
§ 7 Extraordinary sessions
The governor may convene the Legislature on extraordinary occasions, and it then acts only on stated business.
§ 8 Nomination of officers
The governor nominates and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints officers whose selection is not otherwise provided for.
§ 9 Recess vacancies
The governor fills non-elective vacancies arising during a Senate recess by appointment until the next session.
§ 10 Power of removal
The governor may remove any officer they appoint for incompetency, neglect of duty, gross immorality, or malfeasance.
§ 11 Remit fines; pardons
The governor may remit fines and penalties, commute capital punishment, and grant reprieves and pardons after conviction, except in impeachment.
§ 12 Commander-in-chief
The governor is commander-in-chief of the State's military forces except when they are called into federal service.
§ 13 Official bond of officers
The governor may require officers to give additional official bond as the Legislature directs.
§ 14 Approval or disapproval of bills
Every bill is presented to the governor, who may sign or veto it, and a veto may be overridden by a majority of the members elected to each house.
§ 15 Disapproval of appropriation items
The governor may disapprove items or parts of appropriation bills while approving the remainder (line-item veto).
§ 16 Vacancy in governorship
On the governor's death, removal, resignation, or disability, the president of the Senate acts as governor.
§ 17 Vacancies in other offices
Vacancies in the offices of secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, or attorney general are filled as provided.
§ 18 Reports of subordinate officers
Subordinate executive officers and heads of public institutions report to the governor before each regular session.
§ 19 Salaries
The named officers receive salaries established by law, which are not increased or diminished during their terms.
Article VIII The Judiciary
§ 1 Judicial power vested
The judicial power is vested in a supreme court of appeals, circuit courts, and such intermediate appellate and magistrate courts as the Legislature establishes.
§ 2 Supreme court of appeals
The supreme court of appeals consists of five justices elected for twelve-year terms, a majority being a quorum.
§ 3 Jurisdiction and powers
The supreme court of appeals has original jurisdiction in habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari, and appellate jurisdiction as provided.
§ 4 Writ of error, supersedeas, appeal
A writ of error, supersedeas, or appeal is allowed by the supreme court of appeals only on a petition assigning error.
§ 5 Circuit courts
Circuit judges are elected by the voters of the circuit for eight-year terms unless sooner removed or retired.
§ 6 Jurisdiction of circuit courts
Circuit courts have general trial jurisdiction and control over magistrate courts by mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari.
§ 7 Provisions on justices, judges, magistrates
All justices, judges, and magistrates must reside in the State, are commissioned by the governor, and meet stated qualifications.
§ 8 Discipline and removal
Under its rule-making power the supreme court of appeals prescribes rules for censure, suspension, retirement, and removal of judicial officers.
§ 9 Clerks of circuit courts
The voters of each county elect a clerk of the circuit court for a six-year term.
§ 10 Magistrate courts
The Legislature establishes magistrate courts in each county with a right of appeal as prescribed by law.
§ 11 Municipal courts
The Legislature may provide for municipal, police, or mayors' courts in incorporated cities, towns, and villages.
§ 12 Issuance of writs; bail
The Legislature designates the courts and officers empowered to issue, execute, or serve writs, warrants, and process and to admit to bail.
§ 13 Existing law continued
Such parts of the common law and state laws as were in force on the article's effective date remain in force except where inconsistent.
§ 14 Pending causes; records
Matters pending when the article took effect continue in the appropriate courts, and records are transferred as needed.
§ 15 Offices phased out; effective date
The office of justice of the peace and other superseded offices continued until phased out on the article's stated dates.
§ 16 Family courts
A unified family court system is created under the general supervision of the supreme court of appeals to hear family-law matters.
Article IX County Organization
§ 1 County officers
The voters of each county elect a surveyor of lands, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, and one or two assessors for their terms.
§ 2 Constables, coroners, overseers of the poor
Each district elects a constable, and populous districts may elect a second, with provision for coroners and overseers of the poor.
§ 3 Sheriffs
A person who has served as sheriff during two consecutive terms is ineligible for the office during the succeeding term.
§ 4 Malfeasance in office
County court presidents, justices, sheriffs, prosecutors, clerks, and other officers are subject to indictment for neglect or misconduct in office.
§ 5 Commissioning of officers
The Legislature provides for commissioning officers not otherwise provided for and may require official bonds.
§ 6 Compensation and deputies
The Legislature fixes the compensation, duties, and responsibilities of these officers and may provide for their deputies.
§ 7 Conservators of the peace
The president of the county court and every justice and constable is a conservator of the peace throughout the county.
§ 8 Formation of new counties
No new county is formed with less than four hundred square miles or six thousand population, nor by reducing an existing county below those limits.
§ 9 County commissions
The county court, or tribunal in lieu of it, is continued and renamed the county commission with the powers described.
§ 10 Terms of commissioners
County commissioners are elected for six-year terms, staggered so that not all are chosen at once.
§ 11 Powers of county commissions
County commissions have custody of recorded deeds and papers and jurisdiction over county affairs, roads, and probate as provided.
§ 12 Clerk of the county commission
The voters of each county elect a clerk of the county commission for a six-year term.
§ 13 Reformation of county commissions
On the application of a county the Legislature may reform, alter, or modify its county commission.
Article X Taxation and Finance
§ 1 Equal and uniform taxation
Taxation shall be equal and uniform, and all property taxed in proportion to its value, subject to stated exceptions and classifications.
§ 1a Property tax exemptions and adjustments
Household goods and personal effects not held for profit are exempt from ad valorem property taxation, with further adjustments provided.
§ 1b Property tax limitation; homestead exemption (1982)
Ad valorem taxation follows this section, including a homestead exemption and rate limits for the elderly and disabled.
§ 1c Exemption of inventory and warehouse goods
Tangible personal property moving in interstate commerce and certain inventory is exempted from ad valorem taxation, phased in over five years.
§ 2 Capitation tax
Repealed.
§ 3 Receipts and expenditures
No money is drawn from the treasury except by appropriation made by law and on a warrant issued by the auditor.
§ 4 Limit on state debt
No state debt is contracted except to meet casual deficits, redeem prior liabilities, suppress insurrection, or repel invasion.
§ 5 Power of taxation
The taxing power extends to paying the state debt and interest, supporting free schools, and meeting the ordinary expenses of government.
§ 6 Credit of the State restricted
The State's credit shall not be granted to or in aid of any county, city, corporation, or person, nor shall it assume their debts.
§ 6a Appropriations for subdivisions
The Legislature may nonetheless appropriate state funds to match or maximize grants-in-aid for counties, municipalities, and subdivisions.
§ 7 County tax levies
County authorities may not levy taxes exceeding ninety-five cents per hundred dollars of valuation, with stated exceptions.
§ 8 Bonded indebtedness of counties
No county, city, school district, or municipality contracts debt beyond stated limits without approval of its voters.
§ 8a Tax increment financing bonds
The Legislature may authorize revenue bonds payable from increased property values due to economic development or redevelopment projects.
§ 9 Uniform municipal taxes
The Legislature may authorize municipalities to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes, which must be uniform.
§ 10 School levy and bond amendment
Maximum rates for school tax levies on the several property classes are set notwithstanding other provisions.
§ 11 Excess levy amendment
Counties and municipalities may impose excess levies on the several property classes within the stated maximum rates.
§ 12 Nonprofit youth organization exemption
Real property owned by qualifying nonprofit youth organizations is exempt from taxation notwithstanding other provisions.
Article XI Corporations
§ 1 Organization by general law
The Legislature provides for organizing corporations by general laws uniform as to class, and may not grant special corporate charters.
§ 2 Corporate liability
Stockholders of corporations other than banks are liable for indebtedness to the extent the law prescribes.
§ 3 Exclusive privileges prohibited
Existing charters granting special or exclusive privileges under which organization has not occurred are void.
§ 4 Rights of stockholders
The Legislature provides that corporations, other than banks, may issue classes and series of stock as authorized.
§ 5 Street railroads
No law grants the right to construct a street railroad within a municipality without the local authorities' consent.
§ 6 Banks
The Legislature may provide by general law for the creation, organization, and regulation of banking institutions.
§ 7 Railroad reports
Every railroad corporation doing business in the State makes an annual sworn report to the auditor of public accounts.
§ 8 Rolling stock personal property
Rolling stock and other movable property of a railroad is considered personal property for taxation and liability.
§ 9 Railroads public highways
Railroads are declared public highways, free to all persons for the transportation of persons and property under law.
§ 10 Stations required
The Legislature requires railroads passing near towns of a stated size to establish and maintain stations.
§ 11 Competing lines
No railroad corporation may consolidate with, or acquire, a parallel or competing line.
§ 12 Right of eminent domain
The power of eminent domain shall never be construed to prevent the Legislature from taking corporate property for public use.
Article XII Education
§ 1 System of free schools
The Legislature shall provide by general law for a thorough and efficient system of free schools.
§ 2 Supervision of free schools
General supervision of the free schools is vested in the West Virginia board of education.
§ 3 County superintendents
The Legislature may provide for county superintendents and other officers to carry out the education article.
§ 4 Permanent school fund
The existing invested school fund and moneys from forfeited and unappropriated lands are preserved as a permanent school fund.
§ 5 Support of free schools
The Legislature supports free schools by appropriating the interest of the invested school fund and other stated revenues.
§ 6 School districts
The existing school districts continue until changed by act of the Legislature.
§ 7 Levies for schools
All levies laid by a county or district for free schools are reported to the county clerk and applied under law.
§ 8 Mixed schools
Repealed.
§ 9 Certain acts prohibited
No person connected with the free school system may be interested in furnishing books or supplies to the schools.
§ 10 Independent school districts
No new independent free school district is created except with the consent of the districts out of which it is formed.
§ 11 Appropriations for normal schools
No appropriation is made to a state normal school except those already established, chartered, and in operation.
§ 12 Fostering improvement
The Legislature shall foster and encourage moral, intellectual, scientific, and agricultural improvement.
Article XIII Land Titles
§ 1 Land titles preserved
All private rights and interests in lands derived from Virginia or West Virginia law are confirmed and continued.
§ 2 Land entry prohibited
No entry by warrant on land in the State may hereafter be made.
§ 3 Forfeited lands
Repealed.
§ 4 Waste and unappropriated lands
Repealed.
§ 5 Former owner's privilege
Repealed.
§ 6 Land books and taxes
Repealed.
Article XIV Amendments
§ 1 Constitutional convention
No convention to alter the Constitution is called except in pursuance of a law passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of each house and approved by the voters.
§ 2 How amendments are made
Amendments may be proposed in either house, and if agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each house, are published and submitted to the voters, taking effect if approved by a majority voting on them.
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