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	Iowa General Assembly - Iowa Constitution
		1857 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA -- CODIFIED
		The legislative authority of this state shall be vested in a general assembly, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives: and the style of every law shall be.
		The governor shall be commander in chief of the militia, the army, and navy of this state.
	www.legis.state.ia.us /Constitution.html (6635 words)

	Montana Constitution
		The state, counties, cities, towns, and all other local governmental entities shall have no immunity from suit for injury to a person or property, except as may be specifically provided by law by a 2/3 vote of each house of the legislature.
		(2) For the purposes of a constitutional amendment, the number of qualified electors in each county and in the state shall be determined by the number of votes cast for the office of governor in the preceding general election.
		Any citizen of the United States 18 years of age or older who meets the registration and residence requirements provided by law is a qualified elector unless he is serving a sentence for a felony in a penal institution or is of unsound mind, as determined by a court.
	leg.state.mt.us /css/mtcode_const/const.asp (11358 words)

	Statutes & Constitution :Constitution : Online Sunshine
		A judgment of the supreme court of the state determining the apportionment to be valid shall be binding upon all the citizens of the state.
		Notwithstanding any other provision of the constitution, the duties of the clerk of the circuit court may be divided by special or general law between two officers, one serving as clerk of court and one serving as ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, auditor, recorder, and custodian of all county funds.
		Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, the state attorney shall be the prosecuting officer of all trial courts in that circuit and shall perform other duties prescribed by general law; provided, however, when authorized by general law, the violations of all municipal ordinances may be prosecuted by municipal prosecutors.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes (14342 words)

	Washington Secretary of State - Washington History: Washington State Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An election was held to choose 75 delegates to frame a constitution for the State of Washington.
		A certified copy of the Constitution of the State of Washington was sent by courier to President Harrison whose approval was necessary before Washington was proclaimed a state.
		The new “Constitution of the State of Washington” was sent to Congress along with a memorial requesting Statehood for Washington.
	www.secstate.wa.gov /history/constitution.aspx (535 words)

	The Constitution of North Carolina
		Constitutional amendments usually were drafted in response to particular problems experienced or anticipated and generally they were limited in scope so as to achieve the essential goal, while arousing minimum unnecessary opposition.
		An amendment to shift the elections for state legislative, executive, and judicial officers and for county officers from even-numbered to odd-numbered years (beginning in 1989 for legislators and 1993 for Governors and other state executives) was submitted by the General Assembly of 1985 to the voters, who rejected it on May 6, 1986.
		Constitutional draftsmen have not been so convinced of their own exclusive hold on wisdom or so doubtful of the reliability of later generations of legislators that they found it necessary to write into the Constitution the large amount of regulatory detail often found in state Constitutions.
	statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/stgovt/preconst.htm (6110 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
		XII of Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut; amended in 1980.
		IX of Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut.
		Proposals of any constitutional convention to amend or revise the constitution of the state shall be submitted to all the electors of the state not later than two months after final adjournment of the convention, either as a whole or in such parts and with such alternatives as the convention may determine.
	www.sots.ct.gov /RegisterManual/SectionI/ctconstit.htm (8970 words)

	Document Title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State, sitting as a board, shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant respites, reprieves, pardons, or commutations in all cases of conviction for offenses against the laws of the state, except treason and cases of impeachment.
		CVII-4 The State Board of Education shall appoint and fix the compensation of the Commissioner of Education, who shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Education and the administrative head of the State Department of Education, and who shall have such powers and duties as the Legislature may direct.
		Whenever the state is so redistricted the members elected prior to the redistricting shall continue in office, and the law providing for such redistricting shall where necessary specify the newly established district which they shall represent for the balance of their term.
	info.neded.org /stathand/parttwo/nebconst.html (11034 words)

	Washington State Constitution
		The percentages required shall be, state officers, other than judges, senators and representatives, city officers of cities of the first class, school district boards in cities of the first class; county officers of counties of the first, second and third classes, twenty-five per cent.
		The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the legislature.
		The secretary of state shall keep a record of the official acts of the legislature, and executive department of the state, and shall, when required, lay the same, and all matters relative thereto, before either branch of the legislature, and shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned him by law.
	www1.leg.wa.gov /LawsAndAgencyRules/Constitution.htm (11006 words)

	ARTICLE I
		Where state taxes or fees are the source of capital or operating expenditures, the appropriations shall be made by the legislative assembly.
		No soldier, seaman, or marine in the Army, or Navy of the United States, or of their allies, shall be deemed to have acquired a residence in the state, in consequence of having been stationed within the same; nor shall any such soldier, seaman, or marine have the right to vote.
		The Secretary of State shall complete the verification process within the 30-day period after the last day on which the petition may be filed as provided in paragraph (e) of subsection (2) or paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section.
	www.leg.state.or.us /orcons/orcons.html (9642 words)

	California State Archives-1849 State Constitution (text) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Governor shall be commander-in-chief of the militia, the army and navy of this State.
		The county Judges shall also severally, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation to be paid out of the county treasury of their respective counties, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall have been elected.
		The provisions of this Constitution concerning the term of residence necessary to enable persons to hold certain offices therein mentioned, shall not be held to apply to officers chosen by the people at the first election, or by the Legislature at its first session.
	www.ss.ca.gov /archives/level3_const1849txt.html (5232 words)

	Massachusetts Constitution
		Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
		A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, 12 industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government.
		Article V. The resolutions and advice of the council shall be recorded in a register, and signed by the members present; and this record may be called for at any time by either house of the legislature; and any member of the council may insert his opinion, contrary to the resolution of the majority.
	www.state.ma.us /legis/const.htm (6264 words)

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		The percentages required shall be, state officers, other than judges, senators and representatives, city officers of cities of the first class, school district boards in cities of the first class; county officers of counties of the first, second and third classes, twenty-five per cent.
		The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the legislature.
		The secretary of state shall keep a record of the official acts of the legislature, and executive department of the state, and shall, when required, lay the same, and all matters relative thereto, before either branch of the legislature, and shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned him by law.
	www.leg.wa.gov /pub/other/WA_CONSTITUTION.htm (12386 words)

	The Constitution of the State of Nevada
		On the 1st Wednesday of September 1864, the constitution was approved by the vote of the people of the Territory of Nevada, and on October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed that the State of Nevada was admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.
		The second amendment was proposed and passed by the 1993 legislature; agreed to and passed by the 1995 legislature; and approved and ratified by the people at the 1996 general election, effective on the date Congress consents to amendment or a legal determination is made that such consent is not necessary.
		For this purpose, not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the number who actually voted in the state or in the county, district, or municipality which he represents, at the election in which he was elected, shall file their petition, in the manner herein provided, demanding his recall by the people.
	www.leg.state.nv.us /Const/NVConst.html (8831 words)

	New Jersey State Constitution
		The Commission so constituted, by a majority of the whole number of its members, shall, within one month after the appointment of such eleventh member, certify to the Secretary of State the establishment of Senate and Assembly districts and the apportionment of senators and members of the General Assembly.
		The Legislature shall prescribe in such law or by general law the method of adopting such law, and the manner in which the ordinance of adoption may be enacted or the vote taken, as the case may be.
		The State shall annually reimburse each taxing district in an amount equal to one-half of the tax loss to the district resulting from the allowance of tax deductions pursuant to this paragraph.
	www.njleg.state.nj.us /lawsconstitution/constitution.asp (8850 words)

	Hangout - State Government - State Constitution
		The first constitution of the state of New Jersey was written in 1776.
		The constitution was written during the Revolutionary War to create a basic government framework for the state.
		It is different from the United States Constitution, which provides the structure for the government of the whole country.
	www.state.nj.us /hangout_nj/government.html (218 words)

	Alabama's Six Constitutions
		Alabama's first three constitutions, those of 1819, 1861 and 1865, were not submitted to the electorate for ratification, but instead became operable upon adoption of the Conventions that framed them.
		Of the latter three, the Constitution of 1868 was not, under the provisions of the Second Reconstruction Act, legally ratified, although subsequent Congressional action resulted in this constitution becoming operable.
		In contrast, both the 1875 and 1901 Constitutions were properly ratified by the electorate.
	www.legislature.state.al.us /misc/history/constitutions/constitutions.html (537 words)

	Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics
		A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, John Adams (1787-89) — Comprehensive historical review of how various national constitutions worked, with quotes from political philosophers and historians, that influenced the Founders in their drafting of state and federal constitutions.
		Developed the doctrines of concurrent majority, interposition, nullification and state secession, to correct what he perceived as a defect in the design of the Constitution that permits a persistent majority to dominate all three branches of government and legislate against the interests of a minority to the point where they would consider their rights violated.
		The American Republic: its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny, O. Brownson (1866) — Argument against secession, distinguishes the constitution of government from the underlying constitution of the society, and territorial from socialistic or egoistic democracy.
	www.constitution.org /liberlib.htm (3682 words)

	Constitution Society Home Page
		The Constitution Society is a private non-profit organization dedicated to research and public education on the principles of constitutional republican government.
		This organization was founded in response to the growing concern that noncompliance with the Constitution for the United States of America and most state constitutions is creating a crisis of legitimacy that threatens freedom and civil rights.
		We maintain that the principles of constitutional republicanism are universal, and applicable to all nations, although not well understood or upheld by most.
	www.constitution.org (809 words)

	OK Constitution Articles
		Contract for incarceration of state inmates with Counties and municipalities.
		State construction, remodeling or other capital improvements - Amount of indebtedness - Payment and discharge of debt - Issuance of bonds.
		Constitutional convention to propose amendments or new constitution.
	www.lsb.state.ok.us /ok_constitution.html (2107 words)

	Hawai`i State Constitution - Section Titles
		The Hawaii Constitution was framed by a Constitutional Convention under Act 334, Session Laws of Hawaii 1949.
		The Constitution has since been amended a number of times in accordance with proposals adopted by the legislature or by constitutional convention and ratified by the people.
		On November 7, 1978, amendments to the Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention of 1978 were presented to the electorate for its approval.
	www.hawaii.gov /lrb/con (603 words)

	MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION
		The people of this state have the inherent, sole, and exclusive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof, and to alter and abolish their constitution and form fo government whenever they deem it necessary to their safety and happiness; Provided, such change be not repugnant to the constitution of the United States.
		The right to withdraw from the Federal Union on account of any real or supposed grievance, shall never be assumed by this state, nor shall any law be passed in derogation of the paramount allegiance of the citizens of this state to th e government of the United States.
		The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in the case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it, nor ever without the authority of the legislature.
	www.olemiss.edu /depts/law_lib_research/laws/msconst.html (785 words)

	Oregon Blue Book: Constitution of Oregon: 2005 Version
		On November 9, 1857, the Constitution was approved by the vote of the people of Oregon Territory.
		The text of the original signed copy of the Constitution filed in the office of the Secretary of State is retained unless it has been repealed or superseded by amendment.
		Where the original text has been amended or where a new provision has been added to the original Constitution, the source of the amendment or addition is indicated in the source note immediately following the text of the amended or new section.
	www.bluebook.state.or.us /state/constitution/constitution.htm (263 words)

	Louisiana State Senate > Documents > Louisiana Constitution of 1974
		Release of Obligations to State, Parish, or Municipality
		Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
		State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities
	senate.legis.state.la.us /Documents/Constitution (314 words)

	Constitution of the United States of America
		The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation.
		Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25.
		Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected--directly by the people or by the state legislators.
	www.archives.gov /national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html (263 words)

	Washington Courts
		For educators interested in teaching about the constitution and laws to elementary and secondary school students, visit http://www.courts.wa.gov/education/ to download interactive lesson plans at no cost.
		The Code Reviser's Office, in publishing the Constitution in the bound volumes of the Revised Code of Washington, adopted certain formatting conventions to best present both the current and original language of each article.
		Copyright of this version of the Constitution is held the Code Reviser's Office, State of Washington.
	www.courts.wa.gov /education/constitution (217 words)

	Constitution of the State of Indiana : Indiana Law
		Constitution of the State of Indiana : Indiana Law
		Distribution of this version on the Internet does not constitute consent to any use of the underlying hypertext markup for commercial redistribution either via the Internet or using some other form of hypertext distribution.
		TO THE END, that justice be established, public order maintained, and liberty perpetuated; WE, the People of the State of Indiana, grateful to ALMIGHTY GOD for the free exercise of the right to choose our own form of government, do ordain this Constitution.
	www.law.indiana.edu /uslawdocs/inconst.html (201 words)

	Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell
		State of Alaska > Lieutenant Governor > Alaska Constitution
		Adopted by the Constitutional Convention February 5, 1956
		State Capitol, Third Floor, Juneau, Alaska 907.465.3520 465.5400 fax
	ltgov.state.ak.us /constitution.php (111 words)

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