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CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Actions.

Civil cases.
Jury trial, NC Const Art I §25.

Form of action, NC Const Art IV §13.

Jury trial, NC Const Art I §25.

Acts.

General laws.
Defined, NC Const Art XIV §3.

Agriculture.

Capital projects for agriculture.
Authorization to create agency to issue bonds, NC Const Art V §11.

Commissioner of agriculture.
Acting commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.
Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.
Duties, NC Const Art III §7.
Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.
Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.
Interim commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Airports.

Powers of general assembly as to seaport and airport facilities, NC Const Art V §13.

Alimony.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Allegiance to the United States, NC Const Art I §5.

Amendments.

Convention of the people.
Revision or amendment of constitution by convention of the people, NC Const Art XIII §3.

Legislative initiation.
Revision or amendment by legislative initiation, NC Const Art XIII §4.

Power to revise or amend constitution reserved to people, NC Const Art XIII §2.

Revision or amendment by legislative initiation, NC Const Art XIII §4.

Appeals.

Court of appeals.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Jurisdiction of the general court of justice, NC Const Art IV §12.

Supreme court.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Arson.

Capital punishment.
Crimes punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

Assemblies.

Right to assembly, NC Const Art I §12.

Attorney general.

Acting attorney general, NC Const Art III §7.

Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.

Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.

Duties, NC Const Art III §7.

Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.

Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.

Interim attorney general, NC Const Art III §7.

Qualifications, NC Const Art III §7.

Attorneys at law.

Rights of accused to counsel, NC Const Art I §23.

Authority.

Bond issues to finance capital projects for industry, NC Const Art V §9.

Bail and recognizance.

Excessive bail prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Bond issues.

Capital projects for industry.
Authorities may be created, NC Const Art V §9.

General assembly.
Actions on revenue bills, NC Const Art II §23.

Health care facilities.
Authorized, NC Const Art V §8.

Higher education facilities.
Authorized, NC Const Art V §12.

Hospitals, NC Const Art V §8.

Seaport and airport facilities.
Authorized powers as to, NC Const Art V §13.

Boundaries.

State boundaries, NC Const Art XIV §2.

Branches of government.

Separation of powers, NC Const Art I §6.

Bridges.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Budget.

Governor.
Duties of governor, NC Const Art III §5.

Burglary.

Capital punishment.
Crimes punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

Capital projects.

Bond issues to finance.
Counties may establish authorities to finance capital projects for industry, NC Const Art V §9.

Capital punishment.

Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Offenses punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

Capitation tax.

Prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Cemeteries.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Charities.

Establishment and operation by state, NC Const Art XI §3.

Charters.

Corporate charters, NC Const Art VIII §1.

Civil procedure.

Jury trial.
Right to jury trial in civil cases, NC Const Art I §25.

Rules of procedure, NC Const Art IV §13.

Clerks of court.

Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.

Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Community colleges and technical institutes.

Benefits of public institutions of higher education to be extended to people of state free of charge, NC Const Art IX §9.

Maintenance of system of higher education, NC Const Art IX §8.

Conservation.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XIV §5.

Consolidated city-county act.

General assembly to provide for local government, NC Const Art VII §1.

Merged or consolidated counties, NC Const Art VII §3.

Consolidation.

Counties.
Merged or consolidated counties, NC Const Art VII §3.

Contracts.

State, political subdivisions or public corporations may make contracts, NC Const Art V §2.

Conventions.

Amendment to the constitution.
Revision or amendment by the convention of the people, NC Const Art XIII §3.

Composition, NC Const Art XIII §1.

Procedure for calling, NC Const Art XIII §1.

Corporations.

Charters, NC Const Art VIII §1.

Defined, NC Const Art VIII §2.

Corrections.

Establishment and operation of charitable and correctional institutions and agencies by state, NC Const Art XI §3.

Costs.

Revenues and expenses of the judicial department, NC Const Art IV §20.

Council of state.

Composition, NC Const Art III §8.

Counties.

Contracts.
Authority to contract, NC Const Art V §2.

Education.
County school fund.
Composition of fund, NC Const Art IX §7.

Elections.
Sheriffs, NC Const Art VII §2.

General assembly to provide for local government, NC Const Art VII §1.

Local treasury.
Drawing public money, NC Const Art V §7.

Merged or consolidated counties, NC Const Art VII §3.

Sheriffs.
Election, NC Const Art VII §2.

Taxation.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.
Special tax areas, NC Const Art V §2.

Court of appeals.

Composition, NC Const Art IV §7.

Judges.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Courts.

Administration by general assembly, NC Const Art IV §14.

Court of appeals.
Composition, NC Const Art IV §7.
Judges.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies, NC Const Art IV §19.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

District courts, NC Const Art IV §10.
Judges.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.
Magistrates, NC Const Art IV §12.

General court of justice.
Appeals.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.
Appellate division, NC Const Art IV §5.
Court of appeals, NC Const Art IV §5.
Divisions, NC Const Art IV §2.
Judges and justices.
Retirement, NC Const Art IV §8.
Judicial power vested in general court of justice, NC Const Art IV §1.
Jurisdiction.
Waiver, NC Const Art IV §12.
Retirement of justices and judges, NC Const Art IV §8.
Supreme court, NC Const Art IV §5.
Unified judicial system, NC Const Art IV §2.

Judges.
Removal by general assembly, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.

Open courts, NC Const Art I §18.

Superior courts.
Clerks, NC Const Art IV §9.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Districts, NC Const Art IV §9.
Judges.
Assignment, NC Const Art IV §11.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.
Open at all times, NC Const Art IV §9.
Sessions.
Trial of cases, NC Const Art IV §9.

Supreme court.
Chief justice.
Assignment of judges, NC Const Art IV §11.
Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.
Justices.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, emoluments and fees, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.
Membership, NC Const Art IV §6.
Procedural rules.
Authority to make, NC Const Art IV §13.
Sessions, NC Const Art IV §6.

Crime victim rights, NC Const Art I §37.

Criminal law and procedure.

Capital punishment.
Crimes punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

District courts.
Prosecution in district court division, NC Const Art IV §18.

Ex post facto laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Forms of actions, NC Const Art IV §13.

Jury trial.
Right to trial by jury, NC Const Art I §24.

Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §23.

Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Rules of procedure, NC Const Art IV §13.

Debts.

General assembly.
Actions on revenue bills, NC Const Art II §23.

Imprisonment for debt, NC Const Art I §28.

Personal property.
Exemptions from process, NC Const Art X §1.

Declaration of rights, NC Const Art I §§1 to 37.

Arms.
Right to bear arms, NC Const Art I §30.

Assembly.
Right of assembly, NC Const Art I §12.

Attorneys at law.
Right of accused to counsel, NC Const Art I §23.

Bail and recognizance.
Excessive bail prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Branches of government.
Separation of powers, NC Const Art I §6.

Civil cases.
Jury trial, NC Const Art I §25.

Confrontation.
Right of accused to confrontation of witnesses against him, NC Const Art I §23.

Counsel.
Right of accused to counsel, NC Const Art I §23.

Courts.
Open courts, NC Const Art I §18.

Crime victims, NC Const Art I §37.

Criminal law and procedure.
Ex post facto laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.
Jury trial, NC Const Art I §24.
Prosecution.
Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §23.
Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Cruel and unusual punishment.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Debt.
Imprisonment for debt, NC Const Art I §28.

Discrimination.
Jury service, NC Const Art I §26.

Due process.
Law of the land, NC Const Art I §19.

Education.
State's duty to guard and maintain, NC Const Art I §15.

Elections.
Free elections, NC Const Art I §10.
Frequent elections required, NC Const Art I §9.
Property qualifications prohibited, NC Const Art I §11.

Emoluments.
Exclusive emoluments, NC Const Art I §32.
Hereditary emoluments, NC Const Art I §33.

Equality of persons, NC Const Art I §1.

Equal protection of the law, NC Const Art I §19.

Exclusive emoluments.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §32.

Ex post facto laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Fines.
Excessive fines prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Fraud.
Imprisonment for debt, NC Const Art I §28.

Fundamental principles.
Recurrence to fundamental principles, NC Const Art I §35.

General assembly.
Representation required, NC Const Art I §8.

Habeas corpus.
Inquiry into restraints on liberty, NC Const Art I §21.

Hereditary emoluments, NC Const Art I §33.

Honors.
Hereditary emoluments and honors prohibited, NC Const Art I §33.

Impeachment.
Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Incrimination.
Self-incrimination, NC Const Art I §23.

Indictments.
Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.
Right of accused to be informed of accusation, NC Const Art I §23.

Information of accusation.
Right of accused to be informed, NC Const Art I §23.

Inquiry into restraints on liberty, NC Const Art I §21.

Internal government of the state, NC Const Art I §3.

Involuntary servitude, NC Const Art I §17.

Jury.
Civil cases.
Right to jury trial in civil cases, NC Const Art I §25.
Criminal cases.
Right to jury trial in criminal cases, NC Const Art I §24.
Discrimination in jury service prohibited, NC Const Art I §26.

Law of the land, NC Const Art I §19.

Military affairs.
Militia, NC Const Art I §30.
Quartering of soldiers, NC Const Art I §31.

Militia.
Maintenance of militia, NC Const Art I §30.

Monopolies.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §34.

Other rights of the people.
Enumeration does not impair or deny other rights retained by people, NC Const Art I §36.

Penalties.
Excessive fines prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Perpetuities.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §34.

Petition.
Right of petition, NC Const Art I §12.

Presentments.
Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Press.
Freedom of press, NC Const Art I §14.

Property qualifications.
Political rights, privileges and offices not to be affected by property, NC Const Art I §11.

Prosecution.
Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Public officers and employees.
Property qualifications not to affect right to hold office, NC Const Art I §11.

Recurrence to fundamental principles, NC Const Art I §35.

Religious liberty, NC Const Art I §13.

Remedies.
Inquiry into restraints on liberty, NC Const Art I §21.

Restraints of trade.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §34.

Retention of other rights by the people, NC Const Art I §36.

Retrospective laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Rights of persons, NC Const Art I §1.

Secession prohibited, NC Const Art I §4.

Self-incrimination, NC Const Art I §23.

Sentence and punishment.
Cruel and unusual punishment prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Separation of powers, NC Const Art I §6.

Servitude.
Involuntary servitude.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §17.

Slavery, NC Const Art I §17.

Soldiers.
Quartering of soldiers, NC Const Art I §31.

Sovereignty of the people, NC Const Art I §2.

Speech.
Freedom of speech and press, NC Const Art I §14.

State of North Carolina.
Secession prohibited, NC Const Art I §4.
Separation of powers, NC Const Art I §6.

Suspending laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §7.

Taxation.
Ex post facto laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.
Representation required, NC Const Art I §8.

Treason.
Conduct constituting, NC Const Art I §29.

Trial.
Jury trial.
Criminal cases, NC Const Art I §24.

United States.
Allegiance to the United States, NC Const Art I §5.
Secession prohibited, NC Const Art I §4.

Warrants.
General warrants.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §20.

Witnesses.
Confrontation.
Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.
Fees, costs, etc.
Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Deeds.

Giving effect to informal deeds.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Definitions.

Corporations, NC Const Art VIII §2.

General laws, NC Const Art XIV §3.

Local government finance, NC Const Art V §4.

State debt, NC Const Art V §3.

Discrimination.

Jury service, NC Const Art I §26.

District attorneys.

Prosecutorial districts, NC Const Art IV §18.

District courts, NC Const Art IV §10.

Criminal cases.
Prosecutions, NC Const Art IV §18.

Judges.
Qualifications, NC Const Art IV §22.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Districts.

General assembly.
House of representatives, NC Const Art II §5.
Senate districts, NC Const Art II §3.

Superior court districts, NC Const Art IV §9.

Divorce.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Due process.

Law of the land, NC Const Art I §19.

Education.

Attendance.
School attendance, NC Const Art IX §3.

Encouragement of education, NC Const Art IX §1.

Escheats.
Disposition of escheats, NC Const Art IX §10.

Funds.
County school fund.
Composition, NC Const Art IX §7.
State fund.
Penalties, fines and forfeitures collected by state agencies (effective upon approval), NC Const Art IX §7.
State school fund.
Composition, NC Const Art IX §6.

Higher education.
Benefits of public institutions of higher education to be extended to people of state free of expense, NC Const Art IX §9.
Maintenance of public system of higher education, NC Const Art IX §8.

Public schools.
Local responsibility for public schools, NC Const Art IX §2.
Uniform system of schools to be established, NC Const Art IX §2.

State board of education.
Composition, NC Const Art IX §4.
Powers and duties, NC Const Art IX §5.

State school fund.
Composition of fund, NC Const Art IX §6.

State's duty to guard and maintain, NC Const Art I §15.

State superintendent of public instruction.
Acting superintendent, NC Const Art III §7.
Chief officer of state board of education, NC Const Art IX §4.
Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.
Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.
Duties, NC Const Art III §7.
Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.
Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.
Interim superintendent, NC Const Art III §7.
Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Students.
Escheats.
Disposition of escheats, NC Const Art IX §10.

Elections.

Ballots.
Elections by people to be by ballots, NC Const Art VI §5.

Capitation tax prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Continuation in office, NC Const Art VI §10.

Convention of the people.
Procedure for calling, NC Const Art XIII §1.

Counties.
Sheriffs, NC Const Art VII §2.

Court of appeals.
Judges, NC Const Art IV §16.

Disqualifications for office, NC Const Art VI §8.

Dual office holding, NC Const Art VI §9.

Elected officers, NC Const Art III §7.

Eligibility to elective office, NC Const Art VI §6.

Eligibility to vote, NC Const Art VI §1.

Executive branch.
Joint ballot in both houses of general assembly to decide, NC Const Art VI §5.

Felonies.
Disqualification of felon, NC Const Art VI §2.

Free elections, NC Const Art I §10.

Frequent elections required, NC Const Art I §9.

General assembly, NC Const Art II §8.
Elections by general assembly to be by viva voce, NC Const Art VI §5.

Governor, NC Const Art III §2.

Lieutenant governor, NC Const Art III §2.

Literacy requirements, NC Const Art VI §4.

Poll tax prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Property qualifications prohibited, NC Const Art I §11.

Qualifications of voter, NC Const Art VI §2.

Registration, NC Const Art VI §3.
Literacy requirements, NC Const Art VI §4.
Qualifications for registration, NC Const Art VI §4.

Residence.
Presidential elections, NC Const Art VI §2.
State elections, NC Const Art VI §2.

Sheriffs.
County sheriffs, NC Const Art VII §2.

Superior court.
Judges, NC Const Art IV §16.

Supreme court.
Justices, NC Const Art IV §16.

Voters.
Qualifications, NC Const Art VI §2.

Electricity.

Municipal corporations.
Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities, NC Const Art V §10.

Emoluments.

Declaration of rights.
Hereditary emoluments, NC Const Art I §33.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §33.

Equality of persons, NC Const Art I §1.

Equal protection, NC Const Art I §19.

Escheats.

Disposition of escheats, NC Const Art IX §10.

Executions.

Homestead exemption, NC Const Art X §2.

Personal property.
Exemption from process, NC Const Art X §1.
Exemptions from execution, NC Const Art X §1.

Executive branch, NC Const Art III §§1 to 11.

Elections.
Joint ballot in both houses of general assembly to decide, NC Const Art VI §5.

Exemptions.

Homestead exemption, NC Const Art X §2.

Married women.
Property of married women secured to them, NC Const Art X §4.

Personal property.
Exemption of property from execution or other process, NC Const Art X §1.

Ex post facto laws.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Fees.

Judicial officers, NC Const Art IV §21.

Revenues and expenses of the judicial department, NC Const Art IV §20.

Felonies.

Disqualifications from holding office, NC Const Art VI §8.

Elections.
Disqualification of felon, NC Const Art VI §2.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Ferries.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Finances, NC Const Art V §§1 to 14.

Fines.

Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Forfeitures.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Forms.

Actions, NC Const Art IV §13.

Fraud.

Imprisonment for debt, NC Const Art I §28.

Funds.

Retirement fund.
Inviolability, NC Const Art V §6.

Sinking funds.
Inviolability, NC Const Art V §6.

General assembly.

Acts.
Style of the acts, NC Const Art II §21.

Bills.
Action on bills, NC Const Art II §22.
Revenue bills.
Requirements for passage, NC Const Art II §23.
Veto by governor, NC Const Art II §22.

Bond issues.
Requirements for passage, NC Const Art II §23.

Bridges.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Cemeteries.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Cities, towns and townships.
Changing names not subject to local, private and special legislation, NC Const Art II §24.

Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art II §16.

Contested elections for executive office.
Joint ballot of both houses to determine, NC Const Art VI §5.

Convention of the people.
Procedure for calling, NC Const Art XIII §1.

Courts.
Administration, NC Const Art IV §15.

Divorce or alimony.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Elections, NC Const Art II §8.
Viva voce.
Elections by general assembly to be by viva voce, NC Const Art VI §5.

Felonies.
Restoring citizenship rights of convicts.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Ferries.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Giving effect to informal deeds.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Governor.
Information to general assembly, NC Const Art III §5.
Reconvening of legislature, NC Const Art II §22; Art III §5.
Sessions.
Extra sessions, NC Const Art III §5.
Veto by governor, NC Const Art II §22.

Health, sanitation and abatement of nuisances.
Local, private and special limitation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Highways, streets or alleys.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

House of representatives.
Apportionment of representatives, NC Const Art II §5.
Districts, NC Const Art II §5.
Impeachments.
Power to impeach, NC Const Art IV §4.
Number of representatives, NC Const Art II §4.
Officers of the house, NC Const Art II §15.
Qualifications for representatives, NC Const Art II §7.
Speaker, NC Const Art II §15.
Term of office, NC Const Art II §9.

Indebtedness of state.
Requirements for passage of bills, NC Const Art II §23.

Journals.
Printing of journals, NC Const Art II §17.
Record of votes, NC Const Art II §19.

Judges.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.

Jury.
Pay of jurors.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Labor.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Legislative power vested in general assembly, NC Const Art II §1.

Legitimating persons born out of wedlock.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Lieutenant governor.
President of the senate, NC Const Art II §13.

Local government.
Provision for local government, NC Const Art VII §1.

Local, private and special legislation.
Limitations, NC Const Art II §24.
Prohibited subjects, NC Const Art II §24.
Repeals.
Partial repeal of general law prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.
Voidness of prohibited acts, NC Const Art II §24.

Magistrates.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.

Manufacturing.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Mines and minerals.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Municipal corporations.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Names.
Altering name of person.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Oaths of members, NC Const Art II §12.

Penalties.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Powers of general assembly, NC Const Art II §20.

President pro tempore.
Temporary succession, NC Const Art II §14.

Protests of members, NC Const Art II §18.

Quorum, NC Const Art II §11.

Reconvening of legislature, NC Const Art II §22; Art III §5.

Resolutions.
Actions on resolutions, NC Const Art II §22.

School districts.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Senate.
Apportionment of senators, NC Const Art II §3.
Districts, NC Const Art II §3.
Impeachments.
Court for the trial of impeachments, NC Const Art IV §4.
Number of senators, NC Const Art II §2.
Officers of the senate, NC Const Art II §14.
President of the senate.
Lieutenant governor to preside over senate, NC Const Art II §13.
President pro tempore.
Succession to presidency, NC Const Art II §14.
Qualifications for senator, NC Const Art II §6.
Term of office, NC Const Art II §9.

Sessions.
Extra sessions on legislative call, NC Const Art II §11.
Regular sessions, NC Const Art II §11.

Taxation.
Classification of property, NC Const Art V §2.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.
Representation required, NC Const Art I §8.
Requirements for passage, NC Const Art II §23.

Term of office, NC Const Art II §9.

Townships.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Trade.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Vacancies, NC Const Art II §10.

Veto by governor, NC Const Art II §22.

Votes.
Record votes.
Keeping in journals, NC Const Art II §19.

Waters and watercourses.
Nonnavigable streams.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Wills.
Giving effect to informal wills.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

General laws.

Definition, NC Const Art XIV §3.

Governor.

Appointments, NC Const Art III §5.

Budget.
Duties of governor, NC Const Art III §5.

Clemency.
Granting reprieves, commutation and pardons, NC Const Art III §5.

Commander-in-chief of military forces, NC Const Art III §5; Art XII §1.

Commutation, NC Const Art III §5.

Duties, NC Const Art III §5.

Election, NC Const Art III §2.

Execution of laws, NC Const Art III §5.

Executive power of state vested in governor, NC Const Art III §1.

General assembly.
Information to general assembly, NC Const Art III §5.
Sessions.
Extra sessions, NC Const Art III §5.

Impeachment, NC Const Art III §3.

Mental incapacity.
Succession to office of governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Military affairs.
Commander-in-chief, NC Const Art III §5; Art XII §1.

Oaths, NC Const Art III §4.

Pardons, NC Const Art III §5.

Physical incapacity.
Succession to office of governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Qualifications, NC Const Art III §2.

Reprieves, NC Const Art III §5.

Residence, NC Const Art III §5.

State departments and agencies.
Information from department heads.
Governor may require, NC Const Art III §5.
Reorganization of administration, NC Const Art III §5.

Succession as acting governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Succession as governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Term, NC Const Art III §2.

Habeas corpus.

Inquiry into restraints on liberty, NC Const Art I §21.

Health.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Health care facilities.

Bond issues to finance, NC Const Art V §8.

Highways.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Homestead exemption, NC Const Art X §2.

Hospitals.

Bond issues to finance, NC Const Art V §8.

House of representatives.

Apportionment of representatives, NC Const Art II §5.

Districts, NC Const Art II §5.

Elections, NC Const Art II §8.

Impeachment.
Power to impeach, NC Const Art IV §4.

Number of representatives, NC Const Art II §4.

Officers of the house, NC Const Art II §15.

Qualifications for representative, NC Const Art II §7.

Speaker, NC Const Art II §15.

Term of office, NC Const Art II §9.

Husband and wife.

Women.
Property of married women secured to them, NC Const Art X §4.

Impeachment.

Court for the trial of impeachment.
Senate to be court, NC Const Art IV §4.
Vesting of judicial power, NC Const Art IV §1.

Governor, NC Const Art III §3.

House of representatives.
Power to impeach, NC Const Art IV §4.

Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Imprisonment.

Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Income tax.

Limitations and restrictions, NC Const Art V §2.

Incrimination.

Self-incrimination.
Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Indictments.

Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Right of accused to be informed of accusation, NC Const Art I §23.

Indigent persons.

Welfare policy of state, NC Const Art XI §4.

Industry.

Capital projects for industry.
Bond issues to finance.
County may create authorities to issue bonds, NC Const Art V §9.

Insurance.

Commissioner of insurance.
Acting commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.
Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.
Duties, NC Const Art III §7.
Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.
Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.
Interim commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Involuntary servitude.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §17.

Judges.

Assignment, NC Const Art IV §11.

Qualifications of judges and justices, NC Const Art IV §22.

Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Additional method, NC Const Art IV §17.

Retirement, NC Const Art IV §8.

Salaries.
Diminished during continuance in office prohibited, NC Const Art IV §21.

Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.

Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Judicial department, NC Const Art IV §§1 to 21.

Fees.
Revenues and expenses of the judicial department, NC Const Art IV §20.

Jurisdiction.

Courts, NC Const Art IV §12.
Waiver, NC Const Art IV §12.

Jury.

Civil cases.
Right to trial in civil cases, NC Const Art I §25; Art IV §13.
Waiver of jury trial, NC Const Art IV §14.

Criminal cases.
Right to jury trial in criminal cases, NC Const Art I §24.

Discrimination in jury service prohibited, NC Const Art I §26.

Pay of jurors.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Labor.

Commissioner of labor.
Acting commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.
Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.
Duties, NC Const Art III §7.
Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.
Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.
Interim commissioner, NC Const Art III §7.
Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Laborers' liens.

Exemptions from process.
Inapplicability of provisions, NC Const Art X §3.

Laws.

Continuity of laws, NC Const Art XIV §4.

General laws.
Defined, NC Const Art XIV §3.

Legitimation.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Liens.

Mechanics' and materialmen's liens.
Inapplicability of exemption provisions, NC Const Art X §3.

Lieutenant governor.

Duties, NC Const Art III §6.

Election, NC Const Art III §2.

General assembly.
Senate.
President of the senate, NC Const Art II §13.

Qualifications, NC Const Art III §2.

Succession as acting governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Succession as governor, NC Const Art III §3.

Term, NC Const Art III §2.

Life insurance.

Exemption from process, NC Const Art X §5.

Local government finance.

Authorized purposes, NC Const Art V §4.

Certain debts barred, NC Const Art V §4.

Definitions, NC Const Art V §4.

Gifts or loans of credit regulated, NC Const Art V §4.

Limitations upon increase of local government debt, NC Const Art V §4.

Outstanding debt, NC Const Art V §4.

Regulation of borrowing in debt, NC Const Art V §4.

Two-thirds limitation, NC Const Art V §4.

Local legislation.

Limitation, NC Const Art II §24.

Magistrates.

Appointment, NC Const Art IV §10.

Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
General assembly to remove, NC Const Art IV §17.

Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.

Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Manufacturing.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Marriage.

Property of married women secured to them, NC Const Art X §4.

Merger.

Counties.
Consolidated or merged counties, NC Const Art VII §3.

Military affairs.

Governor.
Commander-in-chief, NC Const Art III §5; Art XII §1.

Militia, NC Const Art I §30.

Quartering of soldiers, NC Const Art I §31.

Mines and minerals.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Money.

Drawing public money, NC Const Art V §7.

Monopolies.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §34.

Municipal corporations.

Contracts.
Authority to contract, NC Const Art V §2.

General assembly to provide for local government, NC Const Art VII §1.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Local treasury.
Drawing public money, NC Const Art V §7.

Public utilities.
Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities, NC Const Art V §10.

Taxation.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.
Special tax areas, NC Const Art V §2.

Murder.

Capital punishment.
Crimes punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

Names.

Altering name of person.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Natural resources and community development.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XIV §5.

Newspapers.

Freedom of speech and press, NC Const Art I §14.

North Carolina school of the arts.

Benefits of public institutions of higher education to be extended to people of state free of charge, NC Const Art IX §9.

Maintenance of system of higher education, NC Const Art IX §8.

Nuisances.

Abatement of nuisances.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Oaths.

General assembly, NC Const Art II §12.

Governor, NC Const Art III §4.

Public officers and employees, NC Const Art VI §7.

Oil and gas conservation.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XIV §5.

Orphans.

Welfare policy of state, NC Const Art XI §4.

Pardons.

Governor.
Duties of governor, NC Const Art III §5.

Penalties.

Excessive fines prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Perpetuities.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §34.

Personal property.

Exemptions from process, NC Const Art X §1.

Petitions.

Right to petition, NC Const Art I §12.

Plant protection and conservation.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XIV §5.

Poll tax.

Prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Pollution control.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XIV §5.

Ports and harbors.

Powers of general assembly as to seaport and airport facilities, NC Const Art V §13.

Power of people to amend, NC Const Art XIII §2.

Presentments.

Modes of prosecution, NC Const Art I §22.

Press.

Freedom of press, NC Const Art I §14.

Private legislation.

Limitations, NC Const Art II §24.

Project development financing (effective upon certification of approval), NC Const Art V §14.

Property qualifications.

Political rights, privileges and offices not to be affected by property, NC Const Art I §11.

Public officers and employees.

Continuation in office, NC Const Art VI §10.

Disqualifications for office, NC Const Art VI §8.

Dual office holding, NC Const Art VI §9.

Eligibility to hold elective office, NC Const Art VI §6.

Oaths, NC Const Art VI §7.

Property qualifications not to affect right to hold office, NC Const Art I §11.

Protection of persons holding office at time of adoption of constitution, NC Const Art XIV §4.

Removal from office.
Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Public utilities.

Municipal corporations.
Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities, NC Const Art V §10.

Punishment.

Cruel and unusual punishment prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Quartering of soldiers, NC Const Art I §31.

Raleigh.

Seat of government to be at city of Raleigh, NC Const Art XIV §1.

Rape.

Capital punishment.
Crimes punishable by death, NC Const Art XI §2.

Reconvening of legislature, NC Const Art II §22; Art III §5.

Religion.

Liberty of religion, NC Const Art I §13.

Remedies.

Inquiry into restraints on liberty, NC Const Art I §21.

Restraints of trade.

Monopolies, NC Const Art I §34.

Retirement.

Funds.
Inviolability, NC Const Art V §6.

Judges and justices, NC Const Art IV §8.

Retrospective laws.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Rights of crime victims, NC Const Art I §37.

Rights of persons, NC Const Art I §1.

Salaries.

General assembly, NC Const Art II §16.

Judicial officers, NC Const Art IV §21.

Sanitation.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

School districts.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Seals.

State seal, NC Const Art III §10.

Seat of government, NC Const Art XIV §1.

Secretary of state.

Acting secretary, NC Const Art III §7.

Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.

Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.

Duties, NC Const Art III §7.

Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.

Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.

Interim secretary, NC Const Art III §7.

Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Self-incrimination.

Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Senate.

Apportionment of senators, NC Const Art II §3.

Districts, NC Const Art II §3.

Elections, NC Const Art II §8.

Impeachment.
Court for the trial of impeachments, NC Const Art IV §4.

Lieutenant governor.
President of the senate, NC Const Art II §13.

Number of senators, NC Const Art II §2.

President of the senate.
Lieutenant governor to preside, NC Const Art II §13.

President pro tempore.
Succession to presidency, NC Const Art II §14.
Temporary succession, NC Const Art II §14.

Qualifications for senator, NC Const Art II §6.

Term of office, NC Const Art II §9.

Sentencing.

Cruel and unusual punishment prohibited, NC Const Art I §27.

Enumeration of permissible punishments, NC Const Art XI §1.

Sessions.

Extra sessions.
Governor may call, NC Const Art III §5.

Reconvening of legislature, NC Const Art II §22; Art III §5.

Sheriffs.

Election, NC Const Art VII §2.

Sinking funds.

Inviolability, NC Const Art V §6.

Slavery.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §17.

Soldiers.

Declaration of rights.
Quartering of soldiers, NC Const Art I §31.

Sovereignty of the people, NC Const Art I §2.

Special legislation.

Limitations, NC Const Art II §24.

Speech.

Freedom of speech, NC Const Art I §14.

State auditor.

Acting auditor, NC Const Art III §7.

Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.

Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.

Duties, NC Const Art III §7.

Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.

Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.

Interim auditor, NC Const Art III §7.

Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

State debt.

Authorized purposes, NC Const Art V §3.

Certain debts barred, NC Const Art V §3.

Definitions, NC Const Art V §3.

Gifts regulated, NC Const Art V §3.

Increase.
Limitations, NC Const Art V §3.

Loans regulated, NC Const Art V §3.

Standing debt, NC Const Art V §3.

Two-thirds limitation, NC Const Art V §3.

State departments and agencies.

Administrative departments.
Allocation, NC Const Art III §11.

Judicial powers of administrative agencies, NC Const Art IV §3.

State of North Carolina.

Boundaries of state, NC Const Art XIV §2.

Contracts.
Authority to contract, NC Const Art V §2.

Declaration of rights.
Internal government of the state, NC Const Art I §3.
Secession prohibited, NC Const Art I §4.

Drawing public money, NC Const Art V §7.

Seal of state, NC Const Art III §10.

Seat of government, NC Const Art XIV §1.

Separation of powers, NC Const Art I §6.

Taxation.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.

State treasurer.

Acting treasurer, NC Const Art III §7.

Compensation and allowances, NC Const Art III §9.

Council of state.
Membership, NC Const Art III §8.

Drawing public money, NC Const Art V §7.

Duties, NC Const Art III §7.

Elective officers, NC Const Art III §7.

Incapacity.
Determination, NC Const Art III §7.

Interim treasurer, NC Const Art III §7.

Vacancies.
Filling, NC Const Art III §7.

Streets.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Suffrage.

Eligibility to vote, NC Const Art VI §1.

Felonies.
Disqualification of felon, NC Const Art VI §2.

Qualifications of voter, NC Const Art VI §2.

Residence.
Presidential elections, NC Const Art VI §2.
State elections, NC Const Art VI §2.

Superior courts.

Clerks of court, NC Const Art IV §9.
Removal of clerks, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Districts, NC Const Art IV §9.

Judges.
Assignment, NC Const Art IV §11.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Qualifications, NC Const Art IV §22.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Open at all times, NC Const Art IV §9.

Sessions.
Trial of cases, NC Const Art IV §9.

Supreme court.

Chief justice.
Assignment of judges, NC Const Art IV §11.

Jurisdiction, NC Const Art IV §12.

Justices.
Election, NC Const Art IV §16.
Qualifications, NC Const Art IV §22.
Removal, NC Const Art IV §17.
Salaries, fees and emoluments, NC Const Art IV §21.
Terms of office, NC Const Art IV §16.
Vacancies in office, NC Const Art IV §19.

Membership, NC Const Art IV §6.

Procedural rules.
Authority to make, NC Const Art IV §13.

Sessions, NC Const Art IV §6.

Suspending laws.

Prohibited, NC Const Art I §7.

Taxation.

Capitation tax prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Cemeteries.
Exemption from tax, NC Const Art V §2.

Charities.
Exemption from tax, NC Const Art V §2.

Classification of property, NC Const Art V §2.

Counties.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.
Special tax areas, NC Const Art V §2.

Education.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.

Exemptions, NC Const Art V §3.

Ex post facto laws.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §16.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Municipal corporations.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.
Special tax areas, NC Const Art V §2.

Poll tax prohibited, NC Const Art V §1.

Power of taxation, NC Const Art V §2.

Property taxes.
Purposes, NC Const Art V §2.

Religion.
Exemption from tax, NC Const Art V §2.

Representation required, NC Const Art I §8.

Special tax areas, NC Const Art V §2.

Statement.
Objects, NC Const Art V §5.
Purposes to be stated, NC Const Art V §5.

State of North Carolina.
Exemption from taxation, NC Const Art V §2.

Towns.

General assembly to provide for local government, NC Const Art VII §1.

Townships.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Trade.

Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Treason.

Conduct constituting, NC Const Art I §29.

Disqualifications from holding office, NC Const Art VI §8.

Trial.

Jury trial.
Civil cases, NC Const Art I §25.
Criminal cases, NC Const Art I §24.

United States.

Allegiance to the United States, NC Const Art I §5.

Declaration of rights.
Secession from Union prohibited, NC Const Art I §4.

Universities and colleges.

Benefits of public institutions of higher education to be extended to people of state free of expense, NC Const Art IX §9.

Bond issues.
Higher education facilities.
Authorized, NC Const Art V §12.

Maintenance of public system of higher education, NC Const Art IX §8.

University of North Carolina.

Benefits of public institutions of higher education to be extended to people of state free of charge, NC Const Art IX §9.

Escheats.
Disposition of escheats prior to July 1, 1971, NC Const Art IX §10.

Maintenance of system of higher education, NC Const Art IX §8.

Warrants.

General warrants.
Prohibited, NC Const Art I §20.

Waters and watercourses.

Nonnavigable streams.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Weapons.

Right to bear arms, NC Const Art I §30.

Welfare.

Board of public welfare.
Establishment required, NC Const Art XI §4.

Policy of state, NC Const Art XI §4.

Wills.

Giving effect to informal wills.
Local, private and special legislation prohibited, NC Const Art II §24.

Witnesses.

Confrontation.
Right of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Fees, costs, etc.
Rights of accused, NC Const Art I §23.

Women.

Married women.
Property secured to them, NC Const Art X §4.

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