C ontinuation of citizenship of citizens under section 9 of form er constitution. We the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence. The vice president of the united states shall be president of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. The executive power of the state shall be vested in a governor. What is known as public question 1 for voters could have a big impact on the indiana constitution. Section 5 of the constitution of australia wikipedia. A special session convened pursuant to this section takes precedence over a special session convened by the governor pursuant to section 9 of article 5 of this constitution, unless otherwise provided in the petition convening the special session pursuant to this section. Section 5 each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business. Youll be asked whether to amend the indiana constitution at.
Officers the executive branch shall include a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer elected by the electors of the state. The second clause of section 5 states that each house may determine the rules of its proceedings. The annenberg guide to the united states constitution. Congress does not enforce a constitutional right by changing what the right is. West virginia constitution west virginia legislature. The several counties of this state are hereby recognized as legal subdivisions of the state. Oct 16, 2018 youll be asked whether to amend the indiana constitution at the polls.
The house of representatives shall chuse their speaker and other officers. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members,and a majority of each. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted. Neither the legislature nor any county, city, town, township, school district, or other public corporation, shall ever make any appropriation, or pay from any public fund or moneys whatever, anything in aid of any church or sectarian or religious society, or for any sectarian or religious purpose, or to help support or sustain any school, academy. C o n tin u a tio n o f c itiz e n sh ip o f c itiz e n s b y re g istra tio n, naturalisation, etc. The constitution full text the national constitution center.
The text below includes all amendments, up to and including the 17th amendment to the constitution. No other courts may be established by the state, any political subdivision or any municipality. Constitution us law lii legal information institute. This section shall not apply to employment by or election to a constitutional convention. The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Article i, section 5 the text each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business. Michigan legislature constitution of michigan of 1963. Article i, section 5 contemplates the compelled attendance of absent members, a device rarely utilized in the modern congress.
We, the people of the state of michigan, grateful to almighty god for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this. He shall hold his office during four years, and shall not be eligible more than eight years in any period of twelve years. Constitution of the state of illinois article v the executive section 1. The fourteenth amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. Under article v, the process to alter the constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification. Chapter 5, section 80 establishment of consolidated revenue. Article 1 section 2 clause 5 constitution annotated. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do. Article 3, section 10 amendment 6, succession to governorship. Article 1 the legislative branch section 5 membership, rules, journals, adjournment of contents next. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this constitution and except as otherwise provided in this section, all property subject to ad valorem taxation shall be assessed at sixty percent of its value, as directed to be ascertained in this section, except that the legislature may from time to time, by general law agreed to by two thirds of the. The constitution of the state of florida as revised in 1968 consisted of certain revised articles as proposed by three joint resolutions which were adopted during the special session of june 24july 3, 1968, and ratified by the electorate on november 5, 1968, together with one article carried forward from the constitution of 1885, as amended.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. The following text is a transcription of the constitution as it was inscribed by jacob shallus on parchment the document on display in the rotunda at the national archives museum. Constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 south. All persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the. Article i, section 5 the national constitution center. Youll be asked whether to amend the indiana constitution at the polls. Section 5 of the constitution of australia empowers the governorgeneral of australia to prorogue the australian parliament, thereby bringing the current legislative session to an end. Article v of the florida constitution is entitled judiciary it has 20 sections. The rfra was unconstitutional, according to the court in boerne, because congress was not enforcing a constitutional protection, congress was defining a constitutional protection.
Article five of the united states constitution describes the process whereby the constitution, the nations frame of government, may be altered. Article 1 the legislative branch section 5 membership, rules, journals, adjournment. The senate shall chuse their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president, or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states. United states constitution constitutional law reporter. Table of contents for the constitution of california. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business. Constitution specifies the expressed or enumerated powers of congress.
Committee on the constitution may not declare the procedure inapplica ble without consulting the council on legislation ra 10. State constitution excerpt constitution of michigan of 1963 5 classified state civil service. Constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996. The judicial power shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts of appeal, circuit courts and county courts. Chapter 5, part 1, section 80 of the nigerian constitution. Provided, that the legislature shall not depart from section 10, article iii, as amended by amendment 6, of the state constitution relating to the governors office so long as any successor therein named is available and capable of assuming the powers and duties of such office as. Prorogation clears all business pending before parliament and allows the houses to be called back on a particular date without triggering an election. If the number of inhabitants of cities that have adopted or amended their charters under this section is reduced to five thousand 5000 or fewer. Sections 1, 2 and 5, of article x of the constitution, shall hereafter be omitted in any printed copies thereof prefixed to the laws of the state. Constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 chapter 5. Amendments may be proposed either by the congress with a two.
What is known as public question 1 for voters could have. It enshrines the rights of all people in our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. The congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate. The congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this.
These specific powers form the basis of the american system of federalism, the division and sharing of powers between the central government and the state governments. The congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode. Article one of the united states constitution wikipedia. To download entire oklahoma constitution, please click here. The most commonly used and frequently litigated phrase in the amendment is equal protection of the laws, which figures prominently in a wide variety of landmark cases, including brown v. Article five of the united states constitution wikipedia. Chapter 5, section 80 establishment of consolidated. Youll be asked whether to amend the indiana constitution. The governor shall be commanderinchief of the armed forces of the commonwealth and shall have power to embody such forces to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and enforce the execution of the laws. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment. The legislative power of the people of this state shall be vested in a general assembly, which shall consist of the senate and house of representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose legislative measures, laws and amendments to the constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the general. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members,and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business. Constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 chapter.