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Indiana Const. art. 11, § 10 — Indiana Constitution / Article 11 / Section 10
(History: Repealed November 5, 1940). Section 11. The General Assembly is not prohibited from investing the Trust Funds in a bank with branches; but in case of such investment, the safety of the same 
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Section 10. (History: Repealed November 5, 1940). Section 11. The General Assembly is not prohibited from investing the Trust Funds in a bank with branches; but in case of such investment, the safety of the same shall be guarantied by unquestionable security. Section 12. The State shall not be a stockholder in any bank; nor shall the credit of the State ever be given, or loaned, in aid of any person, association or corporation; nor shall the State become a stockholder in any corporation or association.However, the General Assembly may by law, with limitations and regulations, provide that prohibitions in this section do not apply to a public employee retirement fund. (History: As Amended November 5, 1996). Section 13. Corporations, other than banking, shall not be created by special act, but may be formed under general laws. Section 14. Dues from corporations shall be secured by such individual liability of the stockholders, or other means, as may be prescribed by law. (History: As Amended November 5, 1940). ARTICLE 12. Militia. Section 1. A militia shall be provided and shall consist of all persons over the age of seventeen (17) years, except those persons who may be exempted by the laws of the United States or of this state. The militia may be divided into active and inactive classes and consist of such military organizations as may be provided by law. (History: As Amended November 3, 1936; November 5, 1974). Section 2. The Governor is Commander-in-Chief of the militia and other military forces of this state. (History: As Amended November 5, 1974). Section 3. There shall be an Adjutant General, who shall be appointed by the Governor. (History: As Amended November 5, 1974). Section 4. No person, conscientiously opposed to bearing

arms, shall be compelled to do so in the militia. 
(History: As Amended November 5, 1974).
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 6 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 6
Contested elections for Governor or Lieutenant
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Section 6. Contested elections for Governor or Lieutenant 
Governor, shall be determined by the General Assembly, in 
such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 20 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 20
Every act and joint resolution shall be plainly
Status: in_force

Section 20. Every act and joint resolution shall be plainly 
worded, avoiding, as far as practicable, the use of technical 
terms.
Indiana Const. art. 8, § 3 — Indiana Constitution / Article 8 / Section 3
The counties may provide farms, as an asylum for
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Section 3. The counties may provide farms, as an asylum for 
those persons who, by reason of age, infirmity, or other 
misfortune, have claims upon the sympathies and aid of society. 
(History: As Amended November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 8 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 8
All State, county, township, and town officers,
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Section 8. All State, county, township, and town officers, 
may be impeached, or removed from office, in such manner as 
may be prescribed by law.
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 5 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 5
In the event of a tie vote, the Governor and
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Section 5. In the event of a tie vote, the Governor and 
Lieutenant Governor shall be elected from the candidates 
having received the tie vote by the affirmative vote in joint 
session of a majority of the combined membership of both 
Houses as the first order of business after their organization. 
(History: As Amended November 5, 1974).
Indiana Const. art. 8, § 2 — Indiana Constitution / Article 8 / Section 2
The Common School fund shall consist of the
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Section 2. The Common School fund shall consist of the 
Congressional Township fund, and the lands belonging thereto; 
The Surplus Revenue fund; 
The Saline fund and the lands belonging thereto; 
The Bank Tax fund, and the fund arising from the one 
hundred and fourteenth section of the charter of the State Bank 
of Indiana; 
The fund to be derived from the sale of County Seminaries, 
and the moneys and property heretofore held for such 
Seminaries; from the fines assessed for breaches of the penal 
laws of the State; and from all forfeitures which may accrue; 
All lands and other estate which shall escheat to the State, for 
want of heirs or kindred entitled to the inheritance; 
All lands that have been, or may hereafter be, granted to the 
State, where no special purpose is expressed in the grant, and 
the proceeds of the sales thereof; including the proceeds of the 
sales of the Swamp Lands, granted to the State of Indiana by the 
act of Congress of the twenty eighth of September, eighteen 

hundred and fifty, after deducting the expense of selecting and draining the same; Taxes on the property of corporations, that may be assessed by the General Assembly for common school purposes. Section 3. The principal of the Common School fund shall remain a perpetual fund, which may be increased, but shall never be diminished; and the income thereof shall be inviolably appropriated to the support of Common Schools, and to no other purpose whatever. Section 4. The General Assembly shall invest, in some safe and profitable manner, all such portions of the Common School fund, as have not heretofore been entrusted to the several counties; and shall make provision, by law, for the distribution, among the several counties, of the interest thereof. Section 5. If any county shall fail to demand its proportion of such interest, for Common School purposes, the same shall be reinvested, for the benefit of such county. Section 6. The several counties shall be held liable for the preservation of so much of the said fund as may be entrusted to them, and for the payment of the annual interest thereon. Section 7. All trust funds, held by the State, shall remain inviolate, and be faithfully and exclusively applied to the purposes for which the trust was created. Section 8. There shall be a State Superintendent of Public Instruction, whose method of selection, tenure, duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. (History:AsAmended November 7, 1972. The schedule adopted with the 1972 amendment to Article 8, Section 8 was stricken out by the November 6, 1984, amendment) ARTICLE 9. State Institutions. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide, by law, for the support of institutions for the education of the deaf, the mute, and the blind; and for the treatment of the insane. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984).

Section 2. The General Assembly shall provide institutions 
for the correction and reformation of juvenile offenders. 
(History: As Amended November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 1, § 26 — Indiana Constitution / Article 1 / Section 26
The operation of the laws shall never be suspended, except by the authority of the General Assembly. Section 27. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, except in case of re
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Section 26. The operation of the laws shall never be suspended, except by the authority of the General Assembly. Section 27. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, except in case of rebellion or invasion; and then, only if the public safety demand it. Section 28. Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, and in giving aid and comfort to its enemies. Section 29. No person shall be convicted of treason, except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or upon his confession in open court. Section 30. No conviction shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture of estate. Section 31. No law shall restrain any of the inhabitants of the State from assembling together in a peaceable manner, to consult for their common good; nor from instructing their representatives; nor from applying to the General Assembly for redress of grievances. Section 32. The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State. Section 33. The military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. Section 34. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner; nor, in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Section 35. The General Assembly shall not grant any title of nobility, nor confer hereditary distinctions. Section 36. Emigration from the State shall not be prohibited. Section 37. There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, within the State, otherwise than for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 1, § 8 — Indiana Constitution / Article 1 / Section 8
The mode of administering an oath or affirmation, shall be such as may be most consistent with, and binding upon, the conscience of the person, to whom such oath or affirmation may be administered. Se
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Section 8. The mode of administering an oath or affirmation, shall be such as may be most consistent with, and binding upon, the conscience of the person, to whom such oath or affirmation may be administered. Section 9. No law shall be passed, restraining the free interchange of thought and opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print, freely, on any subject whatever: but for the abuse of that right, every person shall be responsible. Section 10. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth of the matters alleged to be libellous, may be given in justification. Section 11. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search or seizure, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularlydescribing the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized. Section 12. All courts shall be open; and every person, for injury done to him in his person, property, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law. Justice shall be administered freely, and without purchase; completely, and without denial; speedily, and without delay. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984). Section 13. (a) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to a public trial, by an impartial jury, in the county in which the offense shall have been committed; to be heard by himself and counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, and to have a copy thereof; to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. (b) Victims of crime, as defined by law, shall have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect throughout the criminal justice process; and, as defined by law, to be informed of and present during public hearings and to confer with the prosecution, to the extent that exercising these rights does not infringe upon the constitutional rights of the accused. (History: As Amended November 5, 1996). Section 14. No person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense. No person, in any criminal prosecution, shall be compelled to testify against himself.
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 1
The Legislative authority of the State shall be
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Section 1. The Legislative authority of the State shall be 
vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate 
and a House of Representatives. The style of everylaw shall be: 
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
Indiana"; and no law shall be enacted, except by bill.
Indiana Const. art. 1, § 15 — Indiana Constitution / Article 1 / Section 15
No person arrested, or confined in jail, shall be treated with unnecessary rigor. Section 16. Excessive bail shall not be required. Excessive fines shall not be imposed.Cruel and unusual punishments s
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Section 15. No person arrested, or confined in jail, shall be treated with unnecessary rigor. Section 16. Excessive bail shall not be required. Excessive fines shall not be imposed.Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted. All penalties shall be proportioned to the nature of the offense. Section 17. Offenses, other than murder or treason, shall be bailable by sufficient sureties. Murder or treason shall not be bailable, when the proof is evident, or the presumption strong. Section 18. The penal code shall be founded on the principles of reformation, and not of vindictive justice. Section 19. In all criminal cases whatever, the juryshall have the right to determine the law and the facts. Section 20. In all civil cases, the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. Section 21. No person's particular services shall be demanded, without just compensation. No person's property shall be taken by law, without just compensation; nor, except in case of the State, without such compensation first assessed and tendered. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984). Section 22. The privilege of the debtor to enjoy the necessary comforts of life, shall be recognized by wholesome laws, exempting a reasonable amount of property from seizure or sale, for the payment of any debt or liability hereafter contracted: and there shall be no imprisonment for debt, except in case of fraud. Section 23. The General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens. Section 24. No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever be passed. Section 25. No law shall be passed, the taking effect of which shall be made to depend upon any authority, except as provided in this Constitution.
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 4 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 4
Each candidate for Lieutenant Governor shall run
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Section 4. Each candidate for Lieutenant Governor shall run 
jointly in the general election with a candidate for Governor, 
and his name shall appear jointly on the ballot with the 
candidate for Governor. Each vote cast for a candidate for 
Governor shall be considered cast for the candidate for 
Lieutenant Governor as well. The candidate for Lieutenant 
Governor whose name appears on the ballot jointly with that of 
the successful candidate for Governor shall be elected 
Lieutenant Governor. 
(History: As Amended November 5, 1974).