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Indiana Const. art. 2, § 3 — Indiana Constitution / Article 2 / Section 3
(History: Repealed November 3, 1998).
Status: in_force

Section 3. 
(History: Repealed November 3, 1998).
Indiana Const. art. 11, § 6 — Indiana Constitution / Article 11 / Section 6
(History: Repealed November 5, 1974).
Status: in_force

Section 6. 
(History: Repealed November 5, 1974).
Indiana Const. art. 14, § 2 — Indiana Constitution / Article 14 / Section 2
If two or more amendments shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be submitted in such manner that the electors shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately. (History: As Amend
Status: in_force

Section 2. If two or more amendments shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be submitted in such manner that the electors shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately. (History: As Amended November 8, 1966). SCHEDULE Whenever a portion of the citizens of the counties of Perry and Spencer, shall deem it expedient to form, of the contiguous territory of said counties, a new County, it shall be the duty of those interested in the organization of such new county, to lay off the same, by proper metes and bounds, of equal portions as nearly as practicable, not to exceed one-third of the territory of each of said counties. The proposal to create such new county shall be submitted to the voters of said counties, at a general election, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. And if a majority of all the votes given at said election, shall be in favor of the organization of said new county, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to organize the same, out of the territory thus designated. The General Assembly may alter or amend the charter of Clarksville, and make such regulations as may be necessary for carrying into effect the objects contemplated in granting the same; and the funds belonging to said town shall be applied, according to the intention of the grantor. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984).



# 1857 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA — CODIFIED
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 21 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 21
(History: Repealed November 8, 1960).
Status: in_force

Section 21. 
(History: Repealed November 8, 1960).
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 2 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 2
There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall
Status: in_force

Section 2. There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall 
hold his office during four years.
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 9 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 9
Vacancies in county, township, and town offices,
Status: in_force

Section 9. Vacancies in county, township, and town offices, 
shall be filled in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Indiana Const. art. 14, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 14 / Section 1
In order that the boundaries of the State may be
Status: in_force

Section 1. In order that the boundaries of the State may be 
known and established, it is hereby ordained and declared, that 
the State of Indiana is bounded, on the East, by the meridian 
line, which forms the western boundary of the State of Ohio; on 
the South, by the Ohio river, from the mouth of the Great 

Miami river to the mouth of the Wabash river; on the West, by a line drawn along the middle of the Wabash river, from its mouth to a point where a due north line, drawn from the town of Vincennes, would last touch the north-western shore of said Wabash river; and, thence, by a due north line, until the same shall intersect an east and west line, drawn through a point ten miles north of the southern extreme of Lake Michigan; on the North, by said east and west line, until the same shall intersect the first mentioned meridian line, which forms the western boundary of the State of Ohio. Section 2. The State of Indiana shall possess jurisdiction and sovereignty co-extensive with the boundaries declared in the preceding section; and shall have concurrent jurisdiction, in civil and criminal cases, with the State of Kentucky on the Ohio river, and with the State of Illinois on the Wabash river, so far as said rivers form the common boundary between this State and said States respectively. ARTICLE 15. Miscellaneous. Section 1. All officers, whose appointment is not otherwise provided for in this Constitution, shall be chosen in such manner as now is, or hereafter may be, prescribed by law. Section 2. When the duration of any office is not provided for by this Constitution, it may be declared by law; and, if not so declared, such office shall be held during the pleasure of the authority making the appointment. But the General Assembly shall not create any office, the tenure of which shall be longer than four years. Section 3. Whenever it is provided in this Constitution, or in any law which may be hereafter passed, that any officer, other than a member of the General Assembly, shall hold his office for any given term, the same shall be construed to mean, that such officer shall hold his office for such term, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Section 4. Every person elected or appointed to any office under this Constitution, shall, before entering on the duties thereof, take an oath or affirmation, to support the Constitution of this State, and of the United States, and also an oath of office.
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 10 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 10
The General Assembly may confer upon the
Status: in_force

Section 10. The General Assembly may confer upon the 
boards doing county business in the several counties, powers of 
a local, administrative character. 
Section 11. 
(Repealed November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 13 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 13
Removal of Circuit Court Judges and
Status: in_force

Section 13. Removal of Circuit Court Judges and 
Prosecuting Attorneys. Any Judge of the Circuit Court or 
Prosecuting Attorney, who shall have been convicted of 
corruption or other high crime, may, on information in the name 
of the State, be removed from office by the Supreme Court, or 
in such other manner as may be prescribed by law. 
(History: As Amended November 3, 1970).
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 19 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 19
An act, except an act for the codification,
Status: in_force

Section 19. An act, except an act for the codification, 
revision or rearrangement of laws, shall be confined to one 
subject and matters properly connected therewith. 
(History: As Amended November 8, 1960; November 5, 1974).
Indiana Const. art. 13, § 3 — Indiana Constitution / Article 13 / Section 3
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881).
Status: in_force

Section 3. 
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881).
Indiana Const. art. 14, § 5 — Indiana Constitution / Article 14 / Section 5
There shall be a Seal of State, kept by the Governor for official purposes, which shall be called the Seal of the State of Indiana. Section 6. All commissions shall issue in the name of the State, sha
Status: in_force

Section 5. There shall be a Seal of State, kept by the Governor for official purposes, which shall be called the Seal of the State of Indiana. Section 6. All commissions shall issue in the name of the State, shall be signed by the Governor, sealed with the State Seal, and attested by the Secretary of State. Section 7. No county shall be reduced to an area less than four hundred square miles; nor shall any county, under that area, be further reduced. Section 8. (History: Repealed November 8, 1988). Section 9. The following grounds owned by the State in Indianapolis, namely: the State House Square, the Governor's Circle, and so much of out-lot numbered one hundred and forty-seven, as lies north of the arm of the Central Canal, shall not be sold or leased. Section 10. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly, to provide for the permanent enclosure and preservation of the Tippecanoe Battle Ground. ARTICLE 16. Amendments. Section 1. (a) An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed in either branch of the General Assembly. If the amendment is agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, the proposed amendment shall, with the yeas and nays thereon, be entered on their journals, and referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election. (b) If, in the General Assembly so next chosen, the proposed amendment is agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, then the General Assembly shall submit the amendment to the electors of the State at the next general election. (c) If a majority of the electors voting on the amendment ratify the amendment, the amendment becomes a part of this Constitution. (History: As Amended November 3, 1998).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 15 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 15
No Limitation on Term ofOffice. The provisions of Article 15, Section 2, prohibiting terms of office longer than four years, shall not apply to justices and judges. (History: As Amended November 3, 19
Status: in_force

Section 15. No Limitation on Term ofOffice. The provisions of Article 15, Section 2, prohibiting terms of office longer than four years, shall not apply to justices and judges. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970). Section 16. Prosecuting Attorneys. There shall be elected in each judicial circuit bythe voters thereof a prosecuting attorney, who shall have been admitted to the practice of law in this State before his election, who shall hold his office for four years, and whose term of office shall begin on the first day of January next succeeding his election. The election of prosecuting attorneys under this section shall be held at the time of holding the general election in the year 1974 and each four years thereafter. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970). Section 17. Grand Jury. The General Assemblymaymodify, or abolish, the grand jury system. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970). Section 18.Criminal Prosecutions. All criminal prosecutions shall be carried on in the name, and by the authority of the state; and the style of all process shall be: "The State of Indiana."

(History: As Amended November 3, 1970).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 20 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 20
(History: Repealed November 6, 1984. The schedule adopted
Status: in_force

Section 20. 
(History: Repealed November 6, 1984. The schedule adopted 
with the November 3, 1970, amendment to Article 7 was 
stricken out by the November 6, 1984, amendment).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 21 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 21
(History: Repealed November 8, 1932).
Status: in_force

Section 21. 
(History: Repealed November 8, 1932).
Indiana Const. art. 13, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 13 / Section 1
No political or municipal corporation in this State
Status: in_force

Section 1. No political or municipal corporation in this State 
shall ever become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose 
to an amount, in the aggregate, exceeding two per centum on 
the value of the taxable property within such corporation, to be 
ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, 
previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; and all bonds or 
obligations, in excess of such amount, given by such 
corporations, shall be void: Provided, That in time of war, 
foreign invasion, or other great public calamity, on petition of 
a majority of the property owners in number and value, within 
the limits of such corporation, the public authorities, in their 
discretion, may incur obligations necessary for the public 
protection and defense to such amount as may be requested in 
such petition. 
(History: As Amended March 14, 1881). 
Section. 2. 
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881).
Indiana Const. art. 2, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 2 / Section 1
All elections shall be free and equal.
Status: in_force

Section 1. All elections shall be free and equal.
Indiana Const. art. 2, § 4 — Indiana Constitution / Article 2 / Section 4
No person shall be deemed to have lost his
Status: in_force

Section 4. No person shall be deemed to have lost his 
residence in the State, by reason of his absence, either on 
business of this State or of the United States.
Indiana Const. art. 11, § 5 — Indiana Constitution / Article 11 / Section 5
(History: Repealed November 5, 1974).
Status: in_force

Section 5. 
(History: Repealed November 5, 1974).
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 3 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 3
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be
Status: in_force

Section 3. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be 
elected at the times and places of choosing members of the 
General Assembly.
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 12 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 12
Substitution of Judges. The General Assembly
Status: in_force

Section 12. Substitution of Judges. The General Assembly 
may provide, by law, that the Judge of one circuit may hold the 
Courts of another circuit, in cases of necessity or convenience; 
and in case of temporary inability of any Judge, from sickness 
or other cause, to hold the Courts in his circuit, provision may 
be made, by law, for holding such courts. 
(History: As Amended November 3, 1970).
Indiana Const. art. 2, § 2 — Indiana Constitution / Article 2 / Section 2
(a) A citizen of the United States who is at least
Status: in_force

Section 2. (a) A citizen of the United States who is at least 
eighteen (18) years of age and who has been a resident of a 
precinct thirty(30) days immediatelypreceding an election may 
vote in that precinct at the election. 
(b) A citizen may not be disenfranchised under subsection 
(a), if the citizen is entitled to vote in a precinct under 
subsection (c) or federal law. 
(c) The General Assembly may provide that a citizen who 
ceases to be a resident of a precinct before an election may vote 
in a precinct where the citizen previously resided if, on the date 
of the election, the citizen's name appears on the registration 
rolls for the precinct. 
(History: As Amended March 14, 1881; September 6, 1921; 
November 2, 1976; November 6, 1984; November 3, 1998).
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 2 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 2
The Senate shall not exceed fifty, nor the House
Status: in_force

Section 2. The Senate shall not exceed fifty, nor the House 
of Representatives one hundred members; and they shall be 
chosen by the electors of the respective districts into which the 
State may, from time to time, be divided. 
(History: As Amended November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 19 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 19
Pay. The Justices of Supreme Court and Judges
Status: in_force

Section 19. Pay. The Justices of Supreme Court and Judges 
of the Court of Appeals and of the Circuit Courts shall at stated 
times receive a compensation which shall not be diminished 
during their continuance in office. 
(History: As Amended November 3, 1970).
Indiana Const. art. 13, § 4 — Indiana Constitution / Article 13 / Section 4
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881).
Status: in_force

Section 4. 
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881).
Indiana Const. art. 1, § 39 — Indiana Constitution / Article 1 / Section 39
(a) The right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife: (1) is a valued part of Indiana's heritage; and (2) shall be forever preserved for the public good. (b) The people have a right, which includes the r
Status: in_force

Section 39. (a) The right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife: (1) is a valued part of Indiana's heritage; and (2) shall be forever preserved for the public good. (b) The people have a right, which includes the right to use traditional methods, to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General Assembly and rules prescribed by virtue of the authority of the General Assembly to:

(1) promote wildlife conservation and management; and 
(2) preserve the future of hunting and fishing. 
(c) Hunting and fishing shall be a preferred means of 
managing and controlling wildlife. 
(d) This section shall not be construed to limit the 
application of any provision of law relating to trespass or 
property rights. 
(History: As Amended November 8, 2016).
Indiana Const. art. 5, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 5 / Section 1
The executive power of the State shall be vested
Status: in_force

Section 1. The executive power of the State shall be vested 
in a Governor. He shall hold his office during four years, and 
shall not be eligible more than eight years in any period of 
twelve years. 
(History: As Amended November 7, 1972).
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 3 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 3
Senators shall be elected for the term of four
Status: in_force

Section 3. Senators shall be elected for the term of four 
years, and Representatives for the term of two years, from the 
day next after their general election. One half of the Senators, 
as nearly as possible, shall be elected biennially. 
(History: As Amended November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 4, § 4 — Indiana Constitution / Article 4 / Section 4
The General Assemblymay provide by law for the
Status: in_force

Section 4. The General Assemblymay provide by law for the 
filling of such vacancies as may occur in the General Assembly. 
(History: As Amended March 14, 1881; November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 2, § 5 — Indiana Constitution / Article 2 / Section 5
(History: Repealed March 14, 1881). Section 6. Every person shall be disqualified from holding office, during the term for which he may have been elected, who shall have given or offered a bribe, thre
Status: in_force

Section 5. 

(History: Repealed March 14, 1881). Section 6. Every person shall be disqualified from holding office, during the term for which he may have been elected, who shall have given or offered a bribe, threat, or reward, to procure his election. Section 7. (History: Repealed November 6, 1984). Section 8. The General Assembly shall have power to deprive of the right of suffrage, and to render ineligible, any person convicted of an infamous crime. Section 9. No person holding a lucrative office or appointment under the United States or under this State is eligible to a seat in the General Assembly; and no person may hold more than one lucrative office at the same time, except as expressly permitted in this Constitution. Offices in the militia to which there is attached no annual salary shall not be deemed lucrative. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984). Section 10. No person who may hereafter be a collector or holder of public moneys, shall be eligible to any office of trust or profit, until he shall have accounted for, and paid over, according to law, all sums for which he may be liable. Section 11. In all cases in which it is provided, that an office shall not be filled by the same person more than a certain number of years continuously, an appointment pro tempore shall not be reckoned a part of that term. Section 12. In all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, electors shall be free from arrest, in going to elections, during their attendance there, and in returning from the same. Section 13. All elections by the People shall be by ballot; and all elections by the General Assembly, or by either branch thereof, shall be viva voce. Section 14. (a) General elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (b) The General Assembly may provide by law for the

election of all judges of courts of general and appellate 
jurisdiction, by an election to be held for such officers only, at 
which time no other officer shall be voted for. 
(c) The General Assembly shall provide for the registration 
of all persons entitled to vote. 
(History: As Amended March 14, 1881; Amended November 3, 
1998).
Indiana Const. art. 3, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 3 / Section 1
The powers of the Government are divided into
Status: in_force

Section 1. The powers of the Government are divided into 
three separate departments; the Legislative, the Executive 
including the Administrative, and the Judicial: and no person, 
charged with official duties under one of these departments, 
shall exercise any of the functions of another, except as in this 
Constitution expressly provided.
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 1
Judicial Power. The judicial power of the State
Status: in_force

Section 1. Judicial Power. The judicial power of the State 
shall be vested in one Supreme Court, one Court of Appeals, 
Circuit Courts, and such other courts as the General Assembly 

may establish. (History: As Amended March 14, 1881; November 3, 1970). Section 2. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall consist of the Chief Justice of the State and not less than four nor more than eight associate justices; a majority of whom shall form a quorum. The court may appoint such personnel as may be necessary. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970). Section 3. Chief Justice. The Chief Justice of the State shall be selected by the judicial nominating commission from the members of the Supreme Court and he shall retain that office for a period of five years, subject to reappointment in the same manner, except that a member of the Court may resign the office of Chief Justice without resigning from the Court. During a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice caused by absence, illness, incapacity or resignation all powers and duties of that office shall devolve upon the member of the Supreme Court who is senior in length of service and if equal in length of service the determination shall be by lot until such time as the cause of the vacancy is terminated or the vacancy is filled. The Chief Justice of the State shall appoint such persons as the General Assembly by law may provide for the administration of his office. The Chief Justice shall have prepared and submit to the General Assemblyregular reports on the condition of the courts and such other reports as may be requested. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970). Section 4. The Supreme Court shall have no original jurisdiction except in admission to the practice of law; discipline or disbarment of those admitted; the unauthorized practice of law; discipline, removal and retirement of justices and judges; supervision of the exercise of jurisdiction by the other courts of the State; and issuance of writs necessary or appropriate in aid of its jurisdiction. The Supreme Court shall exercise appellate jurisdiction under such terms and conditions as specified by rules except that appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of death shall be taken directly to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have, in all appeals of criminal cases, the power to review all questions of law and to review and revise the sentence imposed. (History: As Amended November 3, 1970; November 8, 1988; November 7, 2000).
Indiana Const. art. 7, § 14 — Indiana Constitution / Article 7 / Section 14
(Repealed November 6, 1984).
Status: in_force

Section 14. 
(Repealed November 6, 1984).
Indiana Const. art. 8, § 1 — Indiana Constitution / Article 8 / Section 1
Knowledge and learning, generally diffused
Status: in_force

Section 1. Knowledge and learning, generally diffused 
throughout a community, being essential to the preservation of 
a free government; it shall be the duty of the General Assembly 
to encourage, by all suitable means, moral, intellectual, 
scientific, and agricultural improvement; and to provide, by 
law, for a general and uniform system of Common Schools, 
wherein tuition shall be without charge, and equally open to all.