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Nc. Const. art. IV, § 15 — Article IV / Section 15
NC Const., Article IV, Section 15
Status: in_force

Administration. The General Assembly shall provide for an administrative office of the courts to carry out the provisions of this Article.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 23 — Article II / Section 23
NC Const., Article II, Section 23
Status: in_force

Revenue bills. No law shall be enacted to raise money on the credit of the State, or to pledge the faith of the State directly or indirectly for the payment of any debt, or to impose any tax upon the people of the State, or to allow the counties, cities, or towns to do so, unless the bill for the purpose shall have been read three several times in each house of the General Assembly and passed three several readings, which readings shall have been on three different days, and shall have been agreed to by each house respectively, and unless the yeas and nays on the second and third readings of the bill shall have been entered on the journal.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 5 — Article II / Section 5
NC Const., Article II, Section 5
Status: in_force

Representative districts; apportionment of Representatives. The Representatives shall be elected from districts. The General Assembly, at the first regular session convening after the return of every decennial census of population taken by order of Congress, shall revise the representative districts and the apportionment of Representatives among those districts, subject to the following requirements: (1) Each Representative shall represent, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, the number of inhabitants that each Representative represents being determined for this purpose by dividing the population of the district that he represents by the number of Representatives apportioned to that district; (2) Each representative district shall at all times consist of contiguous territory; (3) No county shall be divided in the formation of a representative district; (4) When established, the representative districts and the apportionment of Representatives shall remain unaltered until the return of another decennial census of population taken by order of Congress.
Nc. Const. art. IX, § 6 — Article IX / Section 6
NC Const., Article IX, Section 6
Status: in_force

State school fund. The proceeds of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted by the United States to this State, and not otherwise appropriated by this State or the United States; all moneys, stocks, bonds, and other property belonging to the State for purposes of public education; the net proceeds of all sales of the swamp lands belonging to the State; and all other grants, gifts, and devises that have been or hereafter may be made to the State, and not otherwise appropriated by the State or by the terms of the grant, gift, or devise, shall be paid into the State Treasury and, together with so much of the revenue of the State as may be set apart for that purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated and used exclusively for establishing and maintaining a uniform system of free public schools. ​
Nc. Const. art. XI, § 2 — Article XI / Section 2
NC Const., Article XI, Section 2
Status: in_force

Death punishment. The object of punishments being not only to satisfy justice, but also to reform the offender and thus prevent crime, murder, arson, burglary, and rape, and these only, may be punishable with death, if the General Assembly shall so enact.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 13 — Article II / Section 13
NC Const., Article II, Section 13
Status: in_force

President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the Senate and shall preside over the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the Senate is equally divided.
Nc. Const. art. IV, § 6 — Article IV / Section 6
NC Const., Article IV, Section 6
Status: in_force

Supreme Court. (1) Membership. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices, but the General Assembly may increase the number of Associate Justices to not more than eight. In the event the Chief Justice is unable, on account of absence or temporary incapacity, to perform any of the duties placed upon him, the senior Associate Justice available may discharge those duties. (2) Sessions of the Supreme Court. The sessions of the Supreme Court shall be held in the City of Raleigh unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 4 — Article I / Section 4
NC Const., Article I, Section 4
Status: in_force

Secession prohibited. This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union; the people thereof are part of the American nation; there is no right on the part of this State to secede; and all attempts, from whatever source or upon whatever pretext, to dissolve this Union or to sever this Nation, shall be resisted with the whole power of the State.
Nc. Const. art. VI, § 5 — Article VI / Section 5
NC Const., Article VI, Section 5
Status: in_force

Elections by people and General Assembly. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce. A contested election for any office established by Article III of this Constitution shall be determined by joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly in the manner prescribed by law.
Nc. Const. art. V, § 2 — Article V / Section 2
NC Const., Article V, Section 2
Status: in_force

(Applicable to taxes beginning on or after January 1, 2019 - see note) State and local taxation. (1) Power of taxation. The power of taxation shall be exercised in a just and equitable manner, for public purposes only, and shall never be surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. (2) Classification. Only the General Assembly shall have the power to classify property for taxation, which power shall be exercised only on a State-wide basis and shall not be delegated. No class of property shall be taxed except by uniform rule, and every classification shall be made by general law uniformly applicable in every county, city and town, and other unit of local government. (3) Exemptions. Property belonging to the State, counties, and municipal corporations shall be exempt from taxation. The General Assembly may exempt cemeteries and property held for educational, scientific, literary, cultural, charitable, or religious purposes, and, to a value not exceeding $300, any personal property. The General Assembly may exempt from taxation not exceeding $1,000 in value of property held and used as the place of residence of the owner. Every exemption shall be on a State-wide basis and shall be made by general law uniformly applicable in every county, city and town, and other unit of local government. No taxing authority other than the General Assembly may grant exemptions, and the General Assembly shall not delegate the powers accorded to it by this subsection. (4) Special tax areas. Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 4, the General Assembly may enact general laws authorizing the governing body of any county, city, or town to define territorial areas and to levy taxes within those areas, in addition to those levied throughout the county, city, or town, in order to finance, provide, or maintain services, facilities, and functions in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided, or maintained for the entire county, city, or town. (5) Purposes of property tax. The General Assembly shall not authorize any county, city or town, special district, or other unit of local government to levy taxes on property, except for purposes authorized by general law uniformly applicable throughout the State, unless the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the unit who vote thereon. (6) Income tax. The rate of tax on incomes shall not in any case exceed seven percent, and there shall be allowed personal exemptions and deductions so that only net incomes are taxed. (7) Contracts. The General Assembly may enact laws whereby the State, any county, city or town, and any other public corporation may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation for the accomplishment of public purposes only. (1969, c. 872, s. 1; c. 1200, s. 1; 2018-119, s. 1.)
Nc. Const. art. V, § 13 — Article V / Section 13
NC Const., Article V, Section 13
Status: in_force

Seaport and airport facilities. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the General Assembly may enact general laws to grant to the State, counties, municipalities, and other State and local governmental entities all powers useful in connection with the development of new and existing seaports and airports, and to authorize such public bodies: (a) to acquire, construct, own, own jointly with public and private parties, lease as lessee, mortgage, sell, lease as lessor, or otherwise dispose of lands and facilities and improvements, including undivided interest therein; (b) to finance and refinance for public and private parties seaport and airport facilities and improvements which relate to, develop or further waterborne or airborne commerce and cargo and passenger traffic, including commercial, industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining, transportation, distribution, storage, marine, aviation and environmental facilities and improvements; and (c) to secure any such financing or refinancing by all or any portion of their revenues, income or assets or other available monies associated with any of their seaport or airport facilities and with the facilities and improvements to be financed or refinanced, and by foreclosable liens on all or any part of their properties associated with any of their seaport or airport facilities and with the facilities and improvements to be financed or refinanced, but in no event to create a debt secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or any other public body in the State.
Nc. Const. art. X, § 5 — Article X / Section 5
NC Const., Article X, Section 5
Status: in_force

Insurance. A person may insure his or her own life for the sole use and benefit of his or her spouse or children or both, and upon his or her death the proceeds from the insurance shall be paid to or for the benefit of the spouse or children or both, or to a guardian, free from all claims of the representatives or creditors of the insured or his or her estate. Any insurance policy which insures the life of a person for the sole use and benefit of that person's spouse or children or both shall not be subject to the claims of creditors of the insured during his or her lifetime, whether or not ​ the policy reserves to the insured during his or her lifetime any or all rights provided for by the policy and whether or not the policy proceeds are payable to the estate of the insured in the event the beneficiary or beneficiaries predecease the insured. ​
Nc. Const. art. I, § 13 — Article I / Section 13
NC Const., Article I, Section 13
Status: in_force

Religious liberty. All persons have a natural and inalienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences, and no human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 16 — Article I / Section 16
NC Const., Article I, Section 16
Status: in_force

Ex post facto laws. Retrospective laws, punishing acts committed before the existence of such laws and by them only declared criminal, are oppressive, unjust, and incompatible with liberty, and therefore no ex post facto law shall be enacted. No law taxing retrospectively sales, purchases, or other acts previously done shall be enacted.
Nc. Const. art. IV, § 19 — Article IV / Section 19
NC Const., Article IV, Section 19
Status: in_force

Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in this Article, all vacancies occurring in the offices provided for by this Article shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, and the appointees shall hold their places until the next election for members of the General Assembly that is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs, when elections shall be held to fill the offices. When the unexpired term of any of the offices named in this Article of the Constitution in which a vacancy has occurred, and in which it is herein provided that the Governor shall fill the vacancy, expires on the first day of January succeeding the next election for members of the General Assembly, the ​ Governor shall appoint to fill that vacancy for the unexpired term of the office. If any person elected or appointed to any of these offices shall fail to qualify, the office shall be appointed to, held and filled as provided in case of vacancies occurring therein. All incumbents of these offices shall hold until their successors are qualified.
Nc. Const. art. IX, § 4 — Article IX / Section 4
NC Const., Article IX, Section 4
Status: in_force

State Board of Education. (1) Board. The State Board of Education shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, and eleven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session. The General Assembly shall divide the State into eight educational districts. Of the appointive members of the Board, one shall be appointed from each of the eight educational districts and three shall be appointed from the State at large. Appointments shall be for overlapping terms of eight years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by the Governor for the unexpired terms and shall not be subject to confirmation. (2) Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board of Education.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 15 — Article I / Section 15
NC Const., Article I, Section 15
Status: in_force

Education. The people have a right to the privilege of education, and it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right.
Nc. Const. art. IV, § 1 — Article IV / Section 1
NC Const., Article IV, Section 1
Status: in_force

Judicial power. The judicial power of the State shall, except as provided in Section 3 of this Article, be vested in a Court for the Trial of Impeachments and in a General Court of Justice. The General Assembly shall have no power to deprive the judicial department of any power or jurisdiction that rightfully pertains to it as a co-ordinate department of the government, nor shall it establish or authorize any courts other than as permitted by this Article.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 24 — Article I / Section 24
NC Const., Article I, Section 24
Status: in_force

Right of jury trial in criminal cases. No person shall be convicted of any crime but by the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court, except that a person accused of any criminal offense for which the State is not seeking a sentence of death in superior court may, in writing or on the record in the court and with the consent of the trial judge, waive jury trial, subject to procedures prescribed by the General Assembly. The General Assembly may, however, provide for other means of trial for misdemeanors, with the right of appeal for trial de novo. (2013-300, s. 1.)
Nc. Const. art. II, § 17 — Article II / Section 17
NC Const., Article II, Section 17
Status: in_force

Journals. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, which shall be printed and made public immediately after the adjournment of the General Assembly.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 22 — Article I / Section 22
NC Const., Article I, Section 22
Status: in_force

Modes of prosecution. Except in misdemeanor cases initiated in the District Court Division, no person shall be put to answer any criminal charge but by indictment, presentment, or impeachment. But any person, when represented by counsel, may, under such regulations as the General Assembly shall prescribe, waive indictment in noncapital cases.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 15 — Article II / Section 15
NC Const., Article II, Section 15
Status: in_force

Officers of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall elect its Speaker and other officers. ​
Nc. Const. art. II, § 14 — Article II / Section 14
NC Const., Article II, Section 14
Status: in_force

Other officers of the Senate. (1) President Pro Tempore - succession to presidency. The Senate shall elect from its membership a President Pro Tempore, who shall become President of the Senate upon the failure of the Lieutenant Governor-elect to qualify, or upon succession by the Lieutenant Governor to the office of Governor, or upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of the President of the Senate, and who shall serve until the expiration of his term of office as Senator. (2) President Pro Tempore - temporary succession. During the physical or mental incapacity of the President of the Senate to perform the duties of his office, or during the absence of the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore shall preside over the Senate. (3) Other officers. The Senate shall elect its other officers.
Nc. Const. art. V, § 1 — Article V / Section 1
NC Const., Article V, Section 1
Status: in_force

No capitation tax to be levied. No poll or capitation tax shall be levied by the General Assembly or by any county, city or town, or other taxing unit.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 16 — Article II / Section 16
NC Const., Article II, Section 16
Status: in_force

Compensation and allowances. The members and officers of the General Assembly shall receive for their services the compensation and allowances prescribed by law. An increase in the compensation or allowances of members shall become effective at the beginning of the next regular session of the General Assembly following the session at which it was enacted.
Nc. Const. art. II, § 6 — Article II / Section 6
NC Const., Article II, Section 6
Status: in_force

Qualifications for Senator. Each Senator, at the time of his election, shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the State as a citizen for two years and in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election. ​
Nc. Const. art. IX, § 10 — Article IX / Section 10
NC Const., Article IX, Section 10
Status: in_force

Escheats. (1) Escheats prior to July 1, 1971. All property that prior to July 1, 1971, accrued to the State from escheats, unclaimed dividends, or distributive shares of the estates of deceased persons shall be appropriated to the use of The University of North Carolina. (2) Escheats after June 30, 1971. All property that, after June 30, 1971, shall accrue to the State from escheats, unclaimed dividends, or distributive shares of the estates of deceased persons shall be used to aid worthy and needy students who are residents of this State and are enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this State. The method, amount, and type of distribution shall be prescribed by law. ​
Nc. Const. art. VI, § 7 — Article VI / Section 7
NC Const., Article VI, Section 7
Status: in_force

Oath. Before entering upon the duties of an office, a person elected or appointed to the office shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office as _______________, so help me God."
Nc. Const. art. I, § 7 — Article I / Section 7
NC Const., Article I, Section 7
Status: in_force

Suspending laws. All power of suspending laws or the execution of laws by any authority, without the consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights and shall not be exercised. ​
Nc. Const. art. VI, § 10 — Article VI / Section 10
NC Const., Article VI, Section 10
Status: in_force

Continuation in office. In the absence of any contrary provision, all officers in this State, whether appointed or elected, shall hold their positions until other appointments are made or, if the offices are elective, until their successors are chosen and qualified. ​
Nc. Const. art. I, § 11 — Article I / Section 11
NC Const., Article I, Section 11
Status: in_force

Property qualifications. As political rights and privileges are not dependent upon or modified by property, no property qualification shall affect the right to vote or hold office.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 6 — Article I / Section 6
NC Const., Article I, Section 6
Status: in_force

Separation of powers. The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial powers of the State government shall be forever separate and distinct from each other.
Nc. Const. art. V, § 8 — Article V / Section 8
NC Const., Article V, Section 8
Status: in_force

Health care facilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution, the General Assembly may enact general laws to authorize the State, counties, cities or towns, and other State and local governmental entities to issue revenue bonds to finance or refinance for any such governmental entity or any nonprofit private corporation, regardless of any church or religious relationship, the cost of acquiring, constructing, and financing health care facility projects to be operated to serve and benefit the public; provided, no cost incurred earlier than two years prior to the effective date of this section shall be refinanced. Such bonds shall be payable from the revenues, gross or net, of any such projects and any other health care facilities of any such governmental entity or nonprofit private corporation pledged therefor; shall not be secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit, or deemed to create an indebtedness requiring voter approval of any governmental entity; and may be secured by an agreement which may provide for the conveyance of title of, with or without consideration, any such project or facilities to the governmental entity or ​ nonprofit private corporation. The power of eminent domain shall not be used pursuant hereto for nonprofit private corporations.
Nc. Const. art. IV, § 16 — Article IV / Section 16
NC Const., Article IV, Section 16
Status: in_force

Terms of office and election of Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and Judges of the Superior Court. Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and regular Judges of the Superior Court shall be elected by the qualified voters and shall hold office for terms of eight ​ years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State. Regular Judges of the Superior Court may be elected by the qualified voters of the State or by the voters of their respective districts, as the General Assembly may prescribe.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 9 — Article I / Section 9
NC Const., Article I, Section 9
Status: in_force

Frequent elections. For redress of grievances and for amending and strengthening the laws, elections shall be often held.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 8 — Article I / Section 8
NC Const., Article I, Section 8
Status: in_force

Representation and taxation. The people of this State shall not be taxed or made subject to the payment of any impost or duty without the consent of themselves or their representatives in the General Assembly, freely given.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 10 — Article I / Section 10
NC Const., Article I, Section 10
Status: in_force

Free elections. All elections shall be free.
Nc. Const. art. I, § 28 — Article I / Section 28
NC Const., Article I, Section 28
Status: in_force

Imprisonment for debt. There shall be no imprisonment for debt in this State, except in cases of fraud. ​
Nc. Const. art. II, § 19 — Article II / Section 19
NC Const., Article II, Section 19
Status: in_force

Record votes. Upon motion made in either house and seconded by one fifth of the members present, the yeas and nays upon any question shall be taken and entered upon the journal.