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ARTICLE XVIII. MODE OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 284 MANNER OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS;  SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENTS TO ELECTORS;  ELECTION ON AMENDMENTS;  PROCLAMATION OF RESULT OF ELECTION;  BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN LEGISLATURE NOT TO BE CHANGED…

ARTICLE XVII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 280 HOLDING STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICE AT SAME TIME;  HOLDING TWO STATE OFFICES AT SAME TIME. No person holding an office of profit under the United States, except postmasters, whose…

ARTICLE XVI. OATH OF OFFICE – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 279 REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE AND EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS;  FORM;  ADMINISTRATION. All members of the legislature, and all officers, executive and judicial, before they enter upon the…

ARTICLE XV. MILITIA – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 271 COMPOSITION OF MILITIA;  ORGANIZING, ARMING AND DISCIPLINING MILITIA;  NAVAL MILITIA MAY BE ORGANIZED. The legislature shall have power to declare who shall constitute the militia of the state, and to…

ARTICLE XIV. EDUCATION – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 256 EDUCATIONAL POLICY OF STATE;  AUTHORITY OF LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE FOR OR AUTHORIZE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SCHOOLS BY PERSONS, MUNICIPALITIES, ETC.;  GRANT, DONATION, SALE OR LEASE OF FUNDS AND PROPERTY…

ARTICLE XIII. BANKS AND BANKING – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 247 AUTHORITY OF LEGISLATURE. (a) The Legislature shall not have the power to establish or incorporate any bank or banking company or moneyed institution for the purpose of issuing bills…

ARTICLE XII. CORPORATIONS – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 220 CONSENT OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PREREQUISITE TO USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC UTILITY OR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PURPOSES.. No person, firm, association, or corporation shall be authorized or permitted to use…

ARTICLE XI. TAXATION – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 211 PROPERTY TAXES TO BE ASSESSED IN EXACT PROPORTION TO VALUE OF PROPERTY. All taxes levied on property in this state shall be assessed in exact proportion to the value of…

ARTICLE X. EXEMPTIONS – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 204 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF VALUE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS EXEMPT FROM SALE, EXECUTION OR OTHER PROCESS OF COURT ISSUED FOR COLLECTION OF DEBT. The personal property of any resident of this…

ARTICLE IX. REPRESENTATION – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 197 RATIO OF SENATORS TO REPRESENTATIVES. The whole number of senators shall be not less than one-fourth or more than one-third of the whole number of representatives. SEC. 198 MAXIMUM NUMBER…

ARTICLE VIII. SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 177 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS. (a) Only a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years and has resided in this state and in a county…

ARTICLE VII. IMPEACHMENTS – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 173 GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE AUDITOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE TREASURER, MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES, AND JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT. (a) The…

ARTICLE VI. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT -Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 139 JUDICIAL POWER.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the judicial power of the state shall be vested exclusively in a unified judicial system which shall consist of a supreme…

ARTICLE V. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT – Constitution of Alabama 2022 SEC. 112 COMPOSITION;  OFFICERS ENUMERATED. The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, commissioner of agriculture and industries,…

ARTICLE IV. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT SEC. 44 COMPOSITION OF LEGISLATURE. The legislative power of this state shall be vested in a legislature, which shall consist of a senate and a house of representatives. SEC. 45 STYLE OF LAWS;  DIVISION OF LAWS;…

ARTICLE III. DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS OF GOVERNMENT SEC. 42 LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT;  SEPARATION OF POWERS. (a) The powers of the government of the State of Alabama are legislative, executive, and judicial. (b) The government of the State of…