Article 12 Section 8 – Government and other powers 8. Government and other powers Section 8. A. The county charter shall provide: 1. For an elective governing body and its method of compensation, its powers, duties and responsibilities, its authority…

Article 12 Section 7 – County charter provisions 7. County charter provisions Section 7. A. Charter counties continue to be political subdivisions of this state that exist to aid in the administration of this state’s laws and for purposes of…

Article 12 Section 6 – Amendment of charter 6. Amendment of charter Section 6. A charter shall set forth procedures for amendment of the charter. Proposed amendments shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the county at a general…

Article 12 Section 5 – Charter committee; charter preparation; approval 5. Charter committee; charter preparation; approval Section 5. A. The board of supervisors of any county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons as determined by the…

Article 12 Section 1 – Counties as bodies politic and corporate 1. Counties as bodies politic and corporate Section 1. Each county of the state, now or hereafter organized, shall be a body politic and corporate. Article 12 Section 2…

11. Schools; inflation adjustments; exceptions; definitions Section 11. A. On or before February 1 of each year, if the state transaction privilege tax growth rate and the total nonfarm employment growth rate are each at least one percent, but less than…

Article 11 Section 10 – Source of revenue for maintenance of state educational institutions 10. Source of revenue for maintenance of state educational institutions Section 10. The revenue for the maintenance of the respective state educational institutions shall be derived…

Article 11 Section 9 – County school fund; size of fund; free schools 9. County school fund; size of fund; free schools Section 9. The amount of this apportionment shall become a part of the county school fund, and the…

Article 11 Section 8 – Permanent state school fund; source; apportionment of state funds 8. Permanent state school fund; source; apportionment of state funds Section 8. A. A permanent state school fund for the use of the common schools shall…

Article 11 Section 7 – Sectarian instruction; religious or political test or qualification 7. Sectarian instruction; religious or political test or qualification Section 7. No sectarian instruction shall be imparted in any school or state educational institution that may be…