CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS OF 1874 Constitution Of The State Of Arkansas Of 1874. Preamble. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 1. Boundaries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 2. Declaration of Rights. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Section: 1. Source of power. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 2. Freedom and independence. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 8 3. Equality before the law. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 4. Right of assembly and of petition. --------------------------------------------------------- 8 5. Right to bear arms. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 6. Liberty of the press and of speech - Libel. ----------------------------------------------- 8 7. Jury trial - Right to - Waiver - Civil cases - Nine jurors agreeing. ------------------- 8 8. Criminal charges - Self-incrimination - Due process - Double jeopardy - Bail. ---- 9 9. Excessive bail or punishment prohibited - Witnesses - Detention. ------------------- 9 10. Right of accused enumerated - Change of venue.-------------------------------------- 9 11. Habeas corpus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 12. Suspension of laws. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 13. Redress of wrongs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 14. Treason. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 15. Unreasonable searches and seizures. --------------------------------------------------- 10 16. Imprisonment for debt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 17. Attainder - Ex post facto laws. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10 18. Privileges and immunities - Equality. -------------------------------------------------- 10 19. Perpetuities and monopolies. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 20. Resident aliens - Descent of property. -------------------------------------------------- 10 21. Life, liberty and property - Banishment prohibited. ---------------------------------- 10 22. Property rights - Taking without just compensation prohibited. -------------------- 11 23. Eminent domain and taxation. ----------------------------------------------------------- 11 24. Religious liberty. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 25. Protection of religion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 26. Religious tests. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 27. Slavery - Standing armies - Military subordinate to civil power. ------------------ 11 28. Tenure of lands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 29. Enumeration of rights of people not exclusive of other rights - Protection against encroachment. ------------------------------------------------------- 12 3. Franchise and Elections. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Section: 1. Qualifications of electors - Equal suffrage - Poll tax. ---------------------------------- 13 2. Right of suffrage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 3. [Repealed.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 4. Privilege of electors from arrest. ----------------------------------------------------------- 14 5.[Repealed.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 6. Violation of election laws - Penalty. ------------------------------------------------------ 14 7. Soldiers and sailors - Residence - Voting rights. ---------------------------------------- 14 8. Time of holding elections. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 9. Testimony in election contest - Self-incrimination. ------------------------------------- 14 10. Election officers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 11. Votes to be counted. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 12. Elections by representative - Viva voce vote. ------------------------------------------ 14 4. Departments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Section: 1. Departments of government. --------------------------------------------------------------- 15 2. Separation of departments. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15 5. Legislative Department. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Section: 1. Initiative and Referendum. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 17 2. House of Representatives. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 3. Senate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 4. Qualifications of senators and representatives. ------------------------------------------ 21 5. Time of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 6. Vacancies - Writs of election. -------------------------------------------------------------- 21 7. Officers ineligible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 8. Defaulters ineligible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 9. Persons convicted ineligible. --------------------------------------------------------------- 22 10. Members ineligible to civil office. ------------------------------------------------------- 22 11. Appointment of officers - Qualifications of members - Quorum. ------------------- 22 12. Powers and duties of each house. -------------------------------------------------------- 22 13. Sessions to be open. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 14. Election of officers by General Assembly. --------------------------------------------- 22 15. Privileges of members. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 16. Per diem and mileage of General Assembly. ------------------------------------------- 23 17. Duration of sessions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 18. Presiding officers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 19. Style of laws - Enacting clause. ---------------------------------------------------------- 24 20. State not made defendant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 24 21. Laws by bills - Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------- 24 22. Passage of bills. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 23. Revival, amendment or extension of laws. --------------------------------------------- 24 24. Local and special laws. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 25. Special laws - Suspension of general laws. --------------------------------------------- 24 26. Notice of local or special bills. ----------------------------------------------------------- 25 27. Extra compensation prohibited - Exception. ------------------------------------------- 25 28. Adjournments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 29. Appropriations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 30. General and special appropriations. ----------------------------------------------------- 25 31. Purposes of taxes and appropriations. --------------------------------------------------- 25 32. Workmen's Compensation Laws - Actions for personal injuries. ------------------- 26 33. Liabilities of corporations to state. ------------------------------------------------------- 26 34. Introduction of bills - Time limit. -------------------------------------------------------- 26 35. Bribery of member of General Assembly or state officer. --------------------------- 26 ii 36. Expulsion of member no bar to indictment. -------------------------------------------- 26 37. Laws - Enactment - Majority required. -------------------------------------------------- 26 38. Taxes - Increase - Approval by electors. ------------------------------------------------ 27 39. State expenses - Limitation - Exceptions.----------------------------------------------- 27 40. General appropriation bill - Enactment. ------------------------------------------------- 27 41. Expenses incurred or authorized only by bill - Repealing clause. ------------------- 27 6. Executive Department. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Section: 1. Executive officers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 2. Governor - Supreme executive power. --------------------------------------------------- 28 3. Election of executive officers. ------------------------------------------------------------- 29 4. Contested election. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------