Constitution of the State of North Carolina and Copy of the Act of the General Assembly Entitled Part 11

Inst.i.tutions, charitable 11 Penal 11 Public, annual reports from 3 7 Self-supporting far as possible 11 11 s.e.xes to be separated 11 6

Instruction, superintendent of public 3 13

Intermarriage of whites and negroes prohibited 14 8

Internal government of state 1 3

Issues of fact, by whom tried and how waived 4 13

Judges, election, terms of, etc. 4 21 Fees, salaries, emoluments 4 18 Removal of, for inability 4 31 Residence of 4 11

Judicial Department 4 Districts for superior courts 4 10 General a.s.sembly not to deprive of jurisdiction 4 12 Powers, division of 4 2 Term of first officers under const.i.tution 4 26 Vacancies 4 25

Judicial remedy allowed all 1 35

Judiciary distinct; 1 8

Jurisdiction, courts inferior to supreme; 4 12 Justices of the peace; 4 27 Supreme court; 4 8

Jury, right of; 1 13 Sacred and inviolable; 1 19 Trial by, waived; 4 13

Justices of the peace, governor appoints when; 7 11 Jurisdiction of; 4 27 Vacancies in office; 4 28

Laborers' and mechanics' lien; 14 4 Attaches homestead; 10 4

Law of the land, no person imprisoned, or deprived of life, etc., but by; 1 17

Laws, _ex post facto_ and retrospective; 1 32 Private, thirty days' notice before pa.s.sage; 2 12 What in force; 4 19

Legislative, distinct; 1 8 Two branches of; 2 1

Legislature provides for organizing towns, etc.; 8 4 Trials other than jury; 1 13

Legitimation, general a.s.sembly can pa.s.s general laws for; 2 11

Liberty, deprivation of, except by law; 1 17 Religious; 1 26 Restraint of, remedied; 1 18 Warrants without evidence, dangerous to; 1 15

Lien of laborers and mechanics; 14 4

Lieutenant-governor, president of senate, duties of; 3 11 When governor; 3 12

Literary fund, board of education to succeed to rights of; 9 10

Marriages between whites and negroes forbidden; 14 8

Married woman, husband can insure life for benefit of; 10 7 Privy examination of, to dispose of homestead; 10 8 Property of, not liable for husband's debts; 10 6

Mechanics' lien; 14 4

Men, equality, rights of; 1 1

Militia; { 1 24 { 12 Exemptions from duty; 12 4 Governor commands; { 3 8 { 12 2 Organization of; 12 2 Who liable to bear arms; 12 1

Money, how drawn from state treasury; 4 1 County or towns.h.i.+p treasury; 7 8

Monopolies are injurious; 1 31

Munic.i.p.al corporations; 7 Cannot contract debt except by majority of qualified voters; 7 7 Charters remain in force till changed; 7 12 General a.s.sembly to provide for organization of, taxation, etc., by; 8 4 Power of general a.s.sembly over; 7 14

Names, personal, how changed 2 11

Normal school, to be maintained by general a.s.sembly at university; 9 14

Oath of governor; 3 4

Oath of members of general a.s.sembly; 2 24

Oath of office; 6 4

Office, cannot hold two; 14 7 Disqualification; 6 5 Dueling disqualifies for; 14 2 Eligibility to; 6 Qualification, property, none; 1 22

Officers, county; { 7 1 { 7 10 First elected; 4 26 What, appointed by governor; { 3 10 {14 5

Orphans, houses for; 11 8 Provision for; 11 7

Pardons; 3 6

Peace, soldiers quartered in time of; 1 36

Penitentiary; 11 3 Convict labor; 11 1 Self-supporting as far as possible; 11 11 s.e.xes separated; 11 6

People, right of, to a.s.semble together; 1 25

Perpetuities, injurious; 1 31 General a.s.sembly shall prevent; 2 15

Political power and government; 1 2 Societies in secret dangerous; 1 25

Poor, provision for; 11 7

Power of general a.s.sembly; 2 22 To suspend laws injurious; 1 9

Powers, executive, judicial and legislative, distinct; 1 8 Judicial, division of; 4 2

Press, freedom and abuse of; 1 20

Principles, recurrence to fundamental; 1 29

Prisoners, health and comfort secured; 11 6