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The Mississippi Constitution

Introduction
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleIntroduction
PreambleThe Preamble to the MS Constitution
Article I: Distribution of Powers
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle I (Distribution of Powers)
§1Powers of Government
§2Encroachment of Power
Article II: Boundaries of the State
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle II (Boundaries of the State)
§3Repealed
§4Acquisition of Territory; Disputed Boundaries
Article III: Bill of Rights
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle III (Bill of Rights)
§5Government Originating in the People
§6Regulation of Government; Right to Alter
§7Secession Prohibited
§8Citizens of State
§9Subordination of Military to Civil Power
§10Treason
§11Peaceful Assemblage; Right to Petition Government
§12Right to Bear Arms
§12ARight to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife
§13Freedom of Speech and Press; Libel
§14Due Process
§15Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Prohibited; Punishment for Crime
§16Ex Post Facto Laws; Impairment of Contract
§17Taking Property for Public Use; Due Compensation
§17ATaking Private Property by Eminent Domain; Transfer to Others Prohibited for Ten Years; Exceptions
§18Freedom of Religion
§19Repealed
§20Specific Term of Office
§21Writ of Habeas Corpus
§22Double Jeopardy
§23Searches and Seizures
§24Open Courts; Remedy for Injury
§25Access to Courts
§26Rights of Accused; State Grand Jury Proceedings
§26AVictims’ Rights; Construction of Provisions; Legislative Authority
§27Proceeding by Indictment or Information
§28Cruel or Unusual Punishment Prohibited
§29Excessive Bail Prohibited; Revocation or Denial of Bail
§30Imprisonment for Debt
§31Trial by Jury
§32Construction of Enumerated Rights
Article IV: Legislative Department
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle IV (Legislative Department)
§33Composition of Legislature
§34Composition of House of Representatives
§35Composition of Senate
§36Sessions
§37Elections for Members
§38Election of Officers by Each House
§39President Pro Tempore of Senate
§40Oath of Office
§41Qualifications of House of Representatives Members
§42Qualifications of Senators
§43Person Liable for Public Monies Ineligible for Office
§44Ineligibility for Office of Person Convicted of Certain Crimes
§45Member Eligibility for Offices Created During Term of Office
§46Salaries of Members
§47Fees or Rewards Prohibited
§48Immunity of Members from Arrest for Certain Crimes
§49Power of Impeachment
§50Impeachment Grounds
§51Removal from Office
§52Persons to Preside in Impeachment Proceedings
§53Removal of Judges for Reasonable Cause
§54Quorum
§55Determination of Rules by Each House
§56Style of Laws
§57Adjournments; Meeting Place
§58Open Door Policy; Disorderly Behavior
§59Introduction and Passage of Bills
§60Amendment of Bill; Orders, Votes and Resolutions
§61Amendment or Revival by Reference to Title Prohibited
§62Voting on Amendments; Adoption of Committee Reports
§63Maximum Sum Fixed in Appropriation Bill
§64Time Limit and Voting Requirements for Appropriations
§65Reconsideration of Votes
§66Law Granting Donation or Gratuity
§67Time Limit for Introducing New Bill
§68Precedence and Time Limits for Appropriation and Revenue Bills
§69Contents of Appropriation Bills
§70Votes Required for Passage of Revenue or Property Assessment Bills
§71Title of Bill; Committee Recommendations
§72Approval or Disapproval of Bill by Governor; Veto Override Process
§73Veto of Parts of Appropriations Bill
§74Referral of Bill to Committee
§75Enforcement of Laws of General Nature
§76Viva Voce Vote
§77Writs of Election to Fill Legislative Vacancies24
§78Salary Deductions for Neglect of Official Duty
§79Sale of Delinquent Tax Lands; Right of Redemption
§80Abuse of Certain Local Government Unit Powers
§81Obstruction of Navigable Waters; Certain Construction Projects Authorized
§82Official Bonds; Fixing Penalties
§83Fire Safety in Certain Public Places
§84Acquisition of Land by Nonresident Aliens and Corporations
§85Working of Public Roads by Contract or by County Prisoners
§86Care of Insane and Indigent Sick
§87Special or Local Laws
§88Content of General Laws
§89Standing Committee for Local and Private Legislation in Each House
§90Matters Provided for by General Laws Only
§91Uniform Application of Charges and Fees
§92Salary of Deceased Officer
§93Retirement of Officer on Pay
§94Disability on Account of Coverture Abolished
§95Donation or Sale of State Lands; Railroad Easements
§96Extra Compensation and Unauthorized Payments Prohibited
§97Revival of Action Barred by Limitations Prohibited
§98Repealed
§99Election of Officers by Legislature
§100Release of Obligation or Liability Owed to State or Political Subdivision
§101Seat of State Government
§102Elections for State and County Officers
§103Filling Public Officer Vacancies; Compensation and Powers of Officers
§104Statutes of Limitation Not to Run Against State and Political Subdivisions
§105Repealed
§106State Librarian
§107Bidding and Other Requirements for Certain Contracts
§108Termination of Duties Pertaining to Office
§109Interest of Public Officer in Contracts
§110Rights of Way for Private Roads
§111Sale of Land by Decree or Execution
§112Equal Taxation; Property Tax Assessments
§113Auditor’s Statement of Money Expended at Session
§114Election Returns
§115Fiscal Year; Report of Transactions; Bonded Indebtedness Limitation
Article V: Executive
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle V (Executive)
§116Governor; Term of Office Executive
§117Eligibility to Serve as Governor
§118Salary of Governor
§119Commander-In-Chief of Military
§120Report from Officers of Executive Department
§121Convening of Legislature in Extraordinary Session
§122State of the Government; Recommending Measures
§123Faithful Execution of Laws
§124Reprieves and Pardons
§125Suspension of Defaulting Treasurers and Tax Collectors
§126Seal of State
§127Commissions
§128Lieutenant Governor; Qualifications and Term
§129Lieutenant Governor as President of Senate46
§130Salary of Lieutenant Governor
§131Vacancy in Office of Governor
§132Contested Election for Lieutenant Governor
§133Secretary of State
§134State Treasurer; Auditor of Public Accounts
§135County Officers
§136Continuation in Office
§137Repealed
§138Selection of County Officers
§139Removal and Appointment of County and Municipal Officers
§140Election of Governor
§141Repealed
§142Repealed
§143Repealed
Article VI: Judiciary
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle VI (Judiciary)
§144Judicial Power of State
§145Composition of Supreme Court
§145AAddition of Judges to Supreme Court
§145BFurther Addition of Judges to Supreme Court
§146Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
§147Reversal of Judgment for Want of Jurisdiction; Remand
§148Holding of Supreme Court at Seat of Government
§149Term of Office of Supreme Court Judges
§149ADivisions of Supreme Court
§150Eligibility Requirements for Supreme Court Judges
§151Repealed
§152Circuit and Chancery Court Districts
§153Election and Terms of Circuit and Chancery Court Judges
§154Qualifications for Circuit or Chancery Court Judges
§155Judicial Oath of Office
§156Jurisdiction of Circuit Court
§157Exclusive Jurisdiction of Chancery Court; Transfer
§158Holding of Circuit Court
§159Jurisdiction of Chancery Court
§160Additional Jurisdiction of Chancery Court
§161Concurrent Jurisdiction of Chancery and Circuit Court
§162Transfer to Circuit Court
§163Certification of Transferred Causes
§164Holding of Chancery Court
§165Disqualification of Judges
§166Compensation of Judges
§167Civil Officers as Conservators of Peace
§168Clerks of Court
§169Style of Process
§170County Districts; Board of Supervisors
§171Justice Court Judges; Jurisdiction
§172Establishment and Abolishment of Inferior Courts
§172ACourt Order for Tax Levy or Tax Increase Prohibited
§173Attorney General
§174District Attorneys
§175Liability and Punishment of Public Officers
§176Qualifications for Member of Board of Supervisors
§177Vacancy in Office of Judge or Chancellor
§177ACommission on Judicial Performance58
Article VII: Corporations
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle VII (Corporations)
§178Formation; Charter of Incorporation
§179Compliance with Provisions
§180Organization
§181Taxation
§182Tax Exemptions
§183Subscription to Capital Stock by Counties or Municipalities
§184Railroads
§185Rolling-Stock as Personal Property Subject to Execution and Sale
§186Telephone, Telegraph and Railroad Charges
§187Repealed
§188Free or Discounted Tickets to Public Officers
§189Repealed
§190Eminent Domain; Police Powers
§191Protection of Corporate Employees
§192Public Utilities May be Exempted from Municipal Tax; Duration
§193Remedy for Injury to Railroad Employee
§194Repealed
§195Common Carriers Designated
§196Repealed
§197Repealed
§198Trusts, Combinations, Contracts and Agreements Inimical to Public Welfare
§198ARight to Work; Labor Unions
§199“Corporation” Defined
§200Enforcement of Provisions
Article VIII: Education
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle VIII (Education)
§201Free Public Schools
§202State Superintendent of Public Education
§203State Board of Education
§204County Superintendents of Education
§205Repealed
§206State Common-School Fund; Additional Tax Levy by District
§206AEstablishment of Education Improvement Trust Fund
§207Repealed
§208Control of Funds by Religious Sect; Certain Appropriations Prohibited
§209Institutions for Education of Deaf, Dumb and Blind
§210Sale of Public School Supplies
§211Sixteenth Section Lands
§212Interest Rate on Chickasaw School Fund and Other Educational Trust Funds
§213Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
§213AState Institutions of Higher Learning
§213BRepealed
Article IX: Militia
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle IX (Militia)
§214Persons Subject to Military Duty
§215Organization of Militia by Legislature
§216Appointment and Removal of Militia Officers
§217Governor as Commander-In-Chief
§218Major-General; Brigadier-General
§219Adjutant-General
§220Exemption of Militia from Arrest for Certain Offenses
§221Appropriations for Mississippi National Guard
§222Support of Mississippi National Guard by County Boards of Supervisors
Article X: The Penitentiary and Prisons
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle X (The Penitentiary and Prisons)
§223Repealed
§224Employment of Convicts on Public Roads, Public Works or Public Levee Projects
§225Placement of Convicts on State Farms; Prison Industries; Reformatory Schools; Good Behavior
§226Hire or Lease of County Jail Inmates
Article XI: Levees
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XI (Levees)
§227Maintenance of Levee System
§228Levee Districts
§229Boards of Levee Commissioners
§230Commissioner Qualifications and Bond
§231Election of Commissioners
§232Duties and Powers of Commissioners
§233Appropriation of Private Property
§234Bills Changing District Boundaries or Taxes
§235Report by Levee Board
§236Levee Taxes
§237System of Levee Taxation
§238Property Exempt from Levee Taxation
§239Publication of Itemized Account
Article XII: Franchise
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XII (Franchise)
§240Elections to be by Ballot
§241Qualifications for Electors
§241ARepealed
§242Voter Registration
§243Repealed
§244Repealed
§244AAdditional Qualifications for Voter Registration
§245Elector Qualifications in Municipal Elections104
§246Regulation of Elections
§247Securing Fairness in Party Primary Elections and Conventions
§248Remedies for Illegal or Improper Registration
§249Registration Required to Vote
§249AGovernment Issued Photo Identification Required to Vote
§250Qualified Electors Eligible for Office
§251Time of Registration
§252Terms of Office; General Election Dates
§253Restoration of Right of Suffrage After Crime
Article XIII: Apportionment
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XIII (Apportionment)
§254Senatorial and Representative Districts
§255Repealed
§256Repealed
Article XIV: General Provisions
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XIV (General Provisions)
§257Commencement of Political Year
§258Credit of State
§259Removal of County Seat
§260Formation of New County; Changing Judicial Districts
§261Expenses of Criminal Prosecutions; Fines, Forfeitures and Costs
§262Asylums for the Aged or Infirm
§263Repealed
§263AMarriage Defined as Only Between A Man and A Woman
§264Qualifications of Grand and Petit Jurors
§265Denial of Supreme Being Disqualification to Hold Office
§266Holding Office Under Federal or Foreign Government
§267Devotion of Time to Office
§268Oath of Office
§269Repealed
§270Repealed
§271Consolidation of Counties
§272Repealed
§272ARetirement Systems
Article XV: Amendments to the Constitution
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XV (Amendments to the Constitution)
§273Amendment Process
§274Laws to Remain in Force
§275Repeal of Laws Repugnant to Constitution
§276Laws Repugnant to Franchise and Election Provisions
§277Laws Repugnant to Apportionment Provisions
§278Appointment of Persons to Draft Laws
§279Continuation of Writs, Actions and Causes of Action
§280Jurisdiction of Courts in Preexisting Actions
§281Accrual of Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures
§282Preexisting Bonds Remain Binding
§283Crimes and Misdemeanors
§284Continuation in Office
§285Abrogated or Repealed Laws Not Revived
§286Renumbered
§287Renumbered
Article XVI: Medical Marijuana
PassageTitle
Entire ArticleArticle XVI (Medical Marijuana)
§288.1Purpose of Article
§288.2Criminal and Civil Immunity
§288.3Limitations of Article; Prohibition on Smoking Public
§288.4Definitions
§288.5Rules and Regulations; Fees; Identification Cards; Fines and Sanctions
§288.6Assessment of Sales Tax; Special Fund in Treasury; Personnel Positions; Line of Credit
§288.7Identification Cards; Immunity from Sanctions
§288.8Limitations on Amount of Marijuana; Dispensed Only by Treatment Centers; Contracts Enforceable; Location of Centers; Zoning Restrictions
§288.9Reports to Legislature
§288.10Severability of Article
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