The Pennsylvania Constitution
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Introductory Article to the Pennsylvania Constitution |
| Introduction | The Introduction to the Pennsylvania Constitution |
| Preamble | The Preamble to the Pennsylvania Constitution |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article I (Declaration of Rights) |
| Art. Intro | Article I Introduction |
| Art. I §1 | Inherent Rights of Mankind |
| Art. I §2 | Political Powers |
| Art. I §3 | Religious Freedom |
| Art. I §4 | Religion |
| Art. I §5 | Elections |
| Art. I §6 | Trial by Jury |
| Art. I §7 | Freedom of Press and Speech; Libels |
| Art. I §8 | Security from Searches and Seizures |
| Art. I §9 | Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions |
| Art. I §10 | Initiation of Criminal Proceedings; Twice in Jeopardy; Eminent Domain |
| Art. I §11 | Courts to Be Open; Suits Against the Commonwealth |
| Art. I §12 | Power of Suspending Laws |
| Art. I §13 | Bail, Fines and Punishments |
| Art. I §14 | Prisoners to Be Bailable; Habeas Corpus |
| Art. I §15 | Special Criminal Tribunals |
| Art. I §16 | Insolvent Debtors |
| Art. I §17 | Ex Post Facto Laws; Impairment of Contracts |
| Art. I §18 | Attainder |
| Art. I §19 | Attainder Limited |
| Art. I §20 | Right of Petition |
| Art. I §21 | Right to Bear Arms |
| Art. I §22 | Standing Army; Military Subordinate to Civil Power |
| Art. I §23 | Quartering of Troops |
| Art. I §24 | Titles and Offices |
| Art. I §25 | Reservation of Powers in People |
| Art. I §26 | No Discrimination by Commonwealth and Its Political Subdivisions |
| Art. I §27 | Natural Resources and The Public Estate |
| Art. I §28 | Prohibition Against Denial or Abridgment of Equality of Rights Because Of Sex |
| Art. I §29 | Prohibition Against Denial or Abridgment of Equality of Rights Because Of Race and Ethnicity |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article II (The Legislature) |
| Art. II Intro | Article II Introduction |
| Art. II §1 | Legislative Power |
| Art. II §2 | Election of Members; Vacancies |
| Art. II §3 | Terms of Members |
| Art. II §4 | Sessions |
| Art. II §5 | Qualifications of Members |
| Art. II §6 | Disqualification to Hold Other Office |
| Art. II §7 | Ineligibility by Criminal Convictions |
| Art. II §8 | Compensation |
| Art. II §9 | Election of Officers; Judge of Election and Qualifications of Members |
| Art. II §10 | Quorum |
| Art. II §11 | Powers of Each House; Expulsion |
| Art. II §12 | Journals; Yeas and Nays |
| Art. II §13 | Open Sessions |
| Art. II §14 | Adjournments |
| Art. II §15 | Privileges of Members |
| Art. II §16 | Legislative Districts |
| Art. II §17 | Legislative Reapportionment Commission |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article III (Legislation) |
| Art. III Intro | Article III Introduction |
| Art. III §1 | Passage of Laws |
| Art. III §2 | Reference to Committee; Printing |
| Art. III §3 | Form of Bills |
| Art. III §4 | Consideration of Bills |
| Art. III §5 | Concurring in Amendments; Conference Committee Reports |
| Art. III §6 | Revival and Amendment of Laws |
| Art. III §7 | Notice of Local and Special Bills |
| Art. III §8 | Signing of Bills |
| Art. III §9 | Action on Concurrent Orders and Resolutions |
| Art. III §10 | Revenue Bills |
| Art. III §11 | Appropriation Bills |
| Art. III §12 | Legislation Designated by Governor at Special Sessions |
| Art. III §13 | Vote Denied Members with Personal Interest |
| Art. III §14 | Public School System |
| Art. III §15 | Public School Money Not Available to Sectarian Schools |
| Art. III §16 | National Guard to Be Organized and Maintained |
| Art. III §17 | Appointment of Legislative Officers and Employees |
| Art. III §18 | Compensation Laws Allowed to General Assembly |
| Art. III §19 | Appropriations for Support of Widows and Orphans of Persons Who Served in The Armed Forces |
| Art. III §20 | Classification of Municipalities |
| Art. III §21 | Land Title Registration |
| Art. III §22 | State Purchases |
| Art. III §23 | Change of Venue |
| Art. III §24 | Paying Out Public Moneys |
| Art. III §25 | Emergency Seats of Government |
| Art. III §26 | Extra Compensation Prohibited; Claims Against the Commonwealth; Pensions |
| Art. III §27 | Changes in Term of Office or Salary Prohibited |
| Art. III §28 | Change of Permanent Location of State Capital |
| Art. III §29 | Appropriations for Public Assistance, Military Service, Scholarships |
| Art. III §30 | Charitable and Educational Appropriations |
| Art. III §31 | Delegation of Certain Powers Prohibited |
| Art. III §32 | Certain Local and Special Laws |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article IV (The Executive) |
| Art. IV Intro | Article IV Introduction |
| Art. IV §1 | Executive Department |
| Art. IV §2 | Duties of Governor; Election Procedure; Tie or Contest |
| Art. IV §3 | Terms of Office of Governor; Number of Terms |
| Art. IV §4 | Lieutenant Governor |
| Art. IV §4.1 | Attorney General |
| Art. IV §5 | Qualifications of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General |
| Art. IV §6 | Disqualification for Offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General |
| Art. IV §7 | Military Power |
| Art. IV §8 | Appointing Power |
| Art. IV §9 | Pardoning Power; Board of Pardons |
| Art. IV §10 | Information from Department Officials |
| Art. IV §11 | Messages to The General Assembly |
| Art. IV §12 | Power to Convene and Adjourn the General Assembly |
| Art. IV §13 | When Lieutenant Governor to Act as Governor |
| Art. IV §14 | Vacancy in Office of Lieutenant Governor |
| Art. IV §15 | Approval of Bills; Vetoes |
| Art. IV §16 | Partial Disapproval of Appropriation Bills |
| Art. IV §17 | Contested Elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; When Succeeded |
| Art. IV §18 | Terms of Office of Auditor General and State Treasurer; Number of Terms; Eligibility of State Treasurer to Become Auditor General |
| Art. IV §19 | State Seal; Commissions |
| Art. IV §20 | Disaster Emergency Declaration and Management |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article V (The Judiciary) |
| Art. V Intro | Article V Introduction |
| Art. V §1 | Unified Judicial System |
| Art. V §2 | Supreme Court |
| Art. V §3 | Superior Court |
| Art. V §4 | Commonwealth Court |
| Art. V §5 | Courts of Common Pleas |
| Art. V §6 | Community Courts; Philadelphia Municipal Court |
| Art. V §7 | Justices of The Peace; Magisterial Districts |
| Art. V §8 | Other Courts |
| Art. V §9 | Right of Appeal |
| Art. V §10 | Judicial Administration |
| Art. V §11 | Judicial Districts; Boundaries |
| Art. V §12 | Qualifications of Justices, Judges and Justices of The Peace |
| Art. V §13 | Election of Justices, Judges and Justices of The Peace; Vacancies |
| Art. V §14 | Judicial Qualifications Commission |
| Art. V §15 | Tenure of Justices, Judges and Justices of The Peace |
| Art. V §16 | Compensation and Retirement of Justices, Judges and Justices of The Peace |
| Art. V §17 | Prohibited Activities |
| Art. V §18 | Suspension, Removal, Discipline and Other Sanctions |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Schedule V (Schedule to Judiciary Article) |
| Sch. V Intro | Schedule V Introduction |
| Sch. V §1 | The Supreme Court |
| Sch. V §2 | The Superior Court |
| Sch. V §3 | Commonwealth Court |
| Sch. V §4 | The Courts of Common Pleas |
| Sch. V §5 | Orphans' Court Judges |
| Sch. V §6 | Courts of Common Pleas in Multi-County Judicial Districts |
| Sch. V §7 | Community Courts |
| Sch. V §8 | Justices, Judges and Justices of The Peace |
| Sch. V §9 | Associate Judges |
| Sch. V §10 | Retention Election of Present Justices and Judges |
| Sch. V §11 | Selection of President Judges |
| Sch. V §12 | Magistrates, Aldermen and Justices of The Peace |
| Sch. V §13 | Magisterial Districts |
| Sch. V §14 | Magisterial Districts |
| Sch. V §15 | Prothonotaries, Clerks of Courts, Clerks of Orphans' Courts |
| Sch. V §16 | Courts and Judges |
| Sch. V §17 | Courts |
| Sch. V §18 | Judges |
| Sch. V §19 | President Judges |
| Sch. V §20 | President Judges; Court Divisions |
| Sch. V §21 | Inferior Courts |
| Sch. V §22 | Causes, Proceedings, Books and Records |
| Sch. V §23 | Judicial Qualifications Commission |
| Sch. V §24 | Judicial Discipline |
| Sch. V §25 | Dispensing with Trial by Jury |
| Sch. V §26 | Writs of Certiorari |
| Sch. V §27 | Judicial Districts |
| Sch. V §28 | Referendum |
| Sch. V §29 | Persons Specially Admitted by Local Rules |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article VI (Public Officers) |
| Art. VI Intro | Article VI Introduction |
| Art. VI §1 | Selection of Officers Not Otherwise Provided for In Constitution |
| Art. VI §2 | Incompatible Offices |
| Art. VI §3 | Oath of Office |
| Art. VI §4 | Power of Impeachment |
| Art. VI §5 | Trial of Impeachments |
| Art. VI §6 | Officers Liable to Impeachment |
| Art. VI §7 | Removal of Civil Officers |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article VII (Elections) |
| Art. VII Intro | Article VII Introduction |
| Art. VII §1 | Qualifications of Electors |
| Art. VII §2 | General Election Day |
| Art. VII §3 | Municipal Election Day; Offices to Be Filled on Election Days |
| Art. VII §4 | Method of Elections; Secrecy in Voting |
| Art. VII §5 | Electors Privileged from Arrest |
| Art. VII §6 | Election and Registration Laws |
| Art. VII §7 | Bribery of Electors |
| Art. VII §8 | Witnesses in Contested Elections |
| Art. VII §9 | Fixing Election Districts |
| Art. VII §10 | Viva Voce Elections |
| Art. VII §11 | Election Officers |
| Art. VII §12 | Disqualifications for Service as Election Officer |
| Art. VII §13 | Contested Elections |
| Art. VII §14 | Absentee Voting |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article VIII (Taxation and Finance) |
| Art. VIII Intro | Article VIII Introduction |
| Art. VIII §1 | Uniformity of Taxation |
| Art. VIII §2 | Exemptions and Special Provisions |
| Art. VIII §3 | Reciprocal Exemptions |
| Art. VIII §4 | Public Utilities |
| Art. VIII §5 | Exemption from Taxation Restricted |
| Art. VIII §6 | Taxation of Corporations |
| Art. VIII §7 | Commonwealth Indebtedness |
| Art. VIII §8 | Commonwealth Credit Not to Be Pledged |
| Art. VIII §9 | Municipal Debt Not to Be Assumed by Commonwealth |
| Art. VIII §10 | Audit |
| Art. VIII §11 | Gasoline Taxes and Motor License Fees Restricted |
| Art. VIII §12 | Governor’s Budgets and Financial Plan |
| Art. VIII §13 | Appropriations |
| Art. VIII §14 | Surplus |
| Art. VIII §15 | Project "70" |
| Art. VIII §16 | Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Fund |
| Art. VIII §17 | Special Emergency Legislation |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article IX (Local Government) |
| Art. IX Intro | Article IX Introduction |
| Art. IX §1 | Local Government |
| Art. IX §2 | Home Rule |
| Art. IX §3 | Optional Plans |
| Art. IX §4 | County Government |
| Art. IX §5 | Intergovernmental Cooperation |
| Art. IX §6 | Area Government |
| Art. IX §7 | Area-Wide Powers |
| Art. IX §8 | Consolidation, Merger or Boundary Change |
| Art. IX §9 | Appropriation for Public Purposes |
| Art. IX §10 | Local Government Debt |
| Art. IX §11 | Local Reapportionment |
| Art. IX §12 | Philadelphia Debt |
| Art. IX §13 | Abolition of County Offices in Philadelphia |
| Art. IX §14 | Definitions |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article X (Private Corporations) |
| Art. X Intro | Article X Introduction |
| Art. X §1 | Certain Unused Charters Void |
| Art. X §2 | Certain Charters to Be Subject to The Constitution |
| Art. X §3 | Revocation, Amendment and Repeal of Charters and Corporation Laws |
| Art. X §4 | Compensation for Property Taken by Corporations Under Right of Eminent Domain |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Article XI (Amendments) |
| Art. XI Intro | Article XI Introduction |
| Art. XI §1 | Proposal of Amendments by The General Assembly and Their Adoption |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Schedule I (Schedule No. 1 (Adopted with the Constitution)) |
| Sch. I Intro | Schedule I Introduction |
| Sch. I §1 | When to Take Effect |
| Sch. I §2 | Former Laws Remain in Force |
| Sch. I §3 | Election of Senators |
| Sch. I §4 | Election of Senators (Continued) |
| Sch. I §5 | Election of Governor |
| Sch. I §6 | Election of Lieutenant Governor |
| Sch. I §7 | Secretary of Internal Affairs |
| Sch. I §8 | Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| Sch. I §9 | Eligibility of Present Officers |
| Sch. I §10 | Judges of Supreme Court |
| Sch. I §11 | Courts of Record |
| Sch. I §12 | Register’s Courts Abolished |
| Sch. I §13 | Judicial Districts |
| Sch. I §14 | Decennial Adjustment of Judicial Districts |
| Sch. I §15 | Judges in Commission |
| Sch. I §16 | President Judges; Casting Lots; Associate Judges |
| Sch. I §17 | Compensation of Judges |
| Sch. I §18 | Courts of Philadelphia And Allegheny Counties; Organization in Philadelphia |
| Sch. I §19 | Organization of Courts in Allegheny County |
| Sch. I §20 | When Re-Organization of Courts to Take Effect |
| Sch. I §21 | Causes Pending in Philadelphia; Transfer of Records |
| Sch. I §22 | Causes Pending in Allegheny County |
| Sch. I §23 | Prothonotary Of Philadelphia County |
| Sch. I §24 | Aldermen |
| Sch. I §25 | Magistrates in Philadelphia |
| Sch. I §26 | Term of Present Officers |
| Sch. I §27 | Oath of Office |
| Sch. I §28 | County Commissioners and Auditors |
| Sch. I §29 | Compensation of Present Officers |
| Sch. I §30 | Renewal of Oath of Office |
| Sch. I §31 | Enforcing Legislation |
| Sch. I §32 | An Ordinance Declared Valid |
| Sch. I §33 | City Commissioners of Philadelphia |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Entire Article | Schedule II (Schedule No. 2 (Amendments of November 2, 1909)) |
| Sch. II Intro | Schedule II Introduction |
| Sch. II §1 | Adjustments of Terms of Public Officers |
| Passage | Title |
|---|---|
| Supplement | Supplementary Provisions of Constitutional Amendments |
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