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Constitution
of Virginia - Table of Contents
ARTICLE
I - Bill of Rights
Section 1. Equality and
rights of men.
Section 2. People the
source of power.
Section 3. Government
instituted for common benefit.
Section 4. No exclusive
emoluments or privileges; offices not to be hereditary.
Section
5. Separation of legislative, executive, and judicial departments;
periodical elections.
Section 6. Free elections;
consent of governed.
Section 7. Laws should
not be suspended.
Section 8. Criminal prosecutions.
Section 9. Prohibition
of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension
of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws.
Section 10. General warrants
of search or seizure prohibited.
Section 11. Due process
of law; obligation of contracts; taking of private property; prohibited
discrimination; jury trial in civil cases.
Section 12. Freedom of speech
and of the press; right peaceably to assemble, and to petition.
Section 13. Militia; standing
armies; military subordinate to civil power.
Section 14. Government should
be uniform.
Section 15. Qualities necessary
to preservation of free government.
Section 15A. Marriage.
Section
16. Free exercise of religion; no establishment of religion.
Section 17. Construction of
the Bill of Rights.
ARTICLE II - Franchise and Officers
Section 1. Qualifications
of voters.
Section 2. Registration
of voters.
Section 3. Method of
voting.
Section 4. Powers and
duties of General Assembly.
Section 5. Qualifications
to hold elective office.
Section 6. Apportionment.
Section 7. Oath or affirmation.
Section 8. Electoral
boards; registrars and officers of election.
Section 9. Privileges
of voters during election.
ARTICLE III - Division of Powers
Section 1. Departments
to be distinct.
ARTICLE IV - Legislature
Section 1. Legislative
power.
Section 2. Senate.
Section 3. House of Delegates.
Section 4. Qualifications
of senators and delegates.
Section 5. Compensation;
election to civil office of profit.
Section 6. Legislative
sessions.
Section 7. Organization
of General Assembly.
Section 8. Quorum.
Section 9. Immunity of
legislators..
Section 10. Journal of proceedings.
Section 11. Enactment of laws.
Section 12. Form of laws.
Section 13. Effective date
of laws.
Section 14. Powers of General
Assembly; limitations.
Section 15. General laws.
Section 16. Appropriations
to religious or charitable bodies.
Section 17. Impeachment.
Section 18. Auditor of Public
Accounts.
ARTICLE V - Executive
Section 1. Executive
power; Governor's term of office.
Section 2. Election of
Governor.
Section 3. Qualifications
of Governor.
Section 4. Place of residence
and compensation of Governor.
Section 5. Legislative
responsibilities of Governor.
Section 6. Presentation
of bills; powers of Governor; vetoes and amendments.
Section 7. Executive
and administrative powers.
Section 8. Information
from administrative officers.
Section 9. Administrative
organization.
Section 10. Appointment and
removal of administrative officers.
Section 11. Effect of refusal
of General Assembly to confirm an appointment by the Governor.
Section 12. Executive clemency.
Section 13. Lieutenant Governor;
election and qualifications.
Section 14. Duties and compensation
of Lieutenant Governor.
Section 15. Attorney General.
Section 16. Succession to
the office of Governor.
Section 17. Commissions and
grants.
ARTICLE VI - Judiciary
Section 1. Judicial power;
jurisdiction.
Section 2. Supreme Court.
Section 3. Selection
of Chief Justice.
Section 4. Administration
of the judicial system.
Section 5. Rules of practice
and procedure.
Section 6. Opinions and
judgments of the Supreme Court.
Section 7. Selection
and qualification of judges.
Section 8. Additional
judicial personnel.
Section 9. Commission;
compensation; retirement.
Section 10. Disabled and unfit
judges.
Section 11. Incompatible activities.
Section 12. Limitation; judicial
appointment.
ARTICLE VII - Local Government
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Organization
and government.
Section 3. Powers.
Section 4. County and
city officers.
Section 5. County, city,
and town governing bodies.
Section 6. Multiple offices.
Section 7. Procedures.
Section 8. Consent to
use public property.
Section 9. Sale of property
and granting of franchises by cities and towns.
Section 10. Debt.
ARTICLE VIII - Education
Section 1. Public schools
of high quality to be maintained.
Section 2. Standards
of quality; State and local support of public schools.
Section 3. Compulsory
education; free textbooks.
Section 4. Board of Education.
Section 5. Powers and
duties of the Board of Education.
Section 6. Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Section 7. School boards.
Section 8. The Literary
Fund.
Section 9. Other educational
institutions.
Section 10. State appropriations
prohibited to schools or institutions of learning not owned or
exclusively controlled by the State or some subdivision thereof;
exceptions to rule.
Section 11. Aid to nonpublic
higher education.
ARTICLE IX - Corporations
Section 1. State Corporation
Commission.
Section 2. Powers and
duties of the Commission.
Section 3. Procedures
of the Commission.
Section 4. Appeals from
actions of the Commission.
Section 5. Foreign corporations.
Section 6. Corporations
subject to general laws.
Section 7. Exclusions
from term "corporation" or "company."
ARTICLE X - Taxation and Finance
Section 1. Taxable property;
uniformity; classification and segregation.
Section 2. Assessments.
Section 3. Taxes or
assessments upon abutting property owners.
Section 4. Property
segregated for local taxation; exceptions.
Section 5. Franchise
taxes; taxation of corporate stock.
Section 6. Exempt property.
Section 7. Collection
and disposition of State revenues.
Section 8. Limit of
tax or revenue.
Section 9. State debt.
Section 10. Lending of credit,
stock subscriptions, and works of internal improvement.
Section 11. Governmental employees
retirement system.
ARTICLE XI - Conservation
Section 1. Natural resources
and historical sites of the Commonwealth.
Section 2. Conservation
and development of natural resources and historical sites.
Section 3. Natural oyster
beds.
Section 4. Right of
the people to hunt, fish, and harvest game.
ARTICLE XII - Future Changes
Section 1. Amendments.
Section 2. Constitutional
convention.
SCHEDULE
Section 1. Effective
date of revised Constitution.
Section 2. Officers and
elections.
Section 3. Laws, proceedings,
and obligations unaffected.
Section 4. Qualifications
of judges.
Section 5. First session
of General Assembly following adoption of revised Constitution.
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