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Preamble -
Article I: bill of rights
Section 1 - We declare that all men, when they form a social...
Section 2 - All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to...
Section 3 - No law shall in any case whatever control the free...
Section 4 - No religious test shall be required as a qualification for...
Section 5 - No money shall be drawn from the Treasury for the...
Section 6 - No person shall be rendered incompetent as a witness, or...
Section 7 - The mode of administering an oath, or affirmation shall be...
Section 8 - No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of...
Section 9 - No law shall violate the right of the people to...
Section 10 - No court shall be secret, but justice shall be administered,...
Section 11 - In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right...
Section 12 - No person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the...
Section 13 - No person arrested, or confined in jail, shall be treated...
Section 14 - Offences [sic], except murder, and treason, shall be bailable by...
Section 15 - Laws for the punishment of crime shall be founded on...
Section 16 - Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed....
Section 17 - In all civil cases the right of Trial by Jury...
Section 18 - Private property shall not be taken for public use, nor...
Section 19 - There shall be no imprisonment for debt, except in case...
Section 20 - No law shall be passed granting to any citizen or...
Section 21 - No ex-post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of...
Section 22 - The operation of the laws shall never be suspended, except...
Section 23 - The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not...
Section 24 - Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war...
Section 25 - No conviction shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture of...
Section 26 - No law shall be passed restraining any of the inhabitants...
Section 27 - The people shall have the right to bear arms for...
Section 28 - No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in...
Section 29 - No law shall be passed granting any title of Nobility,...
Section 30 - No law shall be passed prohibiting emigration from the State.
Section 31 - Repealed.
Section 32 - No tax or duty shall be imposed without the consent...
Section 33 - This enumeration of rights, and privileges shall not be construed...
Section 34 - (2.) Upon conviction of a crime, an Oregon court or...
Section 35 - Repealed.
Section 36 - Repealed.
Section 36a - Repealed.
Section 37 - Repealed.
Section 38 - Repealed.
Section 39 - (2) Legislation relating to this matter shall operate uniformly throughout...
Section 40 - Notwithstanding sections 15 and 16 of this Article, the penalty...
Section 41 - (13) This section is self-implementing and supersedes all existing inconsistent...
Section 42 - (7) In the event that no person has been determined...
Section 43 - (6) In the event that no person has been determined...
Section 44 - (3) As used in this section, “victim” means any person...
Section 45 - (2) This section applies to all criminal proceedings pending or...
Article II: suffrage and elections
Section 1 - All elections shall be free and equal.
Section 2 - (2) Provision may be made by law to require that...
Section 3 - A person suffering from a mental handicap is entitled to...
Section 4 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed...
Section 5 - No soldier, seaman, or marine in the Army, or Navy...
Section 6 - Repealed.
Section 7 - Every person shall be disqualified from holding office, during the...
Section 8 - 3) Subsection (2) of this section applies to laws and...
Section 9 - Every person who shall give, or accept a challenge to...
Section 10 - No person holding a lucrative office, or appointment under the...
Section 11 - No person who may hereafter be a collector, or holder...
Section 12 - In all cases, in which it is provided that an...
Section 13 - In all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the...
Section 14 - The regular general biennial election in Oregon for the year...
Section 14a - Incorporated cities and towns shall hold their nominating and regular...
Section 15 - In all elections by the Legislative Assembly, or by either...
Section 16 - In all elections authorized by this constitution until otherwise provided...
Section 17 - All qualified electors shall vote in the election precinct in...
Section 18 - (8) Such additional legislation as may aid the operation of...
Section 22 - (4) A violation of Section (3) shall be an unclassified...
Section 23 - (4) The purpose of this section is to prevent greater-than-majority...
Section 24 - (3) Votes cast for candidates for the public office at...
Article III: distribution of powers
Section 1 - The powers of the Government shall be divided into three...
Section 2 - The Legislative Assembly shall have power to establish an agency...
Section 3 - (4) The term of members of the joint committee established...
Section 4 - (3) In addition to appointive offices, the provisions of this...
Article IV: legislative branch
Section 1 - Repealed.
Section 1a - Repealed.
Section 1b - It shall be unlawful to pay or receive money or...
Section 1d - Repealed.
Section 2 - The Senate shall consist of sixteen, and the House of...
Section 3 - (c) For purposes of an appointment occurring during the period...
Section 3a - Repealed.
Section 4 - (3) Any Senator or Representative whose term, under the former...
Section 5 - Repealed.
Section 6 - (b) For purposes of electing Senators and Representatives to the...
Section 7 - A senatorial district, when more than one county shall constitute...
Section 8 - (b) Following the applicable deadline for making a final apportionment...
Section 8a - Repealed.
Section 9 - Senators and Representatives in all cases, except for treason, felony,...
Section 10 - (3) A regular session, as described in subsection (1) of...
Section 10a - In the event of an emergency the Legislative Assembly shall...
Section 11 - Each house when assembled, shall choose its own officers, judge...
Section 12 - Two thirds of each house shall constitute a quorum to...
Section 13 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings. The...
Section 14 - The deliberations of each house, of committees of each house...
Section 15 - Either house may punish its members for disorderly behavior, and...
Section 16 - Either house, during its session, may punish by imprisonment, any...
Section 17 - Each house shall have all powers necessary for a chamber...
Section 18 - Bills may originate in either house, but may be amended,...
Section 19 - Every bill shall be read by title only on three...
Section 20 - This section shall not be construed to prevent the inclusion...
Section 21 - Every act, and joint resolution shall be plainly worded, avoiding...
Section 22 - No act shall ever be revised, or amended by mere...
Section 23 - Providing for the sale of real estate, belonging to minors,...
Section 24 - Provision may be made by general law, for bringing suit...
Section 25 - (3) All bills, and Joint resolutions passed, shall be signed...
Section 26 - Any member of either house, shall have the right to...
Section 27 - Every Statute shall be a public law, unless otherwise declared...
Section 28 - No act shall take effect, until ninety days from the...
Section 29 - The members of the Legislative Assembly shall receive for their...
Section 30 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which...
Section 31 - The members of the Legislative Assembly shall before they enter...
Section 32 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the Legislative Assembly,...
Section 33 - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25 of this Article, a...
Article V: executive branch
Section 1 - The cheif [sic] executive power of the State, shall be...
Section 2 - No person except a citizen of the United States, shall...
Section 3 - No member of Congress, or person holding any office under...
Section 4 - The Governor shall be elected by the qualified Electors of...
Section 5 - The person having the highest number of votes for Governor,...
Section 6 - Contested Elections for Governor shall be determined by the Legislative...
Section 7 - The official term of the Governor shall be four years;...
Section 8 - Repealed.
Section 8a - In case of the removal from office of the Governor,...
Section 9 - The Governor shall be commander in cheif [sic] of the...
Section 10 - He shall take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.
Section 11 - He shall from time to time give to the Legislative...
Section 12 - He may on extraordinary occasions convene the Legislative Assembly by...
Section 13 - He shall transact all necessary business with the officers of...
Section 14 - He shall have power to remit fines, and forfeitures, under...
Section 15a - The Governor shall have power to veto single items in...
Section 15b - (4) Before filing a bill after adjournment with written objections,...
Section 16 - When during a recess of the legislative assembly a vacancy...
Section 17 - He shall issue writs of Election to fill such vacancies...
Section 18 - All commissions shall issue in the name of the State;...
Article VI: administrative department
Section 1 - There shall be elected by the qualified electors of the...
Section 2 - The Secretary of State shall keep a fair record of...
Section 3 - There shall be a seal of State, kept by the...
Section 4 - The powers, and duties of the Treasurer of State shall...
Section 5 - The Governor, Secretary of State, and Treasurer of State shall...
Section 6 - There shall be elected in each county by the qualified...
Section 7 - Such other county, township, precinct, and City officers as may...
Section 8 - Every county officer shall be an elector of the county,...
Section 9 - Vacancies in County, Township, precinct and City offices shall be...
Section 9a - Repealed.
Section 10 - The Legislative Assembly shall provide by law a method whereby...
Article VII: judicial branch
Section 1 - The judicial power of the state shall be vested in...
Section 1a - This section shall not affect the term to which any...
Section 2 - The courts, jurisdiction, and judicial system of Oregon, except so...
Section 2a - A judge or member of the bar so appointed or...
Section 2b - (3) To particular judicial districts or other subdivisions.
Section 3 - In actions at law, where the value in controversy shall...
Section 4 - The terms of the supreme court shall be appointed by...
Section 5 - (7) In civil cases three-fourths of the jury may render...
Section 6 - Public officers shall not be impeached; but incompetency, corruption, malfeasance...
Section 7 - I, ____________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will...
Section 8 - (2) Notwithstanding section 6 of this Article, the methods provided...
Section 9 - Provision may be made by law for juries consisting of...
Article VIII: education and school lands
Section 1 - The Governor shall be superintendent of public instruction, and his...
Section 2 - (2) All revenues derived from the sources mentioned in subsection...
Section 3 - The Legislative Assembly shall provide by law for the establishment...
Section 4 - Provision shall be made by law for the distribution of...
Section 5 - (2) The board shall manage lands under its jurisdiction with...
Section 7 - (3) This section first becomes operative when federal law is...
Section 8 - (2) Consistent with such legal obligation as it may have...
Article IX: finance
Section 1 - The Legislative Assembly shall, and the people through the initiative...
Section 1a - No poll or head tax shall be levied or collected...
Section 1b - All ships and vessels of fifty tons or more capacity...
Section 1c - The Legislative Assembly may provide that the ad valorem taxes...
Section 2 - The Legislative Assembly shall provide for raising revenue sufficiently to...
Section 3 - No tax shall be levied except in accordance with law....
Section 3a - (3) Revenues described in subsection (1) of this section that...
Section 3b - Any tax or excise levied on, with respect to or...
Section 4 - No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in...
Section 5 - An accurate statement of the receipts, and expenditures of the...
Section 6 - Whenever the expenses, of any fiscal year, shall exceed the...
Section 7 - Laws making appropriations, for the salaries of public officers, and...
Section 8 - All stationary [sic] required for the use of the State...
Section 9 - Benefits payable under the federal old age and survivors insurance...
Section 10 - 3. On and after January 1, 1995, the state and...
Section 11 - (1) Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the...
Section 12 - (1) Notwithstanding any existing Federal or State law, the retirement...
Section 13 - If any part of Sections 10, 11 or 12 of...
Section 14 - (c) To biennia beginning before July 1, 2001.
Section 15 - The state, a city, county, district or other political subdivision...
Article X: the militia
Section 1 - The Legislative Assembly shall provide by law for the organization,...
Section 2 - Persons whose religious tenets, or conscientious scruples forbid them to...
Section 3 - The Governor, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the military...
Section 4 - Repealed.
article X-a: catastrophic disasters
Section 3 - (5) Notwithstanding section 1a, Article IX of this Constitution, the...
Section 4 - (2) Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise affects the...
Section 5 - For purposes of sections 3 and 4 of this Article,...
Section 6 - (5) The Governor may not invoke the provisions of sections...
Article XI: corporations and internal improvements
Section 1 - The Legislative Assembly shall not have the power to establish,...
Section 2 - Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not...
Section 2a - (2) In all counties having a city therein containing over...
Section 3 - The stockholders of all corporations and joint stock companies shall...
Section 4 - No person’s property shall be taken by any corporation under...
Section 5 - Acts of the Legislative Assembly, incorporating towns, and cities, shall...
Section 6 - (3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not...
Section 7 - The Legislative Assembly shall not lend the credit of the...
Section 8 - The State shall never assume the debts of any county,...
Section 9 - (d) The principal amount of the jurisdiction’s bonded indebtedness outstanding...
Section 10 - No county shall create any debt or liabilities which shall...
Section 11 - (20) If any provision of this section is determined to...
Section 11b - (5) The Legislative Assembly shall replace from the State’s general...
Section 11c - The limits in section 11b of this Article are in...
Section 11d - Nothing in sections 11b to 11e of this Article is...
Section 11e - If any portion, clause or phrase of sections 11b to...
Section 11f - Repealed.
Section 11g - Repealed.
Section 11h - Repealed.
Section 11i - Created through initiative petition filed Dec. 8, 1995, and adopted...
Section 11j - Created through initiative petition filed Dec. 8, 1995, and adopted...
Section 11-k - Notwithstanding subsection (8) of section 11 of this Article, subsection...
Section 11-L - (b) “Capital costs” does not include costs of routine maintenance...
Section 12 - The legislative assembly shall and the people may provide any...
Section 13 - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20, Article I, section 10,...
Section 14 - (5) The initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people...
Section 15 - (11) In lieu of appropriating and allocating funds under this...
Section 15a - Repealed.
article XI-a: farm and home loans to veterans
Section 1 - (2) The Director of Veterans’ Affairs may establish standards and...
Section 2 - Bonds of the state of Oregon containing a direct promise...
Section 3 - (3) As used in this section, “active duty” does not...
Section 4 - There shall be levied each year, at the same time...
Section 5 - The provisions of the constitution in conflict with this amendment...
Section 6 - Refunding bonds may be issued and sold to refund any...
article XI-b: state payment of irrigation and drainage district interest -
article XI-C: world war veterans' state aid sinking fund -
article XI-D: state power development
Section 1 - The rights, title and interest in and to all water...
Section 2 - 1. To control and/or develop the water power within the...
Section 3 - The legislative assembly shall, and the people may, provide any...
Section 4 - Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect in...
article XI-e: state reforestation
Section 1 - The credit of the state may be loaned and indebtedness...
article XI-f(1): higher education building projects
Section 2 - Indebtedness shall not be incurred to finance projects described in...
Section 3 - Ad valorem taxes shall be levied annually upon all the...
Section 4 - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be the direct...
Section 5 - The legislative assembly shall enact legislation to carry out the...
article XI-f(2): veterans' bonus
Section 1 - Bonds of the State of Oregon, containing a direct promise...
Section 2 - 6. “Veterans” means any person who shall have served in...
Section 3 - Every veteran who was in such service for a period...
Section 4 - The survivor or survivors, of the deceased veteran whose death...
Section 5 - No compensation shall be paid under this act [sic] to...
Section 6 - 3. If there be no husband or wife or child...
Section 7 - No sale or assignment of any right or claim to...
Section 8 - The director of Veterans’ Affairs, State of Oregon, referred to...
Section 9 - All applications for certificates under this act [sic] shall be...
Section 10 - The director shall furnish free of charge, upon request, the...
article XI-g: higher education institutions and activities; community colleges
Section 1 - (4) Nothing in this section prevents the financing of projects,...
Section 2 - Bonds issued pursuant to this Article shall be the direct...
Section 3 - Ad valorem taxes shall be levied annually upon the taxable...
article XI-h: pollution control
Section 1 - (1) To provide funds to be advanced, by contract, grant,...
Section 2 - The facilities for which funds are advanced and for which...
Section 3 - Notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 10, Article XI of...
Section 4 - Ad valorem taxes shall be levied annually upon all taxable...
Section 5 - Bonds issued pursuant to section 1 of this Article shall...
Section 6 - The Legislative Assembly shall enact legislation to carry out the...
article XI-I(1): water development projects
Section 1 - Notwithstanding the limits contained in sections 7 and 8, Article...
Section 2 - Bonds of the State of Oregon containing a direct promise...
Section 3 - Refunding bonds may be issued and sold to refund any...
Section 4 - Ad valorem taxes shall be levied annually upon all the...
Section 5 - The Legislative Assembly shall enact legislation to carry out the...
article XI-I(2): multifamily housing for elderly and disabled
Section 1 - In the manner provided by law and notwithstanding the limitations...
Section 2 - The bonds shall be payable from contract or loan proceeds;...
Section 3 - Bonds issued pursuant to section 1 of this Article shall...
Section 4 - The Legislative Assembly shall enact legislation to carry out the...
article XI-j: small scale local energy loans
article XI-k: guarantee of bonded indebtedness of education districts
Section 1 - To secure lower interest costs on the general obligation bonds...
Section 2 - In the manner provided by law and notwithstanding the limitations...
Section 3 - The Legislative Assembly may provide that reimbursement to the state...
Section 4 - The State of Oregon may issue bonds if and as...
Section 5 - Bonds of the state issued pursuant to this Article shall...
article XI-L: oregon health and science university
Section 1 - (5) As used in this Article, “bonds” means bonds, notes...
Section 2 - (1) Amounts appropriated for such purpose by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 3 - Bonds issued under section 1 of this Article may be...
Section 4 - The Legislative Assembly may enact legislation to carry out the...
Section 5 - This Article shall supersede all conflicting provisions of this constitution.
article XI-M: seismic rehabilitation of public education buildings
Section 1 - (3) As used in this section, “public education building” means...
Section 2 - (1) Amounts appropriated for the purpose by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 3 - General obligation bonds issued under section 1 of this Article...
Section 5 - This Article supersedes conflicting provisions of this Constitution.
article XI-n: seismic rehabilitation of emergency services buildings
Section 1 - (a) “Acute inpatient care facility” means a licensed hospital with...
Section 2 - (3) Amounts appropriated or allocated for the purpose by the...
article XI-o: pension liabilities
Section 1 - (2) Indebtedness incurred under this section is a general obligation...
Section 2 - Indebtedness incurred under section 1 of this Article may be...
Section 3 - The Legislative Assembly may enact legislation to carry out the...
Section 4 - This Article supersedes all conflicting provisions of this Constitution.
article XI-p: school district capital costs
Section 1 - (4) The proceeds from bonds issued under this section may...
Section 2 - (1) Amounts appropriated for repayment by the Legislative Assembly from...
Section 4 - (a) State matching funds to school districts to finance capital...
Section 5 - As used in this Article, "capital costs" means costs of...
Section 6 - The Legislative Assembly may enact legislation to carry out the...
Section 7 - This Article supersedes any conflicting provision of this Constitution.
article XI-q: real or personal owned or operated by state
Section 1 - (b) Borrowings issued before the effective date of this Article...
Section 2 - (2) Indebtedness incurred under section 1 of this Article is...
Section 4 - This Article supersedes conflicting provisions of this Constitution.
Article XII: state printing
Section 1 - Laws may be enacted providing for the state printing and...
Article XIII: salaries
Article XIV: seat of government
Section 1 - The permanent seat of government for the state shall be...
Section 2 - No tax shall be levied, or money of the State...
Section 3 - Repealed.
Article XV: miscellaneous
Section 1 - (2) If an incumbent seeks re-election and is defeated, he...
Section 2 - When the duration of any office is not provided for...
Section 3 - Every person elected or appointed to any office under this...
(5) enhance the ability of public land managers, private organizations, individuals and businesses to work together in local, regional and statewide partnerships to expand recreation opportunities, improve water quality and conserve fish and wildlife habi - (10) The Legislative Assembly has no power to authorize, and...
Section 4a - (3) In each biennium the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate no...
Section 4b - (f) Enforce fish and wildlife and habitat protection laws and...
Section 4c - The Secretary of State shall regularly audit any state agency...
Section 4d - Repealed.
Section 5 - The property and pecuniary rights of every married woman, at...
Section 5a - It is the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions,...
Section 6 - No county shall be reduced to an area of less...
Section 7 - No State officers, or members of the Legislative Assembly, shall...
Section 8 - (2) A person serving as a judge of any court...
Section 9 - The Legislative Assembly may provide that any elective public office...
Section 10 - (16) Severability. If any part of this section or its...
Section 11 - (g) The Commission may adopt rules to carry out its...
Article XVI: boundaries
Section 1 - (2) The Legislative Assembly by law extends the boundaries or...
Article XVII: amendments and revisions
Section 1 - Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed...
Section 2 - (a) The Legislative Assembly proposes and refers to the people...
Article XVIII: schedule
Section 1 - For the purpose of taking the vote of the electors...
Section 2 - And the names of the electors shall be entered in...
Section 3 - If a majority of all the votes given for, and...
Section 4 - Sec. ___ There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude...
Section 5 - Linn two senators, and four representatives. Lane two senators, and...
Section 6 - If this Constitution shall be ratified, an election shall be...
Section 7 - All laws in force in the Territory of Oregon when...
Section 8 - All officers of the Territory of Oregon, or under its...
Section 9 - Crimes against territory. Crimes and misdemeanors committed against the Territory...
Section 10 - All property and rights of the Territory, and of the...
Section 11 - Until otherwise provided by law, the judicial districts of the...