Article 13, Indiana Constitution

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Article 13 of the Indiana Constitution is entitled Political and Municipal Corporations. It has only one section.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: Debt Limitations No political or municipal corporation in this State shall ever become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount, in the aggregate, exceeding two per centum on the value of the taxable property within such corporation, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; and all bonds or obligations, in excess of such amount, given by such corporations, shall be void: Provided, That in time of war, foreign invasion, or other great public calamity, on petition of a majority of the property owners in number and value, within the limits of such corporation, the public authorities in their discretion, may incur obligation necessary for the public protection and defense to such amount as may be requested in such petition.

Amendments

• As amended on March 14, 1881.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Indiana.gov, "Indiana Constitution"
• Indiana.gov, "State Constitutions"
• Indiana.gov, "Original Constitution of 1816"
• Indiana.gov, "Constitution of 1851"
• Indiana Public Media, "Posts tagged Indiana Constitution"

Additional reading

• McLauchlan, William P. (1996). The Indiana State Constitution: A Reference Guide Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
• Indiana.gov, "The 1851 Indiana Constitution" by David G. Vanderstel
• Indiana.gov, "Indiana Bill of Rights" by Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
• Indiana.gov, "Indiana's Constitutional Past" by Justice Brent E. Dickson, Justice, Indiana Supreme Court