Article XII, Iowa Constitution
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Article XII of the Iowa Constitution is labeled Schedule. It includes the text of material that used to be in the constitution and has sixteen sections.
Section 1
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Supreme Law -- Constitutionality of Acts This constitution shall be the supreme law of the state, and any law inconsistent therewith, shall be void. The general assembly shall pass all laws necessary to carry this constitution into effect.[1] |
Section 2
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Laws in Force All laws now in force and not inconsistent with this constitution, shall remain in force until they shall expire or be repealed.[1] |
Section 3
| Text of Section 3:
Proceedings Not Affected[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 4
| Text of Section 4:
Fines Inure to the State |
Repealed in 1974 with the approval of Amendment.[1]
Section 5
| Text of Section 5:
Bonds in Force[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 6
| Text of Section 6:
First Election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 7
| Text of Section 7:
First Election of Officers[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 8
| Text of Section 8:
For Judges of Supreme Court[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 9
| Text of Section 9:
General Assembly--First Session[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 10
| Text of Section 10:
Senators[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 11
| Text of Section 11:
Offices Not Vacated[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 12
| Text of Section 12:
Judicial Districts[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 13
| Text of Section 13:
Submission of Constitution[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 14
| Text of Section 14:
Proposition to Strike out the Word "white"[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 15
| Text of Section 15:
Mills County[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Section 16
| Text of Section 16:
General Election[1] |
- Certain provisions, apparently superseded or obsolete, have been omitted from this codified Constitution. See original Constitution for omitted language.
Amendments
- Added in 1904 with the approval of Amendment. Apparently superseded by Art. II, §7.
See also
- State constitution
- Constitutional article
- Constitutional amendment
- Constitutional revision
- Constitutional convention
- Amendments
External links
Additional reading
- Iowa, Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh (1902). The Constitution of the State Of Iowa, State Historical Society of Iowa
- Stark, Jack (1998). The Iowa State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
Footnotes
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