The North Dakota State Constitution

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The North Dakota State Constitution provides one of the most comprehensive studies of the North Dakota Constitution and the legal decisions which have helped to create and shape it. In this volume, James E. Leahy provides a short history the territory that became North Dakota, a description of its native people, and insight into the creation of its territorial and state government and its politics. The North Dakota State Constitution also includes each of the substantive provisions of the North Dakota Constitution along with a detailed study of the cases and events that give its 13 articles their current form. This unsurpassed guide is fully referenced and includes a table of cases and an extensive bibliography, and each section of every article receives commentary detailing the significant acts that lead to its current juridical interpretation. This is the only book to provide such a detailed and thorough analysis of North Dakota's Constitution, and is an invaluable resource for legal historians, practicing attorneys, regional scholars, and constitutional specialists. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series, this title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States. The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents. Content: Cover Contents Series Foreword Foreword PART ONE: The History of the North Dakota Constitution The Explorers The Natives Were There The Sett lers Came The Army Ruled The Construction of the Railroads The Bonanza Farms The Creation of Dakota Territory A Few of the Prominent Citizens The Capital Is Hijacked to Bismarck The Territorial Government The Farmers Organize The Creation of the Two Dakotas The Constitutional Convention North Dakota Politics The North Dakota Supreme Court The U.S. Constitution versus the North Dakota State Constitution The Topography of the State. PART TWO: The North Dakota Constitution and CommentaryPreamble Article I: Declaration of Rights Section 1. Inalienable Rights Section 2. Inherent Political Power Section 3. Freedom of Religion Section 4. Freedom of Speech Section 5. Freedom of Assembly Section 6. Involuntary Servitude Section 7. Freedom of Employment Section 8. Searches and Seizures Section 9. Administration of Justice Section 10. Indictment or Information Section 11. Bail Section 12. Rights of the Accused Section 13. Trial by Jury Section 14. Habeas Corpus Section 15. Imprisonment for Debt. Section 16. Private Property Not Taken without CompensationSection 17. Treason Section 18. Bill of Att ainder-Ex Post Facto Laws-Impairment of Contract Obligations Section 19. Military Subordinate to Civil Power Section 20. Rights Retained Section 21. Privileges or Immunities Section 22. Uniform Operations of Laws Section 23. Supreme Law of the Land Section 24. Interpretation of Constitution Article II: Elective Franchise Section 1. General Election and Elector Qualifications Section 2. Elector Disqualifications Article III: Powers Reserved to the People Section 1. Powers Reserved. Section 2. PetitionSection 3. Circulation Section 4. Signature Requirement Section 5. Submission Section 6. Certification Section 7. Judicial Review Section 8. Enactment Section 9. Initiated Constitutional Amendment Section 10. Recall Article IV: Legislative Branch Section 1. Composition of Senate and House of Representatives- Designation as Legislative Assembly Section 2. Senatorial Districts-Apportionment Section 3. Election of Senators and Representatives Section 4. Terms of Senators and Representatives Section 5. Qualifications of Members of Legislative Assembly. Section 6. Disqualification Due to Office HeldSection 7. Terms of Office-Organizational Meeting-Session Meeting Date-Session Length-Adjournment Section 8. Presiding Officer of House of Representatives Section 9. Bribery Section 10. Disqualification Due to Criminal Act Section 11. Vacancies Section 12. Quorum-Judge of Qualifications-Rules of Proceeding Section 13. Journals-Recorded Vote-Voting by Lieutenant Governor-Bill Passage-Effective Date of Acts-Laws to Implement Constitution-Local or Special Laws Section 14. Open Meetings and Sessions. Section 15. Immunity of Members from Arrest-Freedom of Debate.