Constitution of the State of Tennessee. The State of Tennessee

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       The State of Tennessee

      Constitution of the State of Tennessee

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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      Table of Contents

       PREAMBLE

       Article I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

       Sec. 1. All power inherent in the people -- Government under their control.

       Sec. 2. Doctrine of nonresistance condemned.

       Sec. 3. Freedom of worship.

       Sec. 4. No religious or political test.

       Sec. 5. Elections to be free and equal -- Right of suffrage.

       Sec. 6. Trial by jury -- Qualifications of jurors.

       Sec. 7. Unreasonable searches and seizures -- General warrants.

       Sec. 8. No man to be disturbed but by law.

       Sec. 9. Right of the accused in criminal prosecutions.

       Sec. 10. Double jeopardy prohibited.

       Sec. 11. No ex post facto laws.

       Sec. 12. No corruption of blood or forfeiture of estates.

       Sec. 13. Treatment after arrest.

       Sec. 14. Prerequisites to criminal charge.

       Sec. 15. Bailable offenses -- Habeas corpus.

       Sec. 16. Restrictions on bail, fines and punishment.

       Sec. 17. Open courts -- Redress of injuries -- Suits against the State.

       Sec. 18. No imprisonment for debt.

       Sec. 19. Freedom of speech and press.

       Sec. 20. No retrospective laws.

       Sec. 21. No man's services or property taken without consent or compensation.

       Sec. 22. No perpetuities or monopolies.

       Sec. 23. Right of assembly.

       Sec. 24. Militia -- Civil authority.

       Sec. 25. Martial law -- Punishment.

       Sec. 26. Right to bear arms -- Regulations.

       Sec. 27. Quartering soldiers.

       Sec. 28. No one compelled to bear arms.

       Sec. 29. Navigation of the Mississippi.

       Sec. 30. No hereditary honors.

       Sec. 31. Boundaries of the state.

       Sec. 32. Prisons and prisoners.

       Sec. 33. Slavery prohibited.

       Sec. 34. Right of property in man.

       Sec. 35. Rights of victims of crimes.

       Sec. 36. [Proposed.] Abortion.

       Article II DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS

       Sec. 1. Division of powers.

       Sec. 2. Limitation of powers.

       LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

       Article III EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

       Sec. 1. Governor's executive power.

       Sec. 2. Election of Governor.

       Sec. 3. Governor's qualifications.

       Sec. 4. Governor's term of office.

       Sec. 5. Governor as commander-in-chief -- Calling out militia.

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