State of North Carolina - Constitution
Title
State of North Carolina - Constitution
Description
State Motto of North Carolina "To be, rather than to seem" (Latin: Esse Quam Vider)
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.
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The first of fourteen articles in the Constitution of North Carolina comprises a Bill of Rights. The other thirteen articles address the following: the three branches of government, finance, suffrage and eligibility to office, local government, corporations, education, homesteads and exemptions, punishments, corrections and charities, military forces, conventions, constitutions and revisions, and miscellaneous provisions.
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.
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The first of fourteen articles in the Constitution of North Carolina comprises a Bill of Rights. The other thirteen articles address the following: the three branches of government, finance, suffrage and eligibility to office, local government, corporations, education, homesteads and exemptions, punishments, corrections and charities, military forces, conventions, constitutions and revisions, and miscellaneous provisions.
Creator
North Carolina
Date
1789
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/2000px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/2000px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png
Relation
Second photo: Source: State Symbols USA is an organization dedicated to promoting appreciation and conservation of U.S. natural, historic, and cultural treasures providing information on state and national symbols and icons, cities, towns, parks, landmarks, local historic markers, and historic and iconic figures.
Rights
First photo: Source for Constitution: North Carolina General Assembly.
Publisher
North Carolina
Contributor
North Carolina
Format
Medium: State seal
Language
English
Type
State
Identifier
North Carolina, State of North Carolina, States, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Treasures, Symbols
Coverage
United States
Files
Reference
North Carolina, State of North Carolina - Constitution, North Carolina, 1789
Cite As
North Carolina, “State of North Carolina - Constitution,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 23, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/379.