The Arkansas State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Vol. 10 »

KAY COLLETT GOSS is Senior Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the Governor, State of Arkansas.

This reference gives a brief history of the development of the Arkansas State Constitution and then presents the official text with an article-by-article commentary. It also analyzes the important amendments and includes a selected bibliography, table of cases, and index.

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This reference gives a brief history of the development of the Arkansas State Constitution and then presents the official text with an article-by-article commentary. It also analyzes the important amendments. Includes a bibliographic essay, table of cases, and general index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr

Introduction

Arkansas Constitutional History

The 1836 Constitution for Statehood

The 1861 Constitution to Exit the Union

The 1864 Constitution to Return to the Union

The 1868 Constitution to Post-War Reconstruction

The 1874 Constitution to Recover from Reconstruction

The World War I Convention

The Rockefeller-Young Turks Convention

The Pryor-Clinton Convention

Arkansas Constitution and Commentary

Articles

Preamble

Boundaries

Declaration of Rights

Franchise and Elections Departments

Legislative Department

Executive Department

Judicial Department

Apportionment--Membership in General Assembly

Exemptions

Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing

Militia

Municipal and Private Corporations

Counties, County Seats and County Lines

Education

Impeachment and Address

Finance and Taxation

Railroads, Canals and Turnpikes

Judicial Circuits

Amendments