Constitution of the State of New Hampshire
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Current through 11/8/2022 Election
First Part. Bill of Rights
- Art. 1. Equality of Men; Origin and Object of Government
- Art. 2. Natural Rights
- Art. 2-a. The Bearing of Arms
- Art. 3. Society, its Organization and Purposes
- Art. 4. Rights of Conscience Unalienable
- Art. 5. Religious Freedom Recognized
- Art. 6. Morality and Piety
- Art. 7. State Sovereignty
- Art. 8. Accountability of Magistrates and Officers; Public's Right to Know
- Art. 9. No Hereditary Office or Place
- Art. 10. Right of Revolution
- Art. 11. Elections and Elective Franchises
- Art. 12. Protection and Taxation Reciprocal
- Art. 12-a. Power to Take Property Limited
- Art. 13. Conscientious Objectors not Compelled to Bear Arms
- Art. 14. Legal Remedies to be Free, Complete, and Prompt
- Art. 15. Right of Accused
- Art. 16. Former Jeopardy; Jury Trial in Capital Cases
- Art. 17. Venue of Criminal Prosecutions
- Art. 18. Penalties to be Proportioned to Offenses; True Design of Punishment
- Art. 19. Searches and Seizures Regulated
- Art. 20. Jury Trial in Civil Causes
- Art. 21. Jurors; Compensation
- Art. 22. Free Speech; Liberty of the Press
- Art. 23. Retrospective Laws Prohibited
- Art. 24. Militia
- Art. 25. Standing Armies
- Art. 26. Military Subject to Civil Power
- Art. 27. Quartering of Soldiers
- Art. 28. Taxes, by Whom Levied
- Art. 28-a. Mandated Programs
- Art. 29. Suspension of Laws by Legislature Only
- Art. 30. Freedom of Speech
- Art. 31. Meetings of Legislature, for What Purposes
- Art. 32. Rights of Assembly, Instruction, and Petition
- Art. 33. Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Prohibited
- Art. 34. Martial Law Limited
- Art. 35. The Judiciary; Tenure of Office, etc
- Art. 36. Pensions
- Art. 36-a. Use of Retirement Funds
- Art. 37. Separation of Powers
- Art. 38. Social Virtues Inculcated
- Art. 39. Changes in Town and City Charters, Referendum Required