Article XX — Ordinance
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Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 1 Toleration of religious sentiment
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The following ordinance shall be irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of this state: First. Perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured to every inhabitant of this state, and no inhabitant of this state shall ever be molested in perso…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 2 Polygamy
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Second. Polygamous or plural marriages, or polygamous co-habitation, are forever prohibited within this state.
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 3 Introduction of intoxicating liquors into Indian country
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Third. The introduction of intoxicating liquors for resale purposes into Indian country is prohibited within this state until July 1, 1957.
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 4 Public lands; Indian lands
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Fourth. The people inhabiting this state do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated and ungranted public lands lying within the boundaries thereof and to all lands lying within said boundaries owned or held by any Indian or Indian tr…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 5 Taxation
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Fifth. The lands and other property belonging to citizens of the United States residing without this state shall never be taxed at a higher rate than the lands and other property situated in this state belonging to residents thereof, and no taxes shall be imposed by this state on…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 6 Territorial debts and liabilities
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Sixth. The debts and liabilities of the territory of Arizona, and the debts of the counties thereof, valid and subsisting at the time of the passage of the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, are hereby assumed and shall be paid by the state of Arizona, and the state of Arizona …
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 7 Public school system; suffrage
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Seventh. Provisions shall be made by law for the establishment and maintenance of a system of public schools which shall be open to all the children of the state and be free from sectarian control, and said schools shall always be conducted in English. The state shall never enact…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 8 English language
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Eighth. The ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language sufficiently well to conduct the duties of the office without the aid of an interpreter, shall be a necessary qualification for all state officers and members of the state legislature.
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 9 Location of state capital
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Ninth. The capital of the state of Arizona, until changed by the electors voting at an election provided for by the legislature for that purpose shall be at the city of Phoenix, but no such election shall be called or provided for prior to the thirty-first day of December, ninete…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 12 Lands granted to state
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Twelfth. The state of Arizona and its people hereby consent to all and singular the provisions of the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, concerning the lands thereby granted or confirmed to the state, the terms and conditions upon which said grants and confirmations are made, a…
Ariz. Const. art. XX, § 13 Ordinance as part of constitution; amendment
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Thirteenth. This ordinance is hereby made a part of the Constitution of the state of Arizona, and no future constitutional amendment shall be made which in any manner changes or abrogates this ordinance in whole or in part without the consent of Congress.