Article III, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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Cal. Const. art. III, § 1 Section 1
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The State of California is an inseparable part of the United States of America, and the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Cal. Const. art. III, § 2 Section 2
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The boundaries of the State are those stated in the Constitution of 1849 as modified pursuant to statute. Sacramento is the capital of California.
Cal. Const. art. III, § 3 Section 3
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The powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial. Persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this Constitution.
Cal. Const. art. III, § 4 Section 4
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), salaries of elected state officers may not be reduced during their term of office. Laws that set these salaries are appropriations. (b) Beginning on January 1, 1981, the base salary of a judge of a court of record shall equal the annual …
Cal. Const. art. III, § 5 Section 5
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Suits may be brought against the State in such manner and in such courts as shall be directed by law.
Cal. Const. art. III, § 6 Section 6
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(a) Purpose. English is the common language of the people of the United States of America and the State of California. This section is intended to preserve, protect and strengthen the English language, and not to supersede any of the rights guaranteed to the people by this Consti…
Cal. Const. art. III, § 8 Section 8
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(a) The California Citizens Compensation Commission is hereby created and shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. The commission shall establish the annual salary and the medical, dental, insurance, and other similar benefits of state officers. (b) The commissio…
Cal. Const. art. III, § 9 Section 9
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The proceeds from the sale of surplus state property occurring on or after the effective date of this section, and any proceeds from the previous sale of surplus state property that have not been expended or encumbered as of that date, shall be used to pay the principal and inter…
Cal. Const. art. III, § 3.5 Section 3.5
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An administrative agency, including an administrative agency created by the Constitution or an initiative statute, has no power: (a) To declare a statute unenforceable, or refuse to enforce a statute, on the basis of it being unconstitutional unless an appellate court has made a …