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ARTICLE 6. FINANCE ........................................................................

34

Section 6.01. Power to Tax ..............................................................

34

Section 6.02. Local Taxing Power ..................................................

34

Section 6.03. Assessments ................................................................

34-35

Section 6.04. Equalization ................................................................

35

Section 6.05. Exemptions ..................................................................

35

Section 6.06. State Indebtedness ....................................................

35-36

Section 6.07. Gift or Loan of Assets or Credit ............................

36

Section 6.08. Appropriations ..........................................................

36

Section 6.09. The Budget ................................................................

36-37

Section 6.10. Mandatory Appropriations ....................................

37

Section 6.11. Presentation of Budget Bill ....................................

37

Section 6.12. Amendment of Budget Bill ....................................

37-38

Section 6.13. Enactment of Budget Bill ........................................

38

Section 6.14. Testimony on Budget Bill ........................................

38

Section 6.15. Supplementary Appropriations ............................

38

Section 6.16. Capital Expenditures ................................................

39

Section 6.17. Lottery ........................................................................

39

ARTICLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ..............................................

39

Section 7.01. Establishment of Counties ......................................

39

Section 7.02. Structure of County Governments ........................

39-40

Section 7.03. Change of Structure of County Governments ....

40

Section 7.04. Powers of Counties ..................................................

40

Section 7.05. Existing Municipal Corporations ............................

40

Section 7.06. New Municipal Corporations and

Intra-County Governmental Units ........................

41

Section 7.07. Additional Powers of Municipal Corporations ....

41

Section 7.08. Establishment of Multi- County Governmental

Units ............................................................................

41

Section 7.09. Financing of Intergovernmental Authorities ......

41

Section 7.10. Credit Limitations of Local Governments ..........

42

ARTICLE 8. EDUCATION ....................................................................

42

Section 8.01. Public Education ......................................................

42

Section 8.02. Public Higher Education ..........................................

42

ARTICLE 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................

43

Section 9.01. Oath ..............................................................................

43

Section 9.02. Conflict of Interest ....................................................

43

Section 9.03. Limitation on Holding Office ................................

43

Section 9.04. Impeachment ..............................................................

43-44

Section 9.05. Militia ..........................................................................

44

Section 9.06. Natural Resources ....................................................

44

Section 9.07. Consumer Protection ................................................

44

Section 9.08. Sovereign Immunity ................................................

44-45

Section 9.09. Intergovernmental Cooperation ............................

45

Section 9.10. Corporation Charters ................................................

45

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