South Dakota Constitution

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The South Dakota Constitution is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of South Dakota.

Preamble

The preamble to the South Dakota Constitution reads:

We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties, in order to form a more perfect and independent government, establish justice, insure tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and preserve to ourselves and to our posterity the blessings of liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the state of South Dakota.

History: Amendment proposed by SL 1975, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976.

Article I

Main article: Article I, South Dakota Constitution

Article I is titled "Name and Boundary". It contains two sections:

• Section 1: Name of state.
• Section 2: Boundaries of state.

Article II

Main article: Article II, South Dakota Constitution

Article II is titled "Division of The Powers of Government". It reads:

The powers of the government of the state are divided into three distinct departments, the legislative, executive and judicial; and the powers and duties of each are prescribed by this Constitution.

Article III

Main article: Article III, South Dakota Constitution

Article III is titled "Legislative Department". It contains 32 sections. The first section declares "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a Legislature which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. However, the people expressly reserve to themselves the right to propose measures". ^[2]

Article IV

Main article: Article IV, South Dakota Constitution

Article IV is titled "Executive Department". It contains 13 sections, but sections 10-13 have been superseded.

Article V

Main article: Article V, South Dakota Constitution

Article V is titled "Judicial Department". It contains 39 sections, but 14-39 have been superseded.

Article VI

Main article: Article VI, South Dakota Constitution

Article VI is titled "Bill of Rights". It contains 27 sections.

Article VII

Main article: Article VII, South Dakota Constitution

Article VII is titled "Elections and Right of Suffrage". It contains ten sections, but four through ten have been superseded.

Article VIII

Article IX

Article X

Article XI

Article XII

Article XIII

Article XIV

Article XV

Article XVI

Article XVII

Article XVIII

Article XIX

Article XX

Article XXI

Article XXII

Article XXIII

Article XXIV

Article XXV

Article XXVI

Article XXVII

Article XXVIII

Article XXIX

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