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North Carolina Constitutional Resources in Print

General Statutes of North Carolina (Annotated) by LexisNexis prepared under the supervision of the Department of Justice of the State of North Carolina and by the editorial staff of the publisher.
Call Number: KFN7430 1943 .A2
The North Carolina Constitution may be found in volume 19.

Preamble of the North Carolina Constitution

"We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution."

West's North Carolina General Statutes Annotated by Using the Classification and Numbering System of the North Carolina General Statutes of 1943
Call Number: KFN7430 2000 .A42
The North Carolina Constitution is in volume 48.
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina Annotated by - Henry G. Connor and Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr.

Online Resources

Lexis+ Combined Constitutions of the 50 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
Requires a username and password. The combined constitutions of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, & Virgin Islands ( group file combines the constitutions of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (Revised Organic Act).
Lexis+ North Carolina Constitution
Requires a username and password. The NC - North Carolina Constitution file contains the Constitution of the State of North Carolina from the General Statutes of North Carolina.
North Carolina Constitution
From the North Carolina Center for Constitutional Law. This non-partisan organization provides information to the public, bar, and policymakers about national and North Carolina constitutional issues.
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly provides free access to the state constitution in text, .pdf, and Microsoft Word format.
Our Constitutions: A Historical Perspective
By John L. Sanders, Director of the Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Provides an overview of the three constitutions of North Carolina: The Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. Also provides commentary and additional resources on North Carolina constitutional history.
Westlaw: The Constitution of North Carolina
Requires a username and password. This full-text online version of West's North Carolina General Statutes Annotated also includes the North Carolina Constitution.

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