Provisions
XXVI of 1777 • Sheriffs and coroners.
APPROVED
The Text
That sheriffs and coroners be annually appointed; and that no person shall be capable of holding either of the said offices more than four years successively; nor the sheriff of holding any other office at the same time.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1777
• In Article XXVI:
• Has 38 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Was adopted without a vote
• Is a new addition
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