Constitution · North Carolina

N.C. Const. art. I, § 8

Constitution
Constitution of North Carolina
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October 2026

What does this section say?

Representation and taxation. The people of this State shall not be taxed or made subject to the payment of any impost or duty without the consent of themselves or their representatives in the General Assembly, freely given.

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