Article V.
Officers and Civil Departments

Section 2. Civil departments in the state government

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Civil departments in the state government

There shall be not more than twenty civil departments in the state government, including those referred to in this constitution. The legislature may by law change the names of the departments referred to in this constitution.

Departments in state government

There shall be the following civil departments in the state governments: First executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, conservation; eighth, agriculture and markets; ninth, labor; tenth, education; eleventh, health; twelfth, mental hygiene; thirteenth, social welfare; fourteenth, correction; fifteenth, public service; sixteenth, banking; seventeenth, insurance; eighteenth, civil service; nineteenth, commerce; twentieth, motor vehicles.

Departments in state government

There shall be the following civil departments in the state governments: First executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, conservation; eighth, agriculture and markets; ninth, labor; tenth, education; eleventh, health; twelfth, mental hygiene; thirteenth, social welfare; fourteenth, correction; fifteenth, public service; sixteenth, banking; seventeenth, insurance; eighteenth, civil service; nineteenth, commerce.

Departments in state government

There shall be the following civil departments in the state governments: First executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, conservation; eighth, agriculture and markets; ninth, labor; tenth, education; eleventh, health; twelfth, mental hygiene; thirteenth, social welfare; fourteenth, correction; fifteenth, public service; sixteenth, banking; seventeenth, insurance; eighteenth, civil service.

Departments in state government

There shall be the following civil departments in the state government; First, executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, architecture; eighth, conservation; ninth, agriculture and markets; tenth, labor; eleventh, education; twelfth, health; thirteenth, mental hygiene; fourteenth, social welfare; fifteenth, correction; sixteenth, public service; seventeenth, banking; eighteenth, insurance; ninetenth, civil service; twentieth, military and naval affairs.

Departments in state government

There shall be the following civil departments in the state government; First, executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, architecture; eighth, conservation; ninth, agriculture and markets; tenth, labor; eleventh, education; twelfth, health; thirteenth, mental hygiene; fourteenth, charities; fifteenth, correction; sixteenth, public service; seventeenth, banking; eighteenth, insurance; nineteenth, civil service; twentieth, military and naval affairs.

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