{"id":426,"date":"2019-12-20T21:01:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T21:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?page_id=426"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:42:56","slug":"constitutions-nc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/constitutions-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutions (NC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/nc07.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitution of 1776<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/NC-Constitution-Amendments-1835-1862.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amendments to Constitution of 1776<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webservices.ncleg.gov\/ViewDocSiteFile\/56196\">Constitution of 1868<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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