Constitution of Arkansas (2025 publisher edition) — Amendment 21: CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS — SALARIES OF

Publisher edition notice: This collection preserves the complete constitutional appendix of the Secretary of State’s 2025 Election Laws and Constitution compilation: its preamble, twenty original articles, schedule and 104 published amendments, including annotations and explicit repealed notices. Repealed notices remain historical publisher context. Later amendments have not been independently verified.

Amendment 21

AMEND. 21. CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS — SALARIES OF
PROSECUTORS .
Publisher’s Notes. This amendment was proposed by
the General Assembly at the 1935 session (see Acts 1935, p.
995) and adopted by popular vote at the general election on
Nov. 3, 1936. It was declared adopted by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives on Jan. 12, 1937.
§ 1. Prosecution by indictment or information.
All offenses heretofore required to be prosecuted by indictment may be prosecuted either by
indictment by a grand jury or information filed by the Prosecuting Attorney.
§ 2. Salaries of prosecuting attorneys.
The General Assembly of Arkansas shall by law determine the amount and method of payment
of salaries of prosecuting attorneys.
Publisher’s Notes. This section probably is superseded
in part by Ark. Const., Art. 19, § 31.