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ARTICLES.

passed to protect religious denominations.

11. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate.

12. Personal rights.

13. Rights of accused persons.-Not compelled to testify against himself.

14. Ex post facto laws prohibited. 15. All courts shall be public and justice shall be administered without delay.

16. Right of bail.-Excessive shall not be required nor cruel punishments inflicted.

17. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.

18. No one shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. 19. All offenses less than felony.How tried.-No person shall be held to answer for any higher crime unless on presentment of a grand jury. 20. No imprisonment for debt. 21. Obligations of contracts.-No conviction shall work corruption of blood, etc.

22. Unreasonable searches and seizures prohibited.

23. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.

24. The laws shall not be suspended except by the General Assembly.

25. Only those in the army or navy shall be subject to martial law. 26. The legislative, executive and judicial powers of the government shall be separate and distinct.

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27. Redress of grievances. 28. The people have the right to bear arms for the common defense. The military subordinate to the civil authority. 29. In time of peace soldiers may not be quartered in any house without the consent of the

owner.

30. No person with scruples against bearing arms shall be compelled to do so.

31. All elections shall be free and

open.

32. No property qualifications necessary for an election or to hold office. Any person who shall fight a duel shall be debarred from holding office.

33. Right of suffrage.

34. Apportionment of representation.-No person shall be disfranchised except by law.

35. Temporary absence from the State shall not forfeit residence.

36. Taxation of property.-Right of life, liberty and property. 37. Impost taxes and duties shal! not be established without the consent of the people.

38. Excessive fines and cruel punishment prohibited, nor shall witbe unnecessarily de

nesses

tained.

39. Titles of nobility and distinctions of race and color prohibited.

40. All navigable waters shall remain forever public highways. 41. The enumeration of rights in this Constitution shall not impair others retained by the people.

ARTICLE II.

Legislative Department.

of 1. The legislative power the State shall be vested in the Senate and House of Representatives.

2. Representatives.-How chosen.

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3. Judicial districts.

4. House of Representatives shall consist of 124 members.

6. Assignment of Representatives. 7. When to take effect.

8. The Senate.-Number of.-Term of office.

9. They shall be divided into two classes.

10. To be eligible as a Senator or Representative.

11. The first election for Senators and Representatives.

12. Time of meeting of the General Assembly.

13. When term of office begins. 14. Each house shall judge of the election and qualifications of its own members.-A majority shall constitute a quorum.

15. Each house shall determine its own rules and punish its meinbers.

16. Each house may punish persons not members, etc.

17. Members to have certain priv ileges.

18. Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.

19. The style of the laws.

20. But one subject, which shall be expressed in the title.

21. Bills to be read three times.Must be signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House.

22. No money to be drawn from the treasury but by appropriation.

23. Pay of members.

24. In all elections by the General Assembly the vote shall be viva voce.

25. Neither house may adjourn for more than three days.

26. Each house shall keep a journal.

27. The doors of each house shall be open.

ARTICLE IV.

Judicial Department.

1. The judicial power of the State is vested in the Supreme and certain other courts.

2. The Supreme Court.-Number of judges. Quorum.-How elected.-Term of office six years. -To be classified.

3. The Chief Justice and associates. Their terms.

4. The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction.

5. Sessions of the same.

6. No judge shall, if interested, etc. 7. The judge of said court shall appoint a reporter and clerk. 8. When a judgment or decree is reversed.

9. Compensation of judges of Supreme and Circuit Courts.Not to have fees nor hold any other office.

10. To be eligible as judge of Supreme and Circuit Courts.

11. Vacancies.-How filled. 12. Decisions. Concurrence of two judges necessary.

13. The State to be divided into Circuits.

14. Interchanging.

16. Court of Common Pleas.-Its terms and jurisdiction.

1. Popular elections shall be by ballot.

2. Qualifications of electors. 3. Registration of electors.

4. Residence not lost by reason of absence in the service of the United States.

5. Soldiers and seamen not deemed residents by reason of being stationed in this State.

6. Electors exempted from arrest. 7. Electors eligible for any office. 8. Those deprived of the right of suffrage.

9. Presidential electors.

10. The person receiving the highest number of votes elected.

11. The term of residence necessary to hold office not applicable to,

etc.

12. Former slaves not disfranchised.

ARTICLE IX.

Finance and Taxation.

1. Assessment and taxation. 2. Poll tax.

3. An annual tax sufficient to defray the expenses of the State shall be provided for.

4. The object of a tax to be stated. 5. Public, charitable and certain other institutions to be exempted from taxation.

6. Valuation and assessment of lands.

7. The State may contract public debts for extraordinary expenditures.

8. Municipal taxation.

9. Incorporation of cities and

towns.

10. Evidences of State indebtedness. 11. A statement of receipts and expenditures to be published.