Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-22

to the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus.
In all criminal cases, the trial shall be by III
nv of good and lawful men of the vicinage:
Al persons shallb bailable .unlessfor capital
offences, where the proof shall be evident or
the presumption great. All fines shall be
moderate, and no cruel or unusual punish
ment shall be inflicted. No man shall be
deprived of his life, liberty OF property, but
Nv Judgment of his peers and the law of the
and. If the public exigencies make it ne
cessary for the common preservation, to take
the property ofany person, or to demand his
particular services, full compensation shall
be made for the same. No erhost facto law
/ impairing the obligation of contracts, shall
be made. No law shall be made which shall,
| lay any person under restraint, burtien or
disability, on account of his religious Opiui-
ons, professions or mode of worship, IN all
which he shall be free to maintain his own.
and not burthened for those of another
Religion, morality and knowledge being ne
cessary to good government and the happi-
ness of mankind, schools and the means OF
education shall be encouraged and provid-
ed for from the public lands of the United
States in the said territory, in such manner
as Congress may deem eXpedient.
Sec. IS. ind be it further enacted, That
| the general assembly shall never interfere
| with the primary disposal of he soil by the
United States in Congress assembled, nor
| with any regulation Congress may. find ne
cessary to make for securing the title III the
bona jfde purchasers. No tax shall be inn
posed on the property of the United States.
| The lands of nonresident proprietors shall
| never be taxed higher than those of resi-
dents. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
| and the navigable waters flowing into them,
| and the Carrying places between the same,
| shall be common highways, and forever free
to the people of the said territory and to the
citizens of the United States, without any
tax, duty or impost therefor.
Sec. 16. .fnd be IL further enacted, That
the laws and regulations III force in the ter
ritory of Louisiana, at the commencement of
this act, and not inconsistent with the pro-
| visions thereof, shall continue in force until
altered, modified or repealed by the gene
| raj assembly. And it is hereby declared,
that this act shall not be Construed to vacate
the commission of any officer in the said ter
| rltory, acti under the authority of the u.
States, but that every sucn commission shall
be and continue IN full force, as if this act
had not been made. And SO much of an act,
entitled "An act further providing for the
government of the territory of Louisiana, +"
approved On the third day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and five, and so
much Of an act, entitled An act for G.
recting Louisiana into two territories, and
providing for the temporary government
thereof" approved the twenty. sixth of
March, one thousand eight hundred and
four, as is repugnant tn this act, shall, from
and after the first Monday in December
next, be repeated. On which first Monday
| IN December next. this act shall commence
and have full rec. Provided, so much of
it as requires the governor of said territory
to perform certain duties previous to the
said first Monday in December next, snail be
in force from thepassage thereof
II. CLAY,
Sneaker Qfthe House IF Representatives..
WM. H. CRAWFORD,
President ofthe Senate FRO temfiore
June 4, 1912.
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.