Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-24
ARTICLE l.
siLL OF RIGHTS.

ARTICLE |.
BiLL OF RIGHTS.
SECTION |. All men are. b. nature, free
ana equal. and have CERTAIN unsilenable
rights among which are enjoying and de.
tending life aid liber'J, acquiring possess
lns, and protecting property. aud lur.uiI q
ahd obtaining safety an happiness.
Seq. All political Pow CT Is inherent in
The people. Governrhent Is instituted Tor
the protection, security and ben. III Of the
people. and they have ,L- right, "a, all times,
Ia alter OF rete,;n The sam, Whenever The
public good may nqu.r. at
SEC. s. The General Assembly shall
make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or pr Ohbriug The Tree exc, Use
thereof; nor shall any person be compelled
10 a"ehd any place or ""ishir, pay ,iihes,
taxes, or other rates, for building o. repar>
i Z places of worship, or The mlin,snsn,e
OF any minister or MIN Try.
SIC. !. No religious est stall a., ,.au; IN
as qualification fer ray office ,r Iublc
trust, and no person shaii b. deprived Of
any Ok hrs risnts, prNiir..s u cal acliies
or disqualified from h p-'ior.n.nc Of auy
c; his public er I.va,r du les, or rendered
Incompetent 10 give nee ~ any court
# law or eqi'y, Ia G. asequtncr Of his
or mons % he Sd pet OF ., u. ioh; and sny
Psf'y 10 any Jndici-i i'ior..d ns shall have
ihe ign To Use ~ u witness, Or take the
testimony Of, any Other person moi di.ousl
itsd on account 81 ini-rest wuo may be
cognizari " any fact IN iterial 10 the case;
and parties 10 suits may be witnesses, a. pro.
v.dei BY law.
SIC. D. Any citizen Of this State who
may hereafter BE- etg Eed. either directly
~ Indirectly, II, duel, either as principal
or accessory befote the fact, shell forever
be disqualified from holding ally ulficr IN
der the Constitution aud laws OF thus State.
SIC. u. All laws Of = general nature shalt
have a uniform operation; the General A..
tenb'y shall hot gan, ~ aay citizen or
class OF citizens, privileges or iiuuuuif.s.
which upon 'he same terms shall not "a usi,
" beiot { to al cat zem..
SEC I. Every person may speak. write,
anu publish his sentiments on al subjects,
being resPonsibls fur he sbuse Of that right.
No law shall be pAsssd o restrain or abrids
the liberty OF speech, or Of the press, Ia al
prosecutions or indictments for libel. The
'ri,h may be gwen 10 evidence to the Jury.
and it II appear to the Jury that the matter
charged a. iibelIous was true, aud was pub.
lished with good motives and iustifsble
ends, the party shall Be acquitted
SEC. 8. The right Of the people 10 be u.
cure in their persons, houses, papers AMI ef.
fscts, against unreasonable ixurss and
searches shall not be violated, and no war.
rant shall issue but oh probable cause, sun.
ported ~ oath or sfirmaticn, particularly
describin. the place 10 be searched and tts
persons and things to be seized.
SEC .. The right OF trial by lury shall r..
main inviola,sj but The General Assembly
may authorize t'ial by jury of = lees nun.
brr than twelve men W inferior courts, but
NN hail t.o.s
or property, without due process Of law
SEC. 10. /, ell criminal pro..cu,ions. and
in cas- Involving the life or liberty Of an
individual. the accused shall have q right 10
. speedy and public hiai BY an impartial
jury; to be informed OF the ACCUSE ION
against him, AID to have copy Of the same
when dsmandedj 10 BE- confronted with the
witnesses against hin, TO have compulsorv
process for his own witnesses, anc 10 have
the as'istance of counsel.
SEC. II. All ofssnses less than feonv and
in which the punishment does +, OF exceed a
fine Of hundred dollars, or mprisonment for
thirty days. shall Be tried SUNNI asilv before
. Justice Of The Peace, or other ofgfcer .u.
thorized by law, on Information under oath.
without indictment, or the intervention Of
u grand jury, saving 10 the defendant the
right Of appeal; and no prison shall BE- held
/ !" answer ioS shy nsSue1 criminal Ot1enSe
unless on presentment or indictment by
grand jury, except in cases arising in the
army. or navy. or IN the militia, when in
actual service, in time of war or public
danger.
SEC. IL. No person shall, after acouittal.
be tried fer the same ofien>e. All D., cons
shall, before conviction. Be bailabls bv kuf>
6cient snr'tie', except for capital oAsnses
where the prosf 10 evident or the p,ssump
ton great.
Size. 10. The writ Of hsbsa. corpus shsli
not be suspended, OF refused when spplics.
'icn 10 made 80 required b. law, antess In
case Of r'hsllion or invssisa, lie public |
Sseaty may require il.
$50. u. Tss military shall b sshori,. |
nae % the civil power, No staadinv army |
shall b kept ~ by the etsss in time % |
peace, and IN tine OF war, no appropriated |
Tor standir Z asmv shall be- for ]. neer !
time h IN two yeara.
SIC. IL. No soldier sksll, In tine %
pssss. b qasstsssd 10 sny house vishous
the consent d TIE owner, nor 10 tine