The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-12-23

bank or its branches OF specie payment.
SEC. T. The State shall not be stockholder
IN any bank, nor shall the credit of the State be
given or loaned in aid ofany person, association,
or Incorporation; nor shall the State become a
stockholdor in any corporation or association.
MILITIA.
SEC. l. The militia OF this State shall consist
Of all the bodied male citizens ofthiS State
between the ages OF eighteeen and forty-tiye
years, except such citizens as now arc, or here
after may be, exempted by the laws OF the Uni
ted States or of this State. l
SRc. 2 ANY citizen whose religious tenets
conflict with bearing aims shall not be compel
ed to do militia duty in time of peace but shall
pay such an equivalent for personal services as
may be prescribed by law.
See. 8. All militia officers shall be elected by
the persons. subject to military duty within tie
bounds of their several companies, battallions,
regiments, brigades, and divisions, under such
rules and regulations as the Legislature may
from time to time direct and establish.
EDUCATION.
Sec. l. A general diffusion of knowledge be-
ing essential TO the preservation Of the rights
and liberties of the people, schools and the
means Of education shall be forever encouraged
in this State.
SEC. 2. The legislature Shsll fake. measures
to preserve from waste or damage such lands as
have been, or alter may be, granted by the
United States, or lands or funds which may be
received from other sources, for the use o schools
within this State, and shall apply the funds
which may arise from such lands, or from any
other source, in strict conformity to the objects
of the grant.
! SEC.3. The legislature shall, as soon as prac-
ticable, establish one common school (or moTe)
in each township in the State, where the chill
dren of the township shall be taught gratis.
Sec 4. The legislature shall have power to
make appropriations from the State treasury
for the support and maintauanee Of common
schools whenever the funds accrung from the
lands donated by the United States, or the
funds received from other sources, are INSULT
cient for that purpose.
SEC. 5. The Legislature shall have power to
pass laws for the government of all common
schools within this State,
| : MIscELIANEuUs AFFAIRS.
Sec. l. Iecompton shall be the seat Of gov
ernment until otherwise directed by law, two
thirds of each house Of the legislature concur
ring in the passage of such law.
Sec. 2. Every person chosen or appointed to
any office under this State, before entering up
on the discharge cf ita duties, shall take an
oath or affirmation to support the constitution
of the United States, the constitution Of this
State, and all laws made in pursuance thereof
and faithfully TO demean himself in the discharge
of She duties Of his Office.
SEC. 3. The laws, public records, and the
written judicial and legislative proceedings o
the State shall be conducted, promulgated ant
preserved in the English language.
Sec. 4. Aliens who are or who may hereaf
ter become, bona file residents of this State, shal
tenjoy the same rights in respect to the posses
Sion, inheritance, and enjoyment OF property a
native born citizens.
SEC. 5. No county seat shall be removed TN
til the point to which it is proposed to be reno
we'd shall be fixed by law, and a majority of tn
voters Of the county, voting on the question shal
have voted in favor ofits removal to such point
SEC 6. All property, both real and personal
the wife, owned or claimed by marriage, and
that acquired afterwards by gilt, defise, or de-
SCENT shallbe her sereIate PROPERTY and laws
shall be passed more clearly defining the rights
of the wife, in relation as well TO her separate
property as TO that held in common with hei
husband Laws. shall also lie passed providing
for the registration Of the wl.e's separate prop
erty.
SEC. {. The privilege of free suffrage shall
be supported by laws regulating elections,
and prohibiting under adequate penalties all un-
due influence thereon from power, bribery, tu-
mult, or other improper practice.
SEC 8. Treason against the State shall con-
sist only in leyying war against it or in adhering
to its enemies, giving themaid and comfort. M
person Shall he convicted Of treason unless OF
testimony of two witnesses to the same over &C
or his own contessiohi in open court
, DECLARATION NJ IIGHJS
| That tie onneral great and essential rrincinlee
ofGberty and free government may be recog
nized and established, we declare
l. That all feemen, when they form socia
compact, are equal in rights and that no men o.
set Of men are entitled to exclusive. separate
public erh6lunents or privileges, bit III consid
GRAFTON Of public services.
2. All political power Is inherent in the peo
!, ple and all free governments are founded or
their authority, and Instituted for their benefit
ard therefore they have at all times an inaliena
BILE and indefeasbe right TO alter, reform, or a.
bolsh their form of government in such manner
as they may think proper.
3. That all persons have natural and inde-
feasible right to worship Almighty God accord
ing to the dictates Of their own conscience, and
no person can OF right be compelled to attend
erect, or support any place Of worship or main
tain any ministry against his consent. That
no human authority can in any case whatever
interfere with the rights of conscience, and that
no preference shall ever be given TO any rehgi.
GUS establishment OF mode of worship.
d. That the civil rights, privileges or capaci-
, ties of citizen shall in no wise be diminished
! or enlarged on account of his religion.
5. That all elections shall he free and equal
6, That the right Of trial by jury shall re-
main inFioate. *
T. Every citizen may freely speak, write and
publish his sentiments on oil subjects, Being res
! sensible for the abuse Of the right.
g. The people shall be secure in their per-
sons, houses, papers, and possessions, from un.
} reasonable seizures or search, and no warrant tc
search any place or to seize any person or thing
shall issue without describing them as nearly as
} may be. or without probable cause, supported
by oath or affirmation. In all criminal prose
cutions, the accused has rightto be heard by
! himself or counsel, to demand the nature and
cause Of the accusation, and have a copy there
T Of to be confronted blythe witness or witnesses
against him, to have compulsory process for OBJ
tanning witnesses in his favor, and ii all prose-
cutions BY indictments or information speedy
J public trial by an impartial jury Of the country
or district in which the offence shall have been
committed; he shall not be compelled TO give
evidence against himself nor shall ke be depfi.
we'd Of his life, liberty, orproperty but BY due
course Of law
| 10. That no frectAap sian So taken Cr i'm
prsoned, Of disseized Of his freehold, liberties,
or privileges, or outlawed, or txiled, or in any
manne. destroyed ordeprived ofhis lie, liberty
OF property, but by the Judgement Of his peers
4 or the law Of the land. se
i H. No person shall for tho same offence T.
twice put in jeopardy of life, Limb, OF liberty,
Iinr shall arv narson,s nrnnartY ha taken OF an