Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-07

"In all elections by the people, the mode
of voting shall be by ballot.
"The election of all State and Comfy
officers, shall be held on the fourth Tues.
day of October.
'sThe terms of all State and County Off
GERS and ofthe members of both Houses Of
the Legislature not elected or appointed to
ELL vacancy shall, unless herein other
wise provided, begin on the first day of
January next succeeding their election.-
All elections to ill vacancies shall be for
the uuexpired term. All vacancies in cleo
i've othees shall be filled in such manner
as shall be prescribed by Law.
The privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended, except
when In time of invasion, instruction or
other public danger, the public safety NAV
require 1t, No person shall be held to an
sWer for treason, felony or other crime not
eogniEable by q justice of the peace, un-
less on presentment OF indictment Of a
grand jury, No bill of attainder, ex post
taeto law, or law impairing the obligation
OF contract, shall be passed.
mo law abridging freedom of speech
or Of the press shall be passed, but the
Legislature may provide for the restraint
and punishment of the publishing and
vending of obscene books, papers and pic
lures, and of libel and defamation of
character, and for the recovery, in civil Rc-
tiOns, by the aggrieYed party, of suitable
damages for such libel and defamation.
Attempts to justify and uphold an armed
invasion OF the State, OF an organized in
s9rrection therein, during the continuance
OF such Invasion or instruction, by pub
llcly speaking, writing or printing, OF by
publishing or circulating such writing or
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demeanor, and punished accordingly.
"PriVate property shall not be taken
Tor public use without just compensation.
No person, in time of peace, shall be de-
PFlYea OF life, liberty. or property without
due process of law. The military shall be
subordinate to the civil power.
The right of the citizens to be secure
IN their houses, persons, papers and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated. No warrant shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported
BY oath or affirmation, and particularly de-
sSrtbing the place to be searched, and the
persons and things to be seized.
I'm suits at common law, where the
valve IN controversy exceeds twenty doll
lars, the right of trial by jury, unless
waived by the parties, shall be preserved.
No fact tried by jury, shall be otherwise
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the rules of the common law,
t"The trial of crimes and misdemea-
nors, unless herein otherwise provided,
shall be by jury, and shall be held pub
licly, and without unreasonable delay, in
the county where the alleged offence was
committed, unless, upon petition of the
accused and for good cause shown, or in
consequence of the existence of war or i'm
surreetton in such county, it is removed to
some other county. In all such trials the
accused shall be informed of the character
and cause OF the accusation, and be con-
tropted with the witnesses against him,
and shall have the assistance of counsel for
his defence, and compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor"
''In all criminal prosecutions, the Jury
shall be the judges of both the law and
the TACT. In prosecutions and civil suits
tor libel, the truth may be given in evil
deucei and if it shall appear to the jury
that the matter charged as libellous is
true, and was published with good mo-
tlYes, and foe justifable ends, the verdict
shall be for the defendant.
Excessive bail shall not be required,
OF excessive fines imposed, or cruel and
l4n1Eqal punishment inflicted. Penalties
shall be Ptoportioned to the character aud
degree of. the offence. No person shall be
compelled to be witness against himself.
or be twice put in jeopardy for the same
Convention adjourned.