The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-19

the duty of tho legislature to pass
suitable laws to protect cvery religi-
Gus denomination in tho pcaoeable en-
joymcnt of its own mode Of worship.
SEC. l2. The right of trial by jury
shall remain inviolato.
SEC. l3. No person shall be dis
qualified as witness or prevented
from acquiring, holding and transmit
ting property, or be liable to any 9TH
cr punishment for any other offence,
or be hindercd in acquiring educo tion,
or be subjected in law to any re-
straints or disqualilications in regard
to any personal rights than such as arc
laid upon others under like circum-
stances.
SEC. Ii. No person shall be held to
answer for any crime or offence until
the same is fully, fairly, plainly, sub
stantially and formerly described to
him or be compelled to accuse or
furnish evidence against himself and
every person shall have right to pro-
dLce all proof that may be favorable
to him, to meet the witnesses against
him face to face, to have speedy and
public trial by an impartial Jury, and
to be fully heard in his defence of
himself or by his counsel, rs he may
elect.
SEC. Is: No person shall be arrest
cd, imprisoned, dcspoilcd or dispos
sessed of his property, immunitics or
privileges, put out of the protection
of law, cxiled or deprived Of his life,
liberty or estate, but by the Judgment
of his peers or the law of the land
And the legislature shall not enact
any law that shall subject any person
to punishment without trial by jury /;
nor shall he be punished but by vir-
tue ofa law already established, or
promulgated prior to tho offence, and
legally applied.
Sec. IS. All courts shall be open,
and every person. for any injury that
he may receive in his land, goods,
person or reputation, shall have RENE
dy by due course of law and Justice
administered without necessary de-
lay.
SEC. II. All person shall, before
conviction, be bailable by sufficient
sureties, except for capital offences,
when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great; and excessive bail
shall not, in any case. be required, :,
nor corporcal punishment inflicted.
Sec Is. The privilege of the writ
| of habcas corpus shall not be suspend
ed, except in case of insurrection,
rebellion or invasion, the public safe
ty may require it.
SEC. 10. No person, after having
been once acquitted by jury, can
be again, for the same offence, put
in jeopardy of his life or liberty.
SEc. 20. No person shall be pro-
cccdcd against criminally, by infor-
nation for any indictable offence ex-
ccpt i'll cases arising in the land and
naval SERVICE or III tho militia when
i'll actual service in the time of war or
public danger, or by leave of the
court, for oppression Or misdcmcanor
in office.
Sec. 2l. No person shall be impris-
oncd for debt, except in cases of
fraud and reasonable amount of
property, as homestead, shall be
exempted from seizure or sale for the
payment, of any debts or liabilities,
except for taxes, that may be con-
tractcd after tho adoption Of this
constitution.
SEC. %. No bill of attaindor, c.r
post jacto law. nor any law impairing
the obligation Of contracts, shall evor
bo enacted /; and no conviction shall
work corruption of blood or forfeiture
of estate.
SEC. %. Treason against the State
shall consist in levying war against
tho same, or in adhering to its one.
mios, giving them aid aud comfort.
No person shall be convicted Of trea-
son unless on the testimony of two
witnesses to tho samo overt act, or on
confession in opon court.
SEC. "a. All persons have d right
to be secure from reasonable search
es or seizures of their persons, houses,
papors or possessions. All warrants,
therefore, arc contrary to this right,
if the cause or foundation of them bo
not previously supported by affirma-
tfon or oath, and, if the order, in tho
| warrant, to civil officer, to make
search in suspected places, or to ara
rest ono or more suspected persons,
or to seize their property, be not
accompanied with a special designa-
tion of the persons or objects ofsearch,
arrest or seizure asnd no warrant shall
be issued but in cases and with the for.
malities preseriborl by laws
SEC. 25. Private property shall nos
be taken or applied for public use, or
for the uso of corporations, other than
munipal or for private use, without
the consent of the owner and a just
compensation being made therefor I;
Provided, however, that laws may be
made securing to persons or corpora
tions the right Of way over the lands
Of either, persons or corporations, and
for works Of inte nal Improvement. the
right TO establish depots, stations,
turnouts, eto., but a Just compensa-
tion, in all cases, bsst sstffpFst first made. TO tho
owner, sy -, - -,