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houses, papers aud effects against un.

reasonable searches and seizures, shall
not be violated, and no warrant shall is
sue except upon probable cause, sup
ported by oath or affirmation, and partic-
nlarly describing the place to be searched
and the person or things to be seized
Sec. H. No person shall ever be i'm.
prisoned for debt in this state.
Sec. Is. No bill of attainder, ex post
facto or retroactive law, or law impair
ing the obligation of contracts shall ever
be passed aud no conviction shall work
corruption of blood or forfeiture of Us
tate
See 10 The general assembly shall
not grant to any citizen OF class Of citl
zens, privileges or immunides which, up
on the same terms, shall not equally be-
long to all citizens.
Sec, 20. Perpetuites aud monopo.ies
are contrary to the genius of repubilc
and shall not be allowed, hor shall any
hereditary emoluments, privileges or hon
ors ever be granted or conferred in this
state.
Sec 2l. No distinction shall ever be
made by law between resident aliens and
citizens in regard to the possession, en-
joyment or descent of property.
Sec. 90 No person shall be taken, or
imprisoned, or dissclzed of his estate,
freehold, liberties or privileges, or out
lawed, rm any manner destroyed, or
deprived Of his life, liberty or property,
except By the Judgment Of his peers, or
the law of the land nor shall any person,
under any circumstances, be exiled from
this state.
Sec. 23 The right of property is be.
fore and higher than any Unconstitutional
sanction, and private prupcrty shall not
be taken, appropriated or damaged FOR
public use, without just compensation
being first had therefor.
Sec "a Tue states antient right of
eminent domain and Of taxation is herein
fully and expressly conceded; and the
general assembly may deegatc the AK
ing power with the necessary restriction,
to the states subordinate political and
municipal corporations, to the extent OF
providing for their existence, maintenance
and well being, but no further,
Sec 20. All men have natural and
indefeasible right to worship Almighty
God according to the dictates OF their
own consciences no man can, of right,
be compelled to attend, erect or support
any place of worship, or to maintain any
ministry against his consent: no human
authority can, in any case or manner
whatsoever, control. or interfere with the
right of conscience and no preference
shall ever be given by law to any religi
Gus establishment, denomination or mode
of worship above any other.
Sec. &c. Religion, morality and knowl-
edge being essential to good government.
the general assembly shall enact suitable
laws to protect every religious denomina
tion in the peaceable enjoyment of its
own mode of public worship.
Sec. 81. No religious test shall ever be
required of any person as a qualification
to vote or hold office; nor shall any per-
son be rendered incompetent to be wit
ness on account of his religious belief,
but nothing herein shall be construed to
dispense with oaths or afflrmations.
Sec. %. Intelligence and virtue being
the safeguards of liberty and the bulwark
Of free and good government, the state
shall ever maintain a good and efficient
system of free schools, wherein all can be
educated.
Sec. 90 All elections shall be free, and
equal and no power, civil or military,
shall at any time interfere to prevent the
free exercise of the right of suffrage, and
no property or educational qualification
or payment Of poll or other taX sball
ever be required of any voter to vote at
any election in this state, and the citzcus
have the right to have the ballots cast at
any electioa in this state, counted in their
presence and the result publicly an
rounced by the officers holding the elec
ton, before the said officers shall leave
the polls and places of voting
Sec 30. There shall be no slavery in
this state, nor Involuntary servitude ex-
ccpt Oh punish .pent for crime. No
standing army shall he kept in time Of
peace the military shalt at all times, be
in strict subordinaton to the civil power ,
and no soldier shall be qua"tered in any
house or on any premises without the
consent of the owner, in time of peace
nor in time ofwar, except in manner
prescribed by law
Sec 81 All lands in this state are de-
clared to be allodiaL and feudal tenures
OF every description, with all their Incl
dents, are prohibited Leases and grants
Of lands for longer period than twenty
one years, hereafter made, in which shall
be reserved any rent orservice of any
kind, shall be held conveyance in fee
to the lessee.
Sec. 80 The enumeration Of rights
herein contained, is part of this consti-
tuition, but shall not be construed to deny
to the people any inherent rights which
they hane hitherto enjoyed Legislative
acts in violation of, and in conflict with,
this constitution or any part thereof are
void, and the judiciary shall so declare
them.
MINORITY REPORT.
No special privileges shall ever be
granted by the general assembly which
cannot be altered, revoked or repealed
thereby. % 1s' a"