Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-02
CONSTITUTION OF '.uE STATE
or " ASjtgNG1ON,
ART. v.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
SECTION l. All political power is
inherrn, in The People. AMI all free gov
ernments are founded 90 their authors
~.
SIC. 2. The people of this State
tave The sole tight tn alter or ab .li>h
their Constitution aid form If govern
ment. whenever they deem it necessary
to their safety and happiness; prorided
s,ch change be not rrpugnanf to the
CONSTITUTE N Of the Uu.ted States.
SEC. 3. All persons are ~ ma ure
free. aud equally entitled to c,r.,in
natural rights; among which are. III sc
OF enjoy ny aud dricnc ny their lives aud
berries; Ut acquiring. possessing and
protecting pr"brrt'; and Of seeking aud
obt,iu,n. happinc $. T" secure til, ST
rights. Y,'vernm, nts are Instituted DE-.
r,ying their ju-, p we's from the con-
-en' OF tie governed.
SIC 1. All persons have natural
and inicieasable right To W. r>hip God
arcnrdin. to the dictates VI their own
cuh>c,enccs.
No lers"n shall be compelled to ut
tend erect "r support any place Of wor.
ship. against his CONSENT; and no PIE
teren t ,hall to civ, n ly law 10 any re
Iig'uus society; MR. shall any in'eritr
nee with the rights of conscience be
permitted No religious test shall b..
required as a qualification for Office; no,
shall any person BE- inco' pr'ent T." be II
witness on account of his opinions "n
matters of ieliai"n; but bathing herein
shall be cons,ru.d TO ii>i ense with oaths
or "fti nations; hut the liberty ,f con
science hereby secured sha | not be 50
construed as tn exru.e acts ut lican;inas
ness, nr practices Inconsistent with the
peace r safety Il the State.
SIC. S. No person snail he deprived
oil l,te, liberty Or property w,thut due
recess 81 law. "r lie denied the euuaI
/ projection Of the law.
SEC. q. M person. on account oI
sex, shall be disqualified to enter npn,
aud pursue any 1t the lawful bus,nes,
avoca'ion> or professions OF life.
4 SIC. 7. Every person nay frcel,
speak, w.ite and publish his op,nlons OF
all subjects. being resp ns'ble fir III.
abuse ol tina, liberty. and no law shal
be p used 10 restrain or abrid.c the lib,
er'y of speech or Of the press. In nj
: prosecutions fur libel. the tru may b,
given in evidence t. the jury. and II i
appears that the matter charged as abel
) Gus be true. and was published with 30 :,
I motives and for jl-,.fi ,hc ends, IT,
uarty accused shall he n quilted; am
the jury shall have the right to de,t,
mine the law and the iact.
SIC. :. No person shall be held /
) answer for criminal ffense wilhol
/. DUE process If law. aud M person. 10
the same "tlense shall be put twice !
jeopardy al punishment. nor again |
put upnn tr III Tor The me fFrnse aft.
hasin. cen unce acquitted by iur,
nor shall he com, ellcd. in any GRIMM,
!. cause, t. be witness a.ains. himse
All prs ms shall before c, nvic,inn.
bailabie by snflicien, sur.ti.s, except I,
= murder in the first degree and ,reaso
4 where the prot is evident ar the rr
n Sumption great: aud the riv,le.e ii n
!. writ Of habeds corpus shall not be u
), pended nnlc $ when, in case Of rehelli,
or i.va>ion. the public safety may r
:" quire. The right Ut trial BY jury
. twelve persons shall remain n.,oiste
lie all criminal causes. A Jury in eli,
v. causes. in all Courts. may consist Of le
=, than TIVE We persons, a> tnay be prrscrl
ed b, law; aud the concnrrenc al ihre
u iourlLs Of the Whale number o, the il
10 shall BIO sufhci-n tor a vrdici; pr0.i
b. ed, that the right may BE- wary, d by 4
a parties, in such n,aaner as may be .,
vid-d ny law.
- Hereafter grand jury shall cons
y oi seven persons. any i've al whnn. c
Of curing. my 6nd aa indic,nent; p,
o riiei. the Legislature may change. IL
10 nla'e, abolish IT re establish the gra
!, jay system.
~ SEc. .. Every person in the St,
es shall be- entitled to y certain remedy
h the law. FIR sh wrongs aud MUIR
which he may receive in his l~,s,
h.. character ~ properly; ju.tice shall
: administered 10 all, freely aud with.
: purchase; cnWp., tvly, aud without .
e. NAL; promptly. AMI without delay; a
lat al. Courts shall be open 10 the publ