Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-18
BILLS OF RIGHTS.

BILLS OF RIGHTS.
Chairman Owen, of Kingsbury, re-
ported for the constitution the work
completed by the committee on bill of
| rights.
Section declares the general rights
OF man and the purposes Of government.
| Section declares that no person shall
be deprived of life. liberty or property
without due process of law.
Section declares the religious rights
| OF the citizen, and that no money or
property of the state shall be appropri-
ated for the benefit of any sectarlan or
| religious society or institute.
Section declares the right of petit
ton.
Section declares the freedom of
speech. "lu all trials for libel, civil and
criminal, the truth, when published with
good motives and for justl6able ends,
shall be a sufficient defense.''
Section declares the right Of trial by
| jury. The decision of civil cases by
three.fourths OF the jury in any court"
may be provided for.
Section declares the right OF speedy
trial by an impartial jury.
Section s declares the right to bail and
privilege of habeus corpus.
Section 9. mo person shall be COM
PEELED IN any criminal case to testify
against himself, or be twice put in
jeopardy for the same offense."
| Section 10 provides for presentment
or indictment. PROVIDED that the
grand lu.y may be modified or abolish
ed by law"
Section II declares the right of i'm
munlty against unreasonable search or
seizure, and also declares the require
ments of warrants.
Section II. mo expost facto law, or
law impalring the obligation of con-
tracts, or making any irrevocable grant
of privilege. iranchise or immunity,
shall be passed.
Section IL. Private property shall
not be taken for pubic use without
compensation. THE fee of land taken
for railroad tracks or other highways
shall remain in such owners, subject to
the use for which taken"
Section 13. mo distinction shall be
made between resident aliens and c1ti.
zens, III reference to the possession, en-.
joyment or descent of property"
Section IA. No person shall be i'm
prisoned for debt.
Section 15 The military shall be
in strict suhordination to the civil
power"
Section 16. "No tax or duly shall be
imposed without the consent of the peo
pie or their representative in the leglsla.
ture, and all taxation shall be equal
and uniform"
Section II prohibits class legislation
Section Is prohibits for freedom OF
elections. and for taking vote of soldiers
in time of war.
Section 10. Cali shall be open, and
every man for an injury done him in his
property, person or reputation shall
havei remedy by due course of law,
and right and justice administered with
out denial or delay"
Section 20 prohibits suspension of law
without legislative authority.
Section q prohibits attainder of trea.
son or felony.
Section % prohibits excessive bail and
fines.
Section 23 "The right of citizens tc
bear arms in defense of themselves and
the state shall not be denied"
Section "a defines treason and declares
the method of conviction therefor.
Section 25. The state of Dakota il
an inseparable part of the American
union, and the constitution OF the
United States is the supreme law Of the
land"
Section 26 "The blessings of a free
government can only be maintained b.
q firm adherence to justice. moderation
temperance, frugallty and virtue. and
by frequent recurrence to fundamental
principles"
| CORPORATIONS.
| Chairman Ward, of Hughes, of the
committee ON corporations other thar
banking and municipal, made q report
i Section provides for the creation o
corporations by general laws.
| Section provides that no existing
charter shall be valid under which bust
ness is not conducted.
| Section 4. "The exercise of the righ,
of eminent domain shall never bt
abridged or 80 construed as to preven,
the legislature from taking the property
and franchises OF Incorporated com
panies and subiecting them to publ,
use. the same aa property OF individuals
and the exercise of the police power o.
the state shall never be abridged or 6
Il lconstrued as to permit corporations Il