Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-25
PREAMBLE.

We, the people of Montana, grateful to
Almighty God for the blessings of liberty,
in order to secure the advantages of a
State government, do, in accordance with
the provisions of the enabling act of Con-
gress, approved the twenty-second of
February, A. ID. 1859, ordain and establish
this constitution.
ARTICLE !.
SECTION 1. The boundaries of the
State of Montan shall be a. follows, to-
wit: Beginning at a point formed BY the
intersection of the twenty-seventh degree
of longitude west from Washington with
the forthwith degree of north latitude,
thence due west on the forty nth degree
of latitude to a point formed by its inter
section with the thiTty-fourth degree OF
longitude west from Washington, thence
due south along the thirty-fourth degree
of longitude, to a point formed by It's inter
section with the crest of the Rocky
Mountains. thence following the crest of
the Rocky Mountains northward to its
intersection with the Bitter Root Noun
tains; thence northward along the crest
of the Bitter Root Mountains, to its
intersection with the thirty-ninth degree
of longitude west from Washington;
thence along the thirty ninth degree of
longitude northward to the boundary line
of the British Possessions; thence cast
ward along that boundary line to the
twenty-seventh degree of longitude west
from Washington; hence southwark
along the tweEty-seventh degree of lcngi-
tude to the place of beginning.
ARTICLE ii.
MILITARY RESERVATIONS
SECTIONS L. Authority is hereby granted
to and acknowledged in, the United States
to exercise exclusive legislation As pro-
vided BY the Constitution of the United
States, over the military reservations of
Fort A~ssinaboine, Fort Custer, Fort
keogh, Fort Maginnis, Fort Missoula and
Fort Shaw, as now established by law, so
long as said places remain military rescr-
~vations, to the same extent and with the
same effect as IL said reservations had been
purchased by the United States BY consent
of the Legislative Assembly of the State
of Montana; and the Legislative Assembly
is authorized and directed to enact any
law necessary or proper to give
effect to this article. Pro
zideL, That there be and is hereby
reserved to the State the right to serve all
legal process of the State both civil and
criminal nPon persons and property found
within any of said reservations in all cases
where the United States has not exclusive
jurisdiction
ARTICLE III.
A DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF nj
PEOPLE OF THE A oF MONTANA.
SECTION 1. All political power is
vested in and derived from the people; all
government of right originates with the
people; is foupded upon their will only
and is instituted y for the good ofthe
whole.
SEC J. The e of the State have
the sole and eyNe right of governing
themselves, a. a free, sovereign and indie
pendent State, and to alter and abolish
their constitution and form of government
whenever they NAV deem it necessary to
their safety and happiness, provided such
change be not TO the Constitu-
ton OF the United States.
z ;. All persons are born equally
free, and have certain natural, essential
and in~alienable rights, among which NAV
be reckOned the right of enjoying and de
Tending their lives and liberties, of acquir-
ing, possessing and protecting property,
and Of seeking and obtsining their safety
and happiness in all lawful ways.
SEC. a. The free exercise and enjoy
ment of religious profession and worship,
without discrimination, shall forever here
after be guaranteed and no person shall
y ACAACo ally NANh VI HbAAlllal Il2uA y
privilege on account of his opinions con-
corning religion, but the liberty of consci-
ence hereby secured shall not b construed
10 dispense with oaihs or afiirmations, ex-
cuse acts of Righteousness, by bigamous
or poligamous marriage, or otherwise, or
justify practices inconsistent with the good
order, peace OF safety of the State, or
opposed to the civil authority thereof, OF
of the United States. No person shall be
required to attend any place of worship OF
support any ministry, religious sect or de-
nomination, against his consent; nor shall
any preference be given by law to any
religious denomination or mode of wor-
ship.
SEC. All elections shall be free and
open, and no power, civil or military,
shall at any time interfere TO prevent the
free exercise of the right of suffrage.
SEC B. Courts of justice shall be open
TO every person, and a speedy remedy
afforded for every injury of person, prop
erty or character and that right and
justice shall be administered without ale,
denial or delay.
SEC T. The people shall be secure in
their persons, papers, homes and effects,
from unreasonable searches and seizures,
and no warrant to search any place or
seize any person or thing, shall issue
without describing the place TO be searched,
or h person or thing to be seized, nor
without probable cause, supported by oath
or affirmation, reduced TO writing.
SEC. s. Criminal offenscs, of which
Justices courts and municipal and other
courts, inferior to the district courts,
have jurisdiction, shall, in all courts
inferior to the district court be prosecuted
by complaint. All criminal actions in the
district court, except those on appeal, shall
be prosecuted by information, after exami-
nation and commitment by a magistrate,
OF after leave granted BY the court, or
shall be prosecuted by Indictment without
such examination or commitment, or
without such leave of the court. A grand
Jury shall consist of seven persons, of
whom five must concur 10 find an indict-
.mcnt.
A grand jury shall only be draNn and
summoned when the District Judge shall
in his discretion consider il necessary, and
shall 50 order.
SIC. 9. Treason against the State
shall consist only in Ievying war against il
or in adhering to its enemies, giving them
aid and comfort; no person shall be con-
victed of treason except on the testimony
of two witnesses To the same overt act, or
upon his confession in open court; no
person hall be attainted of treason or
felony By The Legislative Assembly; no
conviction shall work corruption of blood
or forfeiture of estate; the estates of per
sons who may destroy their own lives
shall descend or vest as in cases of natural
death
SEC. 10. No law shall be passed i'm.
pairing the freedom of speech; every per.
son shall be free to speak, write or pub.
Iish whatever he will pm any subject, be
ing responsible for all abuse of that liberty
and that in all suits and prosecutions for
libel, the truth thereof may be given ir
evidence, and the jury, under the direc
ton of the Court, shall determine the Law