Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-28

| PISsull VI lIdllu.
SEC. IS The right of any person t
keep or bear arms in defense of his ow
home, person and property, or in aid of til
civil power when thereto legally sun
1noned shall not be called in question, b1
nothing herein contained shall be held t
permit the carrying Of concealed weapons
Sec. IA. Private property shall not b
taken or damaged for public use withor
just compensation having been first mad
to or paid into court for the owner.
SEC. IS. The use of all water no,
appropriated, or that may hereafter b
appropriated for sale, rental, Distribute
or other beneficial use, and the right O
way over the lands of others for all bitches
drains, hunes canals, and acqneducts
necessarily used in connection Herewith
as we'll as the sites for reservoirs necessar,
for collecting and storing the same, shall
be held to be a public use. Private road
may be opened in the manner to be pre-
scribed by law, but in every case the neces
sity of the road and the amount of all dam
age to be sustained by the opening thereof
shall be first determined by 81 jury, ane
such amount together with the expenses
of the proceeding shall be paid by the
person to benefited,
Sec. 16. In all criminal prosecution.
the accused shall have the right to appear
and defend in person and by couhsel te
demand the nature and cause of the accu
sation; to meet the witnesses against him
face to face; to have process to compe
the attendance of witnesses in his behalf
and speedy public trial BY an impartia
jury OF the county or district in which the
offense is alleged to have been committed
subject to the right Of the State to have {
change of venue for any Of the causes fol
which the defendant may obtain the same
SEC II. No person shall be imprisoned
for the purpose of securing his testimony
in any criminal proceeding longer thar
may be necessary in order to take his
deposition. If he can give security fol
his appearance at the time of trial he shall
be discharged upon giving the same; if he
cannot give security his deposition shall
be taken in the manner prescribed by law,
and in the presence Of the accused and his
shall fail to attend the examination after
reasonable notice of the time and place
thereof. Any deposition authorized by
this section may be received as evidence
on the trial, if the witness shall be dead OF
absent from the State.
Sec. is. No person shall be compelled
to testify against himself, in criminal
proceeding, nor shall any person be twice
put in jeopardy for the same offense.
Sec. 19. All persons shall be bailable
by sufficient sureties, except for capital Of
fenses when the proof is evident or, the
great
Sec. 20. Excessive bail shall not be re-
quired, or excessive fines imposed, or cruel
and unusual punishments inflicted.
SEC. 21, The privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus shall never be suspended,
unless, in case of rebellion, or invasion,
the public safety require it, a
SEC. 22. The military shall always be
in strict subordination to the civil power;
no soldier shall, in time of peace, be
quartered in any house without the con-
sent of the owner, nor in time of war, ex-
cept in the manner prescribed by law
Sec. 20. The rightof trial BY jury shall
be secured to all, and remain inviolate, but
in all civil cases and in all criminal cases
not amounting to felony, upon default of
appearance OF by consent of the parties
in such manner as the law may
trial by jury may be waived,
Or trial had by any less number Of jurors
than the number provided by law. A
jury in a Justices court both in civil cases
and in cases of criminal ,nisdemanor shall
consist of not more than six persons. In
Ill civil actions and in all criminal cases
not amounting to felony, two-thirds in
aunber of the jury may render verdict,
and such verdict so rendered shall have
he same force and effect as If all of such
ury concurred therein, -.e =
SEC. "a. Laws for the punishment of
crime shall be founded on the principles
If reformation and prevention, but this
hall not affect the power of the Legisla
i've Assembly to provide for Furnishing. Of
enses by death.
Sec. rs. Aliens and denizens shall
lave the same right as citizens to acquire,
possess, enjoy, convey, transmit
nd inherit mines and mining property,
nd milling, reduction, concentrating and
ther works, and real property necessary
OF or connected with the business of
mining and treating ores and minerals;
o1oDiae1, That nothing herein contained
hall be construed to infringe upon the
uthority of the United States to provide |
or the sale or disposition of its mineral |
nd other public lands.
Sec. 26. The people shall have the
lght peaceably to assemble for the com
ION good, and to apply 10 those invested
18th the powers of government for re-
ress of grievances by petition or remon-
rance.
Sec. ~. No person shall be deprived
life, liberty or property without due
rocess of law.
SEC. 2S. There shall never be in this
tate either slavery or involuntary servi-
lde, except as punishment for crime,
hereof the party shall have been duly
SEC. 20. The provisions of this Consti-
,tion are mandatory and prohibitory, un-
ss by express words they are declared to
e otherwise.
Sec 90 The enumeration in this con-
tuition Of certain rights, shall not be con
rued to deny, impair, or disparage others
stained by the people.
SEC. 31. No armed person or persons,
+ armed body of men shall be brought in
/, this State for the preservation of the
eace or the suppression of domestic VIC
nee, except upon the application of the
egislatiye Assembly or of the Governor
hen the Legislative Assembly cannot be
,nvened.
AK RIICLE Nv.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
The powers of the government OF this
ate are divided into three distinct de-
The legislative, executive and
dicial, and no person or collection OF
srsons charged with the exercise of
3wers properly belonging to ore Of these
apartments shall exercise any powers
roperly belonging to either OF the others,
,cept as in this Constitution expressly
rected or permitted, /
ARTICLE V.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1. The legislative power shall
q vested In senate and house OF repre-
sntatives, which shall be designated ",Ihe {
legislative Assembly Of the State OF
Sro' 2, Senators shall be elected Tor
,e etc tern, Of four years, and representatives.
,r the term of two years, except as otf'er-