, 1889-08-01
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
The Committee on Prexrnbie and Bill
of Rights Reports.

Mr.. Warner submitted the report ol
the committee on preamble and bill OF
rights, recommending the following
which was laid over and printed
Preamble: We, the people OF the
State OF Washington, to preserve olu
rights, do order this constitution:
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION 1. All political power apides
with the people, and governments de.
rive their Just powers from the consent
| of the governed, and are established to
protect and maintain individual rights.
SEC. .. The constitution of the United
States is the supreme law of tho land;
SIC. 3. No person shall be deprived of
life, liberty or property without due pro-
cess of law.
Src. T.. The right of petition and Of
the people to pcacably assemble for the
common good shall never be abridged.
SEc. 3. Every person may freely
speak, write and publish on all subjects,
being responsible for the abuse OF that
right.
SEc. The mode of administering an
oath or affirming shall be such as may
be most consistent with and binding
upon tho conscience of the person tn
whom such oath or affirmation may be
administered.
SEc. Z. No person shall be disturbed
in his private affairs, or his home in
Ndutu, Wlt1lout iutHOTllN VI lhW'
SEC. :. No law granting irreVocably
any privilege, franchise or immunity
shall be passed by the legislature.
SEC. o. No person shall be compelled
in any criminal case to give evidence
against himself or be twice put in jeop.
ardy for the same oticnse.
SEc. 10. Justice in all cases shall be
administered openly, and without un-
necessary delay.
SEC. II. Absolute freedom of CON
science in all matters of religious senti.
ment, belief and worship shall be granted
to every individual. and no one shall be
molested or disturbed in person, orprop-
erty on account of religion, but
the liberty of conscience hereby secured
shall not be so construed as to excuse
acts of RIGHTEOUSNESS or justify practices
inconsistent with the peace and safety
of the state. No public money or prop
erty shall he appropriated for or applied
Ia any religious worship, exercise or IN
struction or the support. of any religious
establishment No religious qualitica-
ton shall be required for any public
office, or employment, nor shall any
person be incompetent as IA witness or
juror in consequence of his opinion on
matters of religion, nor be questioned in
any court of justice touching his relig-
ious belief to affect the weight OF his tes-
timony.
SEc. H. No laws shall be passed grant
ing to any citizen, or class of citizens, or
corporations, other than municipal,
privileges or immunities which, upon
the same terms, shall not equally belong
to all citizens or corporations.
SEC. Is. The privilege of the writ OF
habeas corpus shall not be suspended,
unless in case of rebellion, invasion, or
when the public safety requires it.
SIC. IL. Excessive bull shall not he re-
quired, excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel punishment inflicted.
SEC. 10. No conviction shall work
corruption of blood or forfeiture OF es-
tate.
SEC. is. Private property shall not be
taken for private Use except for private
ways of necessity. No private property
shall be taken or damaged for public or
private use without just compensation
having been first made or paid into
court, for the owner and no right OF way
shall be appropriated to the use of any
or other municipal use until
full compensation therefor be first made
in money or ascertained and paid into
the court for the owner, irrespective of
any improvement proposed by such
which compensation shall
be asccrtained by IA jury, unless IL jury
be waived as in other civil cases in
courts of record, as shall be prescribed
by law.
SEC. II. There shall be no impris-
onment for debt except in cases of abb
sconding debtors.
SEc. is. The military shall be in
strict subordination to the civil power.
SEC. 10.-N.o power of suspending
shall be exercised except by the legisla-
SEC. 20. All elections shall be free and
equal.
SIC. 81. All prisoners shall be bail
able by sufficient sureties, except for
capital offences, when the proof is evil
dent or the presumption great.
SIC. %. The right Of trial by jury
shall remain inviolate, but the
iegsstafrs rS of sny number esI I0yhaG than twcSe
of nine jurors In civil cases shall be the
verdict of the jury, provided that the
Jury in civil cases may be waived by the
consent of the parties interested.
SEC. 23. In criminal prosecutions
the accused shall have the right to APP
pear and defend in person, TO demand
the nature and cause of the accusation
against him, to have copy thereof, to
testify in his own behalf, to meet the
witnesses against him face to face, to
have compulsory process TO compel
his own behalf to have
speedy trial by an impartial jury of
tfle county III WHICH tiit oicilNt 10 uiitStu
to have been committed, and the right
to appeal all cases and in no instance
shall any accused person, before. final
Judgment, be compelled To advance
money to secure the rights herein guar
anteed.
SEC. "a, No bill of attainder, ex post
facto law or law imparing the obligation
of contracts shall ever be passed.
SEC. %. The right of the individual
citizen to bear arms in defence of self or
state shall not be impaired, but nothing
in this section shall be construed as
individuals or corporations
TO organize and maintain or employ an
armed body of men.
SIC. 26. Offences heretofore required
to be prosecuted by indictment may be
prosecuted by information or by indict-
inent as shall be prescribed by law.
SEc. 81. The grand jury shall consist
of seven men, any five of whom concur
ring may find an indictment. No grand
Jury shall be drawn or summoned in
any county except the superior judge
thereof shall so order.
SEC. %. Treason against the state
shall consist only in lcvying war against
or adhering to its enemies, or in giving
them aid and comfort. No person shall
testimony of two witnesses to the same
overt act, or confession I'm open court.
SEc. 90. No hereditary emoluments,
privileges or powers shall be granted or
conferred in this state.
SIC. 30. The provisions of this consti-
tuition are mandatory unless by express
words, they are declared TO he other
wise.