, 1889-08-29
OUR CONSTITUTION.
Preamble and Declaration OF Rights.

Washington, grateful to the Su
8 preme kuler OF the universe for ou
liberties; do ordain this constitution
} ARTICLE
( SECTION l. All political power j
inherent in the people, and govern
ments derive their just powers from
; the consent of the governed, and ar
established to project and maintain
invidual right.
SEC. 2. The constitution OF tn
United States is the supreme law o
the land.
SEC. 3. No person shall be deprived
of life, liberty, or property withou
due process of law.
SEC l. The right of petition ant
of the people peaoeably to assemble
for the common good shall nevor b'
abridged.
Sec. 5. Every person may freely
speak, wIite and publish on all sub
iocts, being responsible for the abuse
of that right.
Sec. 6. The mode of administer,
ing aa oath, or affirmation, shall be
as such may be most consistent with
and binding upon the conscience OF
the person to whom such oath, or az
tirmation, may be administered.
SEC Z, No per son shall be dis
turbed in his private affairs, or his
j, home invaded, without authority OF
! law.
Sec. 8. No law granting irrevoca-
bly, any privilege, franchise or i'm
munity shall be passed by the legis-
lature.
Sic. 9. No person shall be COM
PEELED in any criminal case to give
evidence against himself. or be twice
put in jeopardy for the same offense.
SEC. 10. Justice in all cases shall
be administered openly, and without
unnecessary delay
Sec. IL. Absolute freedom of con-
science in all matters of religious sen
timent, belief, and worship, shall be
guaranteed to every individual, and
no one shall be mulested or disturb
ed in person, or property, on account
of religion, but the liberty of con-
science hereby secured. shall not be
80 construed as to excuse acts of Ii
consciousness, or justify practices in
consistent with the peace and safety
of the state. No public money or
property shall be appropriated for or
applied to any religious wor hip. ex-
ercise or instruction, or the support
of any religious establishment. No
religious qualification shall bo re-
quired for any public effice or en-
ployment. nor shall any person be
incompetent as witness, or a juror,
in consequence of his opinion on
matters of religion, nor be question
ed in any court OF justice touching
his religious belief to affect the
weight of his testimony.
SEC IL. No law rhall be passed
granting to any citizen, class of citi-
zeHs, or corporation other than mu-
nicipal. privileges of immunities
which upon the same terms shall Aot
equally belong to all citizens, or
corporations.
Sec. Ii. The privilege of the writ
of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended, unless in case of rebellion or
invasion the public safety requires
it.
SEC IA Excessive bail not be re-
quired, excessive fines imposed,
nsr cruel punishment inflicted.
SEC. 15, No conviction shall work
corruption of blood, nor forfeiture of
estate.
Sec. 16 Private property shall
not be taken for private use, except
for private ways of necessity, and
for drains, fumes or bitches on or
across the lands of others for agri-
cultural, domestic or sanitary pur-
poses. No private property shall be
taken or damaged for private or pub
lie 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 corporation other than NUM-
cipal, uatil full compensation there
fore be first made in money, or ascer-
tanned and paid into court for the
owner, irrespective of any improve
ment proposed by such corporation,
which compensation shall be ascer,
tanned by jury, unless a jury be
waived as in other civil eases in
courts of record, in. the manner pre-
scribed by law. Whenever an at
tempt is made to take private proper
ty for a use alleged to be public, the
question whether the contemplated
use be really public shall be judi
cial question, and determined as
such without regard to any legisla
tive assertion that the use is public.
Fort waIia walIa Condemned.