Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-26

appropriated for or applied to any re
hgious worship, exercise or instruC
ton, or the support OF any religion
establishment. No religious qualiiica
ton shall he required Tor any publ
office or employment. nor shall an,
person be incompetent as witness, 0
juror, in consequence OF his opinion OF
matters of religion, nor be questiOne,
! i'll any court OF justice touching hi
religious belief to affect the weight o
, his testimony.
SEC. y. No law shall be passeC
granting to- any citizen, class OF citi
zens, or corporation other than munic
ipal, privileges or immunities which
upon the same terms shall not equally
belong to all citizens or corporations
SEC. Ii. The privilege OF the writ o
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless in case OF rebellion or invasion
the public safety requires it.
SEC. Ii. Excessive bail shall not bC
required, excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel punishment inflicted.
SEC. ID. No conviction shall work
corruption of blood, nor forfeiture OF
estate.
SEC. Is. Private property shall not
be taken for public use, except for
public necessity. No private proper.
ty shall be taken or damaged for pub
lie or private use, without just COM
pensation 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
municipal, unless full compensation
therefor be first made in money, or as
certained and paid into the court for
the owner irrespective of any benefit
from any improvement proposed by
such corporation, which compensation
shall be ascertaind by jury, unless a
jury be waived as in other civil cases
in courts of record, as shall be pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. II. There shall be no impris.
onment for debt, except in cases of an
Ascending debtor.
SEC Is. The military shall be in
strict subordination to the civil power
SEC. 10. Nopower OF suspending law
shall be exercised except by the legis-
lature.
SEC. 90. All elections shall be free
and equal.
SEC 81. All prisoners shall be bail
able by sufficient surities, except for
capital offense when the proof is evil
dent or the presumption great.
SEC. -. The right of trial by jury
shall remain inviolate, but the legis-
lature may provide for a jury of any
number less than twelve in courts not
of record, and for a verdict by nine or
more jurors in civil cases in any court
of record, and for the waving OF the
jury in civil cases where the consent
of the parties interested is given there
to.
SEC. %. 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 a copy therof to
testify in his own behalf, to meet the
witnesses against him face to face, to
have compulsory process to compel
the attendance of witnesses in his own
behalf, to have a speedy public trial by
an impartial jury of the county in
which the offense is alleged to have
been committed, and the right to APP
peal in all cases; and in no instance,
shall any accused person before final
judgment be compelled to advance
money or fees to secure the rights
herein guaranteed.
SEC. 81. No bill OF attainder, export
facts law, or law irnpairing the obliga-
ton OF contracts shall ever be passed.
SEC %. The right of the individual
citizen to bear arms in defense of self
or State, shall not be impaired, but
nothing in this section shall be con
strued as authorizing individuals tc
employ or maintain armed bodies o.
men.
SEC. 26. 0fl'enses heretofore required
to be prosecuted by indictment may
be presented by information, or by
Indictment, as shall be prescribed by
law.
SEC. 81. The grand jury shall con.
sist of seven men and any five Of
whom concurring may find an indict
ment No grand jury shall be drawn
or summoned in any county, except
the Superior Judges thereof shall sc
order.
SEC. %. Treason against the State
shall consist only in levying wal
against, or adhering to its enemies, OF
in giving them aid and comfort. Nc
person shall be convicted of Treason
unless on the testimony and two wit
nesses to the same avert act, or con
fession in open court.
SEC. 80. No hereditary emoluments
privileges or powers shall be granted
or conferred in this State.
SEC. 80. The provisions of this con
stitution are mandatory, unless by ex
press words they are declared to b,
otherwise.
Sec. 81. The enumeration of thi.
constitution of certain rights shall no
be construed. to deny others retained
by the people.
Laid over and ordered printed.
Propositions and motions:
Minor asked leave for the COMMITTEE,
on Revision to employ a clerk. Car
ried.
Convey presented the following peti
tions:
In favor of exempting church prop
erty from taxation, from Nj. +. Churcl
and several other churches. Referred
Dickey presented prohibition arti
Gle. Motion to suspend the rules il
order to entertain the same was lost.
The forenoon was spent in consider
alton of the article for county, cit,
and township organizations. Most o
/ the time was consumed in wranglin,
over part of Section 10, which al
lowed cities having population o
5000 Inhabitants to frame its owl
charter. After it had been amende,
many times, Mr.. Henry moved t.
strike it from the chapter, which mo
ton prevailed.
A recess was then taken till the
AFTERNOON
When, on motion, the vote oil
striking out the above was reconsid
cred, the figures increased to 20,00'
and the clause restored to the Article
which was then adopted.
The main business transacted wa
consideration OF the Executive Chap
ter, in Committee Of the Whole, will
Mr.. T. NJ Reed in the chair But lii
tie progress had been made at tn
usual hour OF adjournment.