The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-22


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Sec. AZ. No member OF congress
from this State, or person holding
Office Of trust or profit under the flaws
Of any other state or Of the United
States. shall be eligible to any Office
of trust or profit under the laws Of
this State.
Sec. l3. Imprisonment Tor debt is
prohibited, except for the non-pay-
ment Of fines and penalties imposed
for the violation of law.
Sec. a. The military shall be held
In strict suborliuation to the civil au-
thorities NJ soldier shall be quarter
ed in any house in time Of peace
, Thou the consent Of the owner, nor
in time uf war. except in a manner
to be prescribed by law.
Sec. Is. No bill Of attainder. ex post
facto law. nor any law impairing the
obligation Of contracts, shall ever be
passed. No conviction shall work a
corruption Of blood or forfeiture q
estate. Provided. that this provision
shall not prohibit the imposition Of
pecuniary penalties.
Sec. l6 Treason against the state
shall consist only in levying war
against 1t or in adhering to its enc
mics. giving them aid and comfort.
No person shall be convicted Of treas
on. unless on the testimony Of two
witnesses TO the same overt act, "
on confession in open court.
Sec. II. No person shall be prose
cuted criminally in courts e. record
for felony or misdemeanor otherwise
than by presentment or indictment OF
by information. No person shall
be prosecuted for felony
by information without having had
d a preliminary examination before ar
examining magistrate. or having waiv
ed such preliminary examination
Prosecutions may be instituted in
d courts not Of record upon a duly yer
flied complaint.
Sec is. a gran Jury shall be com
posed of twelve men, any zine o'
! whom conrurfing may find an indict
ment or true bill 4 grand jury shall
be convened upon the order of o
judge Of a couri having the power tC
try and determine telonies. upon hi'
' own motion. or such grand jury shall
be ordered by such judge upon th'
I filing of II petition therfor. signed b!
one hundred resident taxpayers o
the county; when so assembled sucl
grand jury shall have power to in
j vestigate and return indictments 70
i all character and grades of crime, AM
J. such other powers a. the Legislator,
may prescribe. Provided, That th'
t Legislator, may make the calling o
J. q grand jury compulsory.
Se1 10 The right of trial by jur,
: shall be aui remain inviolate and jur,
! for the trial of civil and crimlna
y county court, shall consist of twelv
= men; but in county courts and court
not of record, jury shall consist o
six men. This section shall not b.
: construed rs to prevent limitation
being fixed by law upon the right o
= appeal from judgments OF courts no
of record in civil cases concernini
causes Of action involving less thai
twenty dollars. In civil cases. and il
criminal cases less than felonies
p three-fourths of the whole number O
jurors concuTing shall have power Il
render n verdict. In all other case
the entire number of jurors must con
cur to render a verdict. In case II Ner
I dict is rendered by less than the whole
be in writing and signed by each juro
concurring thorin
=, Sec. 90. In all criminal prosecution
the accused shall have the right to
speedy and public trial by an Impair
tial jury of the county in which thu
crime shall have been committed
Provided, That the venue may b'
changed to some other county or th'
state on the application of the &C
cused. in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by law He shall be informed
70 of the nature and cause OF the accu
. sation against him and have a com
thereof, and be confronted with tn,
witnesses against him, and have com
! pulsory process for obtaining wit
. nesses in his behalf. He shall hav'
the right to be heard by himself an,
his counsel, and in capital cases, a
least two days before the case 4
Q called for trial. he shall be furnish