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

tjustifiable ends, the party shall be ac.
quilted.
Sec. %. No private property shall
be taken or damaged for private use,
with or without compensation, unless
by consent of the owner, except for
private ways of necessity, or for
drains and bitches across lands Of
others for agricultural mining or san
itary purposes. in such manner as may
DO prescribed by law.
Sec. "a Private property shall not
be taken or damaged for public use
without just compensation. Such com
pensation. irrespective from any ben
eft from any improvements proposed
shall be ascertained by a board OF
commissioners, of not less than three
free-holders, in such manner as may
be prescribed by law The commits
sioners shall not be appointed by any
judge or court without reasonable no.
tice having been served upon all par
ties in interest. The commissioners
shall be selected from the regular
jury list of names prepared and made
as the Legislature shall provide.
Any party aggrieved shall have the
right of appeal without bond, and trial
by jury in a court of record. Until
the compensation shall be paid to the
owner or into court for the owner.
the property shall not be disturbed, or
the proprietary rights of the owner
divested. when possession Is taken of
property condemned for any public
use. the owner shall be entitled 10
the immediate receipt of the compen
sation awarded, without prejudice to
the right Of either party to prosecute
further proceedings for the judicial
determination OF the suficiency or in
sufficiency of such compensation. The
d fee Of lani taken by common carriers
FOR right Of way without the consent
of the owner shall remain in sucl
owner, subject cnly to the use fol
which it 10 taken. In all cases OF con
q demnation OF private property fol
public or private use. the determi
nation of the character of the us,
shall be ajudicial question.
Sec. %. The Legislature shall pass
laws defining contempts and regulat
; ing the proceedings and punishment
in matters of contempt; Provided
That any person accused OF violating
or dsobeying any order of injunction
or restraint, made or rendered by an!
. court or judge OF the state shall, be
+ fore penalty or punishment Is imposed
T be entitled to q trial by jury as u
q the guilt or innocence of the &C
G cused. In no case shall penalty o
punishment be imposed for contempt
I until an opportunity to be heard i
given.
Sec. 26. The right OF citizen I,
/, keep and bear arms in defense of hi
= home, person or property, or in aid o
II the civil power, when thereunto IL
gally summoned, shall never be prt
hibited; but nothing herein containe,
= shall prevent the Legislature iron
regulating the carrying OF weapons
-, Sec. 27. Any person having know
-, edge or possession OF facts that ten
=, to establish the guilt of any othe
!, person or corporation, charged witt
, an offense against the laws OF tn
state, shall not be excused from givini
d, testimony or producing evidence
= when legally called upon so to do, oi
= the ground that 1t may tend to incrim
mate him under the laws Of the State
but no person shall be prosecuted o
, subjected to any penalty or forfeit
. ure for or on account of any transac
tion, matter or thing concerning
which he may so testify or produc,
evidence.
Sec. 2s. The records, hooks ant
files of all corporations shall be, a
> full visitorial and inquisitorial power
of the State, Notwithstanding the i'm
munities and privileges of this bill u
Rights. secured to the persons, inhab
itants and citizens thereof
Sec. %. No person shall be trans
ported oLt OF the State for any of
fense committed within the State, no
shall any person be transported on