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1. Relation to the government of the United States.

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8. Rich grants and commissions, shall run in the name of the State.

ARTICLE III.

Bill of Rights.

1. All men are by nature equally free and have certain inherent rights.

2. All power vested in the people. 3. The government is instituted for the common benefit of the people.

4. Writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended.-No ex post facto law.

5. Excessive bail nor excessive fines nor cruel punishment shall be permitted, nor be put twice in jeopardy of life.

6. Security against unreasonable searches and seizures.

7. Freedom of speech and of the press.

8. In suits for libel the truth may be given in evidence.

9. Private property taken for public use shall have just compensation.

10. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. 11. No religious or political test shall be required for voting. 12. No standing armies.-Military subordinate to civil power.Quartering of soldiers houses.

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13. Right of trial by jury. 14. In criminal trials the accused shall be informed of the character of his accusation.

15. Freedom of religious thought and worship.

16. The people have the right to assemble in a peaceable man

ARTICLE IV.

Elections and Officers.

1. Those who are entitled to vote. 2. Elections by the people to be by ballot.

3. When electors are privileged from arrest.

4. Requirements for State and county officers.

5. Officers to take oath of affirmation.

6. Removal of officers for misconduct, etc.

7. When general elections shall be held.

8. The terms of office, powers, duties and compensation of public offices prescribed by law.

9. Impeachment. 10. Duelling a bar to holding office. 11. Legislature shall prescribe manner of conducting elections.

12. No citizen to be denied the right to vote when his name has not been registered.

ARTICLE V.

Division of Powers.

1. Legislative, executive and judicial departments shall be separate and distinct.

ARTICLE VI. Legislature.

1. Legislative power vested in Senate and House of Delegates. 2. The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four, and the House of sixty-five members.

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3. Senators elected for four years, Delegates two years.

4. State divided into twelve Senatorial districts.

5. Enumeration of the same. 6. For the election of Delegates. 7. Apportionment of Delegates after every census.

8. Until a new apportionment shall be declared they shall be as enumerated.

9. The same continued.

10. The arrangement of Senatorial and Delegate districts.

11. Additional territory may be admitted and become part of the State.

12. Qualifications to be a Senator or Delegate.

13. No person holding a lucrative office under the State, etc., shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature.

14. Bribery, perjury, etc., a bar to a seat in the Legislature.

15. No Senator or Delegate shall be elected to an office created during his term of office. Oath of affirmation of members. When members of the Legislature are privileged from arrest.

16. 17.

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28. Bills may originate in either house.

29. No bill shall become a law until read on three different days in each house, except.

30. No bill shall contain more than one subject.

31. In regard to amendments of a bill proposed by one house

and amended by the other.

32. Definition of the words a majority of the members, etc. 33. Pay and mileage of members. 34. Legislature to provide by law for fuel, stationery, etc. 35. The State shall never be made defendant in any court of law or equity.

36. Lotteries prohibited.

37. No law to be passed to extend the term of an office.

38. No extra compensation allowed or granted.

39. The Legislature shall not pass local or special laws in the following enumerated cases.

40. Judges to have no power to appoint to office.

41. Each house to keep a journal. 42. Bills making appropriations shall contain no other provision.

43. The Legislature shall never authorize or establish any board or court of registration of voters.

44. Vote to be viva voce in the

11. Governor may remit fines and penalties.

12. Governor Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State.

13. Security from State officers. 14. Every bill passed by the Legislature shall be presented to the Governor to be signed. 15. Bills making appropriations of money to be presented to the Governor.

16. Who to act as Governor in case of his disability.

17. In case of vacancy of State offices how filled.

18. The Governor may require information in writing from the officers of his department.

ARTICLE VIII.
Judicial Department.

1. Judicial power of State shall be

vested in a Supreme Court of