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imposed, nor cruel punishment inflicted.

10. No person shall be held for a criminal offense, unless on indictment of the grand jury. 11. In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to defend in person or by counsel.

12. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to give evidence against himself or be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense.

13. All courts shall be open.- Justice shall be administered

without delay.

14. Treason against the State de

fined.

15. Conviction shall not work cor

ruption of blood.

16. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed. 17. Military shall be subordinate to the civil power.

18. The quartering of soldiers. 19. The people have the right to assemble peaceably to consult for the common good. 20. No person shall be imprisoned for debt, unless.

21. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.

22. All elections shall be free. 23. The writ of error shall be a writ of right in all cases of felony.

24. The right to be heard in all civil cases in a court of last resort shall not be denied.

25. Resident aliens and citizens have same right in property. 26. The enumeration of these rights shall not be construed to im

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pair other rights retained by the people.

ARTICLE II.

Distribution of Powers.

1. Legislative, executive and judicial.

ARTICLE III. Legislative.

1. Legislative authority is vested in the Senate and House of Representatives.

2. An enumeration of the inhabitants to be taken every ten years.

3. The House of Representatives shall consist of eighty-four members; the Senate of thirty members.

4. Members of the Legislature.Their term of office and pay. 5. To be eligible to the office of Senator or Representative.

6. No person holding office under the United States, etc., shall be eligible to have a seat in the Legislature.

7. When the session of the Legislature shall commence.- The majority of members of each house shall constitute a quorum.

8. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings.

9. A bill may originate in either house.

10. The enacting clause of the law. 11. Every bill and resolution should

be read at large at three different days in each house. 12. When members shall be privileged from arrest.

13. No person elected to the Legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this State. 14. The Senate and House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. 15. The Legislature shall not pass local or special law in any of the following cases.

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16. It shall not grant extra compensation, nor shall the compensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office. 17. The Legislature shall never alienate the salt springs belonging to the State.

18. State lands shall never be donated to companies, nor private individuals.

19. Appropriations for the expenses of the government shall be made.

20. What is to vacate an office. 21. Lotteries illegal.

22. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, except by appropriation.

23. Freedom of speech in debate. 24. When an act shall take effect.

ARTICLE IV.

Legislative Apportionment.

1. Until otherwise provided for by law, the senatorial and representative districts shall be as follows.

ARTICLE V.
Executive Department.

1. To consist of whom.

2. To be eligible to the office of Governor, or Lieutenant-Gov

ernor.

3. Treasurer shall be ineligible for office for two years next after two consecutive terms.

4. What shall be done with the election returns for the offices of the executive.

5. All civil officers liable to inpeachment.

6. Supreme executive power vested in the Governor. 7. Governor's message. 8. He may convene the Legislature. 9. In case of disagreement between the two houses, he may adjourn them.

10. He shall nominate all officers, etc.

11. In case of vacancy, how filled.

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12. The Governor may remove any officer, etc.

13. He shall have the power to grant reprieves and pardons. 14. He shall be commander-in-chief of the militia.

15. Every bill shall be signed by the Governor before it becomes a law.

16. Lieutenant-Governor to act as

Governor, when.

17. He shall be president of the Senate and only vote in case of tie.

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18. When the president of the Senate shall act as Governor. 19. A Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Attorney-General should form board, which shall have general supervision of all State buildings and land. 20. How certain State offices, if vacant, are to be filled. 21. All moneys received and disbursed shall be accounted for by officers of the executive department.

22. They shall report to the Governor at least ten days preceding the regular session of the Legislature.

23. The seal of State to be kept by the Secretary.

24. The salaries of State officers. 25. They shall give bonds of at least double the amount of money which comes into their hands.

26. No other executive State office shall be continued or created.

ARTICLE VI.

Judicial Department.

1. Judicial power of the State shall be vested in the Supreme, District and County Courts, and justices of the peace, etc.

2. The Supreme Court shall consist of two judges, the majority of whom will be necessary to form a quorum.

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7. To be eligible to the office of judge of the Supreme Court. 8. The reporter shall also act as Clerk of the Supreme Court, librarian, etc.

9. The District Courts, their jurisdiction.

10. The State shall be divided into six judicial districts, as follows.

11. The number of judges of District Courts, etc., may be increased.

12. Judges of District Courts may hold courts for each other.

13. Their salary. 14. No judge of the Supreme or District Court may receive other compensation or perquisites.

15. There shall be a judge of the County Court. His term of office.

16. County Courts shall be courts of record. Their jurisdiction. 17. Appeals to the District Courts and County Courts allowed in criminal cases.

18. The election of justices of the peace and police magistrates. 19. All laws relating to courts shall be general and of uniform operation.

20. All officers provided for in this article shall hold their office until their successor shall be qualified.

21. How offices are filled in case of vacancy in the Supreme and District Court.

22. The State may sue and be sued. 23. Jurisdiction of the judges of Courts of Record. 24. Style of process.

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1. A board of commissioners shall be constituted for selling and leasing lands for educational purposes.

2. All land and money bequeathed for educational purposes shall be used in accordance with the terms of such bequest. 3. Enumeration of perpetual fund for common school purposes. 4. All other grants, gifts, etc., hereafter made to this State and not otherwise provided for, shall be used for maintenance of the common schools. 5. All fines, penalties and license money shall be paid over to the counties for the use of common schools.

6. The Legislature shall provide for free instruction in common schools.

7. The income of the school fund shall be equitably distributed among the several school districts of the State.

8. Lands for educational purposes shall not be sold for less than seven dollars an acre.

9. All funds belonging to the State for educational purposes shall be deemed trust funds.

10. The general government of the University of Nebraska, how vested.

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2. What property is to be exempt from taxation.

3. The right of redemption from all sales of real estate for the nonpayment of taxes shall exist in the favor of owners. 4. The Legislature shall have no power to release any of the subdivisions of the State, nor the inhabitants from their proportionate share of taxes. 5. The limit of tax to be assessed by Congress.

6. Cities, towns, etc., shall have the power to make local improve ments by special assessments. 7. Private property not taken and held for payment of the corporate debt of municipal corporations.

8. The Legislature at its first sessions shall provide by law for the funding of all outstanding indebtedness, at a rate of interest not to exceed eight per cent per annum.

9. The order to examine and adjust all ciaims upon the treasury.

ARTICLE X. Counties.

1. New counties shall not be formed with an area of less than four hundred square miles.

2. No county shall be divided without first submitting it to the people.

3. There shall be no territory stricken from an organized county unless a majority of the voters therein petition for such division.

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