Show THE ION PREAMBLE we na the tha people ot of utah grateful to almighty god for oar freedom in or der berto to secure its blis blessings sings insure do mastic tranquility nod and totsa form a more perfect government do ID establish this constitution 1 I BILL or OF MOMS sze SEC 1 all men bra are of equal and inalienable natural righta right fi emong amerig which are life liberty and the pursuit of b ap SEC 2 all free roe governments Rove romenta are founded on the authority of the peo pleana instituted for their equal pro lection and benefit etc 3 there shall isbell be no union of church and state nor shall any church dominate the state SEC A 4 the right to worship god according cc to the dictates of contel nee nce shall never be infringed not nor shall the state make any law respect ing an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof j nor shall any control of or inference with the rights of conscience be permitted no religious test or proper ty qualification shall be required for any office of public trust nor for any vote at any election nor shall any person be ba incompetent to testify on account of religious belief or the tha ab bence the thereof leof SEO SEC 6 5 the jhb right of trial by jury shall remain for ever inviolate but the legislature may provide that in civil actions five sixths sixtus of a jury may render a verdict and that in inferior courts a number less than twelve may constitute a jury SEC 6 the ledge of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspend ed ad unless when in cases of rebellion re a ilion or invasion the public may require its suspension sion SEO SEC Busyn 7 E excessive i bail shall not be required nor excessive lines fines imposed nor shall cruel or unusual punishments be inflicted nor shall witness es as be unreasonably detained nor con fined in any room where criminals are actually imprisoned imprisoned SEO SEC 8 AI all persons ns shall be by cion L as unless for cap i tal offense offe nae when the proof is evident or er the presumption great size sea 9 no person shall be hold held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on d a present mentor mant or indictment of a grand jury jory except in cases arising in the land and and naval forces or in the tha militia when in actual service in time ol of war or public danger nor shall any parson for the same offence be ba twice put in jeopardy nor bo be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself nor be deprived of life lib jib erty arty or property proper property tf without due process of law nor aba shall I 1 private property be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation SEC 10 in all criminal prose aca cu lions the accused shall have the S r right ight to a speedy and public trial by an ina im partial jury of the state and district wherein n the crime shall have boon been committed which district shall have been previous ly ascer ascertained lai by law to be informed of the nature and cause canao of the accusation to be confronted with tha witnesses against him to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his hia favor and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense size SEO 11 the state shall pass no law abridging t the be freedom ol of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for the re dress rose of grievances the military shall be sub ordinate dinato or to the civil power SEC 13 no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in ilk any lease house without the consent of the owner nor nol in time of war except in the manner prescribed by law and no stan standing aing i army shall be maintained by this state in time tima of peace i sap sze it 11 shall be apportioned according to population hie 15 thor thare shall be ba no im for debt except in cases of fraud SEC 16 no bill of attainder ili a derez post facto law or law impairing ilia obligation of contracts shall be ba based sic 17 all laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation SEO SEC 18 r foreigners who may BIRY hereafter become residents of this state shall have bavo the same flame rights in respect to the posses sion ilion an enjoyment joy ment transmission and in na len hwi tanca 0 ol 01 property as aa native born aborn citizens SEO 19 the right of the tha people to bo be secure in their persons house bous apa espa pors para and unreasonable searches and seizures shall not bo be violated and no warrant shall issue but on oil probable cease cause supported by oath or affirmation do da scribing the tu fu ba ba the person or things to be seized SEC au 20 treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against it adhering to its enemies or giving them aid and comfort and no person sh ahal IJ be convicted of tr trea a son ion unless in n ia 6 testimony of two witnesses 1 ti aie 19 1 9 same iama overt act or on confession ln in ran open court sze the right of citi catiz zus na to keep and bear arms for de fole shall not bo be questioned SIZ sic 22 the tha blessings of free fran gov go eminent can only bo be maintained by a firm adherence adhe rance to justice moderation tempa item renco ence frugality and virtue and arence rr by frequent quent recurrence to tal principles I 1 SEC 23 this encimer tion of rights shall not be construed coos trued to impair or deny others retained retain ml by the be 1 eople AItT CLE 1 II 11 I RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE SUlT nAOE SEC 1 every male citizen 0 of the U united cited states not laboring under the disabilities named in the constitution of 0 the ot of twenty one ona years and over who shall have resided in the irate BIX six months and in the county ind and voting precinct thirty days daya next preceding any election shall be entitled to vote tote for all officers that now aro are or hereafter elected by the people and upon all questions submitted to the election provided that no person who has been or may insy be convicted con of treason or felony in any state or I 1 territory er ot of the united states or in any district over which the united states has jurisdiction unless restored to civil rights shall bo be entitled entitle a to the privileges privilege ot of an elector SEC HEC during the day clay on which any general election rhall hall be held bold no elector shall lie be obliged to perform military duty except in timo tibia of war or public danger SEC 3 all elections by the people shall be by secret ballot ballet SF seu I 4 provisions shall be made by law for or the resignation of 0 the names of the elector el ectore within ties and voting precincts of 0 which they may be ba residents and for the ascertainment by proper P proofs roofs of the persons who shall be an entitled to the right of suffrage ARTICLE III distribution or OP TOWERS rowers SEC 1 the powers of the government of tho the state of utah shall be divided into three separate departments the legislative the executive and the judicial and 12 neither either of said departments apartments shall exercise any functions appertaining to either of the others except in the cases herein expressly directed or perm permitted bitted ARTICLE IV legislative department SEC sac 1 the legislative logis lativa authority of this state shall be vested in a legisla lo gisla tare lure which ahall consist of a senate and house of representatives and the sessions thereof sheroo shall be held beld at the seat of government site sac 2 the sessions odthe le legisla gisle lure shall be biennial and except at the first session thereof shall corn com meace on the abo second monday in january next ansu ensuing ing 0 the o e lection election of members of the be bouse of f r representatives unless anle es the governor go vernor small shall con vene vena the legislature by proclamation SEC 3 the members of the house bouse of representatives shall except at the first election be chosen biennially by the qualified led electors of their respective districts at tho the general beneral en eral election and their term of office shall bo be two years a rs irom from ana including the me arac K monday da y in december next succeeding their election seq 4 the senators shall be chosen by the qualified all 1 fled electors of their respective sistr districts acts at ab the same time and places as the members member ot of the house bousa of 0 representatives and their term of office shall be four years from and including the first monday in december next succeeding their else eleo tion except as oth otherwise erwi a a provided ovi id e d in in i section 10 of article of t this his constitution SEO sea 6 5 the first legislature shall consist of twelve senators avil and twenty four representatives the number bomber or 0 senators and representatives may inay bs be increased but the senators shall never exceed thirty in number and the number of re representatives ie lem natives shall never be loss than tw twice 1 C that of the senators the aba apportionment and increase of t th ho members of both houses shall be as prescribed by law SEC 6 no person shall be a senator who shall no t have attained the age of twenty live five years nor shall any person be a senator dr or representative who shall not be ba a citizen of the united states and who except at the first election shall not nob have been two years a resident of this state and dad for six six months next preceding his bis eleo tion lion a resident of the district in which be is elected no person holding any slate late office except officers of the state otate amicitia militia commissioners commissio neis of deeds and notaries not aries public and no ile executive or judicial officer shall have a seat in the legislature SEC 7 the members of the legis legia lature before entering upon apon their official duties tako take an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the united states and of this state and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices SEC 8 E each sell house shall judge of the qualifications elections and to re turns of its own member punish them for disorderly conduct and with the concurrence of two thu dogot its whole number expel a member sic 9 no member of theologis tha the Legis Logis lature latara shall during the term for which be shall have keen elected be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state which shall have been created or the emoluments 0 of f which shall have hava been becu increased dur jog in g such term except such office as 89 way may be ba tilled filled by election by the people sec 10 members of the legislature in alt all cases basea suspect treason fel any or breach of tt ue a peace shall be privileged from arrest during the session of the legislature and for fifteen days next before the corn cona and after the termination tion thereof ind and for any speech or do de bate in either house honsa they shall not be questioned in any other place sic SEC 11 when a vacancy occurs in either house the governor shall order an election to fill such auch va vacancy dancY SEC 12 A majority of all the mem main bars ban elected to each house shall con sti statute tute 4 a quorum to transact busi nesa mess but a smaller number may ad bouru frow from day to day and compel the be attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penal ties tien as ag each house bouse may many prescribe SEO SEC 13 each house shall establish its own rules keep a journal our I 1 of its bowar proceedings and pa publish ish them except such parts as require secrecy and the yeas and nays mays of the mem main bers of either bouse buse on any question shall at the desire of any three mom bers bars present be entered on the jour nal mill SEC 14 the door of each house shall be kept open during durigg its session except the senate renate while sitting bitting iu ex es session and neither house shall without the 0 consent ot of the other adjourn for m moro ore than three days nor to any other place than that in which it may be bold holding ilig session seB sion SEC 15 the enacting clause of every law jaw shall be as follows be ba it enacted by the legislature of the state of utah SEC bec 16 any bill or joint resold I 1 ion may originate ong inato in in either house of abu kHin lature and d shall be read three times in in each eccli ho bouse use wore before the final pasa 1 1 11 theio of and shall not come 0 n 11 law without the concurrence con of it 11 majority w w of all the members elected to each house on oa the hoal floal passage of 0 all bills the vote shall bo be by yeas and nays mays which shall bo be en an on the journal SEC 17 no law shall bo be revised or amended by reference refe renco to its ita title only but the be act as revised or section as mended amended shall be enacted and pub length sic bec 18 all bills or joint resola eions passed b by the legislature shall be signed by t the is presiding officers ot of the to respective pec tive houses SEC bec 10 19 tho the legislature shall not graut grant any any special privilege or bill ot of divorce divorce nor cor authorize aut honza any lottery gift enterprise or ranae game of chance SEC bee 20 no money shall be drawn from the treasury except as ap abed by law SEC 21 provision shall be made by lav for bringing suit against the state SEC 22 the first regular session session of the legislature way may extend to one hundred and twenty days but no subsequent regular so session stan shall ex coed sixty days nor shall any session convened con by the governor exceed twenty days SEO BEO 23 the iho members and officers cars of the legislature shall receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and no increase ot of such compensation shall take effect during daring the terra term lor for which the members and officers of either house shall have been elected HEC bill passed by the legislature shall be presented to the governor it II ho he approve it he shall sign it whereupon it shall become a law but bat it if not he ha shall return it I 1 with his objections to the house in which it originated ed I 1 which house shall cause causa such objections to bo be entered upon its ita journal and proc 4 to to re consider it if after beinli aurb station era tion it again pass buiu bual houses bouses by a vote veto of two thirds of the members niem bers elected to each house it shall become a the governors objections it if any bill shall not be returned within ton ten days after it shall have been presented to him sundays excepted exclusive of the day on which he received it the same earns shall be la law w in like lika manner as it he had signed it unless the legislature by its ita final adjournment prevent such return in which case casa it shall not met become a law unless the governor with in ten tea days alter after tho the adjournment a t shall file such bill with his bis approval thereof in the office ot of the secretary of state j provided that every general appropriation bill shall be presented ted to the governor at least live five days be fore the day of final in case he ha vetoes the same in whole orin or in part t he be shall return it with his object objections pi ams to the whole or to the separate items of which he way may digap prove not less leas than two days before said final adjournment whereupon each house shall proceed to consider his objections to the whole or to tho the separate items of 0 which he be may disapprove and any item not receiving the nece necessary two thirds vote shall not become law I 1 7 department SEC 1 tho the supreme executive power of this state shall be vested in a governor SEC isec 2 the governor shall be elect ed ad by he qualified electors atthe at the time and place lace of voting for the members of t the a legislature and shall hold his bis office tor for the term ol of two years from and including the first moodily monday in december next succeeding his bis election and until bin successor shall be qualified see 9 3 no person shall be ba 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