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ARTICLE 1. Section 1. Religious liberty. 2. No religiious test shall be re

quired as a qualification to any office

public trust under this State. 3. All elections shall be free and

equal. 4. Trial by jury. 5. The press. 6. The people to be secure from unreasonable searches

and seizures. 7. In criminal prosecutions the ac

cused has a right to be heard

by himself and his counsel. 8. No person shall for any indict

able offense be proceeded

against criminally except. 9. All courts shall be open. Jus

tice administered without sale

or denial. 10. Suspending laws. 11. Excessive bail or fines shall not

be imposed. 12. Privileges of prisoners. 13. Habeas corpus. 14. Oyer and Terminer. 15. Attainder, suicide, deodand. 16. The citizens have a right to

meet together peaceably to

consult for the common good. 17. No standing army; the military

subordinate to the civil power. 18. Quartering soldiers. 19. No hereditary distinction shall

be granted.

ARTICLE II. 1. Legislative power of the State

Section

in-Chief of the army and navy

of the State. 8. Appointments to offices. Incom

patible offices. Commissioners. 9. The Governor may grant re

prieves and pardons. 10. He may require information in

writing from the officers of

the executive department. 11. Governor's message. 12. He may convene the General As

sembly. 13. He should take care that the

laws are faithfully executed. 14. Vacancy, how filled. 15. Secretary of State. His duties

and compensation.

ARTICLE IV. 1. The time for holding elections

for State officers, etc. 2. Shall be privileged from arrest

during attendance at elections.

Section 4. Court of General Sessions of

the peace. 5. Court of Chancery. 6. Court of Oyer and Terminer. 7. Court of Error and Appeals.

Questions of law, 8. In matters of chancery jurisdic

tion in which the chancellor is interested, the Chief Justice sitting in the Superior Court

shall have jurisdiction. 9. The Governor shall have the

power to commission a judge

ad litem. 10. Orphans' Court. 11. The jurisdiction of each of the

aforesaid courts shall be co

extensive with the State. 12. General Assembly may alter. 13. Until the General Assembly

shall otherwise provide, the Chancellor shall exercise all

powers, etc. 14. Tenure of office, salaries. 15. Inferior courts. 16. Amending pleadings.- Dispos

tion. 17. At any time pending an action

for debt or damages, the defendant may bring into court the sum of money for dis

charging the same. 18. Suits may survive. 19. Security on appeal and error. 20. Limitation of writs of error. 21. Executors, administrators and

guardians' accounts.- Excep

tions. 22. Registers Court to be held in

each county. 23. Prothonotaries.--Lien of judg.

ments. 24. The Governor shall appoint a

competent number of justices

of the peace. 25. The style of process.

ARTICLE V.

1. The House of Representatives

has the sole power of impeach

ing. 2. The Governor and all other civil

officers under this State shall

be liable to impeachment. 3. Treason against the State. De

finition of.

ARTICLE VI. 1. The judicial power of the State

shall be vested in the Court of Errors and Appeals. The Superior Court, Court of Chancery and Orphans' Court, a Court of Oyer and Terminer, a Court of General Sessions of the peace and jail delivery, a Registers' Court. Justices of

the peace, etc. 2. To compose the said courts

there shall be five judges in

the State. 3. Superior Court to consist of

Chief Justice and two associates.

ARTICLE VII.

1. Conservators of the peace. 2. Representatives in Congress. 3. Sheriff and coroner.-Term of

office. 4. Tenure of certain officials.