CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
Art. 1, § 1. All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Art. 1, § 4. No person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness or juror on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief.
Art. 1, 5. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require its suspension. See Const. U. S., art. I, sec. 9, subd. 2.
Art. 1, § 6. All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor shall cruel or unusual punishments be inflicted. Witnesses shall not be unreasonably detained, nor confined in any room where criminals are actually imprisoned.
Art. 1, § 7. The right of trial by jury shall be secured to all, and remain inviolate. A trial by jury may be waived in all criminal cases not amounting to felony, by consent of both parties, expressed in open court.
Art. 1, § 8. Offenses heretofore required to be prosecuted by indictment, shall be prosecuted by information, after examination and commitment by a magistrate, or by indictment, with or without such examination and commitment, as may be prescribed by law. A grand jury shall