Constitutoin of the State of Oklahoma, January 23, 1908U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - 80 pages |
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Page 7
... Union , and the Constitution of the United States is the su- preme law of the land . SEC . 2. Perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured , and no inhabitant of the State shall ever be molested in person or property on ...
... Union , and the Constitution of the United States is the su- preme law of the land . SEC . 2. Perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured , and no inhabitant of the State shall ever be molested in person or property on ...
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... Union , and thereafter until the people of the State shall otherwise provide by amendment of this constitution and proper State legislation . Any person , indi- vidual or corporate , who shall manufacture , sell , barter , give away ...
... Union , and thereafter until the people of the State shall otherwise provide by amendment of this constitution and proper State legislation . Any person , indi- vidual or corporate , who shall manufacture , sell , barter , give away ...
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... Union these provi- sions shall be immediately enforcible in the courts of the State . ARTICLE II . Bill of rights . SECTION 1. All political power is inherent in the people ; and gov- ernment is instituted for their protection ...
... Union these provi- sions shall be immediately enforcible in the courts of the State . ARTICLE II . Bill of rights . SECTION 1. All political power is inherent in the people ; and gov- ernment is instituted for their protection ...
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... Union . ( b ) The apportionment of this State for members of the legislature shall be made at the first session of the legislature after each decennial Federal census . ( c ) The whole population of the State as ascertained by the Fed ...
... Union . ( b ) The apportionment of this State for members of the legislature shall be made at the first session of the legislature after each decennial Federal census . ( c ) The whole population of the State as ascertained by the Fed ...
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... Union , and expire on the second Monday of January , in the year 1911 . SEC . 5. The returns of every election for all elective State officers shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning officers to the secretary of state ...
... Union , and expire on the second Monday of January , in the year 1911 . SEC . 5. The returns of every election for all elective State officers shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning officers to the secretary of state ...
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Page 54 - No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it, at such election.
Page 11 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 39 - ... to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers
Page 23 - ... and every such law making a new appropriation* or continuing or reviving1 an appropriation, shall distinctly specify the sum appropriated and the object to which it is to be applied; and it shall not be sufficient for such law to refer to any other law to fix such sum.
Page 25 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 7 - ... no taxes shall be imposed by the states on lands or property therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased by the United States or reserved for its use.
Page 25 - He shall annually communicate to the Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve.
Page 19 - Assembly, shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 13 - Federal constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and we favor direct legislation wherever practicable.
Page 30 - Each of the justices shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus to any part of the state, upon petition by or on behalf of any person held in actual custody, and may make such writs returnable before himself or the supreme court, or before any district court of appeal, or before any judge thereof, or before any superior court in the state, or before any judge thereof.