Constitutoin of the State of Oklahoma, January 23, 1908U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - 80 pages |
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... jury shall be composed of 12 men , any 9 of whom concurring may find an indictment or true bill . A grand jury shall be convened upon the order of a judge of a court having the power to try and determine felonies , upon his own motion ...
... jury shall be composed of 12 men , any 9 of whom concurring may find an indictment or true bill . A grand jury shall be convened upon the order of a judge of a court having the power to try and determine felonies , upon his own motion ...
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... jury , and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous be true , and was written or published with good motives and for justifiable ends , the party shall be acquitted . SEC . 23. No private property shall be ...
... jury , and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous be true , and was written or published with good motives and for justifiable ends , the party shall be acquitted . SEC . 23. No private property shall be ...
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... jury as to the guilt or innocence of the ac- cused . In no case shall a penalty or punishment be imposed for con- tempt , until an opportunity to be heard is given . SEC . 26. The right of a citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of ...
... jury as to the guilt or innocence of the ac- cused . In no case shall a penalty or punishment be imposed for con- tempt , until an opportunity to be heard is given . SEC . 26. The right of a citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of ...
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... juries ; for limitation of civil or criminal actions ; for incorporating railroads or other works of internal im- provements ; providing for change of venue in civil and criminal cases . SEC . 47. The legislature shall not retire any ...
... juries ; for limitation of civil or criminal actions ; for incorporating railroads or other works of internal im- provements ; providing for change of venue in civil and criminal cases . SEC . 47. The legislature shall not retire any ...
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... jury ; in which case the finding of the judge , upon the facts , shall have the force and effect of a verdict by jury . SEC . 21. In all jury trials the jury shall return a general verdict , and no law in force , nor any law hereafter ...
... jury ; in which case the finding of the judge , upon the facts , shall have the force and effect of a verdict by jury . SEC . 21. In all jury trials the jury shall return a general verdict , and no law in force , nor any law hereafter ...
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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.