Constitutoin of the State of Oklahoma, January 23, 1908U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - 80 pages |
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... passed . No conviction shall work a corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate : Provided , That this provision shall not prohibit the imposition of pecuniary penalties . SEC . 16. Treason against the State shall consist only in ...
... passed . No conviction shall work a corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate : Provided , That this provision shall not prohibit the imposition of pecuniary penalties . SEC . 16. Treason against the State shall consist only in ...
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... passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press . In all criminal prosecutions for libel , the truth of the matter alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence to the jury , and if it shall appear to the jury that ...
... passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press . In all criminal prosecutions for libel , the truth of the matter alleged to be libelous may be given in evidence to the jury , and if it shall appear to the jury that ...
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... passed the bill on which the referen- dum is demanded . The veto power of the governor shall not extend to measures voted on by the people . All elections on measures re- ferred to the people of the State shall be had at the next ...
... passed the bill on which the referen- dum is demanded . The veto power of the governor shall not extend to measures voted on by the people . All elections on measures re- ferred to the people of the State shall be had at the next ...
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... passed by the legislature . ( j ) An apportionment by the legislature shall be subject to re- view by the supreme court at the suit of any citizen , under such rules and regulations as the legislature may prescribe . And such court ...
... passed by the legislature . ( j ) An apportionment by the legislature shall be subject to re- view by the supreme court at the suit of any citizen , under such rules and regulations as the legislature may prescribe . And such court ...
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... passed during the term for which he shall have been elected . SEC . 24. A member of the legislature who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill , proposed or pending before the legis- lature , shall disclose the fact ...
... passed during the term for which he shall have been elected . SEC . 24. A member of the legislature who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill , proposed or pending before the legis- lature , shall disclose the fact ...
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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.