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time of the adoption of this constitution shall begin upon the admission the State into the Union.

SEC. 41. All persons elected at the time of the adoption of this coust tution to any of the offices provided under the constitution shall be deced to have duly qualified upon their taking the oath of office before any office authorized by law to administer oaths, and executing such bond as may required by law.

SEC. 42. All officers elected at the time of the adoption of the constin tion shall execute such official bond as may then be required by law or the after required by act of the legislature; and such bonds shall inure to benefit of the State or other beneficiary, for whose protection or security same shall be required.

SEC. 43. When this constitution shall have been ratified by the pea of the State of Oklahoma and the State admitted into the Federal Uniq under the same, as engrossed on parchment and signed by the officers members of this constitutional convention, it shall be filed in the office the secretary of state and sacredly preserved by him, as the fundamental of the State of Oklahoma.

Done in open convention at the city of Guthrie, in the Territory of Os homa, on this, the 16th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1907, and Independence of the United States of America one hundred and thirtyAttest:

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President of the Constitutional Convention of the proposed State of Oklala and Delegate from District No. 104.

TERRITORY OF ÖKLAHOMA, Logan County:

I, Wm. II. Murray, president of the constitutional convention of proposed State of Oklahoma, do hereby certify that the within and foreca is the original parchment enrollment of the constitution and the several cles thereof adopted by the constitutional convention of the proposed of Oklahoma, to be submitted to the people of the proposed State of C homa for ratification, and that all the interlineations therein contained all the erasures and words stricken out were made and done before the was signed by the president, the vice-presidents, and the members of convention.

Witness my hand this the 16th day of July, A. D. 1907. WM. H. MURRAY, President of the Constitutional Convention of the proposed State of Oklal

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, Whereas, the enabling act provides that a declaration be made by delegates to this convention adopting the Constitution of the United Stai Therefore, be it resolved by the organized convention, that the delen elected to the constitutional convention for the proposed State of Oklah assembled in Guthrie, the seat of government of said Oklahoma Territory declare on behalf of the people of said proposed state, that they adopt Constitution of the United States.

I hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly pos by the convention upon its organization, on the 21st day of November. A 1906.

I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, correct, and eral copy of the constitution for the proposed State of Oklahoma, as the sta is engrossed on parchment, and signed by the officers and members of constitutional convention and as certified to by Chas. H. Filson as secreta of the Territory of Oklahoma, under the seal of said Territory.

Given under our official signatures this 7th day of May, A. D. 1907. WM. H. MURRAY, resident, the Constitutional Convention of the proposed State of Oklahoma. Attest:

JOHN MCLAIN YOUNG,

Secretary.

ACCEPTING ENABLING ACT.

Be it ordained by the constitutional convention for the proposed State Oklahoma, that said constitutional convention do, by this ordinance, irrevible, accept the terms and conditions of an act of the Congress of the ited States, entitled, "An act to enable the people of Oklahoma and the lian Territory to form a constitution and State government and be adtted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; and to ible the people of New Mexico and of Arizona to form a constitution and ite government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with original States," approved June the 16th, anno Domini 1906.

I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance accepting the terms and ditions of the enabling act as the same has heretofore been passed and rossed, was engrossed with the engrossed copy of the constitution on parchnt, was read as engrossed and roll call had thereon and the same duly pted by a majority of the votes of all the delegates, elected to and constiing this convention, at 11:41 o'clock, a. m., this 22nd day of April, anno nini 1907.

Wм. H. MURRAY,

sident The Constitutional Convention of the proposed State of Oklahoma. Attest:

JOHN MCLAIN YOUNG,

Secretary.

PROHIBITION.

ARTICLE SUBMITTING THE SAME SEPARATELY TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

The manufacture, sale, barter, giving away, or otherwise furnishing, exas hereinafter provided, of intoxicating liquors within this State, or any t thereof, is prohibited for a period of twenty-one years from the date of admission of this State into the Union, and thereafter until the people the State shall otherwise provide by amendment of this constitution and er State legislation. Any person, individual or corporate, who shall manture, sell, barter, give away, or otherwise furnish any intoxicating liquor iny kind, including beer, ale, and wine, contrary to the provisions of this ion, or who shall, within this State, advertise for sale or solicit the purse of any such liquors, or who shall ship or in any way convey such liquors n one place within this State to another place therein, except the convey› of a lawful purchase as herein authorized, shall be punished, on convicthereof, by fine not less than $50 and by imprisonment not less than ty days for each offense: Provided, That the legislature may provide by for one agency under the supervision of the State in each incorporated n of not less than 2,000 population in the State; and if there be no corited town of 2,000 population in any county in this State, such county l be entitled to have one such agency, for the sale of such liquor for licinal purposes; and for the sale, for industrial purposes, of alcohol which I have been denaturized by some process approved by the United States missioner of Internal Revenue; and for the sale of alcohol for scientific poses to such scientific institutions, universities, and colleges as are authorto procure the same free of tax under the laws of the United States: for the sale of such liquors to any apothecary who shall have executed approved bond. in a sum not less than $1,000, conditioned that none of h liquors shall be used or disposed of for any purpose other than in the pounding of prescriptions or other medicines, the sale of which would not ject him to the payment of the special tax required of liquor dealers by

the United States, and the payment of such special tax by any person with a the State shall constitute prima facie evidence of his intention to violate the provisions of this section. No sale shall be made except upon the swoZE statement of the applicant in writing setting forth the purpose for which the liquor is to be used, and no sale shall be made for medicinal purposes exce sales to apothecaries as hereinabove provided unless such statement shall accompanied by a bona fide prescription signed by a regular practicing phys cian, which prescription shall not be filled more than once. Each sale shal be duly registered, and the register thereof, together with the affidavits a prescription pertaining thereof, shall be open to inspection by any officer citizen of the State at all times during business hours. Any person who s knowingly make a false affidavit for the purpose aforesaid shall be deeme guilty of of perjury. Any physician who shall prescribe any such lique except for treatment of disease which after his own personal diagnosis. shall deem to require such treatment, shall, upon conviction thereof. be par ished for each offense by fine of not less than $200 or by imprisonment for n less than thirty days, or by both such fines and imprisonment; and any son connected with any such agency who shall be convicted of making 15 sale or other disposition of liquor contrary to these provisions shall be ished by imprisonment for not less than one year and one day. Upon admission of this State into the Union these provisions shall be immediate enforceable in the courts of the State: Provided, That there shall be mitted separately, at the same election at which this constitution is mitted for ratification or rejection, and on the same ballot, the fore# article entitled "Prohibition," on which ballot shall be printed “for Su wide prohibition" and "against State-wide prohibition": And provided furth That if a majority of the votes cast for and against State-wide prohibi are for State-wide prohibition, the said article shall be and form a of this constitution and be in full force and effect as such, as provided there but if a majority of said votes shall be against State-wide prohibition, the provisions of said article shall not form a part of this constitution shall be null and void.

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I hereby certify that the above and foregoing provision and ordin submitting the same separately to a vote of the people of the State as b tofore adopted on the 11th day of March, A. D. 1907, as above engrossed. w adopted as engrossed upon roll call for the purpose of such separate suba sion, on this the 22nd day of April, anno Domini 1907.

WM. H. MURRAY. President The Constitutional Convention of the proposed State of Oklaho Attest:

JOHN MCLAIN YOUNG,

Secretary.

CONSTITUTION OF OREGON-1857.*

PREAMBLE.

We. the people of the State of Oregon, to the end that justice be established, er maintained, and liberty perpetuated, do ordain this Constitution.

ARTICLE I.

BILL OF RIGHTS.

SECTION 1, We declare that all men, when they form a social compact, are al in right; that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governits are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and piness; and they have at all times a right to alter, reform, or abolish the ernment in such manner as they may think proper.

SEC. 2. All men shall be secured in their natural right to worship Almighty according to the dictates of their own consciences.

SEC. 3. No law shall in any case whatever control the free exercise and yment of religious opinions, or interfere with the rights of conscience. SEC. 4. No religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office rust or profit. SEC. 5. No money shall be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any gious or theological institution, nor shall any money be appropriated for the ment of any religious services in either house of the Legislative Assembly. SEC. 6. No person shall be rendered incompetent as a witness or juror in sequence of his opinions on matters of religion, nor be questioned in any t of justice touching his religious belief, to affect the weight of his testi

y.

SEC. 7. The mode of administering, an oath or affirmation shall be such nay be most consistent with, and binding upon, the conscience of the person whom such oath or affirmation may be administered.

SEC. S. No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, estricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; every person shall be responsible for the abuse of this right.

SEC. 9.

No law shall violate the right of the people to be secure in their ons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable search or seizure; and warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirma. and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or g to be seized.

SEC. 10. No court shall be secret, but justice shall be administered openly without purchase, completely and without delay, and every man shall have edy by due course of law for injury done him in his person, property or itation.

SEC. 11.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to ic trial by an impartial jury in the county in which the offense shall have committed; to be heard by himself and counsel; to demand the nature cause of the accusation against him, and to have a copy thereof; to meet witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process. for obtaining wit es in his favor.

SEC. 12. No person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the same offeuse, he compelled in any criminal prosecution to testify against himself.

* The constitution of Oregon was framed by a convention which assembled at m on August 17, and adjourned on September 18, 1857. On November 9, 1857, constitution as a whole was ratified by a vote of 7,195 to 3.195; there were 2,645 s given in favor of slavery and 7,727 votes against; there were 1,081 votes given avor of permitting the residence of free negroes and 8,040 votes against. The titution went into effect on February 14, 1859, the day on which the act admitting on to the Union was approved.

SEC. 13. No person arrested or confined in jail shall be treated with necessary rigor.

SEC. 14. Offenses, except murder and treason. shall be bailable by suf cient sureties. Murder or treason shall not be bailable when the proof is evide or the presumption strong."

SEC. 15. Laws for the punishment of crime shall be founded on the pris ciples of reformation, and not of vindictive justice.

SEC. 16. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted, but all penalties shall proportioned to the offense. In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall b the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court a to the law, and the right of new trial, as in civil cases.

SEC. 17. In all civil cases, the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate SEC. 18. Private property shall not be taken for public use, nor the p ticular services of any man be demanded, without just compensation; ne except in case of the State, without such compensation first assessed an tendered.

SEC. 19. There shall be no imprisonment for debt except in case of fram or absconding debtors.

SEC. 20. No law shall be passed granting to any citizen or class of citiz privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms, shall not equally be to all citizens.

SEC. 21. No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligations of co tracts, shall ever be passed, nor shall any law be passed, the taking effect which shall be made to depend upon any authority, except as provided in th Constitution; provided, the laws locating the Capital of the State, locati county seats and submitting town and corporate acts, and other local and spec laws, may take effect or not, upon a vote of the electors interested.

SEC. 22. The operation of the laws shall never be suspended except by t authority of the Legislative Assembly.

SEC. 23. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspende unless, in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety requires it.

SEC. 24. Treason against the State, shall consist only in levying against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid or comfort. No pers shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to same overt act, or confession in open court.

SEC. 25. No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture estate.

SEC. 26. No law shall be passed restraining any of the inhabitants of State from assembling together in a peaceable manner to consult for the common good; nor from instructing their representatives; nor from app to the legislature for redress of grievances.

SEC. 27. The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defens themselves and the State, but the military shall be kept in strict subordinatio to the civil power.

SEC. 28. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any bo without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, except in the man prescribed by law.

SEC. 29. No law shall be passed granting any title of nobility, or o ferring hereditary distinctions.

SEC. 30. No law shall be passed prohibiting emigration from the State SEC. 31. White foreigners who are or may hereafter become resident this State shall enjoy the same rights in respect to the possession, enjoy and descent of property as native-born citizens. And the Legislative Assemb shall have power to restrain and regulate the immigration to this State persons not qualified to become citizens of the United States.

SEC. 32. No tax or duty shall be imposed without the consent of the per or their representatives in the Legislative Assembly; and all taxation sha. *** equal and uniform.

SEC. 33. This enumeration of rights and privileges shall not be construt to impair or deny others retained by the people.

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