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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WYOMING.:

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9. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate in criminal

cases.

10. In criminal prosecutions accused shall have the right to defend in person and by counsel.

11. No person compelled to testify against himself. - No person in jeopardy twice for the same offense.

12. Witnesses not to be unreasonably detained.

13. Persons proceeded against criminally by indictment.

14. All persons shall be bailable.Excessive bail and cruel punishments prohibited.

15. The Penal Code shall be framed on the humane principles of reformation and prevention.

16. In regard to prisons and imprisonment.

17. Habeas corpus.

18. Freedom of religious thought

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29. Resident aliens and citizens. 30. Perpetuities and monopolies

contrary to genius of a free State.

31. Water controlled by the State. 32. Private property shall not be taken for private use.

33. Private property taken for public use.

34. All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation.

35. No ex post facto law or other law impairing obligation of contracts.

36. The enumeration of rights in this Constitution not to impair other rights retained by the people.

37. The State is inseparable from the Federal Union.

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16. Members to be privileged from arrest, except when.

17. Sole power of impeachment vested in the House of Representatives.

18. What State officers are liable for impeachment.

19. Removal of other officers. 20. No laws shall be passed except by bill.

21. The enacting clause of every law.

22. Bills for the appropriation of money, when introduced. 23. When the bill is to become a law.

24. No bill to contain more than one subject, except.

25. No bill shall become a law ex

cept by vote of majority.

26. In regard to the title of a bill. 27. The Legislature not to pass local or special law in the following enumerated cases.

28. How bills are to be signed.

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2. Eligibility for office of Governor. 3. Election of Governor.- In case of tie.

4. Governor commander-in-chief of military forces of the State. 5. Governor has power of reprieve and pardon.

6. Impeachment of Governor. 7. In case of vacancy, how filled. 8. Every bill to be presented to the Governor before it becomes a law.

9. The Governor may disapprove of any item or items.

10. In case of bribery.

11. Secretary of State, Auditor,

Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction. - Term of office.

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1. Right to vote shall not be denied on account of sex.

2. Requirements for voting. 3. Electors to be privileged from arrest on days of election, except.

4. Not to perform military duty on day of election.

5. Must be a citizen of the United States.

6. Those who may not vote.

7. No elector shall lose his residence in this State by reason of absence on business of the United States.

8. Soldiers, seamen or marines of the United States not deemed a resident in consequence of being stationed in this State. 9. Must be able to read. 10. Nothing herein contained to deprive any person of the right to vote.

11. Elections shall be by ballot. 12. Voters must register according to law.

13. Purity of elections.

14. Election contests, how provided for.

15. Only qualified electors appointed to civil or military office.

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16. To hold office until successor is qualified.

17. The time of holding elections. 18. Election or appointment of those not provided for in this Constitution.

19. Those who may not hold offices under the State and the United States.

20. Oath of office.

21. How the oath shall be administered.

ARTICLE VII. Education.

1. A complete and uniform system

of public instruction.

2. Perpetual school fund.

3. Grants, gifts and devises for the

same.

4. County school fund.

5. Custodians of such funds. 6. They shall

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deemed trust funds in the care of the State. 7. The income of the same to be applied to the support of free schools.

8. Income to be divided among the several counties.

9. Are required to attend school between six and eighteen years of age.

10. No distinction or discrimination to be made on account of sex. race or color.

11. Text books not to be prescribed for use in public schools.

12. No sectarian instruction. 13. Board of land commissioners. 14. The general supervision of the public schools intrusted the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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15. The establishment of the University of Wyoming is hereby confirmed.

16. Open to students of both sexes. irrespective of race or color. 17. Management of the University. 18. Charitable, reformatory and penal institutions.

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19. Property belonging to the Territory to pass over to the State.

20. Public health and morals.

21. Public buildings of the Territory to pass over to the State. 22. Care of public buildings.

23. Power to change the seat of government.

ARTICLE VIII.

Irrigation and Water Rights.

1. Natural streams, lakes, etc., the property of the State.

2. Board of Control to consist of State Engineer and Superintendents of Water Divisions. 3. In regard to appropriations. 4. The State to be divided into four water divisions.

5. The State Engineer. His appointment and term of office.

ARTICLE IX.

Mines and Mining.

1. Inspector of mines.-Duties and salary prescribed by law.

2. Mines to be ventilated and drained.

3. No boy under fourteen years and no woman or girl of any age permitted in or about mines for the purpose of employment therein.

4. Injury to person or property for failure to comply with the provisions of this article.

5. Mining and metallurgy to be taught in one of the State institutions.

6. There shall be a State Geologist.

ARTICLE X. Corporations.

1. Laws relating to corporations may be altered.

2. All powers and franchise of corporations derived from the people.

3. What charters and franchises are to be invalid.

4. No law limiting the amount of

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3. Every railroad corporation make a report to the Auditor of the State annually.

4. The right of eminent domain not to be abridged.

5. The State or any of its subdivisions may not give or loan its credit.

6. In regard to the acceptance of the provisions of this Constitution.

7. The right to construct or maintain telegraph lines within the State.

8. Foreign railroads and telegraph lines must have an agent in each county through which they pass.

9. No railroad to pass within four miles of any existing town or city without providing a suitable depot.

ARTICLE XI. Boundaries.

1. Boundaries.

ARTICLE XII.

County Organization.

1. The counties of the State to be the same as those of the Territory.

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