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Declaration of Rights.
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Article II.
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Art. 2. The Constitution of the United
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Sec. 22. A Secretary of State shall be ap-
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States, and the Laws made, or which shall
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pointed by the Governor, by and with the
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be made, in pursuance thereof, and all
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advice and consent of the Senate, who shall
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Treaties made, or which shall be made,
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continue in office, unless sooner removed
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under the authority of the United States,
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by the Governor, till the end of the official
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are, and shall be the Supreme Law of
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term of the Governor from whom he re-
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the State; and the Judges of this State,
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ceived his appointment, and receive such
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and all the People of this State, are, and
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annual salary as the General Assembly may
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shall be bound thereby; anything in the
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from time to time by law prescribe.
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Constitution or Law of this State to the
contrary notwithstanding.
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Sec. 23. The Secretary of State shall
carefully keep and preserve a Record of
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Art. 3. The powers not delegated to
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all official acts and proceedings, which may
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the United States by the Constitution
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at all times be inspected by a committee
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thereof, nor prohibited by it to the States,
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of either Branch of the Legislature; and he
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are reserved to the States respectively, or
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shall perform such other duties as may be
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to the people thereof.
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prescribed by Law, or as may properly
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belong to his office, together with all clerical
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Art. 6. That all persons invested with
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duty belonging to the Executive Department.
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the Legislative or Executive powers of
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Government are the Trustees of the Public,
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Article III.
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and, as such, accountable for their conduct:
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Wherefore, whenever the ends of Govern-
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Sec. 16. No book, or other printed mat-
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ment are perverted, and public liberty
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ter not appertaining to the business of the
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manifestly endangered, and all other means
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session, shall be purchased, or subscribed
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of redress are ineffectual, the People may,
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for, for the use of the members of the
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and of right ought, to reform the old, or
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General Assembly, or be distributed among
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establish a new Government; the doctrine
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them, at the public expense.
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of non-resistence against arbitrary power
and oppression is absurd, slavish and de-
structive of the good and happiness of man-
kind.
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Sec. 21. The doors of each House, and
of the Committee of the Whole, shall be
open, except when the business is such as
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ought to be kept secret.
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Art. 9. That no power of suspending
Laws or the execution of Laws, unless by,
or derived from the Legislature, ought to
be exercised, or allowed.
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Sec. 23. Each House may punish by
imprisonment, during the session of the
General Assembly, any person, not a mem-
ber, for disrespectful, or disorderly be-
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Art. 24. That Slavery shall not be re-
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havior in its presence, or for obstructing
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established in this State; but having been
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any of its proceedings, or any of its officers
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abolished under the policy and authority
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in the execution of their duties; provided,
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of the United States, compensation, in
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such imprisonment shall not, at any one
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consideration thereof, is due from the
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time, exceed ten days.
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United States.
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Sec. 25. Neither House shall, without the
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Art. 41. That monopolies are odious, con-
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consent of the other, adjourn for more than
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trary to the spirit of a free government and
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three days, at any one time, nor adjourn
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the principles of commerce, and ought not
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to any other place, than that in which the
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to be suffered.
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House shall be sitting, without the concur-
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rent vote of two-thirds of the members
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Art. 42. That no title of nobility or her-
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present.
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editary honors ought to be granted in this
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State.
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Sec. 30....... Every Law shall be recorded
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