COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	criminal, are oppressive, unjust and incom-	shall be enacted.
	patible with liberty: wherefore, no ex post
	facto Law ought to be made; nor any
	retrospective oath or restriction be imposed,
	or required.
	Art. 18. That no Law to attaint par-
	ticular persons of treason or felony, ought
	to be made in any case, or at any time,
	hereafter. >
	Art. 19. That every man, for any in-	Section 1.03. Due Process and Equal Protec-
	jury done to him in his person or property,	tion.
	ought to have remedy by the course of the	No person shall be deprived of life, liberty,
	Law of the Land, and ought to have	or property without due process of law, nor
	justice and right, freely without sale, fully	be denied the equal protection of the laws,
	without any denial, and speedily without	nor be subject to discrimination by the State
	delay, according to the Law of the Land.	because of race, color, religion, or national
	Art. 20. That the trial of facts, where	origin.
	they arise, is one of the greatest securities	Section 1.04. Fair Treatment in Investiga-
	of the lives, liberties and estate of the	tions.
	People.	No person shall be denied the right to fair
		and just treatment in any investigation con-
		ducted by the State or by any unit of local
		government, or by any of their departments
		or agencies.
	Art. 21, That in all criminal prosecu-	Section 1.07. Rights of Accused.
	tions, every man hath a right to be in-	A person accused of crime shall have the
	formed of the accusation against him; to	right to be informed of the nature and cause
	have a copy of the Indictment, or charge,	of the accusation in time to prepare his de-
	in due time (if required) to prepare for	fense, to have the assistance of counsel for
	his defence; to be allowed counsel; to be	his defense, to be confronted with and to ex-
	confronted with the witnesses against him;	amine under oath or affirmation the
	to have process for his witnesses; to examine	witnesses against 'him, to have compulsory
	the witnesses for and against him on oath;	process for obtaining witnesses, and to have a
	and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury,	speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
	without whose unanimous consent he ought	of twelve without whose unanimous consent
	not to be found guilty.	he shall not be adjudged guilty.
	Art. 22. That no man ought to be	Section 1.09. Self-incrimination,
	compelled to give evidence against himself	No person shall be compelled in any crim-
	in a criminal case.	inal case to be a witness against himself.
	Art. 23. That no man ought to be taken	See Section 1.0), Due Process and Equal Pro-
	or imprisoned or disseized of his freehold,	tection, p. 5; Section 1.07, Rights of Ac-
	liberties or privileges, or outlawed, or	cused, p. 5; Section 1.13, Jury Trial in Civil
	exiled, or, in any manner, destroyed, or	Cases, p. 1.
	deprived of his life, liberty or property,
	but by the judgment of his peers, or by the
	Law of the Land.
	Art. 24. That Slavery shall not be re-
	established in this State; but having been
	abolished under the policy and authority
	of the United States, compensation, in

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