


                     CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
                            (as amended to 1972)

                                  PREAMBLE

          To the end, that justice be established, public order  main-
          tained,  and  liberty  perpetuated:   WE,  the people of the
          State  of  Indiana,  grateful  to  ALMIGHTY GOD for the free
          exercise of the right to choose our own form of  government,
          do ordain this Constitution.

                                  ARTICLE 1

                               BILL OF RIGHTS

Sec. 1.   WE DECLARE,  That all  men are created equal;  that they are
          endowed by  their CREATOR  with certain  unalienable rights;
          that  among  these  are  life,  liberty  and  the pursuit of
          happiness; that  all power  is inherent  in the  People; and
          that all  free governments  are, and  of right  ought to be,
          founded on their authority, and instituted for their  peace,
          safety, and well being.  For the advancement of  these ends,
          the  People  have,  at  all  times, an indefeasible right to
          alter and reform their government.

Sec.  2.  All men shall  be secured in their natural right to  worship
          Almighty God, according  to the dictates  of their own  con-
          sciences.

Sec. 3.   No law shall,  in any case whatever, control the  free exer-
          cise and enjoyment of religious opinions, or interfere  with
          the rights of conscience.

Sec. 4.   No  preference shall be  given, by law, to  any creed, reli-
          gious society, or mode of worship; and no man shall be  com-
          pelled to attend, erect,  or support, any place  of worship,
          or to maintain any ministry, against his consent.

Sec. 5.   No religious  test shall be required as a  qualification for
          any office of trust or profit.

Sec. 6.   No  money shall be  drawn from the public  treasury, for the
          benefit of any religious or theological institution.

Sec. 7.   No  person shall  be rendered incompetent  as a witness,  in
          consequence of his opinions on matters of religion.

Sec. 8.   The mode  of administering an oath or affirmation,  shall be
          such as may be most  consistent with, and binding upon,  the
          conscience of the person,  to whom such oath  or affirmation
          may be administered.

Sec. 9.   No law shall be passed, restraining the free interchange  of
          thought  and  opinion,  or  restricting  the right to speak,
          write, or print, freely, on  any subject whatever:  but  for
          the abuse of that right, every person shall be responsible.

Sec. 10.  In  all  prosecutions for  libel, the  truth of  the matters
          alleged to be libelous may be given in justification.

Sec. 11.  The  right  of the  people to  be secure  in their  persons,
          houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search, or
          seizure, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall  issue,
          but upon probable cause,  supported by oath or  affirmation,
          and particularly  describing the  place to  be searched, and
          the person or thing to be seized.

Sec. 12.  All courts shall be open; and every man, for injury done  to
          him  in  his  person,  property,  or  reputation, shall have
          remedy by due course  of law. Justice shall  be administered
          freely,  and  without  purchase;  completely,  and   without
          denial; speedily, and without delay.

Sec. 13.  In  all  criminal prosecutions,  the accused  shall have the
          right to a public trial, by an impartial jury, in the county
          in which the offense shall have been committed; to be  heard
          by himself and  counsel; to demand  the nature and  cause of
          the accusation against him, and  to have a copy thereof;  to
          meet  the  witnesses  face  to  face, and to have compulsory
          process for obtaining witnesses in his favor.

Sec. 14.  No  person shall be put  in jeopardy twice for  the same of-
          fense, No person, in any criminal prosecution, shall be com-
          pelled to testify against himself.

Sec. 15.  No  person arrested, or confined  in jail, shall be  treated
          with unnecessary rigor.

Sec. 16.  Excessive bail shall not be required.  Excessive fines shall
          not be imposed.  Cruel and unusual punishments shall not  be
          inflicted.  All penalties  shall be proportioned to  the na-
          ture offence.

Sec. 17.  Offenses, other than murder or treason, shall be bailable by
          sufficient sureties.  Murder or  treason shall  not be bail-
          able, when the proof is evident, or the presumption strong.

Sec. 18.  The penal code shall be founded on the principles of reform-
          ation, and not of vindictive justice.

Sec. 19.  In  all  criminal cases  whatever, the  jury shall  have the
          right to determine the law and the facts.

Sec. 20.  In all civil cases, the right of trial by jury shall  remain
          inviolate.

Sec. 21.  No man's particular services shall be demanded, without just
          compensation.   No  man's  property  shall  be taken by law,
          without just compensation; nor, except in case of the State,
          without just compensation first assessed and tendered.

Sec. 22.  The privilege of the debtor to enjoy the necessary  comforts
          of life, shall be recognized by wholesome laws, exempting  a
          reasonable amount of property  from seizure or sale  for the
          payment of any debt  or liability hereafter contracted;  and
          there shall be no imprisonment  for debt, except in case  of
          fraud.

Sec. 23.  The  General  Assembly shall  not grant  to any  citizen, or
          class of citizens, privileges or immunities which, upon  the
          same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.

Sec. 24.  No  ex post  facto law, or  law impairing the  obligation of
          contracts, shall ever be passed.

Sec. 25.  No law shall be passed, the taking effect of which shall  be
          made to  depend upon  any authority,  except as  provided in
          this Constitution.

Sec. 26.  The operation of  the laws shall never be suspended,  except
          by the authority of the General Assembly.

Sec. 27.  The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
          pended, except in case  of rebellion or invasion;  and then,
          only if the public safety demand it.

Sec. 28.  Treason against the State shall consist only in levying  war
          against it, and in giving aid and comfort to its enemies.

Sec. 29.  No person shall be convicted of treason, except on the  tes-
          timony of two witnesses to  the same overt act, or  upon his
          confession in open court.

Sec. 30.  No conviction shall work corruption of blood, or  forfeiture
          of estate.

Sec. 31.  No  law shall restrain any  of the inhabitants of  the State
          from assembling together in  a peaceable manner, to  consult
          for their  common good;  nor from  instructing their  repre-
          sentatives; nor  from applying  to the  General Assembly for
          redress of grievances.

Sec. 32.  The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the  defense
          of themselves and the State.

Sec. 33.  The  military shall be kept  in strict subordination to  the
          civil power.

Sec. 34.  No  soldier  shall, in  time of  peace, be  quartered in any
          house, without  the consent  of the  owner; nor,  in time of
          war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Sec. 35.  The General Assembly shall not grant any title of  nobility,
          nor confer hereditary distinctions.

Sec. 36.  Emigration from the State shall not be prohibited.

Sec. 37.  There shall  be neither slavery, nor involuntary  servitude,
          within  the  State,  otherwise  than  for  the punishment of
          crimes, whereof  the party  shall have  been duly convicted.
          No indenture of any Negro  or Mulatto, made or executed  out
          of the bounds of the State, shall be valid within the State.


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