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CONSTITUTION OF TEXAS. 339
SEC. 4. No religious test shall ever he requiredf as a qualification to any
office, or public tirust, ill tlis State ; nor shall any one be xe exclulded from hold-
ing office oin acount of his religious sentiments, provide( d i he acknowledge
the existence of a, Suprel e Being.
SEC. 5. No )lerscl11 shall 1.e lisqualitie( to give evidlnce in any of tlie
(courts of tltis StaLte on Iea(cou(tnt of lis religSious opilliolls, (' for the want of
any religious belief, but all I oths or aflirmaitiol}s slhall be administered in the
mlode ilost billiing 1upl t lie eoscience, anld sliill be takeil subjeet to the
pa.ins aiid peltnalties of perjury.
SEC. (. All ittt 1have a. <a .ltur al a11d iindeft t asiblt right to worshi Almighty
God cordiig to t lie (dietat(.es tof their own (co)lsciellc(.'is. o 111111n shall be
compelled to attelld, , e're', or slllupport any place of worship, or to Imalitaill
any nlilistry, Iga, ilist his (conselit. Nio }iulcaIn atsthority ollgxt, in alv cease
whatever, to (cml rol or interfire with tlle r'ihts of consci(ence ill iomatters of
religion, an ld liI$ prnef(erince shall ever I be givenl I Ilaw to at ly ret ,liious society
1or mollde of wvors]hip. i3But it sli,ll he, tlie d(lid of the Le(isllt-i,rl, to ptss sluhe
laws as nIay be )lle essc.ar t(o protect eC ( .ll y (vy reigi os dcminationi inlls deiiiiatioi il
tlle pe)(ace('able ell,joy'lnt f its (own nl(mode, of t) public( wOrshiip.
SIc(. 7. N(o o111n'ey sliall )b ali)Iprori'ited or 1'1 drawn from the, tre"aslry for
the 1bellefit (f Ilany sect, or religio(ls society, thliolo(gical or religiolus semi-
nary ; ori slill property b}elollging to thle State l e a)tppropriated for lany sluh
purlposes.
SEi:. S. < Every lperson shlall lbe at li)ertiy to s)eak, write, or pubtlish his
opinlions ()II any subiject, Ibeiiig responsible for tile abuse of that privilege;
and1 no law salIll ever )e passed curt 'ailing tlhe liberty of s;peech or of the
press. In pltoseeuti(ns for tlte tpublication of 1)papters' iivestigating tlle con-
duct of (othiers or i elii i pll tli li ( altitly, or whliei the matter lubilishled is
Iiiroper fol'. pullic itnfrlnntio i l, tliet' trut'l l(',reof illiy )be givetl in evi(lence.
Aii(t in all intdiiet,neits for libels tlie jtry sliitll lhave thle right to dltertmine
tile law nd tlhe fac(ts, un(der tlie dlireetioll of tlie colurt, as ill otlier cases.
SEc. T e. rTlte pLtople slil l be secu re, in their )ersons, hs ses, lhs s, itLa s and
possessions, fromn all neisi naolile se,izures or searches, and no warraint to
searchl any.place, or to s(,ize anly p)erson (or tiling, shall issue withlout deserib-
inig tlilem as near as imay l)e, )ior wit}lout ,p)robable cause, supported by oatll
or affirmation.
SEC. 10. In all (criinlil prosecuntion s, tll(e a(Iccused shall have a speedy
public trial by 1an imnpartial jury. le sliall h}ave the right to demiand the
SEC. IV.-1. What is said of religious tests'? 2. C(an al a atheist hold office in
Texas
SE(c. V.-L. Explain the meaninlg of Section 5. 2. (ive aIll the different modes
you know of administerilng Ottlis.
SIEC. V I.-1. What natural right have all m11(en? 2. What sllhall no man be com-
pelled to do? ;3. What is the duty of tlie Legislattre regarding ill religious denoie-
ilnaltions?
SEC. VIr.-i. W. lit financial aid may religious schools receive from the State ?
1SE^c. VIII.-1. What is said of tlhe Ili)erty of speech'? 2. Is this privilege ever
aiused ? :). IHoiw ilay thle person slaudered obtaiini juistic ?
SEC(. IX.-I. What three things must be ldole before a seareh-warrant can be
issue(d '
SEC. X.-i. What is meait by an "imlpartial jury"? 2. Name five rights of
every one accused of crime. 3. When is an indictment of a Grand Jury uilmeces-
sary I When necessary i
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/355/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.