The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 5 Page: 5
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Constitution of the State of Texas.
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Sec. 12. No person, for the same offence, shall be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall a person be again put upon trial
for the same offence after a verdict of not guilty; and the right of
trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
Sec. 13. Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear
arms, in the lawful defence of himself or the State.
Sec. 14. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, retroactive law,
or any law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be made, and
no person's property, shall be taken or applied to public use, without
adequate compensation being made, unless by the consent of
such person.
Sec. 15. No person shall ever be imprisoned for debt.
Sec. 16. No citizen of this State shall be deprived of life, liberty,
property, or privileges, outlawed, exiled, or in any manner
disfranchised, except by due course of the law of the land.
Sec. 17. The military ,shall at all times be subordinate to the
civil authority.
Sec. 18. Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius
of a free government, and shall never be allowed; nor shall the law
of primogeniture or entailments ever be in force in this State.
Sec. 19. The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner,
to assemble together for their common good, and to apply to
those invested with the power[s] of government for redress of
grievances, or other purposes, by petition, address, or remonstrance.
Sec. 20. No power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised,
except by the Legislature, or its authority.
Sec. 21. To guard against transgressions of the high powers
herein delegated, we declare that everything in this "Bill of
Rights" is excepted out of the general powers of government, and
shall forever remain inviolate, and all laws.contrary thereto, or to
the following provisions, shall be void.
ARTICLE II.
DIVISION OF THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT.
Section 1. The powers of the government of the State of Texas
shall be divided into three dictinct departments, and each of them
be confided to a separate body of magistracy-to-wit: those which
are Legislative to one-those which are Executive to another, and
those which are Judicial to another; and no person, or collection
of persons being of one of those departments, shall exercise any
power properly attached to either of the others, except in the instances
herein expressly permitted.(5)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 5, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6727/m1/21/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .