Constitution Of The State Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations With The Amendments Thereto Classic Reprint

Author : Rhode Island
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260493637
Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Draft of Constitution of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, As Revised by a Committee Appointed by the Convention, Assembled at Providence written by Rhode Island and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Draft of Constitution of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, as Revised by a Committee Appointed by the Convention, Assembled at Providence: November, 1841 Sec. 6. Ial criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the privilege of a speedy and public trial, by an im partial jury; to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining them in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel in his de fence, and be at liberty to speak for himself; nor shall he be deprived of life, liberty, or property, unless by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land. Sec. 7. The person of a debtor, where there is not strong presumption of fraud, ought not to be continued in prison, after he shall have delivered up his property for the benefit of his creditors, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Sec. 8. No {retrospective, or] ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall be made. Sec. 9. No man in a court of common law shall be compelled to give evidence criminating himself. Sec. 10. Every man being presumed innocent, until pronounced guilty by the law, all acts of severity, that are not necessary to secure an accused person, shall be re pressed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.