CONSTITUTION

OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ANNOTATED BY

W. F. HENNING, Esq.

-OF THE-

LOS ANGELES BAR

Containing, besides the Annotated Constitutions of
1849 and 1879,

Constitution of the United States (with index.)
Declaration of Independence.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Proclamation of Governor Riley Recommending.
Constitution.

Act of Admission of California into the Union.
List of Members of Constitutional Conventio ns.
Amendments to be Voted on November 6, 1894.
NOTE.-The notes close with the 101 California report.

E94

(14

Cal.
110

894

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894
By W. F. HENNING,

In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

-OF-

CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA 1879.

PREAMBLE.

ARTICLE I.

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.

SEC. 1. Inalienable rights.

2. Popular government.

3. California, an inseparable part of Union.

4. Religious worship and liberty of conscience.

5. Habeas corpus.

6. Bail-excessive fines

ments.

7. Trial by jury.

cruel and unusual punish-

8. Informations and indictments-grand jury.`

9. Liberty of speech-law of libel.

10. Popular assemblies.

11. General laws to have uniform operation.

12. Military-quartering soldiers.

13. Rights of accused persons-twice in jeopardy-depo.

sitions in criminal cases.

14. Private property-public use.

15. Imprisonment in civil actions.

16. Bills of attainder-ex post facto laws-impairing

contracts.

17. Foreigners, rights of.

18. Slavery prohibited.

19. Seizures and search-warrants.

20.

21.

Treason.

No special privileges or immunities.

22. Constitution, mandatory and prohibitory.

23. Rights retained by the people.

24. No property qualifications for office or voting.

ARTICLE II.

RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.

SEC. 1. Who entitled to vote.

2. Privileges of electors.

3.

Militia duty on election day.

4. Residence, when not gained or lost.

5. Election by ballot.