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 liberty, property or privileges, but by judgment of that person's peers or the law of the land.

'''Section 6-A. Discrimination against persons prohibited.''' No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor be denied the equal protection of the laws, nor be denied the enjoyment of that person's civil rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof.

'''Section 7. No person to answer to certain crimes but on indictment; exceptions; juries.''' No person shall be held to answer for a capital or infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases of impeachment, or in such cases of offenses, as are usually cognizable by a justice of the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The Legislature shall provide by law a suitable and impartial mode of selecting juries, and their usual number and unanimity, in indictments and convictions, shall be held indispensable.

'''Section 8. No double jeopardy.''' No person, for the same offense, shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.

'''Section 9. Sanguinary laws, excessive bail, cruel or unusual punishments prohibited.''' Sanguinary laws shall not be passed; all penalties and punishments shall be proportioned to the offense; excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel nor unusual punishments inflicted.

'''Section 10. Bailable offenses; habeas corpus.''' No person before conviction shall be bailable for any of the crimes which now are, or have been denominated capital offenses since the adoption of the Constitution, when the proof is evident or the presumption great, whatever the punishment of the crimes may be. And the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.

'''Section 11. Attainder, ex post facto and contract-impairment laws prohibited.''' The Legislature shall pass no bill of attainder, ex post facto law, nor law impairing the obligation of contracts, and no attainder shall work corruption of blood nor forfeiture of estate.

'''Section 12. Treason; testimony of 2 witnesses.''' Treason against this State shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, giving them aid