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 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 787. JOURNAL Monday August 2oth. I787. It was moved and seconded to refer the following propositions to the Committee of five. which passed in the affirmative. Each House shall be the Judge of it's own privileges, and shall have authority to punish by imprisonment every person violating the same: or who, in the place where the Legislature may be sitting and during the time of it's session, shall threaten any' of it's members for any thing said or done in the House: or who shall assault any of them therefor- or who shall assault, or arrest any witness or other person ordered to attend either of the Houses in his way going or returning; or who shall rescue any person arrested by their ilorder. Each Branch of the Legislature, as well as .the supreme Executive shall have authority to require the opinions o� the supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions The privileges and benefit of the writ of habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in this government in the most expeditious and ample manner: and shall not be suspended by the Legis- lature except upon the most urgent and pressing occasions, and for a limited time not exceeding month,. The liberty of the Press shall be inviolably preserved. No Troops shall be kept up in time of peace, but b 7 consent of the Legislature The military shall alway? be subordinate to the civil power, aad no grants of money shall be made by the Legislature {or supporting military land forces for more than one year at a time

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