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Sec. 14. Representation shall be apportioned ac- 

 cording to population. 



Sec. 15. No person shall be imprisoned for debt 

 in any civil action on mesne or final process, unless 

 in cases of fraud ; and no person shall be imprisoned 

 for a milita fine in time of peace. 



Sec. 16. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or 

 law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever 

 be passed. 



Sec. 17. Foreigners who are, or who may here- 

 after become, bona fide residents of this State, shall 

 enjoy the same rights in respect to the possession, en- 

 joyment, and inheritance of property, as native born 

 citizens. 



Sec. 18. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servi- 

 tude, unless for the punishment of crimes, shall ever 

 be tolerated in this State. 



Sec. 19. The right of the people to be secure in 

 their persons, houses, papers and effects, against un- 

 reasonable seizures and searches, shall not be violated ; 

 and no warrant shall issue but on probable cause, 

 supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describ- 

 ing the place to be searched, and the persons and 

 things to be seized. 



Sec. 20. Treason against the State shall consist 

 only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, 

 or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be 

 convicted of treason, unless on the evidence of two 

 witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open 

 court. 



Sec. 21. This enumeration of rights shall not be 

 construed to impair or deny others retained by the 

 people. 



