Bill of Rights | MidpageBill of Rights1Rights of life, liberty, worship, pursuit of safety and happiness, free speech, acquiring and protecting property, peaceable assembly, redress of grievances, bearing arms2Absolute and arbitrary power denied3Men are equal -- No exclusive grant except for public services -- Property not to be exempted from taxation -- Grants revocable4Power inherent in the people -- Right to alter, reform, or abolish government5Right of religious freedom6Elections to be free and equal7Right of trial by jury8Freedom of speech and of the press9Truth may be given in evidence in prosecution for publishing matters proper for public information -- Jury to try law and facts in libel prosecutions10Security from search and seizure -- Conditions of issuance of warrant11Rights of accused in criminal prosecution -- Change of venue12Indictable offense not to be prosecuted by information -- Exceptions13Double jeopardy -- Property not to be taken for public use without compensation14Right of judicial remedy for injury -- Speedy trial15Laws to be suspended only by General Assembly16Right to bail -- Habeas corpus17Excessive bail or fine, or cruel punishment, prohibited18Imprisonment for debt restricted19Ex post facto law or law impairing contract forbidden -- Rules of construction for mineral deeds relating to coal extraction20Attainder, operation of restricted21Descent in case of suicide or casualty22Standing armies restricted -- Military subordinate to civil -- Quartering soldiers restricted23No office of nobility or hereditary distinction, or for longer than a term of years24Emigration to be free25Slavery and involuntary servitude forbidden26General powers subordinate to Bill of Rights -- Laws contrary thereto are void