apply to those invested with the powers of government, for redress of grievances, or other proper purposes, by petition, address or remonstrance.
§ 17. Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defence of himself and the state.
§ 18. The military shall, in all cases, and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power.
§ 19. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
§ 20. No hereditary emoluments, privileges or honors, shall ever be granted, or conferred in this state.
§ 21. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
Article Second.
OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
The powers of government shall be divided into three distinct departments, and each of them confided to a separate magistracy—to wit—those which are legislative, to one; those which are Executive to another, and those which are Judicial to another.
Article Third.
OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
§ 1. The Legislative power of this State shall be vested in two distinct house or branches; the one
