ARTICLE X - BILL OF RIGHTS
The Sac and Fox Nation shall not:
| 1. | Make or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble or to petition for a redress of grievances. | |
| 2. | Violate the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, nor issue warrants, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized. | |
| 3. | Subject any person for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy. | |
| 4. | Compel any person in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. | |
| 5. | Take any private property for a public use without just compensation. | |
| 6. | Deny to any person in a criminal proceeding the right to a speedy and public trial, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and at this own expense to have the assistance of counsel for defense. | |
| 7. | Require excessive bail, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel and unusual punishment. | |
| 8. | Deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws or deprive any person of liberty or property without due process of law. | |
| 9. | Pass any bill of attainder or ex facto law. | |
| 10. | Deny to any person accused of an offense punishable by imprisonment the rights, upon request, to a trial by jury of not less than six (6) persons. |
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS
Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by a majority vote of the Business Committee or by a petition signed by thirty percent (30%) of the members of the Governing Council and if approved by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be submitted to a referendum vote of the adult members of the tribe, and shall be effective if ratified by a majority vote.
ARTICLE XII - SAVINGS CLAUSE
All resolutions and ordinances currently in force shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent with this constitution, remain in full force and effect until such time as they may be changed by the appropriate tribal authority.
