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Grants and commissions of state, how executed,

518.

Habeas corpus, writ of, 453.

Head of family, who is, 573.
Homestead, exemption of, 573.

Husband and wife, separate property of, 570.
Impeachment, presenting and trials of, 502.
what officers subject to, 502.
Imprisonment for debt, 474.

in case of fraud, 474.

in divorce case-contempt, 474.
Inalienable rights, cannot be taken away, 444.
Indictment, no person to be held to answer except
on, 454.

not required in impeachment nor in military
service, 454.

Inferior courts, legislature to create, and fix juris-
diction, 539.

Interpretations, recent, deemed to have been con-
sidered in framing constitution, 442, 444.

Jeopardy, twice in, 454.

Judges, compensation of, 541.

terms of, vacancies, 530.

Judicial department, 521.

of what courts consists, 521.

Judicial officers, except justice of the peace, not to
receive fees, 539.

what duties may be imposed upon, 523.

in naturalization, 524.

Jurors, knowledge of English language, 451.

Jury trial, in condemnation of land for state capi-
tol, 452.

legislature alone can determine when may be
waived, 451.

in trespass, 451.

secured in all common law actions, 452.
secured, 451.

Justices of the peace, legislature to determine num-
ber and fix powers, duties and terms, 539.
Lands granted by United States to be devoted to
education, etc., 548.

Laws, each to have but one object, which must be
expressed in title, 506.

in force continued after adoption of constitu-
tion until altered or repealed, 576.

not to be amended or revised by reference to
title, 506.

revised shall be published at length, 506.

of general nature, uniform operation, 471.
re-enactment creates anew the rule of action,
506.

Law of the land, definition, 467.
Legislative department, 487.

scope of powers, 487 to 514.
sessions of legislature, 497.

Legislators, not to be appointed to offices created
during their terms, 503.

when and how chosen-must be electors-num-
bers of, 498.

Legislature, bills may originate in either house,
500.

passage of bills-veto, 500.

each house to choose its own officers-judge of
election and qualification of members-quo-
rum, 499.

Legislature, elections by, viva voce, 514.

first session after adoption of constitution, 578.
first session to be held at San Jose, and there-
after until removed by legislature, 552.

general scope of power, 487 to 514.

members, when chosen, 498.

term of office, 498

may be convened and adjourned by governor,
when, 517.

members, how apportioned, and number of,
507.

rules-journals-members exempt from arrest
-vacancies-doors to be open-adjourn-

ments, 500.

Limitations of powers of legislature not to apply
to first legislature, 580.

Liberty of Speech, press-libel, 470.

Lieutenant Governor, election and duties, 518.

License Taxes, on business, 471.

Local option law, unconstitutional, 554.
Lotteries prohibited, 507.

Marriage, contract of, not required to conform to
requirement of religious sect, 557.

Married woman, property of, conveyances by, 571.
Mexican grants, decisions as to, 449.
rights of holders, 449.
actual settlers and, 449.

Militia, organization and dicipline, 545.
officers, how selected, 545.

governor may call forth, 545.

Military, subordinate to civil power, 474.
appropriation for, 474.

Mortgages, taxation of, 570.

Municipal corporations, to be restricted as to tax-
tion and contracting debts, 513.

Municipal Criminal Court of San Francisco, 521.
523.

Naturalization, power of judiciary 524.
Oath of office, form of, 552.

Object of law, must be expressed in title, 506.
Obligation of contract, 470.

not to be impaired, 475.

applies to contracts between individuals, 481.
funded debts and bonds, 478.

change of remedy, 481.

Office, disqualification for, 574.

bribery, perjury, forgery, 574.
duration of, 555.

lucrative, 503.

eligibility, meaning of, 504.

compensation, meaning of, 503.

Officers, first installation of, 579.

provisions for support of to be made by city,
town, county, etc., 555.

whose election or appointment not provided
for by constitution shall be elected, 555.

Pardons and reprieves, governor may grant, 517.
to be reported to legislature, 517.

Paupers, criminals, etc., police power of state, 467.
Perpetuities forbidden, 574.

Political power, inherent in people, 451.
Powers of government, distribution of, 484.
three departments, 484.

neither department above the law, 486.

Preamble, 441.

Private property, compensation for, 454,
Probate Court, jurisdiction, 531, 535.

Punishments, cruel and unusual forbidden, 453.
Receipts and expenditures, accurate account of to
be published with laws of each session, 504.
Religious profession, free exercise secured, 453.
does not disqualify witness, 453.

Remedy, change of, 481.

Rents, issues and profits, of separate property of
married persons, 572.

Reserved rights of people, 482.

Residence, as effecting offices prior to first election,
576.

gaining or loosing by electors, 483,

while in prison, army, almshouse, etc., 483.
not affected by absence on public business, 574.
Rights of people to assemble, 471.

to petition, 471.

of inhabitants on cession of California, 447.
retained by people, 482.

Sacramento, bonds of, 478.
Salaries of judges, 541.

of state officers not to be increased, 520.
until provision is made by legislature, 579.
Saloons and dance houses, regulation of, 446.
San Diego, funded debt of, 476.

Schedule, 575.

School funds, to be derived from school lands,
escheated estates, etc., 549.

cannot be diverted to other purposes, 549.
School, public to be maintained at least three
months in every year, 549.

system, legislature shall provide, 549.

Seal of state, 518.

Search, unreasonable prohibited, 482.
warrant, probable cause, 482.

Secretary of State and other state officers, 519.
duties of, 519.

Security of citizen, 482.

Senate, court of impeachment, 502.

Senators, state, increase of number, 499.

state, who qualified, number, when chosen, 498.
Separate property of husband and wife, 570.
rents, issues and profits, 572.
registration of wife's, 572.

Sessions of legislature, 120 days, 498.
Settlers' act of 1858, 448.

Mexican grants and, 449.

Seizures and searches, unreasonable prohibited,

482.

Slaves, property in, 448.

Slavery, prohibited, 482.

Soldiers, quartering of, 474.

Solvent debts subject to taxation, 558.

Sovereignty, designates supreme authority, 442.
Special cases, what are, 526.

Special laws, for special purposes, validity of, 554.
State, credit of not to be loaned, 557.

suits against, 557.
great seal of, 518.

grants and commissions by, 518.
boundary, 575.

State capitol, appropriation for, 546.

State government, does not ex propria vigore es-
tablish municipal government, 441.

State indebtedness, limitation of, 545.

State officers, enumeration of elective, and duties,
519.

to be elected at same time, 519.

compensation not to be increased, 520.
State prison, contracts as to, 464.

vested interests in, 465.

Statute of limitations, affect remedy, 469.
Stockholders of corporations and associations per-
sonally liable, 511.

Streets, state has no proprietary interest in, 509.
Suffrage, free to be supported by laws-disqualifi-
cations for-bribery-perjury-forgery, 574.

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