16. Can the State pay for emancipated slaves? Section 6. 17. What debts are forbidden to be paid or assumed in any way unless by a vote of the people? Section 6. 18. What majority must be had to sanction such payment or assumption? Section 6. 19. Is there no exception to this? Section 6. 20. Can this vote be taken at a special election? Section 6. 21. By what name are most of the bonds mentioned in the answer to question 17 known? Answer--Special Tax bonds. 22. Was this prohibition in the Constitution of 1876? Answer-- No; it was inserted by amendment submitted to the people by the General Assembly of 1879, and adopted by the people in 1880. 23. What provision in regard to exclusive emoluments and privileges? Section 7. 24. What provision in regard to the legislative, executive and judicial branches? Section 8. 25. Can the Governor or Judges suspend laws? Section 9. 26. Who can suspend laws? Section 9. 27. What provision about election? Section 10. 28. What rights has one who is charged with a crime? Section 11. 29. If acquitted, does he pay the costs of his own witnesses, &c. ? Section 11. 30. What modes of prosecution are prescribed? Section 12. 31. By whom must conviction be made? Section 13. 32. Where must the verdict be rendered? Section 13. 33. What right has the Legislature in regard to petty misdemeanors? Section 14. 34. Can those accused of petty misdemeanors be utterly deprived of right of trial by jury? Section 13. Answer--No; they must have right of appeal and thus getting a jury. 35. What provision about bail? About fines and punishment? Section 14. 36. What are "general warrants"? Section 15. 37. Are they allowed? If not, why not? Section 15. 38. What provision about imprisonment for debt? Section 16. 39. Repeat the section guarding the life, liberty and property of citizens. Section 17. 40. From what great historical document is this section taken? Answer--From Magna Charta--wrested from King John, A. D. 1215. 41. What rights has one restrained of his liberty? Section 18. 42. Should he have a speedy trial? Section 18. 43. In law suits about property, what kind of a trial is declared best? Section 19. 44. What is said about trial by jury in controversies about property? Section 19. 45. What is declared about freedom of the press? Section 20. 46. Can the press be lawfully used for libelous and immoral publications? Section 20. 47. What provision about the writ of Habeas Corpus? Section 21. 48. What do you mean by the "privileges of the writ of Habeas Corpus"? Answer--The right of one restrained of his liberty to be brought before a Judge in order that the cause of imprisonment may be inquired into and be dealt with according to law. 49. Must a man own property in order to vote or hold office? Section 22. 50. Why not? Section 22. 51. What safeguard against improper taxation? Section 23.