All citizens are equal in the eye of the law and enjoy the same civil rights; free expression of opinion by word or in writing; the right of association and of assembly is guaranteed, subject to no other restrictions than those of the common law; in libel suits, alleged defamatory publications must not only be proven to be true, but must appear to have been made from “honest motives and a righteous purpose;” house and home right inviolable; house-searching by an official vested with this power must be in advance carefully explained by the official, as to the reason for and the extent of the proposed search; innocent persons sentenced are entitled to restitution and just satisfaction from the state; father and son, father-in-law and son-in-law, two brothers, or two brothers-in-law cannot serve at the same time as members of the executive or judicial department; all citizens subject to taxation must contribute to the burdens of the state and the community in accordance with their respective means; small estates of persons disabled for work, as well as a sum absolutely necessary for support, shall be exempt from taxation; tax exemptions in favor of private persons or industrial companies forbidden; no new taxes on the consumption of any of the necessaries of life to be levied; cantonal and district officers to receive fixed salaries, all fees going into the state treasury; organization and management of charity left to the community;[47] the state to make suitable contributions to lighten the burdens of poor communities, and especially to extend its influence and aid in the education of the children of the poor, improving the hospital service, and reforming the character and ameliorating the condition of the neglected and dissolute; to render assistance and facilities for the development of trades-unions based on the principle of self-help; to pass laws essential for the protection of the laboring classes; judicial sentences not to be set aside or modified by any legislative or administrative authority, except in so far as the pardoning power is vested in the cantonal council. There are also numerous provisions relating to church affairs and education, on parallel lines with those of the federal constitution, with the addition that the former includes the organization and management of the church communities which are exclusively under cantonal authority.