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    The 1916 Jones Law established a Bill of Rights for the Philippines that protected many civil liberties and rights for citizens. It guaranteed due process, equal protection, just compensation for property, rights of the accused such as trial by jury and not self-incrimination, bail, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and prohibition of slavery. It also established restrictions on unreasonable searches, ex post facto laws, titles of nobility, and polygamy. Public funds could only be spent and taxes levied according to these protections.

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    The 1916 Jones Law established a Bill of Rights for the Philippines that protected many civil liberties and rights for citizens. It guaranteed due process, equal protection, just compensation for property, rights of the accused such as trial by jury and not self-incrimination, bail, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and prohibition of slavery. It also established restrictions on unreasonable searches, ex post facto laws, titles of nobility, and polygamy. Public funds could only be spent and taxes levied according to these protections.

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    The 1916 Jones Law established a Bill of Rights for the Philippines that protected many civil liberties and rights for citizens. It guaranteed due process, equal protection, just compensation for property, rights of the accused such as trial by jury and not self-incrimination, bail, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and prohibition of slavery. It also established restrictions on unreasonable searches, ex post facto laws, titles of nobility, and polygamy. Public funds could only be spent and taxes levied according to these protections.

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    1916 Jones Law

    Section 3.―Bill of Rights

    (a) Due process and eminent domain.―That no law shall be enacted in said Islands
    which shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or
    deny to any person therein the equal protection of the laws. Private property shall not be
    taken for public use without just compensation.

    (b) Rights of persons accused of crime.―That in all criminal prosecutions the accused
    shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to demand the nature and cause
    of the accusation against him, to have a speedy and public trial, to meet the witnesses
    face to face, and to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in
    his behalf.

    That no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law;
    and no person for the same offense shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall
    be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.

    That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital
    offenses.

    (c) Obligation of contracts.―That no law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be


    enacted.

    (d) Imprisonment for debt.―That no person shall be imprisoned for debt.

    (e) Suspension of habeas corpus.―That the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall
    not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion, insurrection, or invasion the public
    safety may require it, in either of which event the same may be suspended by the
    President, or by the Governor-General, wherever during such period the necessity for
    such suspension shall exist.

    (f) Ex post facto laws, primogeniture, titles of nobility.―That no ex post facto law or bill of
    attainder shall be enacted nor shall the law of primogeniture ever be in force in the
    Philippines.

    That no law granting a title of nobility shall be enacted, and no person holding any office
    of profit or trust in said Islands shall, without the consent of the Congress of the United
    States, accept any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king,
    queen, prince, or foreign state

    (g) Bail and punishment.―That excessive bail shall not required, nor excessive fines
    imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
    (h) Unreasonable searches.―That the right to be secured against unreasonable
    searches and seizures shall not be violated.

    (i) Slavery.―That slavery shall not exist in saidIslands; nor shall involuntary servitude
    exist therein except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly
    convicted.

    (j) Freedom of speech.―That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or
    of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the Government
    for redress grievances.

    (k) Freedom of religion.―That no law shall be made respecting an establishment of


    religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the free exercise and enjoyment
    of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be
    allowed; and no religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.
    No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, or used, directly or
    indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian
    institution, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher,
    minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary as such.

    (l) Poligamy.―Contracting of polygamous or plural marriages hereafter is prohibited. That


    no law shall be construed to permit polygamous or plural marriages.

    (m) How public funds to be spent.―That no money shall be paid out of the treasury except
    in pursuance of an appropriation by law.

    (n) Uniform tax.―That the rule of taxation in saidIslands shall be uniform.

    (o) Subject and title of bills.―That no bill which may be enacted into law shall embrace
    more than one subject, and that subject shall be expressed in the title of the bill.

    (p) Warrants of arrest.―That no warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, supported
    by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person
    or things to be seized

    (q) Special funds.―That all money collected on any tax levied or assessed for a special
    purpose shall be treated as a special fund in the treasury and paid out for such purpose
    only.

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