le and shall not be forcibly
entered except in accordance with law.
ARTICLE 8.
Freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion are
inviolable rights of every citizen, and no law may be made either directly
or indirectly to endow any religion, or prohibit or restrict the free
exercise thereof or give any preference, or impose any disability on
account of religious belief or religious status, or affect prejudicially
the right of any child to attend a school receiving public money without
attending the religious instruction at the school, or make any
discrimination as respects State aid between schools under the management
of different religious denominations, or divert from any religious
denomination or any educational institution any of its property except for
the purpose of roads, railways, lighting, water or drainage works or other
works of public utility, and on payment of compensation.
ARTICLE 9.
The right of free expression of opinion as well as the right to assemble
peaceably and without arms, and to form associations or unions is
guaranteed for purposes not opposed to public morality. Laws regulating
the manner in which the right of forming associations and the right of
free assembly may be exercised shall contain no political, religious or
class distinction.
ARTICLE 10.
All citizens of the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann have the right to
free elementary education.
ARTICLE 11.
The rights of the State in and to natural resources, the use of which is
of national importance, shall not be alienated. Their exploitation by
private individuals or associations shall be permitted only under State
supervision and in accordance with conditions and regulations approved by
legislation.
SECTION II.--LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS.
A.--THE LEGISLATURE.
ARTICLE 12.
A Legislature is hereby created to be known as Parliament/Oireachtas of
the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann. It shall consist of the King and
two Houses: the Chamber of Deputies/Dail Eireann and the Senate/Seanad
Eireann. The power of making laws for the peace, order and good government
of the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann is vested in the
Parliament/Oireachtas.
ARTICLE 13.
The Parliament/Oireachtas shall sit in or near the city of Dublin or in
such other place as from time to time it may determine.
ARTICLE 14.
All citizens of the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann without distinction
of sex who have reac
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