ARTICLE VIII.
EXCESSIVE BAILS, FINES AND PUNISHMENTS FORBIDDEN.
Excessive bail shall not he required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Having enjoyed the protection of this and similar provisions for so many years, we can hardly appreciate their value. It must be borne in mind that those who "ordained and established" the constitution had been abused in just these ways, and that in this provision they provided against a real danger.