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Section II-25: Contempt - Definition - Jury trial - Hearing.

  The legislature shall pass laws defining contempts and
regulating the proceedings and punishment in matters of contempt:
Provided, that any person accused of violating or disobeying,
when not in the presence or hearing of the court, or judge
sitting as such, any order of injunction, or restraint, made or
entered by any court or judge of the State shall, before penalty
or punishment is imposed, be entitled to a trial by jury as to
the guilt or innocence of the accused.  In no case shall a
penalty or punishment be imposed for contempt, until an
opportunity to be heard is given.

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