as ure shall think of the facts in le offense, be t or courts and the ed by law. --Congress shall make no law respecting an estab- -That religion, or the duty which we owe to our -That no person within this State shall, upon any ever, -That all men have a natural and indefeasible right citizen shall in no wise account of his religion. -The right to worshi tates of conscience sh shall any person be co any form of worship; interference with, the mitted; nor any prefer religious test or pro religious establishment required for any office vote at any election; n petent to testify on acc 187. -And whereas, the m their profession, dedic the cure of souls, and the great duties of minister of the gospel whatsoever, shall at pretense or descriptio capable of holding, an within this State. N --Therefore no minist denomination whatev either House of the L provision), La., 229; -No licensed ministe to perform military d juries in this State. -No sectarian instru erated in any school lished under this Con -Therefore no min preacher of any relig tinues in the exercis be eligible to the Governor, or to a Representatives. S -The Legislature civil or political rig any person on acco cerning matters of -No man shall be any religious worsh nor shall any man or burdened in h suffer, on account o shall be free to pro their opinions in shall in no wise aff capacities. And t any religious test privileges or adva tion; or pass any religious society, o this State, to levy for the erection worship, or for ministry; but it s select his religiou -That no religion shall be established by law; that That no other test or qualification ought to be 1 y e 1 L -No contract of marriage, if otherwise duly made, shall be invalidated for want of conformity to the of requirements of any religious sect. Cal., 104. d It being the duty of all men to worship the Supreme Being, the Great Creator and Preserver of the universe, and their right to render that worship in the mode most consistent with the dictates of their it conscience, no person shall by law be compelled to 's join or support, or be classed with or associated to any congregation, church, or religious association. ), But every person now belonging to such congregait tion, church, or religious association, shall remain a member thereof until he shall have separated himself therefrom in the manner hereinafter provided. And each and every society or denomination of Christians 3. in this State shall have and enjoy the same and equal powers, rights and privileges, and shall have power is and authority to support and maintain the ministers or teachers of their respective denominations, and to build and repair houses for public worship by a tax on the members of any such society only, to be laid by a major vote of the legal voters assembled at any society meeting, warned and held according to law, or in any other manner. Ct., 112. e 7, i al >t S. --If any person shall choose to separate himself from the society or denomination of Christians to which he may belong, and shall leave a written notice thereof O with the clerk of such society, he shall thereupon be of no longer liable for any future expenses which may be incurred by said society. Ct., 112. 7. d -That all men have a natural and inalienable right to be vest that shall in any ner control the exercise of relig be given by law ing an establishm to any office, or pub.. -That every gift, sale or to or for the -That every gift, sale, or the opinions, or Ind., 170; tiously scrulled thereto, 399; (nearly Ind., 180; ing citizens of religion osed to the and general e being of nishments, nts, be dis st or profit God, or the authority shall hold reedom or ding any I depart God shall is State, Irk, 93; God, or a all hold State. made. to the p the ver of orship their led to iated tion. in a self And ans qual ver to or to the maintenance of any -The General Assembly shall make no law respect- -No religious test shall be required as a qualification -That every gift, sale or devise of land, to any min- -That every gift, sale, or devise of any land to any - No money shall be appropriated or drawn from in the exercise of the -That no person shall 350. -The mode of admir shall be such as may binding upon the con such oath or affirmati 170; Or., 447. That the manner affirmation to any p of the religious pers tion of which he is most effectual confi the Divine Being. -The manner of ad tion shall be such as science of the depon General Assembly Ky., 220. -No person, whil functions of a clerg religious persuasion holds or exercises a monwealth, or und States, shall be el except attorneys-a militia officers: P Commonwealth, wh shall be ineligible. -No person shall privileges, or capac formance of any o rendered incompet of law or equity, the subject of relig proceeding shall h or take testimony on account of inte fact material to th witnesses, as prov -That, as it is God in such mani him, all persons a their religious lib gelical principles, will give the best and greatest security to government, and will lay in the hearts of men the strongest obligations to due subjection; and as T a knowledge of these is most likely to be propagated s through a society by the institution of the public worship of the Deity, and of public instruction in f morality and religion; therefore, to promote those 1 important purposes, the people of this State have a right to empower, and do hereby fully empower the Legislature to authorize, from time to time, the several towns, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies within this State, to make adequate provisions, at their own expense, for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality. N. H., 399. -The rights, privileges, immunities and estates of both civil and religious societies and of corporate bodies, shall remain as if the Constitution of this State had not been altered or amended. S. C., 488. -No religious test or amount of property shall ever be required as a qualification for any office of public trust under the State. No religious test or amount of property shall ever be required as a qualification of any voter at any election in this State; nor shall any person be rendered incompetent to give evidence in any court of law or equity in consequence of his f opinion upon the subject of religion. Minn., 320. -That all men have a natural and inalienable right to f worship Almighty God according to the dictates of > their own consciences and understandings, as in their opinion shall be regulated by the word of God; and that no man ought to, or of right can be compelled to attend any religious worship, or erect or support L any place of worship, or maintain any ministry, contrary to the dictates of his conscience; nor can any man be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship; and that no authority can, or ought to be vested in or assumed by any power whatever, that shall in any case interfere with or in any manner control the rights of conscience in the free exercise of religious worship; › nevertheless, every sect or denomination of Christians ought to observe the Sabbath or Lord's day, and keep up some sort of religious worship which to them shall seem most agreeable to the revealed will of God. Vt. 521. -But the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall > not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, nor to justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace, or safety of the State, or with the rights of others. Mo. 346; S. C., 488. -Every individual has a natural and unalienable right 3 to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested or restrained in his person, liberty or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience, or of his religious profession, sentiments, or persuasion : L > -And nothing any former co ministry; but a in the same stat made. N. H., -No person si privilege of wors agreeable to the under any pretens any place of wors ment; nor shall a:. taxes, or other rate church or churches for the maintenance contrary to what he deliberately and voi N. J., 412. -Whereas, Almighty free, and all attempts punishment; or burde tend to beget habits and, whereas, a princip ancestors in their migrat settlement of this State, hold forth a lively exp civil State may stand an full liberty in religious e declare that no man shall to support any religious whatever, except in fulti contract; nor enforced, r dened in his body or go holding any office; nor o of his religious belief; and free to worship God accord own conscience, and to pr maintain, his opinion in ma the same shall in no wise d his civil capacity. R. L., 47 -In order effectually to political freedom established tors, and to preserve the sa do declare that the essent rights and principles herein established, maintained, be of paramount obligation and executive proceedings. -No charter of incorporation church or religious denominat made by general laws for sec property, so that it shall be purpose intended. W. Va., a -The General Assembly shall incorporation to any church tion, but may secure the title an extent to be limited by law -No person shall be render witness or juror in conseque matters of religion, nor be q of justice touching his religio weight of his testimony. O another shall ever be established by law. -And nothing herein shall be understood to affect -No person shall be deprived of the inestimable -Whereas, Almighty God hath created the mind -In order effectually to secure the religious and -No charter of incorporation shall be granted to any -The General Assembly shall not grant a charter of -No person shall be rendered incompetent as a URES AND SE -The writ of habeas pended. It shall be the General Assembl it a speedy and effec therefor. Vt., 529, -Retrospective laws and unjust. No such either for the decisio ment of offenses. A The writ of habea or refused when app law, unless in case of lic safety may requir -The privilege and corpus shall be enjo the most free, easy manner; and shall n ture, except upon occasions, and for twelve months. Ma -No bill of attaind passed. U. S., 13; Me., 240; Min., 320 335; Va., 537, nor for purposes of p compensation previc That no ex post obligations of contra 73; Ark., 84; Cal., Iowa, 184; Ky., 224; I., 473; Tenn., 491; Mo., 348; Nev., 380 547; Wis., 560. That retrospective before the existence declared penal or cri incompatible with lib law shall ever be ma 254; Tenn., 497. -Ex post facto laws of contracts, and reti any right of the citiz -Laws made to pur existence of such 1 declared crimes by p sive and inconsistent of a free governmen -Writs of error sha |