Provisions
I of 1777 • People the only source of authority.
APPROVED
The Text
This convention, therefore, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this state, DOTH ORDAIN, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE, That no authority shall, on any pretense whatever, be exercised over the people or members of this state, but such as shall be derived from and granted by them.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1777
• In Article I:
• Has 51 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Was adopted without a vote
• Is a new addition
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