Provisions
XIII of 1777 • Rights of citizens.
APPROVED
The Text
And this convention doth further, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this state, ORDAIN, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE. That no member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any rights or privileges secured to the subjects of this state by this Constitution, unless by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1777
• In Article XIII:
• Has 62 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Was adopted without a vote
• Is a new addition
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