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Art. 27. That ho conviction shall work corruption of blood
or forfeiture of estate.
Art. 28. That a well regulated militia is the proper and
natural defence of a free government.
Art. 29, That standing armies are dangerous to liberty,
and ought not to be raised or kept up without the consent of
the Legislature.
Art. 30. That in all cases and at all times the military
ought to be under strict subordination to, and control of the
civil power.
Art. 31. That no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of
war, except in the manner prescribed by law.
Art. 32. That no person except regular soldiers, marines,
and'mariners in the service of this State or militia when in
actual service ought, in any case, be subject to or punishable
by martial law.
Art. 33. That the independency and uprightness of judges
are essential to the impartial administration of justice and a
treat security to the rights and liberties of the people; where-
fore, the judges shall not be removed except for misbehavior
on conviction in a court of law or by the Governor, upon the
address of the General Assembly; provided, that two-thirds
of all the members of each House concur in such address, No
judge shall hold any other office civil, or military, or political
trust or employment of any kind whatsoever, under toe Con-
stitution or laws of this State or of the United States, or any
of them, or receive fees or perquisites of any kind for the dis-
charge of his official duties.
Art. 34. That a long continuance in the Executive depart-
ments of power or trust is dangerous to liberty; a rotation,
therefore, in those departments is one of the best secureties of
permanent freedom.
Art. 35. That no person ought to hold at the same time
more than one office of profit created by the Constitution or
laws of this State; nor ought any person in public trust to re-
ceive any present from any foreign Prince or State or from the
the United States or any of them, without the approbation of
this State.
Art. 36. That as it is the duty of every man to worship
God in such manner as he thinks most acceptible to Him; all
persons are equally entitled to protection in their re-
ligious, liberty; wherefore, uo person ought by any law to be
molested in his person or estate on account of his religious
persuasion or profession or for his religious practice, unless
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