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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, to be subject to or
punishable by Martial Law.
AM. 38. That the independency and uprightness of
Judges are essential to the impartial administration of
Justice, and a great security to the rights and liberties of
the People; wherefore the Judges shall not be removed,
except in the manner and for the causes provided in this
Constitution. No Judge shall hold any other office, civil
or military, or political trust or employment of any kind
whatsoever, under the Constitution or Laws of this State,
or of the United States, or any of them; or receive fees,
or perquisites of any kind, for the discharge of his official
duties.
ART. 34. That a long continuance in the Executive
Departments of power or trust is dangerous to liberty; a
rotation therefore in those Departments is one of the best
securities of permanent freedom.
ART. 35. That no person shall hold, at the same time,
more than one office of profit, created by the Constitution
or Laws of this State nor shall any person in public trust
receive any present from any foreign prince or State, or
from the United States, or any of them, without the appro-
bation of this State.
ART. 36. That as it is the duty of every man to worship
God in such manner as he thinks most acceptable to Him,
all persons are equally entitled to protection in their relig-
ious liberty; wherefore, no person ought by any law to be
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