Art. 28. That no soldier ought to be
quartered in any house in time of peace
without the consent of the owner, and
in time of war in such manner only as
the Legislature shall direct.
Art. 29. That no person, except regu-
lar soldiers, mariners, and marines, 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.
Art. 30. That the independency and
uprightness of Judges are essential to the
impartial administration of justice, and
a great security to the rights and liber-
ties of the people; wherefore the Judges
shall not be removed, except for mis-
behaviour, on conviction in a court of
law, or by the Governor, upon the ad-
dress 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 employ-
ment 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. 31. 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. 32. 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 receive any present
from any Foreign Prince, or State, or
from the United States, or any of them,
without the approbation of this State.
Art. 33. That as it is the duty of every
man to worship God in such manner as
he thinks most acceptable to Him, all
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persons are equally entitled to protection
in their religious liberty, wherefore, no
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 under color
of religion any man shall disturb the
good order, peace, or safety of the State,
or shall infringe the laws of morality, or
injure others in their natural, civil, or
religious rights; nor ought any person to
be compelled to frequent or maintain
or contribute, unless on contract, to
maintain any place of worship or any
ministry; nor shall any person be deemed
incompetent as a witness or juror who
believes in the existence of a God, and
that under his dispensation such person
will be held morally accountable for his
acts, and be rewarded or punished there-
for, either in this world or the world to
come.
Art. 34. That no other test or quali-
fication ought to be required, on admis-
sion to any office of trust or profit, than
such oath of office as may be prescribed
by this Constitution, or by the laws of the
State, and a declaration of belief in the
Christian religion; and if the party shall
profess to be a Jew, the declaration shall
be of his belief in a future state of re-
wards and punishments.
Art. 35. That every gift, sale or de-
vise of land, to any minister, public
teacher or preacher of the gospel, as
such, or to any religious sect, order or
denomination, or to or for the support,
use or benefit of, or in trust for any min-
ister, public teacher or preacher of the
gospel, as such, or any religious sect,
order or denomination, and every gift or
sale of goods or chattels to go in succes-
sion, or to take place after the death of
the seller or donor, to or for such sup-
port, use or benefit; and, also, every
devise of goods or chattels, to or for the
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