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 with-
out the consent of the owner, nor in
time of war, except in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
Art. 32. That no person, except reg-
ular 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. 33. 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 for
misbehaviour, on conviction in a court
of law, or by the Governor, upon the
address of the General Assembly; pro-
vided, that two-thirds of all the mem-
bers 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 whatsover,
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 ought to hold
at the same time more than one office of
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profit, created by the Constitution or
Laws of this State; nor ought any per-
son 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. 36. That as it is the duty of
every man to worship God in such man-
ner as he thinks most acceptable to Him,
all persons are equally entitled to pro-
tection in their religious liberty, where-
fore, no person ought, by any law, to be
molested in his person or estate, on ac-
count of his religious persuasion or pro-
fession, or for his religious practice,
unless under the 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 God, and that under his
dispensation such person will be held
morally accountable for his acts, and be
rewarded or punished therefor, either in
this world or the world to come.
Art. 37. 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 allegiance and fidelity to
this State and the United States, as may
be prescribed by this Constitution, and
such oath of office and qualification as
may be prescribed by this Constitution, or
by the laws of the State, and a declara-
tion of belief in the Christian religion;
or in the existence of God, and in a
future state of rewards and punishments.
Art. 38. That every gift, sale or devise
of land, to any minister, public teacher
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