the Legislature, shall be void; except always, any sale,
gift, lease or devise of any quantity of land, not exceeding
five acres, for a church, meeting-house, or other house of
worship, or parsonage, or for a burying ground, which
shall be improved, enjoyed or used only for such purpose;
or such sale, gift, lease or devise shall be void. Provided,
however, that except in so far as the General Assembly
shall hereafter by law otherwise enact, the consent of the
Legislature shall not be required to any gift, grant, deed,
or conveyance executed after the 2nd day of November,
1948, or to any devise or bequest contained in the will of
any person dying after said 2nd day of November, 1948,
for any of the purposes hereinabove in this Article men-
tioned.] 1.

Art. 39. That the manner of administering the oath or
affirmation to any person ought to be such as those of the
religious persuasion, profession, or denomination, of which
he is a member, generally esteem the most effectual con-
firmation by the attestation of the Divine Being..

Art. 40. That the liberty of the press ought to be in-
violably preserved; that every citizen of the State ought to
be allowed to speak, write and publish his sentiments on all
subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that privilege..

Art. 41. That monopolies are odious, contrary to the
spirit of a free government and the principles of commerce,
and ought not to be suffered..

Art. 42. That no title of nobility or hereditary honors
ought to be granted in this State..

Art. 43. That the Legislature ought to encourage the
diffusion of knowledge and virtue, the extension of a judi-
cious system of general education, the promotion of litera-
ture, the arts, sciences, agriculture, commerce and manu-
factures, and the general amelioration of the condition of
the people..

Art. 44. That the provisions of the Constitution of the
United States, and of this State, apply as well in time of
war as in time of peace; and any departure therefrom, or
violation thereof, under the plea of necessity, or any other
plea, is subversive of good government and tends to an-
archy and despotism..

Art. 45. This enumeration of Rights shall not be con-
strued to impair or deny others retained by the People..

1 This amendment was submitted by Act of 1947, Ch. 623, and will be voted
upon by the voters in November, 1948..