[Dec. Bights 28] MARYLAND MANUAL 367
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 liber-
ty, and ought not to be raised, or kept up, without the con-
sent 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 quar-
tered 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, ma-
rines, 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.
Art. 33. That the independency and uprightness of
Judges are essential to the impartial administration of Jus-
tice, 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 Consti-
tution. No Judge shall hold any other office, civil or mili-
tary or political trust, or employment of any kind, whatso-
ever, under the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of
the United States, or any of them; or receive fees, or per-
quisites of any kind, for the discharge of his official duties.
Art. 34. That a long continuance in the Executive De-
partments of power or trust is dangerous to liberty; a rota-
tion, 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 re-
ligious liberty; wherefore, no person ought by any law to
be molested in his person or estate, on account of his re-
ligious persuasion, or profession, or for his religious prac-
tice, unless, under the color of religion, he 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
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