Constitution of the State of Indiana, and the Address of the Constitutional Convention V. 1

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1 Constitution of the State of Indiana, and the Address of the Constitutional Convention 1 (1851)

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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA.

PREAMBLE.

To THE END, thatjustice be established, public order maintained,
and liberty perpetuated; WE, the People of the State of
Indiana, grateful to ALMIGHTY GOD for the free exercise of
the right to choose our own form of government, do ordain
this Constitution.

ARTICLE I.
BILL OP RIGHTS.
SECTION 1. WE DECLARE, That all men are created equal; that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that all
power is inherent in the People; and that all free governments are,
and of right ought to be, founded on their authority, and instituted
for their peace, safety, and well being. For the advancement of
these ends, the People have, at all times, an indefeasible right to alter
and reform their government.
SEc. 2. All men shall be secured in the natural right to worship
Almighty God, according to the dictates of their own consciences.
SEC. 3. No law shall, in any case whatever, control the free ex-
ercise and enjoyment of religious opinions, or interfere with the rights
of conscience.
SEC. 4. No preference shall be given, by law, to any creed,
religious society, or mode of worship; and no man shall be compelled
to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any
ministry, against his consent.
SEc. 5. No religious test shall be required, as a qualification for
any office of trust or profit.
SEc. 6. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, for the
benefit of any religious or theological institution.

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