| John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1839 - 384 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| James Kent - Law - 1848 - 1046 pages
...New-York in 1846, seems to have set at liberty even the consciences of witnesses, for it declares that " No person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief." LECTURE XXV. OP ALIENS AND NATIVES. WE are next to consider the rights and duties... | |
| History, Modern - 1849 - 626 pages
...enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this state: and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinionsoD matters of religious belief; but the libertyof conscience, hereby secured, shall not be... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1849 - 482 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not bo so construed as to excuse... | |
| John Ross Browne - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 538 pages
...jury trial may be waved by the parties, in all civil cases, in the manner to be prescribed by law. Sec. 4. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious...a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 540 pages
...manner to be prescribed by law. Sec. 4. The free exercise and enjoyment of religions profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall...a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| United States. President (1849-1850 : Taylor) - California - 1850 - 1016 pages
...but a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all civil cases, in the manner prescribed by law. SEC. 4. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious...preference, shall forever be allowed in this State; and no persoii shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious... | |
| John Frost - California - 1850 - 558 pages
...enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this State ; and no person shall be...a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
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