| Law - 1889 - 546 pages
...religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed iu this State to all mankind, and no person shall be...excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the State." But counsel for appellant strennously argued... | |
| New York (State) - Law - 1870 - 860 pages
...exercise and enjoyment of religions p rofesswn and worship, without discrimination or preference, sball forever be allowed, in this state, to all mankind:...a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religions belief ; lint the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse... | |
| Illinois. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1870 - 1074 pages
...profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be...account of his opinions on matters of religious belief, nor be questioned in any court of justice touching his religious belief, to affect the weight of his... | |
| William M. Leftwich - Missouri - 1870 - 446 pages
...law, to be molested in his person or estate on account of his religious persuasion or profession j but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, nor 1o justify practices inconsistent with the good orderf peace or... | |
| William M. Leftwich - History - 1870 - 456 pages
...law, to be molested in his person or estate on account of his religious persuasion or profession ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, nor 1o justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or... | |
| William M. Leftwich - Missouri - 1870 - 454 pages
...law, to be molested in his person or estate on account of his religious persuasion or profession ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, nor to justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or... | |
| Charles Lanman - History - 1871 - 570 pages
...professional employment. No person shall be imprisoned for a militia fine in time of peace. Sec. 34. No person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness...account of his opinions on matters of religious belief. Sec. 35. The style of all process shall be : " In the name of the people of the State of Michigan."... | |
| California - California - 1872 - 732 pages
...profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be...the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not bo so construod as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace... | |
| Samuel Alfred Foot - New York (State) - 1873 - 518 pages
...God who will punish him for false swearing. The new constitution contains the following provision: "And no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinion on matters of religious belief." The effect of this opinion is obvious, and removes one of... | |
| William Wait - Civil procedure - 1874 - 910 pages
...88. The constitution also declares that no person Burden of proof — View — Plaintiff's evidence. shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief. Const., art. 1, § 3. But while such matters cannot affect the competency of a witness, they may affect... | |
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