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" ... 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 acts of licentiousness, or justify practices... "
Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Constitutional ... - Page 194
by Nevada. Constitutional Convention - 1866 - 943 pages
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The Political Code of the State of New York

New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - Law - 1859 - 670 pages
...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...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state. SECTION 4. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases...
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The State Register [of California] and Year Book of Facts: For the Year 1857-59

1859 - 452 pages
...allowed in this State ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State. SEC. 6. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of...
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The History of Johnson County, Missouri, Including a Reliable History of the ...

Genealogy - 1881 - 1148 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...
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State and Federal Laws Relating to Nonpublic Schools

Helen M. Jellison, Bascomb Associates - Education and state - 1975 - 404 pages
...of conference; no preference to be given to any religious establishment or mode of worship.—* * * the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not...practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the state, nor shall any money be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious societies,...
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Fire and the Spirits: Cherokee Law from Clan to Court

Rennard Strickland - Social Science - 1982 - 272 pages
...be allowed within this Nation; Provided, That this liberty of conscience shall not be so constructed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this Nation. Sec. 4.— Whenever the General Council shall determine the expediency of appointing delegates...
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The Constitution of South Carolina: Church and state, morality and free ...

James L. Underwood - Law - 1986 - 460 pages
...proviso stipulating ". . . that the liberty of conscience hereby declared shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State." The 1895 Constitution contains a free exercise clause virtually identical to that in the First Amendment...
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Conscience and Belief: The Supreme Court and Religion

Kermit L. Hall - Constitutional history - 2000 - 498 pages
...to all mankind: Provided, That the liberty of conscience, hereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.139 Likewise, New Hampshire's provision stated: Every individual has a natural and unalienable...
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted

Stephen L. Schechter - Business & Economics - 1990 - 478 pages
...to all mankind. Provided that the liberty of conscience hereby granted, shall not be so construed, as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State. XXXIX. AND WHEREAS the ministers of the gospel, are by their profession dedicated to the service of...
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A Nation Dedicated to Religious Liberty: The Constitutional Heritage of the ...

Arlin M. Adams, Charles J. Emmerich - Law - 1990 - 200 pages
...preference, . . . Provided, That the liberty of conscience, hereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State."45 Along with Virginia, the other Southern states that recognized broad religious rights were...
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Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of ..., Volume 60

California. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 810 pages
...this State; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness or juror on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State." claim the protection of the provision of the Constitution. The difference between the two classes of...
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