 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 of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...  American Educational Monthly - Page 4421866Full view - About this book
 | David Price Belknap - 1860 - 778 pages
...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...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state. SEC. 5. The privilege of the writ of Juibeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1860 - 692 pages
...state to all mankind ; provided that the liberty of conscience hereby granted shall not be construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state. It is of importance here to notice, that the constitution of 1777 does not contain the provision of... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code - 1860 - 668 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood - 1861 - 792 pages
...be allowed, provided that the liberty of conscience thereby guarantied should not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the Stale. The same provision was incorporated in the Constitution of 1821, art 7, § 3, and in that... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1861 - 618 pages
...be allowed, provided that the liberty of conscience thereby guaranteed should not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the state. The same provision was incorporated in the constitution of 1821, art. 7, § 3, and in that... | |
 | South Carolina. Convention - 1862 - 874 pages
...all mankind: Provided, that the liberty of conscience hereby declared shall not be so construed ss to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State. Right«, AC. SECTION 2. The rights, privileges, immunities ani preserved to ' ' .corporate estates... | |
 | Ezra Champion Seaman - 1863 - 312 pages
...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. 39. And whereas the ministers of the gospel are, by their profession, dedicated to the service of God... | |
 | California - 1863 - 908 pages
...matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed us to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State. SEC. 5. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1864 - 628 pages
...with the only limitation, that the liberty of conscience, thus secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State. Notwithstanding this constitutional declaration, carrying the doctrine of unlimited toleration... | |
 | John Marshall Lowrie - 1865 - 368 pages
...this state to all mankind; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state." Art. 7, § 3. This limitation is absolutely necessary; without it, liberty becomes lawlessness; and... | |
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