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CONSTITUTION

OF THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

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We, the people of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and relig ious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and to transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this Constitution of government.

ARTICLE I.

Declaration of Certain Constitutional Rights and Privileges. In order effectually to secure the religious and political freedom established by our venerated ancestors, and to preserve the same for our posterity, we do declare that the essential and unquestionable rights and principles hereinafter mentioned shall

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