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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
(As amended to 1972)
PREAMBLE

We, the people of the state of Michigan, grateful to Al-
mighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly de-
siring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves
and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitu-
tion.

ARTICLE I

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

Sec. 1. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is
instituted for their equal benefit, security and protection.

Sec. 2. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws;
nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his civil or
political rights or be discriminated against in the exercise
thereof because of religion, race, color or national origin.
The legislature shall implement this Section by appropriate
legislation.

Sec. 3. The people have the right peaceably to assemble, to consult
for the common good, to instruct their representatives and
to petition the government for redress of grievances.

Sec. 4. Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to
the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be com-
pelled to attend, or, against his consent, to contribute to
the erection or support of any place of religious worship,
or to pay tithes, taxes or other rates for the support of
any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion. No money
shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the
benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or
religious seminary; nor shall property belonging to the
state be appropriated for any such purpose. The civil and
political rights, privileges and capacities of no person
shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his religious
belief.

Sec. 5. Every person may freely speak, write, express and publish
his views on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse
of such right; and no law shall be enacted to restrain or
abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.

Sec. 6. Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the de-
fense of himself and the state.

Sec. 7. The military shall in all cases and at all times be in
strict subordination to the civil power.

Sec. 8. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any
house without the consent of the owner or occupant,nor in
time of war, except in a manner prescribed by law

Sec. 9. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the
punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.

Sec. 10. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law or law impairing the
obligation of contract shall be enacted.

Sec. 11. The person, houses, papers and possessions of every person
shall be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. No
warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things
shall issue without describing them, nor without probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation. The provisions of
this Section shall not be construed to bar from evidence in
any criminal proceeding any narcotic drug, firearm, bomb,
explo- sive or any other dangerous weapon, seized by a peace
officer outside the curtilage of any dwelling house in this
state.

Sec. 12. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended unless in case of rebellion or invasion the public
safety may require it.

Sec. 13. A suitor in any court of this state has the right to prose-
cute or defend his suit, either in his own proper person or
by an attorney.

Sec. 14. The right of trial by jury shall remain, but shall be waived
in all civil cases unless demanded by one of the parties in
the manner prescribed by law. In all civil cases tried by
12 jurors a verdict shall be received when 10 jurors agree.

Sec. 15. No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy. All persons shall, before conviction, be
bailable by sufficient sureties, except for murder and trea-
son when the proof is evident or the presumption great.

Sec. 16. Excessive bail shall not be required; excessive fines shall
not be imposed; cruel or unusual punishment shall not be
inflicted; nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.

Sec. 17. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself. nor be deprived of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law. The right of all in-
dividuals, firms, corporations and voluntary associations to
fair and just treatment in the course of legislative and ex-
ecutive investigations and hearings shall not be infringed.

Sec. 18. No person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on
account of his opinions on matters of religious belief.

Sec. 19. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth may be given in
evidence to the jury; and, if it appears to the jury that
the matter charged as libelous is true and was published
with good motives and for justifiable ends, the accused
shall be acquitted.

Sec. 20. In every criminal prosecution, the accused shall have the
right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury,
which may consist of less than 12 jurors in all courts not
of record; to be informed of the nature of the accusation;
to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; to
have the assistance of counsel for his defense; to have an
appeal as a matter of right; and in courts of record, when
the trial court so orders, to have such reasonable assist-
ance as may be necessary to perfect and prosecute an appeal.

Sec. 21. No person shall be imprisoned for debt arising out of or
founded on contract, express or implied, except in cases of
fraud or breach of trust.

Sec. 22. Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war
against it or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and
comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless upon
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on
confession in open court.

Sec. 23. The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall
not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
people.





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