Const 1963, art 1, § 4;
Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled 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.
Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled 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.
Const 1908, art 2, § 3;
Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled 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.
The Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshipingEvery person shall be at liberty to worshipAlmightyGod according to the dictates of his own conscience,.or to compel any personNo person shall be compelled to attend, or, against his consent, toerectcontribute 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 suchpurposespurpose.¶The Legislature shall not diminish or enlargeThe civilorand political rights, privileges and capacities ofany personno person shall be diminished or enlarged on account of hisopinion orreligious beliefconcerning matters of religion.
Const 1874, art 2, §§ 2 & 3; art 4, § 34;
Art 2, § 2: Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled 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.
§ 3: The civil and political rights, privileges and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his religious belief, nor shall any person be incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions or belief concerning matters of religion, nor shall any witness be questioned touching his religious belief.
Art 4, § 34: No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury of this State, or of any municipal corporation, for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary, or school under private or denominational control, nor shall property belonging to the State or any municipal corporation be appropriated for any such purpose.
Art 2, § 2:
The Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshipingEvery person shall be at liberty to worshipAlmightyGod according to the dictates of his own conscience.,or to compel any personNo person shall be compelled to attend, or, against his consent, toerectcontribute 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.§ 3:
The Legislature shall not diminish or enlargeThe civilorand political rights, privileges and capacities ofanyno person shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his religious belief, nor shall any person be incompetent to be a witness on account of hisopinionopinions or belief concerning matters of religion, nor shall any witness be questioned touching his religious belief.Art 4, § 34: No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury of this State, or of any municipal corporation, for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary, or school under private or denominational control, nor shall property belonging to the State or any municipal corporation be appropriated for any such purpose
purposes.
Const 1868, art 2, §§ 2 & 3; art 5, § 31;
Art 2, § 2: Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of religious worship, or pay tithes, taxes or other rates, for the support of any minister of the gospel, or teacher of religion.
§ 3: The civil and religious rights, privileges and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlarged, on account of his opinions or belief concerning matters of religion.
Art 5, § 31: No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary, or schools under denominational control, nor shall property belonging to the State be appropriated for any such purposes. Each House of the Legislature shall provide for religious exercises at the opening of its daily sessions.
Art 2, § 2:
The Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshipingEvery person shall be at liberty to worshipAlmightyGod according to the dictates of his own conscience., orto compel any personNo person shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of religious worship, ortopay tithes, taxes or other rates, for the support of any minister of the gospel, or teacher of religion.§ 3:
The Legislature shall not diminish or enlargeThe civilorandpoliticalreligious rights, privileges and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlargedany person, on account of hisopinionopinions or belief concerning matters of religion.Art 5, § 31: No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary, or schools under denominational control, nor shall property belonging to the State be appropriated for any such purposes. Each House of the Legislature shall provide for religious exercises at the opening of its daily sessions.
Const 1850, art 4, §§ 39, 40, & 41;
§ 39: The Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of his own conscience, or to compel any person to attend, erect or support 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.
§ 40: 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 purposes.
§ 41: The Legislature shall not diminish or enlarge the civil or political rights, privileges and capacities of any person on account of his opinion or belief concerning matters of religion.
§ 39:
Every person has a right to worshipThe Legislature shall pass no law to prevent any person from worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of his own conscience:,and no person can of right be compelledor to compel any person to attend, erect or support, against his will,any place of religious worship, or to payanytithes, taxes,or other rates,for the support of any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion.§ 40: No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious
societiessect or society,ortheological or religiousseminariesseminary, nor shall property belonging to the State be appropriated for any such purposes.§ 41: The Legislature shall not diminish or enlarge the civil
andor political rights, privileges and capacities ofno individual shall be diminished or enlargedany person on account of hisopinionsopinion or belief concerning matters of religion.
Const 1835, art 1, §§ 4, 5, & 6;
§ 4: Every person has a right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of his own conscience: and no person can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support, against his will, any place of religious worship, or pay any tithes, taxes, or other rates, for the support of any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion.
§ 5: No money shall be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or theological or religious seminaries.
§ 6: The civil and political rights, privileges and capacities of no individual shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his opinions or belief concerning matters of religion.
