 ... 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 inconsistent...  Civil Government in California - Page 328by John Richard Sutton - 1916 - 477 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be 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 of conscience hereby pecured... | |
 | Frank Soulé, John H. Gihon, Jim Nisbet - California - 1855 - 860 pages
...religious prolesslon and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be 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 of con•clence, hereby... | |
 | Thomas Richard Whitney - Anti-Catholicism - 1856 - 384 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall...construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practises inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State." Hence, anything, or any person or persons... | |
 | Jonathan French - Newspapers - 1857 - 594 pages
...allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious...practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of thij State. 4. The privilege of the writ of habea• eorptu shall not be suspended, unless when, in... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 624 pages
...however, has wisely declared, that the 'liberty of conscience, thereby granted, shall not he so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.' In a word, the convention, by whom that constitution was formed, were of opinion, that the Gospel of... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 668 pages
...however, has wisely declared, that the 'liberty of conscience, thereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.' In a word, the convention, by whom that constitution was formed, were of opmion, that the Gospel of... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be 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 of conscience, hereby secured,... | |
 | United States - 1858 - 798 pages
...be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religious establishment or mode of worship ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall...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,... | |
 | Minnesota - Law - 1858 - 1064 pages
...be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religions establishment or mode of worship; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall...practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State, nor shall &ny money be drawn from the Treasury for the benefit of any religious societies,... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - United States - 1858 - 318 pages
...all mankind; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinion on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of...excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace of this state." I do not think it is necessary to say a word in one of... | |
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