CONSTITUTION
OF THE
State of Rhode Island,
AND
Providence Plantations.
ARTICLE I.—Declaration of Rights.
Section 1. Right of the people to make and alter their Constitution.
Sec. 2. Object of government—How laws should be made and burdens distributed.
Sec. 3. Religious freedom secured.
Sec. 4. Slavery prohibited.
Sec. 5. Laws should provide remedies—Justice shall be free, complete, prompt.
Sec. 6. Rights of search and seizure regulated.