The Electorate of Indiana ratifies its Constitution of 1851. Article 1, Section 19 of which states, “In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.” Article 13, Section 1 states, “No negro or mulatto shall come into or settle in the State, after the adoption of this Constitution.”
[restored 2/5/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Indiana Constitution of 1816, Article VIII
www.in.gov/history/2875.htm
Article VI of Amendment
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
James Ronald Kennedy and Walter Donald Kennedy, The South Was Right!, (Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican, 1994), 55.
IHB: Article 1 – Bill of Rights
www.in.gov/history/2870.htm
IHB: Article 13 – Negroes and Mulattoes
www.in.gov/history/2858.htm
Constitutions of the Several of which states – The Green Papers
www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/constitution.phtml
Fully Informed Jury Association: Library & Resources : Library : Law and Legal Cases : State Constitution Language on Jury Nullification
fija.org/library-and-resources/library/law-and-legal-cases/state-constitution-language.html
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