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Maine Constitution
Adopted by Constitutional Convention October 29, 1819
Ratified by vote of the People December 6, 1819Sections
- Preamble
- Article I. Declaration of rights
- Article II. Electors
- Article III. Distribution of powers
- Article IV. Legislative power
- Article V. Executive power
- Article VI. Judicial power
- Article VII. Military
- Article VIII. Education; municipal home rule
- Article IX. General provisions
- Article X. Additional provisions
Preamble
Article I. Declaration of rights
Religious freedom; sects equal; religious tests prohibited; religious teachers
Freedom of speech and publication; libel; truth given in evidence; jury determines law and fact
Unreasonable searches prohibited
Discrimination against persons prohibited
No person to answer to certain crimes but on indictment; exceptions; juries
Sanguinary laws, excessive bail, cruel or unusual punishments prohibited
Bailable offenses; habeas corpus
Attainder, ex post facto and contract-impairment laws prohibited
Treason; testimony of 2 witnesses
Corporal punishment under military law
Quartering of soldiers on citizens
Private property, when to be taken
Title of nobility prohibited; tenure of offices
Article II. Electors
Qualifications of electors; written ballot; military servicemen; students
