Art. XVIII §4 | VOTE ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CONSTITUTION IF THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE ELECTORS, AND A MAJORITY OF ALL THE VOTES GIVEN FOR, AND AGAINST SLAVERY, SHALL BE GIVEN FOR SLAVERY, THEN THE FOLLOWING SECTION SHALL BE ADDED TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND SHALL BE PART OF THIS CONSTITUTION:
If this Constitution shall be accepted by the electors, and a majority of all the votes given for, and against slavery, shall be given for slavery, then the following section shall be added to the Bill of Rights, and shall be part of this Constitution:
"Sec. ___"Persons lawfully held as slaves in any State, Territory, or District of the United States, under the laws thereof, may be brought into this State, and such Slaves, and their descendants may be held as slaves within this State, and shall not be emancipated without the consent of their owners."
And if a majority of such votes shall be given against slavery, then the foregoing section shall not, but the following sections shall be added to the Bill of Rights, and shall be a part of this Constitution.
"Sec. ___There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude in the State, otherwise than as a punishment for crime, whereof the partyshall have been duly convicted."
Notes
Note: See sections 34 and 35 of Article I, Oregon Constitution.
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