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Article I § 9

STATE CONSTITUTION (EXCERPT)
CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963


§ 9 Slavery and involuntary servitude.

Sec. 9.

   Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.


History: Const. 1963, Art. I, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. II, § 8.




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