Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 6

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bill of rights provision constitutional provision

Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 6 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime.

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Label	Occurrences
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 6 canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bill of rights provision ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsToPrevent	chattel slavery in Indiana ⓘ forced labor not imposed as criminal punishment ⓘ
allowsExceptionFor	punishment for crime ⓘ
appliesTo	persons within Indiana ⓘ
bindingOn	Indiana state government NERFINISHED ⓘ courts of Indiana ⓘ public officials in Indiana ⓘ
category	anti-slavery law ⓘ state human rights guarantee ⓘ
enforceableBy	Indiana courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
exceptionCondition	lawful conviction of a crime ⓘ
governs	conditions under which forced labor may be imposed as criminal punishment ⓘ
hasArticleNumber	Article 1 ⓘ
hasLanguageSimilarTo	Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSectionNumber	Section 6 ⓘ
hasShortDescription	prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude ⓘ
historicalContext	adopted in the 1851 Indiana Constitution ⓘ
interpretedInLightOf	federal constitutional law on slavery and involuntary servitude ⓘ
isContainedIn	Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageScope	all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime ⓘ
legalEffect	renders involuntary servitude unlawful in Indiana except as punishment for crime ⓘ renders slavery unlawful in Indiana except as punishment for crime ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
levelOfLaw	supreme law of the State of Indiana ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	involuntary servitude ⓘ slavery ⓘ
protects	freedom from involuntary servitude ⓘ freedom from slavery ⓘ
replaced	slavery-related provisions of the 1816 Indiana Constitution ⓘ
rightsGuaranteed	right not to be held as a slave ⓘ right not to be held in involuntary servitude ⓘ
subjectMatter	civil liberties ⓘ human rights ⓘ labor and personal status ⓘ
typeOfRestriction	constitutional ban ⓘ

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Article 1: Bill of Rights → contains → Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 6 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)