Article IX of the
Tennessee Constitution is entitled
Disqualifications and consists of three sections.
Section 1
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Text of Section 1:
Whereas ministers of the Gospel are by their profession, dedicated
to God and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great
duties of their functions; therefore, no minister of the Gospel, or priest of any
denomination whatever, shall be eligible to a seat in either House of the Legislature.
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Section 2
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Text of Section 2:
No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards
and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this
state.
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Section 3
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Text of Section 3:
Any person who shall, after the adoption of this Constitution,
fight a duel, or knowingly be the bearer of a challenge to fight a duel, or send or
accept a challenge for that purpose, or be an aider or abettor in fighting a duel,
shall be deprived of the right to hold any office of honor or profit in this state,
and shall be punished otherwise, in such manner as the Legislature may prescribe.
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