Constitution · Arkansas

Ark. Const. art. 2, § 27

Constitution
Constitution of Arkansas
Text as of
October 2026

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There shall be no slavery in this State, nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime. No standing army shall be kept in time of peace; the military shall, at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power; and no soldier shall be quartered in any house, or on any premises, without the consent of the owner, in time of peace; nor in time of war, except in a manner prescribed by law.

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