Constitution · Massachusetts

Mass. Const. pt. 1, art. 27

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Constitution of Massachusetts
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October 2026

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In time of peace, no soldier ought to be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner; and in time of war, such quarters ought not to be made but by the civil magistrate, in a manner ordained by the legislature.

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