Constitution · Massachusetts

Mass. Const. pt. 1, art. 23

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Constitution of Massachusetts
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October 2026

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No subsidy, charge, tax, impost, or duties, ought to be established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives in the legislature.

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