Article I.
Declaration of Rights

Section 6. Separation of powers

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Separation of powers

The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial powers of the State government shall be forever separate and distinct from each other.

The legislative, executive and judicial powers distinct

The legislative, executive, and Supreme judicial powers of the government ought to be forever separate and distinct from each other.

That the Legislative, Executive, and Supreme Judicial Powers of Government, ought to be forever seperate and distinct from each other.

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