Section 19. Attainder limited
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Attainder shall not work corruption of blood or forfeiture beyond life; no forfeiture for suicide or in case of death by casualty
No attainder shall work corruption of blood, nor, except during the life of the offender, forfeiture of estate to the Commonwealth. The estate of such persons as shall destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in cases of natural death, and if any person shall be killed by casualty there shall be no forfeiture by reason thereof.
Of attainder, felo de se, &c
No attainder shall work corruption of blood, nor, except during the life of the offender, forfeiture of estate to the commonwealth; The estates of such persons as shall destroy their own lives, shall descend or vest as in case of natural death; and if any person shall be killed by casualty, there shall be no forfeiture by reason thereof.