Article I

Section 14. Feudal tenures; leases; alienation

All lands within the state are declared to be allodial, and feudal tenures are prohibited. Leases and grants of agricultural land for a longer term than fifteen years in which rent or service of any kind shall be reserved, and all fines and like restraints upon alienation reserved in any grant of land, hereafter made, are declared to be void.

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Notes: Minor changes to grammar and capitalization that do not affect the substance of the provision were made throughout the Constitution without an amendment being presented to voters, including to this amendment. The text here reflects the current constitution as published by the state legislature.

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