1842 State Constitution - No mention of "militia" PERIOD....

The

Constitution

Of The

State Of Rhode-Island

And

Providence Plantations,

As Adopted By The

Convention,

Assembled At Newport, September, 1842.

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Constitution.

WE, the people of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and to transmit the same, unimpaired, to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this Constitution of Government.

ARTICLE FIRST.

Declaration Of Certain Constitutional Rights And Principles . . .

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. . . Sec. 22. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. . . .

[The Constitution Of The State Of Rhode-Island And Providence Plantations, As Adopted By The Convention, Assembled At Newport, September, 1842. Providence: Printed By Knowles And Vose. 1842 ]