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Constitution of the State of Washington, art. 1, § 24 (August 22, 1889).

  • Year:
  • 1889
Category:

Carrying Weapons, Militia Regulations,

Jurisdiction:

State,

"Sec. 24. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the State, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

Full Text (Original Hand-Written Constitution): 1889, WA, Original & Official 1889 WA Constitution, art. 1, § 24

Full Text (Printed Version): 1898, WA, Constitution Excerpt from Hist. & Govt. of WA State, art. 1, § 24

N.B. The original version contains slightly different punctuation and capitalization than this particular printed version. The above excerpt adheres to the original, hand-written constitution.

Constitution of the State of Washington, Article 1—Declaration of Rights, § 24. August 22, 1889. Available (as of October 10, 2023) from the Washington Secretary of State's office here:  https://www2.sos.wa.gov/_assets/legacy/1889-constitution-color.pdf. 

J. M. Taylor, ed., History and Government of Washington, to Which Are Appended the Constitution of the State of Washington and Lists of Territorial and State Officers (St. Louis, MO: Becktold Printing and Book Mfg. Co., 1898), 189. 

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