Maryland Constitution (1798):
<ARTICLE 5, SECTION 1. That the people called Quakers, those called Nicolites, or New Quakers, those called Tunkers, and those called Menonists, holding it unlawful to take an oath on any occasion, shall be allowed to make their solemn affirmation as witnesses, in the manner that Quakers have been heretofore allowed to affirm, which affirmation shall be of the same avail as an oath, to all intents and purposes whatever.> 1798MD001
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Endnotes:
1798MD001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland Constitution, 1798, Article 5, Section 1.