New Hampshire Constitution
Article 23, § 23 — Retrospective Laws Prohibited
New Hampshire Const. art. 23, § 23
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N.H. Const. art. 23, § 23.
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Retrospective laws are highly injurious, oppressive, and unjust. No such laws, therefore, should be made, either for the decision of civil causes, or the punishment of offenses.
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History
June 2, 1784
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