Michigan Compiled Laws
Article I - Declaration of Rights (Article I § 1...§ 28)
Article I § 4 Freedom of Worship and Religious Belief; Appropriations.

Sec. 4.
Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled to attend, or, against his consent, to contribute to the erection or support of any place of religious worship, or to pay tithes, taxes or other rates for the support of any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion. No money shall be appropriated or drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious sect or society, theological or religious seminary; nor shall property belonging to the state be appropriated for any such purpose. The civil and political rights, privileges and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his religious belief.
History: Const. 1963, Art. I, § 4, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. II, § 3.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963

CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0)

Article I - Declaration of Rights (Article I § 1...§ 28)

Article I § 1 Political Power.

Article I § 2 Equal Protection; Discrimination.

Article I § 3 Assembly, Consultation, Instruction, Petition.

Article I § 4 Freedom of Worship and Religious Belief; Appropriations.

Article I § 5 Freedom of Speech and of Press.

Article I § 6 Bearing of Arms.

Article I § 7 Military Power Subordinate to Civil Power.

Article I § 8 Quartering of Soldiers.

Article I § 9 Slavery and Involuntary Servitude.

Article I § 10 Attainder; Ex Post Facto Laws; Impairment of Contracts.

Article I § 11 Searches and Seizures.

Article I § 12 Habeas Corpus.

Article I § 13 Conduct of Suits in Person or by Counsel.

Article I § 14 Jury Trials.

Article I § 15 Double Jeopardy; Bailable Offenses; Commencement of Trial if Bail Denied; Bail Hearing; Effective Date.

Article I § 16 Bail; Fines; Punishments; Detention of Witnesses.

Article I § 17 Self-Incrimination; Due Process of Law; Fair Treatment at Investigations.

Article I § 18 Witnesses; Competency, Religious Beliefs.

Article I § 19 Libels, Truth as Defense.

Article I § 20 Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions.

Article I § 21 Imprisonment for Debt.

Article I § 22 Treason; Definition, Evidence.

Article I § 23 Enumeration of Rights Not to Deny Others.

Article I § 24 Rights of Crime Victims; Enforcement; Assessment Against Convicted Defendants.

Article I § 25 Marriage.

Article I § 26 Affirmative Action Programs.

Article I § 27 Human Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cell Research.

Article I § 28 Right to Reproductive Freedom.