Maryland Constitution (September 1867)
Md. Const. Declaration of Rights, art. 16 - 16
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That sanguinary Laws ought to be avoided as far as it is consistent with the safety of the State; and no Law to inflict cruel and unusual pains and penalties ought to be made in any case, or at any time, hereafter.