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§ 17. Ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts.

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§ 17. Ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts.
No ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, or making irrevocable any grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be passed.
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