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§ 6. Slavery prohibited; servitude for conviction of crime. There shall be no slavery in this state; and no involuntary servitude, except for the punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 48.

Law Review and Bar Journal References:

"Interpreting the State Constitution: A Survey and Assessment of Current Methodology," Steve McAllister, 35 K.L.R. 593, 609 (1987).

"The Kansas Bill of Rights: 'Glittering Generalities' or Legal Authority," Kirk Redmond and David Miller, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 8, 18 (2000).

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Act requiring work on roads to pay poll tax valid. In re Dassler, Petitioner, 35 Kan. 678, 684, 12 P. 130.

2. Does not prohibit labor on streets for poll taxes. The State, ex rel., v. City of Topeka, 36 Kan. 76, 85, 12 P. 310.

3. Ordinance permitting employment of city prisoners on streets held valid. City of Topeka v. Boutwell, 53 Kan. 20, 30, 35 P. 819.

4. Individual may be required to give services to state without compensation; collection of motor fuels tax. State, ex rel., v. State Commission of Revenue and Taxation, 163 Kan. 240, 246, 250, 251, 181 P.2d 532.

5. Commencement of sentence under K.S.A. 62-1528 not violation of appellant's rights hereunder. Craven v. Hudspeth, 172 Kan. 731, 732, 242 P.2d 823.

6. Applied in determining district judge in one district without power to authorize telephone interception where devices and equipment located in another county. State v. Adams, 2 Kan. App. 2d 135, 136, 137, 576 P.2d 242.