ation ▁of ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁prom iss ory ▁note ▁that ▁Mo ody ▁had ▁given ▁Smith ▁was ▁invalid ▁under ▁the ▁Article ▁ 1 3 . ▁R uling ▁in ▁Smith ' s ▁favor , ▁the ▁state ▁supre me ▁court ▁recognized ▁Smith ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁citiz en ▁and ▁void ed ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁denied ▁Smith ▁his ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip ▁rights . ▁ ▁Current ▁Constitution ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Indiana ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁pre am ble ▁and ▁six teen ▁articles . ▁ ▁P ream ble ▁The ▁changes ▁and ▁the ▁concerns ▁in ▁society ▁can ▁be ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁comparison ▁of ▁the ▁pre amb les ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁constitution , ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁pre am ble ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁constitution ▁read : ▁" We ▁the ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁in ▁Convention ▁met , ▁at ▁C ory don , ▁on ▁mond ay ▁the ▁t enth ▁day ▁of ▁June ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁eigh teen ▁hundred ▁and ▁six teen , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁for ti eth , ▁having ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁ad mission ▁into ▁the ▁General ▁Government , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁union , ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁of