▁which ▁significantly ▁expanded ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁principles ▁of ▁individual ▁rights , ▁private ▁enter prise , ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁A do ption ▁The ▁constitution ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁vot ers ▁for ▁their ▁appro val ▁in ▁the ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁general ▁election . ▁Convention ▁deleg ates ▁mand ated ▁that ▁vot ers ▁consider ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁separately ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁constitution . ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁prohib ited ▁further ▁imm igration ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁into ▁Indiana ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁their ▁colon ization ▁outside ▁the ▁state . ▁V ot ers ▁could ▁either ▁appro ve ▁or ▁reject ▁the ▁remaining ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁t ally , ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁with ▁ 1 1 3 , 8 2 8 ▁votes ▁in ▁favor ▁and ▁ 2 1 , 8 7 3 ▁opposed , ▁an ▁ 8 3 . 8 8 ▁percent ▁favor able ▁appro val ▁rate . ▁Only ▁in ▁El kh art , ▁La G range , ▁Ste uben , ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁count ies ▁did ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁vot ers ▁opp ose ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁article . ▁V ot ers ▁also ▁approved ▁the ▁remaining ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁with ▁ 1 1 3 , 2 3 0 ▁votes ▁in ▁favor ▁and ▁ 2 7 , 6 3 8 ▁opposed , ▁an ▁ 8 0 . 3 8 ▁percent ▁favor able ▁appro val ▁among