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Article 16

Acto_legislativo 1 de 1936 · ACTO LEGISLATIVO 1 DE 1936, 05/08/1936, Reformatorio de la Constitución

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La asistencia pública es función del Estado. Se deberá prestar a quienes careciendo de medios de subsistencia y de derecho para exigirla de otras personas, estén físicamente incapacitadas para trabajar.

La ley determinará la forma como se preste la asistencia y los casos en que deba darla directamente el Estado.

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