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Tin: CONSTITUTION
OP
TKiS UNITEJD STATES OF AMERICA.
We. the people of the Unit! Siat-js, in
order to form a more perfect union, eu-tab-Jih
justico, insure domestic tramiuility,
provide for the common defence, promote
the general welfare, and secure tiie bless
ings of liberty to ourselves nnd our poste
rity, do orduin and establish tlii Consti
tution for the United Stutea of A merit a.
ARTICLE I.
Or TUB LBilISLlTlva POWER.
Section 1. All Legislative power herein
granted shall be vested in i Congress of
the United .States, which shall consist of a
Senate and House of Representatives.
Skc. 2. Tho House of Representatives
shall ho composed of members chosen
every socond year by tho people of tho
several .States, and the elector in each
State shall havo the qualification requisite
for eloctois of tho most numerous branch
of the 8tnto Legislature.
No person shall be a Representat ive who
shall not have attained the age of twenty
five yeurs, and been seven years a citizen
of the United States, nnd who shall not,
when elected, be an inhabitant of that
State from which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct taxes Rhnll
be apportioned among the several Stales
which may bo included within this Union,
according to their respective numbers,
which shall be determined by ndding to
the whole number of frco poison", inelud
eluding those bound to service for a term
Of years, and excluding Indians not taxed,
three fifths of all other persons. The
actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of tho
Congrei-s of tho United Stales, and within
every subsequent ten years, in such man
ner as they shall by law direct. The
Dumber of Representatives shall not cx
ceod one for every thirty thousand, but
each state shall have Rt lftrt on Ropre'.
tentative ; nnd until such enumeration
hull bo made, tho State of New Hamp
shire shall bo entitled to choose three.
Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island nnd
Trovidcnco Plantations one, Connecticut
file, ,New York six. New Jersey four,
Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Mary
land six, Virginia ten, North Carolina live,
South Carolina fne, ami Georgia three.
Wliou vacancies happen in tho repro
sentalion from any .Slate, tlio executive
authority thereof shall issue writs of elec
tion to till such vacancies.
The Tiouso of Representatives shall
choose their Speaker and o' her officers ;
and shall have the sole power of impeach
ment. Skc. 3. The Senate of tho United States
shall bo composed of two Senators from
each Stale, chosen by the legislature Ihero-
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or, ior sit years ; ana e.ieu nunaiur suhu
have one vote.
Immediately after they shall bo assem
bled its consequence of the first election,
they shall be divided, ns lienr as may bo,
'into threo classes. Tho seats of the Sena
tors of the first class shall be vacated at
the expiration of tho second year; of the
second class at the exuiration of the fourth
year, mid of the third class at the expira-1
linn of the sixth your j so thai -one third
may bo chosen every Bocond year ; nnd if j
vacancies hnjpcn by resignation or other
Wise, during tho recess of t lie Legislature
any State, the executive thereof may niako
of temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the Legislature, which shall
then fill such vacancies.
No" person shall be a Senator who ehill
not have attained the ngo of thirty years,
and been nine yean a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected,
be an inhabitant of the Slate for which lie
hall be oiiosen.
Tho Vice President of the United Stairs
lliall be President of the Sonato, but shall
Lave no vote unless they bo equally di
vided,' The Senate shall choose their other ofli
cers, and nlso a Treiidcnt pro Umpore, in
the absence of the Vice President, or when
h shall exercise tho office of President of
the United States. .
The Senate Bhall have the sole power to
try all impeachments. When sitting for
tliat purpose, they shall be on oath or
sHirtnation. When tho President of the
tailed States is tried, the Chief Justice
ball preside; nnd no person shall be con
victed without the concurrence of two
thirds of th) members present.
' Judgment, in cases of impeachment,
hall not extend further than to removal
from office, and disqualification to hold
tad enjoy any office of honor, trust, or
Profit, under the United Slates; but the
party convicted shall, nevertheless, bo
liable and subject to indictment, trial
judgnie
lent, nnd punishment, Becoming to
law.
8sc. 4. The liinea, places, nnd manner
of holding elections for Senators and Ren-
ontative!i shall be prescribed in encbr
otate by the Legislature tbereor; ut Hie
Congress may, at any timo, by law, make
or alter such regulations, except as to the
place of choosing Senators.
The Congress shall assemblo at least
Jnce in ech year, and such meeting shall
won the first Monday in December, uu
ess ihcy shall by law "appoint a different
Sec. 5. Each House shall bo tho judge
J the elections, returns, nnd qualifica
tion of its own members, and majority
f each shall oonstiiute a quorum to do
jusines; but a aniVler number may ad
journ from day to day, and may be author
ljd to compel tho attendance of absent
members, in such manner and undersuch
penalties ns each House may provide.
Each House mnv determine the rules of
proceeding, punish its members for
disorderly behavior, and, with the concur
fsnceof two third, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its
P'oreedingv and, from time to time, pub
Ua the shtuc, excepting such parts as
tuny, in their judgment, require secrecy ;
and the yea and nays of the members of
either House, on nny UOJtion, shall, at
llie desire of one fifth of those present, be
entered on the journal.
Neither House, during tho session of
Congress, shall, without tho consent of
the other, ndjouru for more than three
days, nor to any other place than that in
which tho two houses shall be sitting.
Sec. 6. The Sonators nnd Representa
tives shall receive a compensation for their
tervices, to bo ascertained by law, and paid
out of tho treasury ot the United Stales.
They shall, in all cases, except treason,
felony, and breach of tho peace, bo privi
leged from nrrest during their attendance
at their respective Houses, and in going
to nuu reluming trom tho same, and tor
any speech or debate, in cither House,
they shall not bo questioned in any other
place.
No Senator or representative shall,
during the time for which he was elected
be appointed to any civil oflice under fho
authority cf the United .Stales, which shall
have been created, or the emoluments
thereof shall have beep, increased, during
such time; nnd no person holdirg any
office under the United Stales, shall bo a
member of eilhe.' house during his con
tinuance in office.
Sic. 7. All bill for raising revenue shall
originate in the House ot Representatives :
but the Senate may propose or concur with
amendments, ns on other bills.
Every bill whiclvshall have passed tho
Ilcuso ot Representatives nnl the Senate.
(hall, before it become a lav, bo presented
to Iho President of the United Stales. If
ho approve, ho shall sign it ; but if not, hp
shall return it, with Ins ohjectins, to
the House in which it shall havo
originated, who shall enter tho objec
tions nt large on tli.ir journal, and
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such
reconsideration, two thirds of that House
shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
together with the objections, to tho other
House, by which it shall likewise bo re
considered, and, if approved by two thirds
of that House, it (hall become a law. Rut
in nil suvli cases tho vote of both Houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays, and
tho mimes of the persons voting for nnd
againtt the bill shall ho entered on the
journal of each Houso respectively. If
any bill shall not be relumed by tho Pre
sident within len days (Sunday except
ed) after it f hall have been pro.-cr.ted to
him, tho same shall bo a law, in like man
net as it ho had signed it, unless the Con
gress, by their adjournment, prevent its
return, in wl.ich case it shall not be a law
Kvery order, resolution, or voto, to
w hich the concurrence of t ho Senate and
House of Representative; may be necessa
ry '(except on a question of adjournment,)
shall be presented to tho President of the
United Slates ; and before the same shall
take effect, shall be approved by him, or,
bein disapproved by him, shall bo repas
sed by two-thirds of the Sonato and
Houso' of Representatives, according to
the rules anil limitations prescribed in
Iho case of a bill.
Sec. 8. Tho Congress shall have power-To
lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts,
nnd excises, to pay the debts, and provide
for the common defence nnd general wel
fare of the United States ; but nil duties
imports, and excises shall bo uniform
throughout the United States :
To borrow money on the credit of tho
United States:
To regulate commerce with foieign na
tions, and among the several S'.ates, and
with tho Indian tribes :
To establish a uniform rule of naturali
zation, and uniform laws on the subject of
bankruptcies, throughout the United
States :
To coin money, regulato tho value
thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the
standard of weights and measures:
To provide for the punishment of
counterfeiting tho securities and current
coin of tl:o United States :
To establish post offices nnd post
roads :
To promote the progress of sciencoand
useful arts, by securing, for limited times,
to authors and inventors tho exclusivo
right to their respective writings and dis
coveries ;
To constiluto tribunals inferior to the
Supreme Court :
To define and punish piracies and felo
nies committed on the high soas, nnd of
fenses against the law of nations j
To declare wnr, grant letters of marque
nnd reprisal, nnd make rules concerning
captures on land and water:
To raise and support rrmies ; but no
appropriation of money to that uso shall
be for a longer term than two years;
To provide and maintain a navy :
To make rules for tho government and
regulation of tho land and naval forces :
To provide for calling forth tho militia
to execute Ihe laws of the Union, sup
press insurrections, and repel invasions:
To provido for organizing, arming, and
disciplining tho militia, and for governing
such part of them as may bo employed in
tho service of the United States, rosorving
to the States respectively the appoint
ment of (lie officers, and the authority of
training the niilitin, according to the dis
cipline prescribed by Congress ;
To exercise exclusive legislation, in all
cases hatsoevcr, over such district, not
exceeding ten miles square, as may, by
cession of particular Stales, and tho ' nc
centance of Congress, beoomo tho seat'of
government of the United States, and to,
exercise like authority over all places j
purchased by Iho consent of Iho legisla-
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tnre or mo laio in which mo wuuu tu.ui
be, fo' tho erection of forts, magazines, ar
senals, dockyard, and other needful
buildings ; And,
To uiako all laws which shall bo neces- ,
snr) anil proper for carrying intoexeeu-'
Hon tho forgoing powers, nnd nil other J
powers vested by tbja Constitution in tho
government of tho United States, or in
my department or officer thereof.
Si:o. 9. Tho migration or importation
of such persons as any c f the Slates, now
existing, shall think proper to admit,
shall not be prohibited by tho Congress
prior to the your one thousand eight hun
dred and eight ; but a tax or duty may be
imposed on such importation, not exceed
ing ten dollars for ach person.
The privilege of tho writ of habeas cor
pus shall not be suspondod, unloss when,
in cnes of rebellion or invasion, the pub
lic safoly may require it.
No bill of attainder, or ex post facto
law, Bhall bo passed.
No capitation or other direct tax shall
bo laid, unless in proportion to tho cen
sus or enumeration herein before directod
to bo taken.
No tax or duty shall bo laid on articles
exported from any Stato. No preference
shall bo given, by any regulation of com
merce or revenuo, to tho porls of one
State over thoio of another ; nor shall ves
sels bound to or from one Stale bo obliged
to enter, clear or pay duties in nnoth
er. No money shall bo drawn from the
treasury, but in couscquo ice ofappropria.
tion made by law ; nnd a regular state
ment and account of tho receipts and ex
penditures of all public money shall be
published from time to time.
No tillo of nobility bhall be granted by
the United Stales ; and n j person hold
ing any oflice of profit or trust under
them shall, without the consvnt of (he
Congress, accept nny present, emolument,
office, or title of any kind whatcvor, from
any king, prince, or foreign state.
Sec. 1. Ko State e hall enter into any
treaty, niliunco, or confederation; grant
letters of maique und reprisal ; coin mon
ey ; emit bill of credit ; make any thing
but gold and silver coin a lend r inpay
ment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder,
t post facto law, or law impairing tho ob
ligation of contracts ; or grant any title of
nihility.
No Stato shall, without tho conseut of
tho Congress lay any imposts or duties nu
imports or exports, except what n ay bo
absolutely necessary for exocuting its in
spection laws j and the net produce of all
duties nnd imposts laid by any Stato on
imports or exports, shall be for Iho use of
the treasury of the United Slates ; nnd nil
such laws shall be subject to the revision
and control of the Congress.
No State shall, without the conseut of
Congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep
froops ir ships of war in time of peace,
enter into any agreement or compact
with another Sialo or with a foreign pow
er, or engage iu war, unless actually inva
ded, or in eucIi imminent danger as will
not ndmit of dolny.
ARTICLE II.
or HIE -XFCfTIV.
Seo. 1. The executive power shall be
vested iu n President of the United States
of America. Ho shall hold bis office dining
tho term of four years, and, together with
the Vice President, chosen for the same
term, be elected as follows :
Eench State shall appoint, in such man
ner as tho Legislature thereof nmy direct,
a number of electors, equal to tho whole
number of Senators nnd Representatives
to which tho Slate may bo entitled in the
Congrcnf , but no Senator or Representa
tive, or person holding nn office of trust
or profit under the United States, shall be
appointed nn elector.
See amendments, art. 12.)
The Congress may dotermino the time
of choosing the electors, and tho day on
which they shall give their votes, which
day shall bo the same throughout tho Uni
ted States.
No person, except a natural-born citi
zen of the United States at the timo of
the adoption of this Constitution, shall bo
eligible to tho office of President ; neither
shall any person be eligible to that office
who sliidl not havo attained the nge or
thirty-five years, and been fourteen years
a resident within tho United State of
Anieiica,
In case of theromoval of the resident
from office, oi of hi death, resignation, or
inability to dischargo the powers ami du
ties of the said office, the same shall do.
volve on tho Vice President, and the Con
gress may by law provido for the -case of
removal, death, resignation, or inability,
both of tho President and Vico President,
declaring what otlieer shall act as Presi
dent, nnd such officer shall then aclaccor
dinly, until tho disability bo removed, or
a President shall be elected.
Tho President shall, at stated times, re
ceive for his services a compensation,
which fchall neither be increased nor di
minished durijg tho period for which he
shall have been elected, nnd ho shall not
receive within that period any othor em
olument from tho United Slates, orany of
them.
tteloro ho enter on the execution of his
ollico, ho sh.ill taKe tho following oath or
affirmation ;
"I do solemnly swear (or iflirm) that I
will faithfully execute tho ollico of Presi
dent of tho United Statos, and w ill, to the
bet of my ability, protect, nnd defend
tho Constitution of tiie United States."
Sec. 2. The Piesidentshall be comnian-der-in
chief of tlmnrmy and navy of tho
United States, and of the militia of tho
sevcr.d Slates, when called into the actual
service of the United Stales ; ho may re
quire the opinion, in writing, of the prin
cipal officers in each of ihe executive de
partments, upryi nny subjoct relating to
the duties of their respect ve offices, and
he shall hnvo power to grant reprieves
and pardons for offences igai:nt tho
United Stales, except in cases of impcuch
ment. .
He shall havo power, by and with the
advice and consent of tho Senate, to make
Ireatios, provided two-third of the Sena
tors present concur ; and he shall nomi
nate, and liv and with the advico and
coucutof the Senate, shall appoint am
bassadors, vlher public ministers, and
consuls, judgoi of the Supremo Court, and
all other officer of the United States,
whose appointments ure not heroin'other
wise provided for, and which shall be es
tablished by law ; but tho Congress may
by law vent the appointment ofauch infe
rior officers, as th&y tnink proper, in the
President alone, in the Courts of law, or
iu the heads of Departments.
The President shall have power to fill
up all vacancies that may happen, during
tho recess of the Senate, by granting com
missions which shall expire at the end ot
their next session.
Sec 3. He shall, from timo to time,
give lo Congress information of tho state
of the Union, and recommend. to their
consideration such measures as he shall
judgo necewiry and expodiont ; ho may,
on exiraorumary occasions, convene loth
Houses, or either of them, and iu case of
disagreement between tlicin, witn respect
to tho timo of adjoummeut, he rnav ad
journ them to such a timo ns he may
think proper ; he shall receive ambassa
dors and other pul lie minister ; ho bhall
tako euro that Iho laws bo faithfully exe
cuted, and shall commission all the offi
cers of tho United States.
Sue. 4. The President, ice President,
and nil civil officers of tho Uuited States,
shall bo removed from office on impeach
ment for, and conviction of treason, bri
ery, or other high ciimoa or misdemean
ors. ARTICLE III.
yiib ji'nicunr.
Sec. 1. Tho Judicial ovcr of the Uni
ted Stales shall bo vested iu one Supremo
Court, and in such inferior courts as iho
Congress may, from time to timo, ord.iiu
nnd establish. The judges, both of (he
Supreme nnd inferior courti, shall hold
their offices during good behavior, ami
thall, at stated times, receive for their
services a compensation, which shall not
bo diminished din ing their continuance
in office.
Sec. '2 Tho Judicial power shall extend
lo' nil cases, in law nnd equity, arising un
der' this Constitution, tho laws of (ho
United States, and treaties made, or which
shall bo made, under their authority ; to
all cases affecting ambassador!, other pub
lio ministers, nnd consuls j to all casos of
admirality and 'nartime jurisdiction ; to
controversies lo which the United States
shall be a party ; lo controversies between
two or more Stales, botwoon a Stale and
citizens of another State, between citizen
of different States, between citizens of the
sumo Sta'o, claiming land under trrauts
1 of different Stale, or Iho ci'izens thereof,
1 and foreign states, citizens, or subject.
Iho trial of alt crimes, except in caics
of impeachment, bhall be by jury ; and
such trial shall be held in the State where
the said crimes shall have been commit,
ted ; but when not committed within any
Slate, tho trial shall bo at such place, or
places, as the C'ongn 58 miyhavo di
reeled.
Sic. 3. Treason against the United
States shall conjisl only in levying war
against them, or in adhering to their cno
mies, giving them aid and comfort. No
person shall bo convicted of treason, un
less on the testimony of two witnesses to
tho same overt act, or on confession in
open court.
Tho Congress shall havo power (o do
claro tho punishment of treason, but no
nttainderof treason shall work corruption
of blood, or forfeiture, except during the
lifo of the person attainted.
ARTICLE IV.
OF BTATB REConilS. '
Sec I. Full fnilh and credit shall bo
given in each Slate to tho public acts,
rcco.-ds, and judicial proceedings of ev
ery other State. And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe tho manner in
which such nets, records, and proccdings
shall oe proved, and uie ellect thereof.
or CITIIENSIIIP,
Sec 2. Tho citizen of each Stale thall
be entitled to nil privileges and immuni
ties of citizens iu the several Stales.
or ruoi'Tivas rnou ji'imcs,
A person charged in any Stalo with
treason, felony", or other crime, who Bhall
flco from justice, and bo found in another
State, shall, on demand of the executive
authority of the State from which ho Rod,
be delivered up lo be romoved to the
Stalo having jurisdiction of the crime.
OF rCQlTlVR SLAVES.
. No person held to sorvice or labor iu
one State under the laws thereof, escaping
into another, shall, in consequenco ot any
law or regulation therein, ba discharged
lrom uch service or labor, but shall be etc
livered up on claim of Iho party to "liDm
such service or labor may bo due.
or THR ADMlfSloa Or HEW STATES.
Sec 3. Now States may bo admitted by
tho Congress into this Union, but no new
Stuto shall be formed or erected within
tho jurisdiction ofanv other State : nor
any State be forniod by tho junction of
two or more states, or parts ol State,
without tho consent of the legislature of
tho StatoB concorned, an Weil as of I he
Congress.
er TKiiniToniri.
The Congress shall have power to dis
pose of and make all needful rule and
regulation respecting tho territory or
other property belonging to the United
States; and nothing iu thi Constitution
shall bn so construed as to prejudice any
claims of the United States, or of any
particular Stale.
or state roniis or govkiuvmbnt.
Sec. 4. The United States shall gunrnn
ty to every Slate in this Union a Repub
lican form of government, and shall pro
tect each of them rfgainst invasion, and,
on application of the legislature, or of the
executive (when the legislature cannot
bo convened,) against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
or AWKXDJIENTI TU TF1K CUNSTITl'TIOS.
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of
both houses shall deem it necessary, shall
propose amendments to this Constitution,
or, on the application of tho legislatures
of two third of the several States, shall
call a convention for proposing amend
ments, which in either case, shall bo valid
to nil intents and purposes, ns part of Ibis
Constitution, when ratified by the legis
latures ef threb-fourlhs of tho several
Slates, or by conventions in three-fourths
thereof, as the one or the olbe.r modo of
ratification nny bo proposed by the Con
gress ; provided that no amendment
which may be made prior to tho year one
thousand eight hundred and cigiit fhall
in any manner affect tho first and fourth
clauses in the ninth section in this Arti
cle ; nnd that no Stato, without its con
sent, (hall be deprived of equal suffrage
in the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
1TBMC DEDT.
All debts contracted, and engagements
entered into, befool tho adoption of thi
Constitution, shall be as valid against the
United States under this Constitution us
under the confederation.
01' TIIE Sl'1'HBMg LAW or rK LAND.
This Constitution, and Iho Laws of the
United States which slnUl bo made in pur
Mianco thereof, and nil treaties made, or
tffhivh shall be made, under (he authority
of the United Stater, shall be the su
i iti in uiu in (iu . unit i nu 1 ma Li 5
in every State shall bo bound thcret.v 7 -
preme law of the land j nnd Iho judges
nny thing in the Constitution or Lawof ' ?C"',nf, lc,e' ?n. ltho11,1St f ,U,cse voleJ
any Slate to tho contrary notwithstand- ft"1 TtT' UoU9,eof, preien
ig ' itat.ve shall choose immediately, by bal
lot, tho President. Rut in choosing the
the co.NSTiTLTiu.iAL oath.au a tiEi.icior TE.T.Trc.-ii'o it, the votes shall bo taken by
ThoSciialois and Representatives boiore ' State., tho representation from each State
mentioned, and tho members of Iho seve- j having one vote ; a quorum for this pur
ral State Legislatures, and all executive pose shall consist ofa member or ruemoeri
nndjudicial officers, both of tho United ' fi oni I wo third of tho States, and a ma
States and of the several Slates, shall bo jority of all (ho States shall be necessary to
bound by oath or ailirination to support a choice. And if (he House of Represent
this Constitution ; but no religious test , taiives shall not chooso a President,
shall ev er be required as a qualification to whenever tho right of choico shall devolve
any cilice or public trust under the United upon them, bo?ore (lie fourth day of
State. March next following, then the Vice
ARTICI E VII President shall actas President, ns in case
ti , t .1 . r 01 the "0iul1. or other constitutional disa-
- u,
nine Mates Bhall bo sulhcient for the es,
tablishment of this Constitution between
the States so ratifying '.he simie.
Amendments to the Constitution.
First Congress, l'irst Sisi,n. March 4, 17S9.
ARTICLE I.
Congress shall make no law res peeling
nn O'lablislinieiit o! religion, or prohibi
ting tlio tree exerciso thereof ; er nbridg
ing the fnvsdom of speech., or of the pres:
or the right of tho pcoplo peaceably to ns-' , , , , , 1 ,,'.HOn neiitutionaIIy ineligi
se.uble, and lo petition tho Government ! ? . ' , ,, lluc !? ef"on l. v',a" U elig-
for a icdress of grievances.
ARTICLE It.
A well regulated militia being necessary
lo the security ofa free State, the right of
Ihe people to kccpnnd bear arms khull not
be inlringed.
ARTICLE III,
No soldier shall, in time of peace, he
quilt tared in any bouse without the con
sent ol the owner; nor, in
time of war,
r.bed by law.
but in n manner to bu prcsc
ARTICLE IV
Tho right of the, people to be secure in
their persons, house, i.annra. and pIIWw
agninst unreasonable searches and seizin es
tMnltilnrl . n.wl
shall issue, but upon prob ible caue, sup -
ported byoatlioraffir:iialion,andpaiiicu -
I
rly describing the place to be searched.
and tho persons or things (o bo seized.
ARTICLE V.
No person shall bo held to answer for a
capital, or otherwise infamous, crime,
Ul.l.'.J till U '.V,O..W..,V...', UlillV.IIIVIIV ll
a grandjury, except in casas arising in the
unless on a presentment or indictment ol
land oi' naval forces or in the mililia, when
in actual servico, in time of Aar, or public
danger; nor shall any person, be subject,
for tho same offence, to be tw ice put in
jeopardy of lifo or limb; nor shall he bo
compelled, in any criminal case, to be a
witness painst himself, nor bo deprived
of life, liberty, or property, without duo
process of v ; nor shall privato property
be taken for public use, without just com
pensation. ARTICLE VL
In all criminal prosecutions, the accu
sed shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
public trial, by an impartialjury of theStale
nnd district wherein the crime ahull have
been commuted, which district Bhall have
been previously ascertained by law ; and
to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation ; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him ; lo have consulta
ry process lor obtaining witnesses in
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favor; and to havo the assistance of coun
sel for his dofence.
ARTICLE VII.
In suits nt common law, where the val
ue in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be
preserved ; mid no fact, tried by a jury,
shall bo olhorwise re-examined in any
oourt of tLe United States, than accord
ing to the rules of tho common law.
ARTICLE VIII.
Excessive tail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual puniihmcnt inflicted.
ARTICLE IX.
The enumeration in the Constitution of
Ihe enumeration in the Constitution of
certain rights shall not be construed to de-1
ny or uispaiage otucrs reiaineu me
peoplo
ARTICLE X.
The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the Slates, nte resorvid to the
States rcepectively, or to the people.
ARTICLE XI.
Third Congrsi. Second fusion. Docembw ,
t"3.
The judicial power of the United States
shall not bo construed to extend to any
suit in law or equity, commenced or pros
ecuted against one of tho United States
by citizen of another State, or by citixeni
or subjects of any foreign State.
ARTICLE XII.
Egkth Congross. Fint Session. October Uth,
1S03.
Tho Doctors shall raoet in (heir respec
tive States, nnd voto by ballot for President
and Vice President, one of whom, at least,
shall not beau inhabitant of the same
State with themselves; they shall name
in their ballots the person voted for as
President, nnd in distinct ballot a the por
on voied for as Vice President ; nnd they
tlmll ni.1. a .1:...! l t ... ,,
ouuii iimivu iiisunui, iisig oi an persons vo
ted for as President, nnd of all persons
voted for ns Vico President, and of the
number of votes for each, which lists they
shall sign, and certify, nnd transmit, seal
ed, to the seat of tho government of the
Unifod States, directed to the President
of the Sennta; the President of the
Senate sin 11, in the presence of the
Senate and Houso of Representatives,
open ell tho certificates, nnd tho vote
shall then bo counted ; tho person having
(he greatest number of votes for
I dent shall bo the President, if such num
ber boa majority ol the whole number of
Hectors appointed ; and if no person
have such majority, then, from (ha n,.r.
' i t , '
ins having too highest numbers, not ex-
Diniy, oi wio iicsulent.
I he 1 erson having tho greatest number
of votes a Vico President shall bo the
Vice President, if such number bo a ma
jority of tho whole number of Electors ap
pointed; and if no person have a majority
then from tho two highest numbers ou
the list tho Senate shall choose the Vice
President; a quorum for (he purpose
shall consist of (wo thirds of the whole
number, nnd the majority of the whole
number ah ill bo necessary to a choice.
Hut no person constitutionally ineligi
9 to the office of President shall I,a Ua.
lblo to that of Vico Tiesidcnt f the
united, Slates.
Asur.s on tub Sidewalk. There
eeoms
! bo t,vo pmlies on the question of throw
n Biuii un me iceu siuewniK tho re
sult of which is two prayers daily offered,
which run ns follows j
THAYER OF THE 01.TJ FOLKS.
rray, scatter ashes on the sidewalk,
( )r sn.lt. npsnw lnat m. 1!.A
Tlmt we , freely ..4Valk , h
0jr lhl;ir s,ippoiy wa'y j
a ray scauer wiin a liberal hand,
On every side,
I i5otl) fnr ftnu Wide,
traTek of the vodno folks,
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' ,rlNo 8'in(l no 8:lw (Il,st. neither salt,
lliat,vPmy "1kI doKn hill with f
free
dom,
And if the old folks will find fault,
Because woslida and make them halt,
If their old soles are sorely trieiL
Why, lot 'cm slide.
A Puzzle. Hero is something worth'
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i any of our pat on can i-o'.ve it. we hor
muj nui icoi mo point;
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BAcnr.LOR, Wake Up. The attention of
(bn bachelor : invitod to the following
' wail" from tho Springfield Jiepub
'I hero are some sad night iu this our
world: a city sacked and burned; abnttlo
field lifter a great slaughter; a London in
tho midst of a groat plague; a family in
great starvation ; njugof molasses wrecked
on tho pavenont; but the saddest sight to
i : uiur waiKine towards uia
An, . . . , . . . . .
u,3 prem uuiies unuone, his shirt
buttons off, his stockings out at tho toes,
and nobody to loave his money to."
Peep i.vto tour Bible. Some twelve
months ngo, n young gentleman was mars
ried lo a young lady in Bangor, Me., with
whom ho removod to a dim ant State. He
sent by telegraph, a few days ago, to tho
bride's parents, "Isaiah, chap. Ix, first
part of u'.li verse."
To which an answer was immediately
returned ns follows: "1 Thossalouiaus,
chap, iv, 3d veiso."
CviJA Dun was somewhat taken aback,
the other day, by tho ooolness with which
iho debtor fuid : ''Cnll on next Thurs-
,Vl my dear sir, exactly nt 10 o'clock.
sn PR tell you irhon you cn
can call ngaiu.
Ifcjrln Madrid, last month, a Spanish
merchant drew ft prize, iu a lottery, of
5201), UX), nnd soon after became is.'aiio.
frnFA lady nnco rental ked that ' care
lest.r.e was little better than n hnlf way
house between iitut'eiil and djsiga." r
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