The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 1Madison, James
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The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 1
Madison, James
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All criminal offences (except in cases of impeachment) shall be tried in
the State where they shall be committed--the trials shall be open &
public & shall be by Jury.
10
Immediately after the first census of the people of the United States
the House of Delegates shall apportion the Senate by electing for each
State out of the citizens resident therein one Senator for every ----
members each State shall have in the House of Delegates--Each State
shall be entitled to have at least one member in the Senate.
11
No State shall grant letters of marque & reprisal or enter into treaty
or alliance or confederation nor grant any title of nobility nor
without the Consent of the Legislature of the United States lay any
impost on imports--nor keep troops or Ships of War in time of
peace--nor enter into compacts with other States or foreign powers or
emit bills of Credit or make any thing but Gold Silver or Copper a
tender in payment of debts nor engage in War except for self defence
when actually invaded or the danger of invasion be so great as not to
admit of a delay until the Government of the United States can be
informed thereof--& to render these prohibitions effectual the
Legislature of the United States shall have the power to revise the
laws of the several States that may be supposed to infringe the Powers
exclusively delegated by this Constitution to Congress & to negative &
annul such as do.
12
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges &
immunities of Citizens in the several States--Any person charged with
Crimes in any State fleeing from justice to another shall on demand of
the Executive of the State from which he fled be delivered up & removed
to the State having jurisdiction of the offence.
13
Full faith shall be given in each State to the acts of the Legislature &
to the records & judicial Proceedings of the Courts & magistrates of
every State.
14
The Legislature shall have power to admit new States into the Union on
the same terms with the original States provided two thirds of the
members present in both Houses agree.
15
On the application of the legislature of a State the United States shall
protect it against domestic insurrection.
16
If two thirds of the Legislatures of the States apply for the same the
Legislature of the United States shall call a Convention for the
purpose of amending the Constitution--or should Congress, with the
Consent of two thirds of each house, propose to the States amendments
to the same--the agreement of two thirds of the Legislatures of the
States shall be sufficient to make the said amendments parts of the
Constitution.
The Ratification of the conventions of ---- States shall be sufficient
for organizing this Constitution.[34]
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