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Congress of the United States,

BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, ON WEDNESDAY THE FOURTH OF MARCH,

ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED

AND EIGHTY-NINE.

The Conventions of a number of States, having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expreffed a defire, in order to prevent mifconftruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and reftrictive claufes fhould be added: And, as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will beft enfure the beneficent ends of its inftitution:

ESOLVED by the Senate and Houfe of Repre

Rentatives of the United States of America, in

Congress affembled, two-thirds of both Houfes concurring, That the following articles be proposed to the legiflatures of the feveral ftates, as amendments to the conftitution of the United States, all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the faid legiflatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the faid Conftitution; viz.

Articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Conftitu tion of the United States of America, propofed by Congress, and ratified by the Legiflatures of the feveral States, purfuant to the fifth article of the ori ginal Conflitution.

Article the First.

After the firft enumeration required by the firft

article of the Conftitution, there fhall be one reprefentative for every thirty thoufand, until the num ber fhall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion fhall be fo regulated by Congrefs, that there fhall be not lefs than one hundred reprefentatives, nor lefs than one reprefentative for every forty thoufand perfons, until the number of reprefentatives fhall amount to two hundred; after which the proportion fhall be fo regulated by Congrefs, that there fhall be not lefs than two hundred reprefentatives, nor more than one reprefentative for every fifty thousand perfons.

Article the Second.

No law varying the compenfation for the fervices of the Senators and Reprefentatives, fhall take effect, until an election of representatives fhall have intervened.

Article the Third.

Congrefs fhall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercife thereof; or abridging the freedom of fpeech, or of the prefs; or the right of the people peaceably to affemble, and to petition the government for a redrefs of grievances.

Article the Fourth.

A well-regulated militia being neceffary to the fecurity of a free ftate, the right of the people to keep and bear arms fhall not be infringed.

Article the Fifth.

No foldier fhall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the confent of the owner, nor in

time of war, but in a manner to be prefcribed by law.

Article the Sixth.

The right of the people to be fecure in their perfons, houfes, papers, and effects, againft unreafonable fearches and feizures, fhall not be violated, and no warrants fhall iffue, but upon probable caufe, fupported by oath or affirmation, and particularly defcribing the place to be fearched, and the perfons or things to be seized.

Article the Seventh.

No perfon fhall be held to anfwer for a capital ar otherwife infamous crime, unless on a prefentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cafes arifing in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual fervice in time of war or public danger; nor fhall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor fhall be compelled in any criminal cafe to be witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due procefs of law; nor fhall private property be taken for public ufe, without just compenfation.

Article the Eighth.

In all criminal profecutions, the accufed fhall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the ftate and district wherein the crime fhall have been committed, which diftrict fhall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accufation; to be confronted with the witneffes against him; to have compulsory procefs for obtaining witnesses in

his favour, and to have the affiftance of counfel for his defence.

Article the Ninth.

In fuits at common law, where the value in controverfy fhall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury fhall be preferved, and no fact, tried by a jury, fhall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Article the Tenth.

Exceffive bail fhall not be required, nor exceffive fines impofed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Article the Eleventh.

The enumeration in the conftitution, of certain rights, fhall not be conftrued to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Article the Twelfth.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the conftitution, nor prohibited by it to the ftates, are reserved to the states refpectively, or to the people.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of he Senate.

SJOHN BECKLEY, Clerk of the House of Reprefentatives. SAM. A. OTIS, Secretary of the Senate.

Note. The ten laft articles of amendments have been adopted by three-fourths of the Legislatures of the se veral states in the union, and are become a part of the Conftitution of the United States. The two first articles have not been adopted. VOL. III.

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Table of Contents..

Acts paffed at the First Seffion of the Third Congrefs.

CHAPTER

I. An act making an alteration in the flag
of the United States,
II. An act providing for the relief of fuch
of the inhabitants of Saint Domingo, re-
fident within the United States, as
may be found in want of fupport,
III. An act for the relief of Thomas Jen-
kins and fons,

IV. An act in alteration of the act estab-
lifhing a mint and regulating the coins
of the United Staics,

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V. An act for the remiffion of the duties
arifing on the tonnage of fundry French
veffels which have taken refuge in the
ports of the United States,
VI. An act making appropriations for the
Support of government, for the year one
thoufand feven hundred and ninety-
four,
VII. An act making further provifion for the
expenfes attending the intercourfe of
the United States with foreign nations;
and further to continue in force the act,
intitled, "an act providing the means
of intercourfe between the United States
and foreign nations,

VIII. An act authorizing a loan of one mil-
lion of dollars,

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