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ARTICLES of Confederation and perpetual
Union between the States of New- Hamp
shire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Iftand and
Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-
Carolina and Georgia.
Article I. ?*T HE Rile of this confede
£. racy shall be " The U
" nited States of America."
Art. 11. Each state retains its sovereign
ty. freedom and independence, and every
power, jurifdiaion and right, which is
not by this confederation exprefly delegated
t^ the United States, in Congrels affcmbled.
Art. 111. The laid dates hereby Severally
enter into a firm league of friendship with
each others for their common defence, the
security of their liberties, and their mutual
arid general welfare, binding themielves to
assist each other, against all force offered to,
or attacks made upon them, or any of them,
on account of religion, sovereignty, trade,
or any other pretence whatever.
Art. IV. J he better to secure and per
petuate mutual friendship and intercourse
among the people of the different Rates in
this union, the ^r^e inhabitants of each of
theft Rates, .paupers, vagabp^cs, ai,d fuga
tives fromjulfice excepted, shall be entitled
to all privileges and immunities of free citi-
kn§ in the several flutes ; and the people of
each state shall have free irigrefs and regret's
to and from any other state, and shall enjoy
therein all the privileges of trade and com
merce, fubjedt to the fame duties, impositi
ons and reftridiens as the inhabitants therf
* r,effectively, provided that fyeh reftridi
on shall not extend so far as to prevent the
removal of property impo ted into any state,
to any other state of which the owner is an
inhabitant; provided also that no impchiti
en duties or reßri&ion shall be laid by any
state, on the property of the united Rates, or
cither of them.
If any person guilty of, or charged with
tr^fop, felony, or other high misdemeanor
in any Tate, shall flee from justice, and be
found in any of the united Abates, he shall
upon demand of the Governor, or executive
powers of the state from which he fled, be
delivered up and removed to the state having
forifiFaion of his offence.
Feb faith and credit shall be given .ineach
of these Rates to the,records, 'ads and judi
cial proceedings of'the courts and magis
trates of every other state.
Art. V. For the more convenient ma
nagement of the general interests of the Uni
ted Stites, delegates shall be annually ap
pointed in fech manner as the iegiflature of
teach state shall direct, to meet in congrels on
,+the RrR Monday in November, in every
tyear, with a power reserved to each state, to
€ecal it; delegates, or any of them, at any
<ime wuhm the year,* and to lend others in
(heir dead, for the remainder of the, year.
No Rate shall by represented in congress
by less than two, nor by more than seven
member's; and no perfin fhdl be capable
gd .^ag .a delegate for more than : thre
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years, in any term cf fix years ; nor flhall
any peoon, being a delegate, be capable of
holding any office under the united st a tes,
for which he, or another for, his benefit re
ceives any salary, fees or emolument of any
kind.
Each state shall maintain its own delegated
in a meeting of th?liates, and while they aft
as members of the committee of the states
In determining questions in the unhed
states in congress assembled, each state shall
have one vote.
Freedom of fpeecn and debate in conprefe
fliall not he impeached or queitinned in any
court, or place cut of congrels, and the mem
bers of congress Lull be prottded in ;heir
persons from arrests and imprifonm nm, du
ring the time of their going to and trern, and
attendance on congress, except for treason,
felony, or breach of the peace.
Art. VI. No date without theconfent of
the united states in congress a/FndT ', shall
lend any embassy to, or receive an) c - ^affy
from, or enter into ary cent ienc; a p ee
ment, albanceor treaty with.anyking, ponce
or state ; nor shall <~nv periop holding any
office of profit ortrt :u r>rtheunited states,
or 4hy of them.,&.& tanv yrefehf, erao
lumefit, office or title of any kind .vhatever
from any k,ng, prince oi fun ign kare ; nor
shall the united states in co grids ass moled,
or any of them, grant any tide ct nobility!
No two or more Bates fdF :er into ac y
treaty, confederation or alliance whadver
between them, without the consent of the
united Rates incongrefs affemfofed,Specifying
accurately the purpoles for which the fame is
to be entered into, and how long it [ball
continue.
No date (hall lav any imp< Rs or duties,
which may interfere with any Ripulations in
treaties, entered into by the united states in
congress assembled, with apy king, prince
or Rate, in pursuance of any treaties already
propofol by congress, to th£ courts of France
and Spain!
No vefiels of war shall be k~pt up in time
of peace by any state, except such number
only, as shall be deemed neceffafy by ib
united state in congiefs aflembled; tor the
defenceof such state, or its trade ; nor shall
any body of forces be kept up by any Bate,
in time of peace, except such number only,
as in the judgment of rhe united Rates, in
congress assembled, 4hall be deemed utuifue
to garrison the forts neceßary for thedtience
of such state; but every state ffiall always
keep up a well regulated and dilciplired mi
litia, fufficieqtly armed and accoutred, and
Ihall provide and conftandy have ready for
ute, in public dores, a due number of field
pieces and tents, and a proper quantity of
arms, ammunition and camp equipage.
No Rate shall engage in any war without
the content of the united Rates in controls
affcmbled, unless such state be actually in
vaded by enemies, or shall have received
certain advice of a resolution being formed
by some nation of Indians to invade inch
state, and the danger is so imminent as not
to admit of.a delay, till the united Rates in
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Roth FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
congress assembled can be confuted: ror
iKall any ilategrant comnufilons to anj flops
or vethls of war, nor letters of n^cue or
reprisal, except j^ be after a declarauon of
war by the united Rate, in cor fpeFOlnubiM,
and t tn only against the kingdom or,Rate
ana the lubjea' thereof againh which war
h^ been so declared, a,d wR.-r sch :emu
lations as fhhil be MatUfhrd by Aw ui^d
states inepngrejs aßcmbled, unless such fate
be mfefted by pirat, in which Case vefrcls
of war may be fitted out for o:tt occeßon^
ai,u kept 10 n>ng astH| :danger shall continue,
or untdrhe united Rates in^ongras^mbL^
shall determine otherwifc
RT. YII. WRETC land(4
by any Rate for the common defence, Cl of.
ficeis of or under the rank of colonel, shall
be appointed by die kgißature'of each state
rctyccpvely, by whom luch forces fhali be
t&fed, or in such manner as such Rate shall•
diitct, and ail vacancies shall be-hbed uo
by the Rate which frit Tnade die fypoini
ment.
AY VUL All charges .Of^r, and al!
other expences tha shall be incurred for the
common defence or general wellare, and ah
lowed by ,the united Rates in congress afiem.
bled, fhaii be u^aped me o.tl cmn
troakiy, which shall be (applied by the
fveral ibus, in pi per ion to rhe value of
all land within each hate, granted to or f u r-
yevrc| for any person, as such land and the
buildings and improvements therconfhall be
elLmweo accord ng to such mode as tee
united ftaus in congress a&mbkd, shall
from time to time direct and appoint, 1
taxes for paying that proportion finU
laid and levied ty thfenfofiry'anddiie&h n
cftl^e kgTatmes ch^ fever&'ftktes within
the time agreed up n by the united Rates in
congufs ass mb!
/ RT. IX. The united Nites ir cor^rTs
afimbled (ball haye the lole and excjufive
p right and power of determining on peace
' and war, except in the case meetkntd id
the Sixth article —-of Ending and u-ceimr.?
ambhßadors entering into treaties and al
liances, provided that no treaty or u±
merce shall be made whereby the I.pftbe
power pt the refpedive dates fN.N be res
trained from imp, ling such impels arceu-,
ties on foreigners as their own pcoj& are
fubjecled to, or frern prohibit)! frexv^rt
tion or iinp^rtauon ifany tyec!^ ch} >cts
or commodities whaeft ever--- of <fibh±-
ing rules for deciding in ah cases, whaz
captures.on land or water shall lie hna!
and in ^hat manner prizes taken by kmd
01 naval forces in the fcrvice of the .united
Rates shall be divided or appropriated.-rof
granting letters of macque a ; reprisal in
times or p@pe---.appointing courts for th^
trial of piracies'a d felonies commits d oh
the high teas and eftabidhing courts for re
feivirg and determining nnnT;< apt eaLia *
all calcs of captures, provided that no mern
hereof congof shall be appointed a jufrf
of.any of the laid courts.
The united Lores in congress afTen Ned
shall also be the last revert on appeal in all
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