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All controversies concerning the private
right of foil claimed under different grants
or two or more Rates, whose jurifdidions as
they may refpe£t such lands, and the Rates
which passed such grants are adjußed, the
fond grants or either of them being at the
fame time claimed to have originated ante
cedent to such settlement of jurifdi&ion,
Shall on the petition of either party to the
congress of the united Rates, be finally de
termined as near as may b'in the fame man
ner as is before prescribed for deciding dis
putes respecting territorial jurisdiction be
twren different Rates.
Che united Rates in congress assembled
wall also have the sole and cxclufive right
and power of regulating the alloy and value
.Tron ßruck by their own authority, or by
cent of the refpedive states-- fixing the stan
dard of weights and meafura throughout the
unite I Rites-- regulating the trade and ma
^a^ing all affairs with the Indians, not mem
bers of any or the Rates, provided that the
ki/nz^ve right^of any date within its own
X nits be not mtringedor violated- --establish
ing and regulating poft-offices from one state
▼0 another, throughput all roe united states,
and exacting such postage on the papers pas-
impute rod differences now fubtrfong or
th^t hereafter may arise between two or more
Rated concerning boundary, iurifchdion of
any other cause whatever ; which authority
rocH always, be exerciled in the manner tol
lOWing, Whenever the legislative or execu
tive authority or lawful agent of any Rate in
controvert with another fhail prelent a pe
tition to congress Rating the matter in quefti
euand praying for a hearing, notice thereof
Shall be given by order of congress to the
legislative or executive authority of the
b^her Rate in controversy, and a day affign
cd for the appearance of the parties by their
lawful agents, who Shall then be directed to
appoint by joint consent, commissioners or
lodges to constitute a court for hearing and
determining the matter in question; but if
they cannot agree, congress Shall name three
persons out of each of the united' Rates, and
from the lift ot such persons each party Shall
alternately Strike out one,, 'the petitioners be
ginning, until the nunibyr Shall be reduced
to thirteen ; and from that number not less
than Seven, nor more than nine names as
congress Shall direct, Shall in the presence of
cobgrefs be drawn out by lot, and the per
sons whole names Shall be so drawn or any
five of them, Shall be commissioners or judges,
to hear and finally determine the controver
sy, so always as a major part of the judges
who Shall hear the cause Shall agree in the
determination: and if cither paty shall ne
gle& to attend at the day appointed, without
Viewing reasons, which congress shall judge
ikffkient, or being present shall refufe to
Strike, the congress Shall proceed to nomi
nate three persons out of each Rate, and the
secretary of congrels Shall ft ike in behalf of
such party absent or refusing ; and the judg
ment and fcntence of the court to be appoint
ed, in the manner before prescribed, shall be
final and conclusive ; and if any of the par
ties shall refute to Submit tothe authority of
fuel! court, or to appear or defend their claim
or cause, the court Shall nevertheless proceed
o pronounce Sentence, or judgment, which
hah m like manner be final and deceive,
the judgment or Sentence and other proceed
ings being in either case transmitted to con
g els, and lodged among the acts of congress
for the Security of the parties concerned : pro
vided th t every comm ffior^r, before he fits
in judgment, shall takeah oath to be admi
niitrel by one of thejudges of the Supreme
'or fopcrior court of the Rate, where the cause
shall be tried, " well and truly to hear and
determine the matter in question, according
to the Rest of his judgment, without favor,
affection or hope of reward :" provided also
that no Rate shall be deprived of territory
for the benefit of the united Rates.
hng through ot c Dime ^ fli^v be require
to defray the expence of the laid office---ap
pointing^!! officers of the khd So ces, ih the
Service of theunited Shues,excepting regimen
tal officers--- appointing all the officers of the
'naval forces, and bommiffioning allofficers
whatever in the Service of the united Rarero
makingrutes for the government and regulati^
onofthe faidlAndand naval forces, and direct
ing their operations.
The united Rates in Congress assembled
Shall have authority to appoint a committee,
to fit in the recess of congress, to be denomi
nated " A Committee of the States," ^nd to
confilt of one delegate from each state ; and
to appoint such other committees and civil
officers as may be necessary for managing
the general affairs of the united Rates under
their direction-— co appoint one of their num
ber toprefide, provided that no person be al
lowed.to Serve in the office of president
more than one year in any terrnofthree years;
to afeefrain rhe neteffary firms of money to
N be railed for the Service of the united Rates,
and to apropriare and apply the fame
for defraying the public expences—to bor
row money, or emit bills on the credit of
, the united Rates, transmitting every half
year to the rtfpedive Rates an account of
the films of money so borrowed or emitted
to build and equip a navy —to agree upon
the number of land forces and to make re
quisitions from each Rate for its quota, in
proportion to the number of white inhabi
tants in such date; which requisition shall be
binding, and thereupon the legislature <f
each state shall appoint the regimental officers,
raise th -men a nd cloath, arm and equipthem
in a soldier like manner, at the expence of
the united Rates, and the officers and men
so cioathed, armed and equipped Shall march
to the place appointed, and within the time
agreed on by the united Rates in congress as
sembled : But if the united Rates in congress
assembled Shall, on consideration of circum
stances judge proper that any state ihould not
raise men, or Should raise a smaller number
than its quota, and that any other Rate
should raifa a greater number of men than
the quota thereof,fuch extra number shall be
railed, officered, cioathed, armed and equip
ped in the fame manner as the quota of such
state, unless the legiSature or such Rate
shall judge that such extra number cannot be
fafely Spared out of the lame, in which case
they Shall raise, officer, cloath, arm and e-
quip as many of such-extra number as they
judge can be fafely spared. And the officers
and men so cioathed, armed and equipped,
Shaft march to the place appointed, and with
in the time agreed on by the united Rates in
congref: assembled.
The united Rates in congress assembled
shall never engage in a war, nor grant let
ters otmarque andreprifal, in timeof peace,
nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor
coin money, nor regulate the value thereof,
nor afeertain the sums and expences ne
eeffary for the defence and welfare of the u
nited Rates, or any of them, nor emit bills,
nor borrow money on the credit of the unit
ed Rates, nor appropriate money, nor agree
upon the number of vessels of war, to be
built or purchased, or the number of land
or sea forces to be railed, nor appoint a com
mander in chief-of the army or navy, unless
nine Rates assent to the fame; nor shall a
question on any other point, except for ad
journing from day to day be determined,
unless by the votes of a majority of the uni
ted Rates in congress assembled.
The congrels of the united Rates fliall have
power to adjourn to any time withinthe year,
and to 'anyplace within the united Rates, so
that no period of adjournment be for ^a long
er duration than the fpaceof fix months, and
shall publish the journal of their proceedings
monthly, except Such parts thereof relating
to treaties, alliances or military operations,
as in their judgment require fecrely; and the
yea^ and nays of die delegates of each fltit
on any question shall be entered on the join
hal, when it is defied by any delegate; an
the delegates of a Rate, or any of them,<
his or their request Shall be furnished wit
a tranfeript of the laid journal, except fuc
parts as are above excepted, to lay ' befoi
the legislatures of the Several Rates.
ART; X. The Committee of the Rates, c
^ny nineof them, flail be authorized to cx<
cute, -in the recess of congress, such of th
powers of congress as the united states i
congress assembled, by the consent of nin
states, Shall from time to time think expt
dient to vest them with; provided that n
power be delegated to the said committee
for theexercife otwhich,by the articles of con
federation, the voice of nineftates inthe con
grefs ofthe united states assembled is requisite
Art. XI. Canada acceeding to thi
confederationjand joinnig in the measures o
the united states, shall be admitted into, anc
entitled to all the advantages of this union
but no other colony Shall be admitted intc
the fame, unless such admission be agreed t(
by nine states.
Art. XII. All bills of credit emitted,
monies borrowed and debts contradied by.
or under the authority of congress, before
the assembling of the united Rates, in pur ;
fuanceot the present confederation, shall be
deemed and confideied as a charge against
the united Rates, for payment and fatistadti
on whereof the said united Rates, and public
faith aeh eby Tuiemni, pledged..
Art. XIII. Every Rate shall abide by
the Tro ninarions of the united states in
congr>c>uiembltd, on all questions which
by this ch federation are Submitted to them.
And thv a: I les of this confederation Shall
be invioia bferved by every Rate, and the
union fbai ^ perpetual; nor Shall any al
teration at. time hereafter be made in any
ofthem; unk; such alterations be agreed to
in congress oi e united Rates, and be after
wards confirmed by the legislature of every
states
THESE Articles foall be , opofed to the legifa
tu?es of HI the fail Afates, to becorfderea and
ij approved of b; b^n, they are advised to au
thorize their deletes, to ra if, the fame in
the congress of the united states ; which be
ing done, the fame /ball become conclusive.
By order or Congress
HENRY LAURENS, President.
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Rys, Dumber 45, 1777,
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»otf<& themf, fr'T AMVk five delhrs rewind and all
nxi&ry chafgas pa* ; , by
ABIJAH SAVAGE, C^t.