Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-28

person shall be convicted of treason un.>
less on the testimony OF two, witnesses TO-
the same overt act, or on confession In
open court e - -.
The congress shall have power to de.
clare the punishment Of treason, but no
attainder of. treason shall work, corrup-
ton of blood, or forfeiture, except during
the life of the person attainted.
ART. IV.-Ssc.l. Full faith and
credit shall be given, in each state, to the
public acts, records, and judicial prodeed-
ings of every other state. And the con-
gress may, by general laws, prescribe the
manner in which such acts, records and
proceedings shall be proved, and the effect
thereof. ~,<.- .....
&c. 2. The citizens Of each state shall
be entitled to all privileges and immuni-
ties of citizens in the several states.
A person charged in any state with
treason, felony, or other crime, who shall
flee from Justice, and be found in another
state, shall, on demand of the executive
authority of the state from which he fled,
be delivered up, to be removed to the state
having jurisdiction of the crime.
No person, held 10 service or labor IN
one state under the laos thereof escaping
into another, shall, IN consequence Of any
Ian or regulation therein, be discharged
from such Scrcjce or labor: but shall be
deIa0ered up on claim Of the party to eohom
such serrace or labor mag be due.
Sec. 3. New states may be admitted by
the congress into this union but no new
state shall be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction of any other state nor
any state be formed by the junction Of
two or more states, or parts Of states
without the consent Of the legislatures Of
the states concerned, os we'll as of The
congress.
| The congress shall have power to dis
pose of, and make all needful rules and
regulations, respecting the territory Of
other property belonging to the United
States: and nothing in this constitution
shall be so construed, as to prejudice any
> claims Of the United States, or of any
: particular state.
Sec. 4. The United States shall guar
antee to every state in this union, a re
publican form of government: and shall
protect each of them against invasion
and on application Of the legislature, o
Of the erecutirc (a0hen the legislature cd7
not be concerned against domestic ~
Lence.
: ART V.-The congress, whenever tw
: thirds Of both houses shall deem it n
= cessary, shall propose amendments to tn
+, constitution, or, on the application Of Il
d legislatures Of twothirds of the sever
}, states, shall call convention for propc
: ing amendments, which, in either cas-
e shall be valid, to all intents and purpose
IS as part of this constitution, when rattle
h by the legislatures of threefourths OF Il
n several states, or by conventions in thre
=. tourths thereof, as the one or the 9TH
!, mode of ratification may be proposed b
II the congress: provided, that no amen
g ment, which may be made prior to II
l. year one thousand eight hundred & eigt
u shall in any manner affect the first ar
fourth clauses in the ninth section of Il
e first article and that no state, without
u consent, shall be deprived of its equ
J. suffrage in the senate.
e ART. Wall debts contracted ar
n engagements entered into, before theade
n ton of this constitution, shall be as val
d against the United States under this CO.
u stitution, as under the confederation.
l. This constitution, and the laws OF II
k United States which shall be made
$, pursuance thereof; and all treatise mad
IL or which shall be made, under the autho
= ity of the United States, shall be the 8,
l. preme law of the land and the Judges
every state shall be bound thereby, ar
It, thing in the constitution or laws of ar
S, state to the contrary Notwithstanding.
l. The senator's and representatives befo
e mentioned, and the members of the Sc
s. eral state legislatures, aud all executi,
II and judicial officers, both of the Unite
n States and of the several states, shall I
'r bound by oath or affirmation, TO suppo
20 this constitution but no religious te
s, shall ever be required as a qualiicatic
5, to any office or public trust under tt
= United States.
= ART. VII.-The ratification of tt
n, conventions of nine states shall be su1
g cient for the establishment of this cons,
tuition between the states so ratifying IL
ID same.
i AMENDMENTS.
h ARTICLE I-Congress shall make r
10 law respecting an establishment of rel
\ Dion. or prohibiting the free exerri.