Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
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ARTICLE III.
Of the JUDICIARY,

olaIes snail Dc VOleu III one supreme C0nIt, ana
in such inferior courts as Congress may, from
time 10 time order and establish. The Judges,
both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall
hold their offices during good behavior; and shall,
at stated times, receive for their service a COM
pensation, which shall not be diminished during
their continuance in office.
Sec. Ill. The Judicial power shall extend to
all cases in law and equity arising under this
Constitution, the laws of the United States. and
treaties made, or which shall be made, under
their srthority to all lesses affae.ing ambassa-
doris, other public ministers, and consuls to all
cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies to which the United States shall
be party; TO controversies between two or
more states; between state and citizens of
another state; between citizens of different
states; between citizens of the same state claim
ing lands under grants of different states and
between a state, or the citizens thereof and for
eign states, citizens, or subjects.
2. In all cases affecting AMBASSADORS, other
public ministers, and consuls, and those in which
a state shall be "a party, the Supreme Court shall
have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases
before mentioned the Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact,
with such exceptions, aud under such regulations
as Congress shall make.
3. The trail of all crimes, except in cases of
Impeachment, shall be by jury, and such trial
shall be held in the state where the said crimes
shall have been committed but when not COM
mited within any state, the trial shall beat
such place or places as Congress may by law have
directed.
SEC I'LL. Treason against the United
States shall consist only in levying war against
them,o in adhering TO their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted
of treason, unless on the testimony of two wit
nesses to the same overt act, or confession in
open court.
3 Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason but no attainder of trea-
son shall work corruption of blood, or for
feiture, except during the life of the person at
tained
ARTICLE ".
Miscellaneous
SEC. Ii. Full faith and credit shall be given
in each state to the public acts, records, and ju
dicial proceedings of every other state. And
Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the
, manner in which such acts records, and proceed
ings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
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be entitled to all the privileges and mmunities of
citizens in the several states.
2. A person charged in any state with treason,
felony, Or other crime, who shall flee from JUS
tlce and be found in another state, shall, on de-
mand of the executive authority of the state
, from which he fled, be delivered up, to be re
, moved to the state having jurisdiction of the
crime.
3. No person held to service or labor in one
state, under ,he law thereof, escaping into anoth.
8 er shall, in consequence of any law or regula
ton therein, be discharged from such service Of
, labor but shall be delivered up on claim o
the party to whom such service or labor may
be due.
=, Sec I'LL. New states may be admitted by
Congress into the Union but no new state shal
. be formed or erected within the jurisdiction o
y any other state, or parts of states, without the
u consent of the legislatures of the states concern
. ed, as well as of Congress.
2, Congress shall have power to dispose of
! and make all needfu rules and regulations re
specting the territory, or other property belong
ing to the United States and nothing in this con
J" stitution sshal be so constructed as to prejudc
VI anv claims of the United States or of any pal
= ticu,ar state.
u SEC. IV.-l. The United States shall guarau
tee to every state in this Union republican fori
IL of government, and shall protect each of theI
eu against invasion; and, on application of til
10 legislature, or of the executive (when the legi'
Gu Iature cannot be convened, against domestic viz
vi lence.
e. ARTICLE V.
IL Of Amendments.
We |. Congress, whenever two-hrds of bot
es Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propo.
of amendments to this constitution or, on the al
plication of the Legislature Of lwolhrds of I'll
d. several states, shall call convention for pr
IS, posng amendments, which, in either case, sha
1t, be vailed to all intents and purposes, as part