Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-13
ARTICLE LII.
or THE JUDICIARY.

ARTICLE III.
or THE JUDICIARY.
SEC. |. The Judicial power of the Uni
ted States shall be vested in one Supreme
Court, and in such inferior courts as the
Congress may, from time to time, ordaln
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
services a compensation, which shall not
be diminished drring their continuance
in office.
Sec 2 The Judicial power shall extend
TO all cases, in law and equity, arising un-
der this Constitution, the laws of the
United States, and treaties made, or which
shall be made, under their authority to
all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
lie ministers, and consuls to all cases of
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies TO which the United States
shall be u party to controversies between
two or more States, between a State and
citizens Of another State, between citizens
OF different States, between citizens ofthe
same State, claiming lands uader grants
ofdlilerent State, or the citizens thereof,
and foreign states, citizens, or subjects.
Tire trial Of all crimes, except in cases
of impeachment, shall be by jury; and
such trial shall he held in the State where
the said crimes shall have been commit,
ted but when not committed within any
State, the trial shall be at such place, or
places, as the Congress MY have die
rected.
SFc 8. Treason against the United.
States shall consist only in levying war
against them. orin adhering to their enc
mics, giving them aid and comfort. No
person shall DO convicted of treason, un-
less on the testimony of two witnesses 10
the same overt act, or on confession in
open court.
The Congress shall have power to de>
clare the punishment Of treason, but no
attafnder of treason shall work corruption
Of blood, or forfeiture, except during the
life OF the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
OF STATE RECORDS.
Sec. :. Full faith and credit shall be
given in each State to the public acts
records, and judicial proceedings of ev-
cry other State. And the Congress may, |
by general laws, prescribe the manner in |
which such acts, records, and proceedings |
shall be proved, and the effect thereof
or CITIZENSHIP.
Sec. 2. The citizen of each State shall
be entitled to all privileges and lmmuni-
ties of citizens in the several States.
ogFUsuTIvEs PROM JUSTICE,
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 ho fed,
be delivered up TO be removed to the
State having jurisdiction of the crime.
OF FUGITIVE SLAVES
No person held to service or labor in
one State under the laws thereof, escaping
into another, shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein, be DISCHARGED
from such service or labor, but shall be de.
livered up on claim of the party to yhom
such service or labor may be due.
OF THE ADMISSION or NEW STATES.
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 ofany other State nor
any State be formed by the junction of
two or more States, or parts of States,
without tho consent Of the legislature of
the States concerned, as well as of t he
congress.
OF TERRITORIES.
The Congress shall have power to dis
pose of and make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the territory Or
,ther property belonging to the United
States; and nothing in this Constitution
hall be SO construed as to prejudice any
claims of the United States, or of any
particular State.
or STATE Forms OF GOVERNMENT. {
SEC. 4. The United States shall guaran.
y to every State in this Union q Repub-
lean form OF government, and shall pro.
ect each of them against invasion, and,
m application of the legislature, or of the S
Executive (when the legislature cannot /