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

CT 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, ordiln
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 during 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 tho
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 casos of
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies TO which the United States
shall be II 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 u2der grants
ofdifierent State, or the citizens thereof,
and foreign states, citizens, or subjects
The trial 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 commit,
ted but when not committed within any
State, the trial shall be at such place, or
places, as the Congress my have dis
rected.
SFc. 3. Treason against the United
States shall consist only in levying war
against them. or in adhering to their enc
mics, giving them aid and comfort. No
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.
The Congress shall have power to de>
clare the punishment of treason, but no
attainder of treason shall work corruption
of blood or forfeiture, except during the
life Of the person ottainted.
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.
OF CITIZENSHIP.
SEC. 2. The citizen of each State shall
be entitled to all privileges and immuni-
ties of citizens in the several States.
oFFUGurvEs 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 he 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 VII ON
such service or labor may be due.
OF THE ADMISSION OF NEW STATES.
Sec. g. 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 legislature of
the States concerned, as we'll as of he
Congress.
OF TERRITORIES.
The Congress shall have power to dis,
pose of and make all neediul rules and
regulations respecting the territory or
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.
OF STATE Forms OF GOVERNMENT
SEC. A. The United States shall guaran.
ty to every State in this Union Repub
lican form of government, and shall pro.
tect each of them against invasion, and, !
on application of the legislature. or of the |