North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-17

names.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
President, and deputy from Virginia.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. DELAWARE.
John Langdon, George Read,
Nicholas Gilman. Cunning Bedford, jr.,
John Dickinson,
MASSACHUSETTS. Richard Bassett,
Nathaniel German. Jacob Broom.
Rufus King.
CONNECTICUT. MARYLAND.
William S. johnson, James NJ Henry,
Roger Sherman, Daniel of st. 7. Jenifer,
Daniel Carroll.
NEW YORK. VIRGINIA.
Alexander Hamilton. John Blair,
James Madison, jr.
NEW JERSEY. NORTH CAROLINA.
William Livingston, William Blount,
David Brearly, Richard Dobbs Spaight.
William Patterson, Hugh Williamson,
Jonathan Dayton.
PENNSYLVANIA. SOUTH CAROLINA
Benjamin Franklin, John Rutledge,
Thomas Mitfin, Charles G. Pickney,
Robert Morris, Charles Pickney,
George Clymer. Pierce Butler,
Thomas Fitzsimons,
Jared Ingersoll, GEORGIA.
James Wilson, William Few, ..
Gouverneur Morris. Abraham Baldwin.
Attest, WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Art. l. Congress shall make no law respect
ing an establishment of religion, or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof: or abridging the
freedom ofspeech, or of the press /; Or tho
right of the people peacably to assemble, and
to petition the Government for redress of
grievances.
Art. 2 A we'll regulated militia being ne
cessary to the securit of free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms
shall not be infringcd.
Art. 3 No soldier shall in time of peace be
quartered in any house without the consent
of the owner nor in time of war, but in
manner to be prescribed by law.
Art. 4. The right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly desert
bing the place to be searched, and the per
sons or things to be seized.
Art. 5. No person shall be held to answer
for capital or otherwise infamous crime, un-
less on presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia when in actual
service in time of war, or public danger: nor
shall any person be subject for the same of
fence, to be put twice in jeopardy of life or
limb ;nor shall be compelled, in any criminal
case, to be witness agains. himself nor be
deprived of life, liberty or property. without
due process of law nor shall private property
be taken for public use without just compen-
sation.
Art. 6. In all criminal prosecutions, the
accused shall enjoy the right to speedy and
public trial, by an impartial jury of the State
and district wherein the crime shall have been
committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law, and to be in
formed of the nature and cause of the accu-
sation: to be confronted with the witnesses
against him to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have
the assistance of counsel for his defence.
Art.7 In suits at common law where the
value in controversy shall exceed twenty dol
lars, the right of trial by jury shall be pre-
served and no fact tried by jury shall be
otherwise re-examined in any court of the
United States than according to the rules of
the common law.
Art. s. Excessive bail shall not berequired
nor excessive fines imposed, no- cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.
Art. 9. The enumeration in the Constitu-
tion of certain rights shall not be construed to
deny or disparage others retained by the
people.
Art. 10. The powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constitution nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively, or to the people.
Art. IL. The judicial power of the United
States shall not be constructed to extend to
any suit in law or equity commenced or pros
ecuted against one of the United States by
citizens of another State, or by citizens or
subjects of another State or by citizens or
subjects of any foreign State.
Art. IL. Sec. l. The electors shall meet
in their respective States, and vote by ballot
for President and Vice President, one of
whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of
the same State with themselves they shall
name in their ballots the person voted for as
President, and in distinct ballots the person
voted for as vice President and they shall
make distinct lists of all persons voted for as
President, and of all persons voted for as