Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-18
Important Extracts From the
Consultation.

Times.
Treason against the United States
shall consist only in levyipg war against
them, or in adbering to their enemies.
giving them aid.sn { omfort."
Z NO person shall be convicted Of treason
unless On the testimony Of two witnesses 10
the same act, or on confession in open
caurt."
The Congress shall have power 10 de-
clare the punishment of treason, hut No
attainder OF treason shall work corruption
Of blood. or forfeiture. except during the
life OF the person attainted."
mo person held to service or labor ia
one State, usder the laws thereof. escaping
into another. shall in consequences of any
law or regulation therein. be discharged
from such service or labor, but shall Be
delivered up no claim Of the party 10
whom such service or labor may be due.
New States may be admitted By the
Cangress into the Union but no new
State shufi be formed or erected uithin the
Jurisdiction Of any other; nor any Stale Be
formed by the junction Of two or more
States, without the consent of the Legisis-
lures the States concerned, as we'll as Of
Congress.
This Constitution, and the laws of the
United States which shall be made in pup
suance thereof and all treaties made, or
shall be made, under the authority Of The
United States, r65-shall be the supyens
Law Of the land. -0a
The Senators ard Representatives be-
fore mentioned, aud members Of the several
state Legislatures, ard all executive md
Judicial officers both Of the United States
and af the
oath or affirmation to support this CoIstitu.
ton.
"CHngrcs: shall make no laws respecting
an establishing religion, CT prohibiting the
Tree exercise thereof. or sbridging the free
dom oil speech, or OF the press; or the righs
OF the people peaceably to assemble, and 70
petition the government for q redress Of
grievances.
The right Of the people to secure in tbs;r
persons, houses. papers and effects. arsinst
unreasonable scare hes and seizure. ,h.II
not be violated, and 90 war rant sh,ii,,us
unless upon probable cause, supported by
oath or Affirmation, and particularly dee,
cribing the place to be searched aodtbe ner.
son or things to be seized.
mo person shall be held TO answer for .
capital or otherwise infamous crime. unless
on presentment or indictment of grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia, when in &c
tuai service, in time Of war and public
danger; nor shall any reason be subject.
tor The same offence, to be twice put 10
jeopardy OF life OF limb nor shall be bs
compelled IN any criminal case to be a wit
ness against himself, nor to be deprived Of
lie, liberty, or property, without due pro-
cess OF law; nor shall private property be
taken Tor public use without just com penss-
ton.
I'm all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial, by an impartial jury of :he State and
district wherein the crime shall haye beeni
committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by low, and to be
informed Of the nature and cause of the
accusation to be confronted. with m,
witness against him; to have corupulsorx
process for obtaining witnesses in hi. favor,
and to have the assistance of counsel for
his defence"
mo bill Of attainder o. ex-1ost facto law
shall be passed.
The trial Of all crimes, except in cases
of impeachment. shall be by Jury and .uoh
trial shall be held in the State where the
said crimes shall have been committed: bo,
when not committed within any Stats.
the irial shall be at such place or places
as the Congress may by law have direct
ed.
The enumeration in the c, Institution. Of
certain rights. shall not be construed 20
deny or disparage others retained BY, the
people.
The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited
by 1t to the States. are reserved 10 the
States respectively or the people"