The herald., 1896-09-27

| of this constitution shall be as valid
against the United States under this
| constitution as under the confederation.
2. This constitution and the laws of
the United States which shall be made
| In pursuance thereof and all treaties
made, or which shall be made, under
the authority of the United States, shall
/ be the supreme law of the land; and the
| judges in every state shall be bound
| thereby, anything in the constitution
or laws of any state to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
| 3. The senators and representatives
before mentioned, and the members
of the several state legislatures. and
all executive and judicial officers. both
of the United States and of the several
states, shall be bound by oath or affir-
| nation to support this constitution:
but no religious test shall ever be re-
quired as qualification to any office
or public trust under the United States.
ARTICLE VII.
The ratification Of the conventions
of nine states shall be sufficient for the
establishment of this constitution be-
tween the states so ratifying the same.
| AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION
Article I.-Congress shall make no law
, respecting an establishment Of religion,
| or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech or
OF the press; or the right of the people
| peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the government for a redress of griev-
| ances.
Article ia we'll regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a
| free state, the right of the people to
keep and bear arms shall not be in
| fringed.
| Article III.-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 a manner to be
| prescribed by law
Article IV.-The right Of the people to
be secure in their persons, houses, papers
and effects, against unreasona BILE
searches and seizures, shall not be vio-
lated. and no warrants shall issue but
upon probable cause, supported by oath
or affirmation, and particularly describ-
| ing the place to be searched, and the
| persons or things to be seized.
Article V.-No person shall be held
to answer for capital or other infamous
| crime unless on a resentment or in
| dictment 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
snail any person be subject for the same
| offence to be twice put in jeopardy of
| life or limb; nor shall be compelled in
any criminal case to be witness against
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 compensa-
| ton.
Article Win all criminal prosecu-
tions, 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 COM
mitted, which district shall have been
| previously ascertained by law, and to
be informed Of the nature and cause
of the accusation; to be confronted with
the witnesses against him; to have COM
| pulsory process for obtaining witnesses
| in his favor, and to have the assistance
of counsel for his defence.
Article VII.-In suits at common law,
! where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of
trial by jury shall be preserved, and no
| fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise
re-examined in any court of the United
States than according to the rules Of the
| common law.
Article VIII.-Excessive bail shall not
be required, nor excessive fines imposed
| nor cruel and unusual punishments
| inflicted. p
Article 1X.-The enumeration in the
| constitution Of certain rights shall not
pe construed 10 ueiy OF QlSpdTdSe OtHerS
retained by the people.
Article X.-The powers not delegated
| to the United States by the constitution,
nor prohibited by 1t to the states. are
reserved to the states respectively, or
to tae people.
| Article XI-The judicial power of the
United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity,
commenced or prosecuted against one
| of the United States, by citizens of an
other state, or by citizens or subjects
Of any foreign state.
Article XII.-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 them
Selves 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 vice president, and of the number
| of votes for each, which list they shall
| sign and certify and transmit, t,sealed,to
| the seat of the government of the United
! States, directed to the president OF the