Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-26
States. or Of any particular State.


vasion; and on Application of the Leg
islature, or of the Executive (when the
Legislature cannot be ccnvened) against
domestic Violence.
ARTICLE v.
The Congress, whenever two thirds
of both Houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose Amendments to this Con-
stitution, or, on the Application Of the
Legislatures of two thirds of the sew
eral States, shall call Convention for
Amendments, which, in either
Case, shall be valid to all Intents and
Purposes, as Part Of this Constitution,
when ratified by the Legislatures of
three fourths of the several States, or
by Conventions in three fourths thereof,
as the one or the other Mode of Ratifi-
cation may be proposed by the Con-
gress; Provided that no Amendment
which may be made prior to the Year
One Thousand eight hundred and eight
shall in any Manner affect the first and
fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section Of
the first Article; and that no State,
without it's Consent, shall be deprived
Of it's equal Suffrage in the Senate.
ARTICLE vi.
All Debts contracted and Engage
ments entered into, before the Adop-
ton of this Constitution, shall be as
valid against the United States under
this Constitution, as under the Con-
federation.
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, any Thing in the Con-
stitution or Laws Of any State to the
Contrary Notwithstanding.
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 sew.
eral States, shall be bound by Oath
or Affirmation, to support this Con
stitution; but no religious Test
shall ever be required as Qualifica-
ton to any Office or public Trust un-
der the United States.
ARTICLE VII.
The Ratification of the Conventions
of nine States, shall be sufficient for
the Establishment of this Constitution
between the States SO ratifying the
Same.
done in Convention by the Unani-
nous Consent of the States present the
Seventeenth Day of September in the
Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and Eighty seven and of the
Independence of the United States OF
America the Twelfth In witness where.
of We have hereunto subscribed cur
Names,
Attest William Jackson-Secretary
Go ashington-Presidt and deputy
from Virginia
New Hampshire John Langdon,
Nicholas Gilman.
Massachusetts - Nathaniel Gorham,
Rufus King.
Connecticut - VIM Saml Johnson,
Roger Sherman.
New York-Alexander Hamilton.
New Jersey-Wil. Livingston, David
Brearley, VIM Paterson, iona: Dayton
Pennsylvania-B. Franklin, Thomas
Mifflin, Robt Morris, Geo. Clymer, Thos
Fitz-Simons, Jared Ingersoll, James
Wilson, Cow Morris.
Delaware-Geo. Read, Cunning Bed
ford jun, John Dickinson, Richard Bas.
sett, Jaco. Broom.
observation-disclosures McHenry, Dan OF
st Thos Jenifer, Danl Carroll.
Virginia-John Blair, James Madison
Jr.
North Carolina-Wm Blount, Richd
Dobbs Spaight, HUI Williamson.
South Carolina. Rutledge, Charles
Coteswcrth Pinckney, Charles Pinck.
ney, Pierce Butler
Georgia-William Few, Abr Baldwin.
In Convention Monday September
18th 1887.
Present The States of New Hamp.
shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mr.
Hamilton from New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Vir.
,ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia. Resolved,
That the preceding Constitution be
laid before the United States in Con-
gress assembled, and that it is the
Opinion of this Convention, that it
should afterwards be submitted to q
Convention of Delegates, chosen in
each State by the People thereof, under
the Recommendation Of it's Legislature,
for their Assent and Ratification; and
that each Convention asserting to, and
ratifying the Same, should give Notice
thereof to the United States in Con-
gress assembled.
Resolved, That 1t is the Opinion of
this Convention, that as soon as the
Conventions Of nine States shall have
ratified this Constitution, the United
States in Congress assembled should
fix Day on which Electors should be
appointed by the States which shall
have ratified the same, and Day on
which the Electors should assemble to
vote for the President, and the Time
and Place for commencing Proceedings
under this Constitution. That after