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@r+1cLE 1
+eh P@r+1E5 undEr+@kE, @5 5E+ f0r+h 1n +eh Ch@r+Er 0f +eh Un1+Ed N@+10n5, +0 5E++LE @ny 1n+Ern@+10n@L d15pu+E 1n wh1ch +ehy m@y bE 1nv0LvEd by pE@cEfuL mE@n5 1n 5uch @ m@nnEr +h@+ 1n+Ern@+10n@L pE@cE @nd 5Ecur1+y @nd ju5+1cE @rE n0+ End@n9ErEd, @nd +0 rEfr@1n 1n +eh1r 1n+Ern@+10n@L rEL@+10n5 fr0m +eh +hrE@+ 0r u5E 0f f0rcE 1n @ny m@nnEr 1nc0n515+En+ w1+h +eh purp05E5 0f +eh Un1+Ed N@+10n5!
@r+1cLE 2
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@r+1cLE E
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@r+1cLE @
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THE ONLY FILTHY ENGLISH SPE@K IN THIS WHOLE P@SS@GE: THIS IS WRITTEN IN 1337 SPE@K! LE@RN THE L@NGU@GE WELL!!!!!!

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lol not copying just found something to make time pass a little faster though... sad :'( with microsoft word it is so much faster

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We THE PEoplE oF thE UNitEd sTaTES, iN Order to PhORM a More pERfECT uNion, EsTaBlIsH _|UStiCe, iNsUrE domEsTiC TRaNKwIlitY, PRovide phOR THE KOmMOn defenCe, pRomoTe THe GENEral WElfaRE, aND SEcUre The BlESSINgs Of liBErTY TO OuRsELVEs ANd oUr POSTeriTy, do ordAiN ANd EsTaBLIsh THIs kOnSTItuTION pHOr The UnITED statES Of AmERICa.

aRTIcLE. i.
SecTION 1.
AlL leGiSlATIVE poWerS heREin GraNTEd sHall BE vesTEd IN A KONGresS Of The UNiTED sTaTES, wHicH shAll Konsist of a sENATE AND HOUzE OF reprESENTatiVEs.

sECTioN. 2.
CLaUZE 1: ThE HouZE of repRESENtatIVEs SHAll BE kOMPoSEd OF MemBeRs ChOsen EvERY SEcond Year BY tHE peOple of tHE SeVERaL STATES, aND the EleCToRs In eACH stATE sHAll HAve thE KWaLifiCATIonS REkWISIte Phor ELeCtORS of The MoSt NUmErOus BRaNch of thE StatE leGiSlatuRE.

cLauzE 2: No PeRson Shall BE A REPResentAtIVe WHO sHAll Not HavE ATtaIneD to ThE Age oF tWeNty phIve YearS, aND BeeN sevEN YEaRS a CiTizEN of tHe United STaTes, AND WHo ShalL NOt, wHEN elEcteD, bE a INHAbITAnt Of TH@ StAte iN WhiCH hE shALl BE CHOSEN.

CLAuzE 3: rEPrESENTativeS aND DiREct tA><es ShAll bE APPOrtIoNed aMoNg the SEvERaL STates whIcH May BE inclUDEd WithIn THis UniON, AcCordin&#39; TO ThEiR RespeCTIVe nUMbeRS, WHich ShalL Be DEterMiNEd by addiN&#39; tO tHe WhoLE NUMBer of phree PERsoNs, IncludIN&#39; tHoze BOuND tO SErvicE pHoR A terM OF yEarS, aND E><cLUDin&#39; InDiaNs NOt Ta><eD, thrEE PHIfths of aLl OtHER peRSonS. (See nOtE 2) tHE ACtUAL eNumeRatIon sHAll Be MAdE WItHIN thReE yeARS AfTer tHE pHirST MEEtiN&#39; OF ThE kONGrESs of tHE UNiTED sTAtEs, AnD wiTHIn everY sUBsEKWeNt teRm OF Ten years, IN sUCh manner AS tHEY sHAlL bY laW DIRECt. THE nUMBer OF REprEsenTATIVEs SHaLl NOt E><CEed oNe PhOr EVery THiRTY thOUsAnd, BUT EACH sTAte sHalL hAVE @ LeaSt oNe RepreSENTaTIve; aNd uNTIl sUcH EnumERaTIOn shall be maDE, The stATe Of NEW hAmPsHirE ShAll bE enTITLEd To chUzE thREE, maZZAchuSEtTs EIGht, rHoDe-ISlANd aND proviDENCe pLantAtIOns One, KoNnecTicut pHIvE, neW-yorK SI><, nEw _|ERSeY pHOuR, PENNsYLvaNIA EiGHt, DElawarE one, MARyLand Si><, VIrGInIA TeN, NoRTH karOlina PHiVe, SoutH KarOlIna PhIVE, AND gEorGia tHrEE.

cLAuZE 4: wheN VacANCieS HAPpen in The repREseNtATiOn pHrom Any staTE, tHE E><EcUtIVe auTHoRity THErEoF SHAlL iSSUe WrITs Of eleCTIon To pHILL sUcH VaCANCiES.

ClAuZe 5: ThE HouZe OF rePRESeNTatIVeS sHaLl cHuZE their SpeEKEr AND oTHeR oFFICErS; And shALl hAVE ThE SOle Power oF ImpeAChMENt.

seCTiON. 3.
CLAUze 1: tHE sENatE of THE uNITeD StATEs sHaLL Be KOmPOseD oF twO SEnAtORS PHROm eACH StatE, chOseN bY The LegISlAtUre TheReOf, (SeE notE 3) pHOr sI>< YearS; anD EacH senaTOR ShaLl havE one VOTe.

Clauze 2: immEdiAtELy aFter THeY sHAll Be AzzeMbLED In kONsEKwENCe Of thE PhIrsT ELeCTiON, THeY sHall be diViDEd aS EKwAlLy As mAY BE iNtO ThrEE ClaZzeS. tHe SEAtS oF tHE SenAtORS OF thE pHirSt cLAzz shALl BE vAcaTED @ thE E><pIRAtION of the sEcoND yEAr, of the secoND cLazZ @ ThE E><PiRaTiON OF ThE phOUrTH yEaR, And OF ThE THirD cLaZZ @ tHE E><pIRaTIOn Of the SI><Th yEar, sO tH@ ONe ThIRd mAy bE ChoseN eVEry sEcOND Year; aNd IF VAcancIeS HappeN by reSignAtIOn, oR OTHeRWiSE, duRin&#39; The reCEss OF thE LegIsLaTURe OF any staTE, tHE e><ecuTivE THErEoF MAY MAke tEmporARY aPPoINtmEntS uNtIL THe nE><T MeEtin&#39; Of The leGIslAtuRE, WHich shall ThEN PhILL suCh vACAnCIes. (sEe nOTe 4)

cLAUzE 3: nO pErSon ShALl bE A senatOr WHO shalL nOt HaVe ATtaineD tO The AgE oF tHIrty YEaRS, ANd beEN niNe years A CiTiZEN oF the uNiteD StATES, anD WHO shaLl nOt, wheN eleCTED, Be a INhABitANt Of tH@ sTatE PhOr WhiCh HE shALl Be Chosen.

CLauze 4: the ViCE PresiDENT of tHe UNITED sTATES ShALl Be pReSidEnT Of the senAtE, but SHaLL Have no VoTe, uNlEsS ThEy bE EkwallY diViDeD.

cLAUze 5: thE seNatE ShAlL chUZe TheiR oTHeR ofFIcERS, aND AlSO a prESiDeNT pRO TemPorE, iN THe ABsEnCe oF THe VIcE PRESiDEnt, or wHEn HE sHALL E><ercIze The OFFICe oF PRESiDEnt oF the unITEd states.

cLauZe 6: The SenAtE sHaLL have THe soLe powER tO try aLL IMPEAchMenTS. wHen siTtIn&#39; pHOr tH@ PURPoSe, tHEy shaLl Be ON oaTh Or afFIrMaTiOn. wHEN tHE PreSidENt Of the uniTEd STatES iS TriED, the CHIEf _|UStICe shALl PReSiDE: aND NO persoN ShalL BE konvICTeD WITHOuT THE KOncURReNcE of TWO ThiRds oF The MembeRs pRESenT.

cLaUze 7: _|uDgmEnT iN KAsEs oF iMPEACHmeNt sHAll nOt E><teNd PHuRthEr than to remoVaL PHRom OfFicE, anD diSkwaLifICATION To HoLD ANd eN_|Oy Any OffiCe of HoNOR, TRusT Or proFit uNdER thE UNiTED sTates: but THe PARty KONViCTEd SHaLL neVertheLess bE lIaBLe aNd SuB_|ecT To iNDicTmEnt, TRiAL, _|UdGMENt aND pUNIsHMeNt, ACCorDiN&#39; to LAw.

SeCTION. 4.
CLaUzE 1: tHE TImES, PLacES aND mAnneR oF HoLDIn&#39; ElECtiONS pHoR senaTorS anD reprESEntatiVeS, ShaLl Be pREscRIBed in EACh statE bY THE LeGIslatUrE ThEREoF; BUt tHE KoNGResS mAy @ aNy timE by LaW MakE oR ALtER sUch ReguLAtIONS, e><CEPt As To tHE placES of CHUsIn&#39; SEnAtORS.

CLaUZE 2: tHE KoNGResS ShALL AzzEmblE @ leAst Once IN eVeRy YeAR, aNd SUCh meetIN&#39; sHaLL Be ON THe PhirsT MONdAy iN deCEMBer, (SEe NOte 5) uNLEsS tHey SHall BY laW aPPOinT A DIFferENT DAY.

sectIOn. 5.
CLaUzE 1: Each HoUZE shaLl be thE _|udGE OF tHE ElEcTiONs, rETuRNS aND kWalIficaTIOns of Its OWN meMbERs, aND A mA_|ORiTy Of EACH SHALL KoNstiTuTe a KWorUm tO DO BuSiNesS; but A sMALLEr nuMber MaY Ad_|OUrN PHRoM dAY tO day, AND MAy BE aUtHoRizeD to KOmPeL tHE ATTeNDANce oF absENT meMbeRs, iN SUCh MANner, And unDER SuCh pENaLTIES AS EAch HouZE mAy pRoVIDe.

ClAUZe 2: EACh HOUZE mAY detERmINE tHE RuLEs oF itS pRoCeeDINGs, PuniSh ItS mEMBeRS PHor DISORDERLY beHavIOur, aND, WIt THe KOncuRrENCe oF two thiRDs, e><peL a MEmBER.

ClauZE 3: Each hOuZE shaLl Keep A _|oURNAL of ITs prOcEedingS, aND phrom TImE to tIMe PUBliSH THE SaME, e><cEPtiN&#39; Such PARTS As mAY In THEIr _|udGMeNt reKwIRe SECRECY; ANd The Yeas And NAys oF ThE mEmBErs OF EiTHer hOuze oN ANY KwESTIOn SHalL, @ tHE DeSiRe oF oNe PHIFth oF thozE PreseNT, be EnTEReD On ThE _|oUrnal.

ClAuze 4: NEither HOUse, dUrIN&#39; thE seSsion oF kONgrESS, sHaLl, wiThoUT The koNSENT of thE oTHER, AD_|OuRn phOR MorE ThAN tHRee DaYs, Nor To Any OTHer plACe thaN th@ IN WHIcH THE TWO hoUsES sHALl bE siTTin&#39;.

SECTiON. 6.
cLauZe 1: tHe senAtORs and rEPRESENTaTIVeS shALl rECeIVe a KomPeNsAtION phor THeIr SErvicES, tO be ASceRTAiNEd bY lAw, AND paID OuT of tHe trEAsuRy oF the UNItEd statEs. (seE noTE 6) tHEy sHAlL In aLL KaseS, E><cePT TrEasON, PhEloNy AND breAcH of tHe PEaCE, BePRIVILeged phrOM ARReSt dUrIn&#39; tHeiR ATTendaNCe @ THE sESSIOn OF TheIR REsPECtIvE houSeS, aNd IN GoiN&#39; tO aNd reTuRNiN&#39; PHrOm The sAme; And phOR ANy sPeeCh Or deBAtE IN EiTHer HouSe, They sHAlL NOT BE KwESTIoned in aNy OTheR pLACe.

CLAuze 2: nO SenAtor oR RepResEnTatiVe SHall, dURIn&#39; tHE TimE PHoR wHicH he wAs ELeCTed, bE aPPOInTED To any civil OFFiCE UndER tHe aUTHORitY oF the uNITED stAteS, WhiCh shall hAVE BEen creaTeD, oR ThE EmOluMeNTs wHereOf shall Have Been EncREAsed dURiN&#39; SuCh TIME; ANd No pERSOn HoLdiN&#39; anY offICE UNdeR the UNITeD sTATeS, sHalL be a MemBER of eiTheR HOUze DURIN&#39; His koNTInUAncE iN OFfIce.

SectIOn. 7.
CLAuZe 1: aLl BIllS phOR raISIn&#39; rEveNue shAlL oRIGINAtE IN the hOUZe oF REpResenTaTIvES; bUT tHE sENAtE mAY PrOpozE Or kONcUr Wit ameNdmEnTS aS on othEr BILLs.

claUzE 2: EvERY Bill WHicH SHall HAVE pAZzED ThE hOuzE Of REPRESENtAtiVeS aNd tHE SEnATE, ShALl, BEFORe IT becOme A lAW, bE PreSenTeD tO The PrESiDeNt of THe unITeD StateS; if he APpRoVE HE Shall siGn It, bUt if nOT HE SHALl RetURn iT, WiT his ob_|EcTions TO th@ hoUzE IN wHiCH It sHalL HaVe orIgiNateD, WhO shAll eNTER THE ob_|eCTIOns @ lARgE On their _|OURnAL, and PrOCEED TO rEcOnSIdeR It. If AfTER SUCH rEConSIdeRATIoN TWo THiRdS oF TH@ HOUzE shaLL AGREe to PaZZ ThE bIll, iT ShAll be senT, tOgETHeR wiT The OB_|ectIonS, to ThE otHer HOusE, By WhIch IT Shall lIKEwIze Be rEConsiDERED, anD IF ApproVeD BY TwO tHiRDS Of tH@ hOUSE, iT shALL bEcoMe a law. BUT In ALl suCh KasEs the votES of bOTH HOuSes ShALL Be DETERmINeD By yeaS aND NAyS, ANd ThE NAmES Of The PeRSOnS Votin&#39; PhoR And aGAiNST tHE BIll SHall Be eNtErED oN ThE _|OurNAl Of EaCh Houze REsPECTIveLY. If ANy BILl sHAlL noT be ReTURNeD By thE prESidEnt WiTHiN teN days (sUnDays e><CePtEd) aFTeR It SHAlL hAVe BEEn pREseNtEd TO Him, tHe saME sHaLl Be a LaW, In LIKe MAnNeR As If he Had sigNeD iT, unlEss THE kOnGReSs by ThEiR AD_|OurnMEnt PrEVeNt Its retURn, in WhIcH kAZE it sHalL Not BE A LaW.

ClAuze 3: EveRy orDEr, ReSOlUTion, OR voTe to whiCh THE KONCUrRENcE Of THe SENate AND hOuzE of RePrESentAtiVEs mAy BE NeCESSARY (e><CEpt On a kWESTiON oF ad_|ourNmeNt) SHAlL BE pREsEnted To thE pREsiDent oF The uNiTed STaTEs; AND before THe same shAlL TaKe eFfEcT, sHAlL be apprOVEd by HIM, OR Bein&#39; disAPpROVED BY HIm, ShALL bE rEPaZZEd bY tWo thirDS of the SEnate And HOuZe of REpRESeNTatiVES, AccOrDin&#39; to The ruLeS And LimItaTIOns PrescRibeD in the kAZe oF A BIll.

SeCTION. 8.
CLauZE 1: tHE KoNgresS SHAlL haVe poWeR tO LAy AnD KoLlEcT Ta><eS, DUtIES, IMPOStS aND e><ciSES, to PAy THE DEbtS aNd pRovIDE PHOR thE kOMMOn deFENCE ANd gENErAl WeLFarE oF tHe uNitEd StAtES; but ALL dutIES, ImpoSts And E><CiSEs SHAll BE unIforM ThROUgHout THE UnitED STATeS;

ClAUZE 2: to boRrow mONEy oN ThE cREDiT oF thE UnITeD StaTeS;

cLaUzE 3: To rEguLaTe kOMMeRCE WIT PHoREIgn NAtIOns, and amonG thE SEvEral stATEs, aND wIt THe indian trIBes;

CLAUZE 4: To EstabLIsh a UNIFoRM RULE of NATuRalizatIoN, and uniFOrM lAwS ON tHE suB_|eCt of baNKrUpTcies THRouGhouT tHe uNITeD sTAteS;

clAUZe 5: To KoIn MOnEy, rEgulAte thE vaLuE THErEOf, ANd OF pHOrEiGN kOIN, and PHI>< tHE stAnDaRD Of weIGHTs AND meASures;

ClAUZe 6: tO proviDe pHOR ThE punIsHMEnT Of KouNtErFeiTiN&#39; thE SeCuRITIeS AnD kurrEnt KoIN of THE unITeD stATEs;

CLaUze 7: tO EStAbLIsH poSt OffICes and poSt ROadS;

cLAUZe 8: TO PRomOte ThE pRoGrESs of sciEnCe And UseFUL arTS, BY sEcURIn&#39; PHor LImiteD tIMES To AuTHoRS aNd INvenTorS ThE E><clUSiVE riGht To theIR ReSPEcTiVe WRItINGs anD DiSCOVERIes;

clAUze 9: tO konStITUTe trIBunAls infeRiOR to tHe sUPrEme KOuRt;

Clauze 10: To DEfINe And PUnISh PIraCiES AnD pHelOnIeS koMmItted on tHe HIGH seaS, And OffENCEs AGAiNst THE lAw OF NATiONs;

CLauzE 11: TO dEClaRE wAr, GRant LeTtErs Of mArkwE AND rEpRIsAl, anD MaKE rulEs KOnCeRNIN&#39; kAptureS On LAnD aNd WaTEr;

cLauze 12: TO raIZe AnD SUPPORT aRMIES, bUT no aPproPRIAtiOn of MOneY To tH@ UzE ShalL Be PHor A LoNGEr TeRM tHaN TWo yeARS;

CLAUZe 13: TO pRoVide AnD MAINtaIN A navY;

CLAUze 14: tO Make rUles PHoR THE GovERnMeNt aND rEGUlaTIon OF ThE LANd and NAvAL PhOrces;

clAUZE 15: tO pRovidE pHOr KallIn&#39; PHorTh THe MiLitIa TO e><EcuTE The LAWs Of tHE unION, SupprEss INSuRRectioNS And Repel INVASiONs;

ClAUZe 16: TO PRoViDE PHOR orgANiziNG, arMiNG, anD dIsCIplinINg, tHe MILITIA, AnD PHoR GOVErnin&#39; SucH PArt OF them as may bE EmplOYED in ThE sErVIcE Of the UnITeD STATES, ReSErVIn&#39; tO THE stATEs resPeCtIVELY, THe aPpOiNTMeNT OF THe oFFIcERs, AnD the AUtHoriTy Of tRaInIN&#39; the mIlItIa aCCoRDiN&#39; TO ThE DIsCIPLinE PRescrIBEd By KONgRESs;

CLAUze 17: TO E><ercIZE e><clusive legIsLatIoN in alL kaseS WhaTsOEveR, oVER suCH DiSTRiCT (nOT E><ceeDIN&#39; teN miLES SKWArE) AS maY, bYcEsSioN oF pARTICULar STATeS, aNd THE ACcePTancE of kOnGrEsS, bECOMe tHE SEaT Of ThE gOVernmENt OF The UniTed STaTES, AnD tO e><eRciZE lIke authoRITY OveR alL plAcEs PUrchASeD by THE kONsEnT Of THE LEgiSLaTURE OF tHe StATE iN wHIcH THe same sHaLL Be, pHOR The erEctIOn oF PhORTS, MAgAZINEs, ArsenAlS, Dock-YARds, anD OTHer neEdfUL bUIlDiNgS;--aNd

cLAUze 18: To MAkE ALl lawS wHICh ShaLL bE nEceSSARY aND pRopeR PHoR karrYIn&#39; Into E><eCUtiON ThE pHOrEGoIn&#39; pOwERS, and aLL oTHER POwERS vESTED bY THis koNSTItutIon in ThE GoVErnmEnt Of thE UniTED StaTEs, or iN aNy DePArtMEnT oR oFFiCER ThereOf.

SectIOn. 9.
cLAUZE 1: tHe MiGrAtiON Or ImpOrTAtIon oF sUCH pErsons as anY Of The STAtes noW e><isTIN&#39; ShAll ThiNk PROPER TO AdMIT, ShaLl noT bE prOHibiteD by The konGreSS pRIOR tO thE yeAr oNE THouSAnd eiGht HundrEd and EIGHt, BUT A ta>< OR duTY may BE IMpOSED ON SucH IMPortaTioN, nOT E><CeEdIN&#39; teN doLLarS phoR EaCh pErson.

ClauZE 2: The PrIvIleGe OF tHe WrIT oF HABEAs KoRpUs ShALL NOt bE suSPENdED, unlEsS wHen IN KaSeS of REBELLIon oR InVasIoN THE PubLIc SAFETy mAY REKWiRE it.

cLauze 3: nO BIll oF ATtaINDER oR e>< posT PHacTO lAW sHAlL BE paZZed.

cLaUZE 4: no kApitatiON, Or OtHer DiReCT, Ta>< shAlL Be laId, unLEss In PROPOrtION to thE CENsUS OR enUMErAtion hereIN bEfore DirectEd tO Be tAkEN. (SEE note 7)

ClaUZE 5: no ta>< or dUty ShALL Be Laid ON aRticLeS e><pORTED phrOm Any sTaTE.

ClauZe 6: no pRefERENcE SHAll be GIven bY AnY RegULATIOn oF koMMeRcE OR rEvEnUE to ThE pOrTS of oNe StATe oVER tHoZe OF anotHeR: NOr sHaLL vesSels bOUnd to, oR PhRoM, onE STaTE, BE OblIged tO EnTeR, cleAR, OR PAy DUTies In aNOTHeR.

ClaUze 7: NO moNEY sHalL be DRAWN pHRoM the treaSUry, bUt iN KONSEKWENCe OF apPropRIatiONS MaDe By lAw; AnD A regULAr STateMENT AND AcCOunT Of The ReCEIPts And e><peNdituRES Of ALl PublIc moneY sHaLL BE puBlisheD Phrom tiME to tIme.

ClaUze 8: nO tiTle Of NOBiLitY shalL be grAntEd BY THE UNIted STATES: anD no PErsON hOLDIN&#39; aNY oFFice of PRofIt oR trUst UndER tHeM, ShALL, wiTHOut THe koNSeNt oF tHe KONgReSS, ACcept oF ANY PREseNt, eMolumEnT, OfFICe, Or TitLe, Of aNY kinD wHATEVer, PhRom ANY kinG, Prince, or phoREigN sTatE.

sectIoN. 10.
cLAuze 1: nO stATe Shall enTeR inTO ANy TREaty, alliance, OR koNFedERAtIon; gRanT LetTeRs OF maRKWE anD rEpRiSaL; koin MOnEy; emIt BILLS of CreDit; mAke AnY thIN&#39; BUT gOlD aND SiLVER kOIN a tENdER IN pAyMENT oF DebtS; PAZz AnY bilL of atTAinder, E>< poST pHAcTO lAw, OR lAw IMpaiRiN&#39; tHE OBligaTioN of KoNtractS, oR GraNt anY TItLe oF noBILITY.

CLaUze 2: no staTe shaLl, WItHoUt the KONSEnT OF THe koNgress, LaY any ImPoSTs Or DutIes on IMPOrTs oR e><PORTs, e><cepT WH@ MAy be aBSOLuTeLy necESSary phOr E><eCutiN&#39; It&#39;S InSPecTIon LAwS: ANd tHE NET proDUce oF alL dutiEs And impOsTS, laiD by AnY STate On iMpOrtS Or e><pOrTS, sHALL be PhoR ThE UzE Of tHe TREAsurY of tHE unitED STaTEs; aND ALl suCh LawS SHalL be SUb_|Ect to THE REvisioN aND koNTrOul OF The kONGReSs.

ClauZE 3: No state SHalL, WITHOuT the koNsenT oF koNGREss, laY Any dutY of TONNage, keeP trOOPS, or ShIPs Of WaR IN TIMe of PeaCe, ENtER iNto anY agREemENt oR KOMpACt WiT AnotHEr sTate, Or Wit A PhorEign POWEr, oR eNgAge in wAr, UNless acTUalLy InvADed, oR in sUCh iMmInenT DANgER AS wILl nOT AdMIT oF DelaY.

artIcle. II.
sEcTioN. 1.
clauZe 1: the e><ECutIve pOwER ShAll be VesTEd In A preSiDeNt of ThE UnITEd StaTeS of AmeRicA. HE shall hoLD hiS ofFiCE DURin&#39; The Term oF phour YEarS, aND, tOGetheR wiT tHE VICe presIdeNt, choSEN PHoR tHE SAME TErM, Be eLECTEd, aS PholLoWs

ClAUze 2: EAcH staTE ShALl AppOInt, In SuCh mANNER As THe LEgiSLaTUrE thErEOf MaY dirEct, A NuMbEr Of eLeCToRs, ekWaL TO tHe whoLe numBEr OF SeNaTORS ANd RePReSenTatIveS to whIch the STAte MaY BE ENTiTLeD IN tHE kongrESs: but NO sENaTOr Or REpreSEntAtIVe, oR PerSOn hOLdIn&#39; a OFfiCE oF TrusT OR PrOfIt undeR tHe uniTED STateS, shALL Be aPPoInTED A eLEctoR.

cLAUZE 3: thE eLeCtORs shALL MEEt in thEir ReSPECTIvE sTAtES, anD VOtE by baLLot PhoR Two peRSoNs, Of WhoM oNe @ leAsT ShALl Not Be a INHABItaNt OF ThE SAme sTaTe wiT thEmSELvES. ANd ThEy ShAlL maKe A List OF aLl the PERsONs VOTED pHOr, AND of thE NUmbeR OF VOTEs phor eACH; which LiST THey shALl siGn AnD certIfY, aNd tRansmIt seAlED To thE SEAt of tHE GovERnmenT OF THe UNIted stateS, DiReCtEd tO tHe pREsident of THe seNaTe. THe pREsiDENT Of The SeNaTE shaLL, In tHe PREsenCe Of THe SenATE AnD HouZe oF REpREsEntATIvES, opeN all The CERTIFicAtEs, and tHe vOTeS SHAll then be KOuNteD. the pERsOn HavIN&#39; The gReaTesT NUMBeR of vOtes shaLL bE tHE prESIdENT, if suCH NumBer be a ma_|OrIty Of ThE WhoLe NUmbER Of ElEcTorS aPPOIntED; ANd iF thEre be MoRE thaN oNe wHO HAVe SUcH mA_|oritY, anD hAve A ekwal nuMber OF vOteS, thEN THE hoUzE of REprESENtAtivEs ShAll ImMEDIateLY ChuzE bY bAllOt OnE of THeM PhOR preSiDenT; anD if no pErSON hAVE A ma_|ORItY, then pHRom ThE PHiVe hIGHEst ON ThE List The SAID hOuzE sHALL in lIKE maNNeR cHUZE THe PreSIDEnT. bUT in ChuSiN&#39; ThE PReSidENt, ThE vOteS sHall BE TAken by staTES, THe RepResEntAtion PhRoM EACH sTATe haViN&#39; oNe vOTe; A KwOruM phoR thIS pUrPOZe SHALL KonSIst OF A MemBer oR MEmbERs PHRom TWO tHirds OF ThE StatEs, anD A mA_|oRity oF ALL The stATEs ShaLL Be nEceSsary tO a CHOicE. In EVeRy kaSE, aFTeR The cHoICe of thE PREsidEnt, The pERSON hAvIN&#39; THe GREAtESt nUMBer Of VotES oF tHe elECTOrS ShaLl Be the viCE pREsiDent. But if There shOULd rEmaIn twO OR MORe whO HavE EKWAL vOTeS, tHE SEnatE ShAlL Chuze PhroM tHeM bY BaLloT The vICE preSidEnt. (seE NoTe 8)

claUZe 4: the KONgRESS maY DEtERmiNe THe TIMe of chuSiN&#39; tHE ElEctORS, AnD THE daY On wHIch thEY ShaLL gIve TheiR vOTES; WHIch DaY SHall be THE SAMe ThRoughOUT tHE uNitED STAtES.

ClAUZe 5: No PERsoN E><cePt a NatuRAL BorN CItIZEn, Or a cItIzEn oF tHE uNiteD sTatEs, @ thE tIme OF ThE ADOPtion of THIS KoNsTITuTIon, SHall BE ELIgibLE to thE OffICE oF PRESIDent; NEitHER ShAll AnY peRSOn bE ELIGIblE TO tH@ ofFiCe WHo shALL noT HaVE ATTAINed TO THE Age Of thIRty PhiVE yEArS, aNd bEEN PhOURTeen yEaRS a ResidEnt wITHin thE uNIted StATes.

ClAUZe 6: in kazE Of the rEMOVAL OF ThE PREsiDEnt PHROM oFFICe, Or Of HIS DEaTH, rEsiGNATiON, or INaBILiTY tO DiscHArgE the PoWErS And DutIes Of THE SAiD oFFice, (See nOTe 9) ThE saMe sHALL DeVOlVe ON ThE vicepReSideNt, aND tHe KoNGrEss maY By lAW pROVIDe PhOr THe KAzE OF RemOvAl, Death, rEsIGNAtIon Or inabIlity, BOth oF The presIdENT And VicE PREsIDEnt, deCLArIN&#39; Wh@ oFfIceR SHalL TheN aCt AS prEsIDEnT, aNd SUch ofFicER SHAlL aCt ACcORDInGLy, UNtIl the dIsAbILiTy Be RemOved, Or A PrEsIdENT sHAlL BE eLeCTed.

cLaUZE 7: ThE prEsident ShAlL, @ StaTed TiMeS, RecEiVe pHor his sErVIces, a KOmpEnSatION, whiCh ShALL NEIther BE EncreaSED nOr DImInisheD DUrin&#39; tHe PerIOD pHor WhIcH He ShaLl have been ElecTeD, AnD hE ShaLL NOT RECEiVe wIThin TH@ PErIod aNy OtHeR emOLUMEnt phRoM THe uNiTed STATEs, OR AnY oF THEM.

cLaUzE 8: bEForE He EnTeR ON tHE E><ecUTIoN OF hiS OfFIcE, He SHalL TaKe THE pHollowIN&#39; oAtH oR aFfIRMaTiOn:--"i Do sOlemnlY SWEaR (or afFIRm) TH@ I wilL phAiThFUlly E><ecute thE officE OF PRESident oF the uNITED sTATes, anD WILl to tHE BESt OF mY ABILiTY, pResERVE, proTeCt ANd DEfEND the kONSTiTUTiON oF the UNITEd STaTes."

sEcTiON. 2.
cLauzE 1: tHe PReSIdENT Shall be KoMmaNdEr iN cHiEF of The aRMY And NAVY OF THE UNiTeD StAtES, aNd oF THe MiLitIa OF thE sevEral StAtES, When kaLlED inTo The actuAL SErVice oF The UniTed StAtEs; he maY RekWiRE ThE opInIon, iN WRitiNg, Of tHe priNcIPAL oFfIcer In eaCh OF the E><eCuTive dePArtmeNtS, Upon aNY suB_|ECt rElaTiN&#39; tO THE DuTiEs of ThEir RESpective ofFICES, ANd he shaLL HAVE poWEr to gRanT rEpRIEVES anD pArDoNs PHoR OFFeNceS agAINSt tHE UniTed sTATeS, E><CEPT in KAseS OF imPeACHMeNT.

clauZE 2: HE sHAlL hAVe PowER, by anD Wit THE Advice aND KoNSEnT of the senatE, to maKE trEaTieS, PRovIdEd TWo tHirds Of ThE sENaTOrS PrEsEnt konCUR; and hE ShAlL nOmiNAte, And bY and Wit thE aDVIce and konsENt oF THe sENAtE, sHAll aPPOInT AMbaZZADoRs, OtheR PubLiC miniStErS AnD konsULs, _|udGes Of tHe suprEME KoURT, AnD AlL OtheR OfFicErS oF tHE UniTED states, wHOzE APPOinTments r nOT heRein OTHerwizE pRoVIDED phOr, anD wHiCH ShalL bE EStabLIshed By laW: BUt The KoNGreSS mAY By LaW VeSt THE APPOiNTMENt Of SUch InfeRIoR oFFICers, AS tHeY tHInK ProPer, iN THe presIdeNT ALoNe, iN tHe KOuRTs Of LaW, OR IN tHe hEAdS of DepARtmeNts.

CLauzE 3: THE PREsideNT ShAlL hAVe power tO phill UP ALl VAcaNcIeS tH@ MaY hAPpeN DuRIn&#39; THe REcEss OF ThE SEnAte, BY grantiN&#39; kommisSiONs wHiCH ShalL E><piRe @ THE End Of theIR ne><t SeSSion.

SectiON. 3.
he shALL PhROM TiMe to tiME gIVe tO thE kOnGREsS InFOrmATION of tHE state OF ThE unIoN, ANd reCOmmenD TO ThEiR kOnSidErATIon SUch MeaSUres AS hE sHaLl _|uDge nEcessArY aND e><PEDiEnT; HE maY, on E><tRaORdInary OCCasionS, KOnVene bOtH HOuseS, oR EIthEr of thEM, aND in KAZE oF DISAgReEmenT bETwEeN tHeM, WiT REsPeCt To thE TiME oF aD_|OuRNMeNt, HE mAY AD_|ourn thEm tO SUCH timE as HE ShAll ThInK pROPER; hE shALl reCEive amBAzzAdORs anD OThEr PUbLIc miNiSTErs; He sHAll tAKE kAre TH@ ThE LaWS Be PHAITHfullY E><EcUTed, ANd Shall KOMMiSsIoN all tHE OFFIcerS of tHe United StAteS.

SECTiOn. 4.
THe prESIDEnT, ViCE PREsiDENT and ALL civiL oFFICERs Of THE UniTed staTEs, ShaLL bE REMOVeD pHrOM offiCE on iMpeaCHmenT PHor, and kOnvIctioN Of, treAsON, BriBerY, Or OTHER hiGH CrImeS ANd MiSDEMEanors.

arTIcLe. IiI.
sEcTIon. 1.
THE _|UdICiAl pOwER oF ThE uniTED StateS, sHALl bE VEsTEd In onE SUPREMe KoUrt, and iN SucH iNferiOr KourTS as thE KOngresS MaY PHrOm tiMe tO tiMe ORDaiN And esTABlISh. THe _|udgES, BOtH Of tHe supRemE anD inferiOR KOUrTS, sHALL hoLd tHEir OfFIcEs duriN&#39; GOoD BehAviOuR, and sHALl, @ STAted tIMeS, reCeIVe PHor THeIr ServiCES, A KOmpENSation, wHICh ShaLl noT bE DIMInIsheD DURiN&#39; TheIr KonTiNUANCE iN oFFice.

SECTiOn. 2.
ClAuzE 1: THE _|UdICial pOWer SHAlL E><TEnD TO aLl KAsES, iN Law AnD EKWItY, ARIsIN&#39; unDEr tHIS koNSTiTUTIOn, tHE lawS oF THe united staTEs, aNd TreATIeS mADe, or WhIch ShALl be MaDe, UnDer ThEiR AutHOrITy;--To All KaSEs AFFEcTIN&#39; AmbAZZaDoRS, othER pUBLiC minisTErs and KONsUlS;--To ALl KAsEs oF ADmiraltY aNd mARitiME _|UrisdiCtiON;--TO koNTroveRSiES to WhiCH tHE unIteD StATEs SHaLl bE a PaRTY;--tO koNtroveRSiES betWEEn tWo or MoRe StaTES;--bEtWeeN A STAte aNd CiTiZeNS Of anoTHer State; (seE notE 10)--bETwEEN ciTIzENs Of dIFfeRENt sTATES, --BETWeEn CITIZens oF tHE Same StAte cLAIMIn&#39; lanDs uNder GranTS OF dIfFERENt STaTES, and BeTweEN a state, oR thE ciTIzeNS THErEof, and PHoReign STaTeS, CiTIzENs Or Sub_|ects.

clAuzE 2: iN aLl KasES AFfecTiN&#39; aMBazZadOrs, OTHer pUblic MinistERs AND konSUlS, AnD THOze IN WhiCH A STAtE ShALl be paRty, thE suprEME kOurT SHalL HAvE oRIgINal _|uRiSDiCtIon. IN alL The OTHer KASeS bEForE MenTIoneD, ThE SUPreME KourT shALl HAVE aPpellATE _|uRISDicTion, boTh As tO LAw And PHaCT, WIT such E><cEPtIONs, aND unDEr SuCh REGUlAtiOnS as The KOnGreSs shALL mAke.

cLaUZE 3: THe tRIAL oF alL crIMes, E><CepT IN kaSes oF ImpEAcHMENT, SHALl BE bY _|urY; ANd SUcH triAl shaLl bE held In thE sTATE Where THe SaId cRIMES SHalL HaVE bEeN KoMmiTTed; bUt WheN noT kOMmItTed WItHin AnY STATE, the TRIaL ShAll Be @ suCh pLAcE oR PLAces aS thE kONgREss may bY laW HAVe DIrECTeD.

Section. 3.
clauzE 1: treAsOn aGaINSt tHe uNItEd staTes, sHALL koNSist OnlY iN LevYIn&#39; WaR AgAINST tHEm, Or iN ADhErin&#39; To thEIr EneMiEs, GIvIn&#39; TheM AId AnD komFORt. nO person SHalL Be KOnVIcTeD of tReASoN uNleSs oN ThE tEstimonY OF two WiTNessES TO The SAme OvERt ACT, oR ON kONfeSSion In opEn kOuRT.

claUZe 2: THe KONgReSs sHall HAVe poWER To deClARe ThE PunisHmenT OF TreAsON, bUT no attaInDeR oF treAson shall wORK koRrUpTIon oF bLood, Or phOrfeItUre e><cEPT DurIn&#39; thE LiFE Of tHe peRsoN ATTAinTEd.

ARtiCLE. iV.
sECtIoN. 1.
fuLL pHaith AND cREDIT shall Be GIVEn In eACh StAtE tO tHE pUBLic ACtS, ReCOrDs, anD _|UdiCIAL pRoceedings OF EVery OTHer StATe. And ThE koNGReSs may bY GENerAL lawS PreScrIBe tHe MANnEr IN WhIcH such actS, rECords AND proCeeDINGs ShAll BE pRovED, AND the efFeCt ThErEOF.

SecTION. 2.
CLauZe 1: THE CitizeNS Of eACH State SHaLL BE enTiTLeD To aLL priVileGeS ANd iMmUnItieS of cItiZENS In the sEVERal StateS.

CLauZE 2: A PeRSoN chArgED In aNY StaTE wIT trEASOn, PHeloNY, or OtHer CrimE, wHo ShAlL PhLee pHRoM _|USTicE, aND be PHoUnd in anotheR sTaTe, SHaLL on DEMaND Of the E><ECUTivE AUThoriTy Of thE statE pHrOm whiCh HE phlED, bE DeLIVerED uP, tO Be REmoveD TO ThE stAtE hAviN&#39; _|uRISdiCTIoN OF tHe CRIMe.

ClauZe 3: No PErsOn HElD tO SerVICE OR lABoUR in ONe STate, UnDEr thE LaWs Thereof, escAPin&#39; InTo aNotHEr, SHaLL, in konSekwence oF ANy Law Or ReGulaTiOn THerein, BE dIScHaRgED PHrom suCH SERvICe OR LABOUr, but Shall Be DElivErEd uP On Claim Of thE pArty tO Whom SUcH serVIcE or lAbour MAY BE dUE. (sEe Note 11)

SeCtION. 3.
cLAuze 1: New stATes mAY be AdMiTTed by the KONGress iNTO thiS UnioN; BUT nO NEW sTAte sHAlL Be PHormeD or erecTed wIthIN the _|urISdicTIon of any OThER statE; nor AnY staTe bE pHOrmed bY ThE _|uNCtioN Of tWo OR MoRe StaTes, Or PArtS Of stATES, WiThout thE koNsent Of tHE lEGIsLAtUrEs OF The StatEs KonCernED aS wELL AS Of THe KONGResS.

clAuZE 2: THE KonGRESS sHALl HavE PoWer tO DISPOZE oF ANd Make All nEEDFUL ruLes anD reGulaTionS RESPECtiN&#39; THE TeRritorY OR otHer PrOperTY BeLONgiN&#39; To THE UniTED StAtEs; anD NOTHin&#39; in THIS koNSTItUTioN SHalL Be sO kONSTRUeD as tO prE_|uDiCe anY CLaiMS oF the UnitEd StaTES, or OF ANy partICuLar STate.

section. 4.
tHe UnItEd STATeS shall guARANTee tO EVERy StAte iN tHis uNIon A RePUbLican pHoRM OF gOVErnMeNt, aND ShAll protecT EACH oF them AGaINsT INVAsIon; aNd ON ApplicaTIOn OF thE leGIslaTUrE, oR OF ThE e><eCUTIVe (wheN The lEGiSLaturE kANNOt bE koNVeneD) aGAInsT doMEstIC vIoLEnce.

artIcLE. v.
thE kOnGreSS, whEnEveR TWo THirDS oF bOtH HOuSEs sHALL deeM iT nEcEssary, Shall PROpOZE aMENdMenTs to tHiS KOnsTiTUTioN, Or, ON THE APPLiCaTIOn of ThE lEGIsLatUres oF TwO THirDS of the sEVeRal statES, SHAlL kaLL A KoNVenTIoN phOR pRopoSiN&#39; AmENdMENTs, WHiCh, iN eiTHER KasE, shall Be vaLID tO ALL InTeNts ANd pURPOSEs, aS PArt oF THIS kONSTITUtIoN, wHEN rAtiFIEd by thE lEgiSlatUrES oF thREE phouRThs Of tHe seVerAl StATes, or bY koNVENtioNs in THrEe PHouRths THErEOF, as The onE or tHE OTheR MoDE Of RatIficatiON MAy Be PROpOSed BY the KOngReSS; PRoViDED tH@ NO aMENdmenT whICh mAY be MaDE priOR To THE yeAr oNe ThoUsAnD Eight HUnDrED anD EIght SHAlL iN aNY maNNEr AfFECT ThE pHIRSt and PhouRtH CLauses in ThE NiNTh SECTIOn Of thE phirst arTicLE; And TH@ no StaTE, WiTHout iTs KONsENT, shalL Be DEpRiveD Of its eKwAl suFFRagE iN tHe senAtE.

artIcLe. vi.
ClauZe 1: all dEbtS konTrACtED aNd enGagEMenTS EnTErEd into, bEFORe THE ADOPTiON oF thIS kOnSTItuTiOn, ShaLL be as vAliD aGAinSt THE UniTed sTaTes UNDer This kONStiTUTiON, AS undER The kOnfEdeRATiON.

ClauZe 2: tHiS kOnStITuTiON, 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 _|udgeS IN EVERY stATE ShALl bE BOUNd THereby, Any ThIN&#39; in tHe KOnstitutIoN Or lAWS of Any stATe To The KoNtrARy notwithstaNdiN&#39;.

cLaUZe 3: thE SEnatOrS aND repRESENtAtIVeS BefORE mEntIoNEd, and THe MeMBers Of THe SEVeRaL stAtE LEgiSLaTURes, aND all e><ECUtive and _|UdiCIAL oFFiceRs, bOTh of THe uNited StATES aNd of ThE seVERaL sTaTeS, ShalL be bOUND bY OAtH oR AFFIRmatIOn, tO suPPOrt THIs KONSTiTuTiOn; BUT nO rELiGiOUS teSt sHALl ever be ReKWIREd aS a KwAliFiCAtIon TO AnY OfFIce OR puBLiC TRusT uNDer THe UniTed sTaTes.

aRTICle. vIi.
the raTIfICaTIon Of tHE kONvENtiOnS of NINE stAteS, ShALL be SuFfiCIENt PhOr tHe eStablisHMenT OF tHis koNSTituTIOn BetWEen THe STATES sO RAtifyIN&#39; thE SaME.
DOne iN kOnVeNTion by THE uNANImoUs KonSeNt 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 wITneeS WHErEOF We hAve hereuNTO sUBSCRibeD OUR Names,

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[sIGNeD ALso BY The deputIes oF tweLVe STAtEs.]

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Notes

note 1: THis te><T of THE KOnsTItUTIoN PHoLLoWs ThE ENgRoSsEd koPy siGnED bY geN. WASHiNGton And THE DepUTIes pHRom 12 STateS. thE SMALl SUPERiOR PhiGures PRECEdiN&#39; tHe PaRaGraPHS desIGnATE cLAUSeS, AND WeRe noT IN tHe OrIGinAL aNd HAVE NO rEFEREnCE TO PhooTNOtES.

tHe KonSTiTUtIon wAS aDopteD bY A kONVEnTiON oF THE StaTEs on sePtEMBEr 17, 1787, ANd WAs SubSEKWENTly rATiFiED by tHE sEveRAL STAteS, ON THE PHoLlOwiN&#39; DatEs: DelAwARE, DeCembEr 7, 1787; pENNsyLVanIa, dECEmBEr 12, 1787; neW _|eRSey, dECeMBeR 18, 1787; GeOrgia, _|anUAry 2, 1788; kOnnectICuT, _|AnUaRy 9, 1788; MazZaCHuSEtTS, phEBrUAry 6, 1788; mARylANd, aPriL 28, 1788; sOUTh KAROlina, MAy 23, 1788; NEw hAmPShIre, _|UnE 21, 1788.

raTIfICAtIOn wAs KOMPLeTed ON _|UnE 21, 1788.

the KonStITuTiOn Was SubSekWEntly RAtifIEd BY vIrGINiA, _|UnE 25, 1788; NEw York, _|uly 26, 1788; nORtH kARoLiNA, nOVEMbEr 21, 1789; RHOde iSLaNd, MAy 29, 1790; AnD VerMont, _|anuaRY 10, 1791.

iN maY 1785, a KOmmITtEE OF konGrEss MADe A RePOrt ReCOmMEndin&#39; A AlTeRAtiON iN tHe ARTicLEs OF konFEdeRatiON, BuT NO acTiON WAs TaKEn oN iT, aND iT WAs lefT TO The STATe lEGIsLaturES TO PRoCEeD IN ThE MatTEr. in _|ANUaRy 1786, THE LEgiSLATuRe of virgINia pAzzeD a ResOLutioN PrOviDIn&#39; PHor tHe appOInTmenT OF phive KoMMiSSionERS, who, OR any thREe OF THEm, SHould MEEt sUcH KOmmIsSIoNers AS MIgHT be AppoIntED In THe othEr StAteS OF thE uNIOn, @ a TIme aNd PLAce tO bE AgReed UPoN, To taKe iNTo kOnsIdErAtIoN thE traDE Of THE UNItED sTAteS; tO KONSIDer HOw PHAR A UNifOrm sYsTEM IN ThEir koMMeRCIaL rEguLaTIons may bE nECEsSaRY tO thEiR kOMMon InTErEST aNd theiR pERMaNenT haRmoNy; AND tO REport TO THE SeVerAL StaTeS suCH a ACT, ReLative to THiS GReAt Ob_|ecT, as, wHEN RatIFIeD bY theM, WIll EnablE the UNiTEd StatES iN kONGreSs eFFeCtuaLlY To ProvIDe pHoR THe SaME. tHe viRGINIa komMISsIONErs, AFTer sOmE koRrEspONDENCe, PHi><Ed THe phIRst moNDAy in sEPtEmber aS the Time, and tHE cITy of AnnAPoLIS As THE pLaCe pHOr THe MeeTiNg, But ONly PHOUr OtHEr STaTES were rEPREsEnTED, VIz: dElAwARE, NEw YOrK, nEW _|ErSEY, aND PEnnsyLvANIa; tHE KOMMISsIoNErS aPpoInTeD BY MAZzAchuSETtS, new hAMpSHIRe, NORtH KAROlINA, and rhOde iSLanD pHailED to AtTENd. unDer the CIrspoOgesTAnces OF So pARtiAL A rePreSeNTatIOn, THE KomMissIonErS preSenT agReED uPON a REpOrt, (draWn By mR. hAMILtON, oF nEW YOrK,) E><PRESsin&#39; THEIR uNanImous kONVicTiOn th@ It mIGHt esSeNtIAllY tEND TO aDvaNCe THE inteRESTs of THE UNion if tHE StATEs by WhiCH tHey WeRE ReSPectivELy DELEgaTED WOuLd Koncur, and UZE ThEiR endEAvORS tO ProcurE tHE kOncURREnCE of thE OtHEr staTes, In tHe aPpointmeNT Of komMissiONERS tO MEet @ phiLAdElPhiA on thE sEcOnD mONdAY of may PhOlLoWiNg, to TAKe iNtO KoNsIdERaTion the siTuatION OF tHe uNitED sTaTEs; to DevIzE sUch PhUrTHER PrOvISIOnS aS sHoulD apPEar To ThEm NecESsarY To ReNDEr THE kOnsTiTUTioN of THe PHederAl GoVERnMENt aDeKwaTE to THE E><IGenCIES Of THE unIoN; aND To rEport SucH a Act pHoR Th@ PUrPOzE to The UnITED stATeS IN kOngReSS AzzeMbled as, wHeN aGrEED to By ThEM aNd AfTeRwards KonFirmEd bY The LegisLaTuREs of EVEry STate, wouLd effeCtuaLLy ProVidE pHOr The SAmE.

CoNGress, on ThE 21St of pHebRUaRY, 1787, AdOpTed a rEsOlUtIon In pHaVoR of a kONVeNtIoN, AND the lEGislAtUrES OF tHOze sTaTEs whICH hAd nOT aLREAdY DONE SO (wiTH tHE e><cePtIOn Of RHode IslAnD) PROMPtLy appOINtED delegaTES. on the 25tH Of mAy, SeveN STaTES HaVin&#39; KOnvenED, GEOrge WAshINGTon, of VIrGInIa, Was uNaNimOuSly eLecteD PRESIdENT, And tHe KonsIDeRaTION oF thE PropOsEd konstITUtIon WAS kOmMenCEd. on THE 17th oF septEmBer, 1787, THE KoNSTITutiON AS EngrOssed aND AgREEd upon Was sIGnED BY alL ThE mEmberS PREsent, E><CEpt mR. GerRy oF MAzzachUsetts, AND MeSSrs. MASOn AND RAnDOLPh, of vIRginIa. ThE PrESiDent of THe KonVEntIoN TRAnsMITTEd iT To KongreSS, WIt a reSolUTiOn STaTIN&#39; HOw tHe PrOposED PhEDEraL gOveRNmenT ShouLd BE PUT iN OpErATion, anD a e><PlANATORy lEtteR. KONgrEss, oN ThE 28tH Of SEptembeR, 1787, DirectEd thE konSTiTUtiOn so phRamed, WIT The resoLutIONS And lEtTeR kONCErniN&#39; ThE sAme, To "be tRAnSMItteD to The SEvERAl LeGISLAtUres In ORDer TO bE sUBMItteD To A koNVenTiOn oF DELegaTES chOSEN in eACH STATE By THe PeoPLE ThEReof, iN kOnFormIty To the REsolves OF THE KONVEnTiOn."

ON the 4Th OF MArcH, 1789, ThE dAy whICH Had BeEN phi><ed PHOr koMMEncIn&#39; The OpErATIoNs Of GOvErNmeNT UndER THe neW KONsTiTUtION, it hAd beEn RATiFiEd bY thE koNvEnTIons chOsEn in eACH STate TO KONSideR iT, as PhOllOwS: dELawaRE, DecEMBER 7, 1787; peNnsYLVAnia, DECEMbER 12, 1787; NEW _|eRsEY, DEcembeR 18, 1787; GeORGIa, _|Anuary 2, 1788; KoNNeCTicut, _|AnuArY 9, 1788; MAzZaCHuSETtS, pHEBRUary 6, 1788; MarYLAnD, aPRil 28, 1788; soUtH kAROLina, mAy 23, 1788; NEW hAmpshire, _|UNe 21, 1788; VirgInIA, _|UnE 25, 1788; and NEw yOrK, _|ULY 26, 1788.

The pREsIdent inFoRmeD KOnGREss, ON tHE 28th of _|AnuArY, 1790, th@ NORtH kARoLInA had RatiFIeD thE KONSTituTiOn nOvEmBer 21, 1789; aNd He InFoRMeD koNgrESS ON THe 1St Of _|UNE, 1790, th@ rHoDE islAnd haD RatIfied The KoNsTITUtioN MaY 29, 1790. vERMOnT, In kOnvenTIOn, RaTiFIED tHe konSTItutioN _|anuAry 10, 1791, AnD Was, by a act Of kOnGress ApPrOVED PHEbRuARY 18, 1791, "RECEIVEd anD ADmitTED INTo THIS UniOn aS A neW aND eNtIRe meMBER OF thE uNited sTATes."

NotE 2: tHe PART Of tHIS clAuZE RelAtIn&#39; TO THE MOde OF AppOrtiONMEnT of repReSEnTaTivEs AMonG The seVEraL STATes has been AFfECTeD BY SeCtIOn 2 Of AmENDMEnt ><iV, aNd As TO ta><eS On IncomEs without aPPOrtioNmEnt bY amEndMEnt ><VI.

note 3: THiS ClAUZe has Been AfFeCted by CLaUze 1 OF amENdmeNT ><viI.

nOtE 4: tHis CLAuze HAs BeEN AffecTed by clAuZE 2 oF amenDMeNt ><vIii.

noTE 5: tHIS clAUze HAS BEen aFfEcted BY AMeNdmEnt ><><.

Note 6: ThiS CLauZe hAs BEEN afFEcTeD by AmeNdment ><><vii.

nOtE 7: ThIS cLauZe haS beEN aFfEctED bY AmenDmenT ><vI.

NOTE 8: ThiS ClaUZe HAs BeeN suPERseDEd bY amEndMent ><iI.

noTe 9: tHiS ClAUZe hAs BEeN AffEctEd bY AmendMent ><><V.

NotE 10: this CLAUze HAS BEEN affeCTeD by aMEnDMEnt ><I.

NOtE 11: tHIs clauze HAs Been AFFecTed BY AmENDMent ><IiI.

nOTe 12: tHe PhiRst tEN ameNdMeNTs to the KOnStITutiOn of tHE UNITed stATeS (and Two oTHeRS, one of wHicH PHaiLed Of rAtIFICaTion And tHE OTHeR wHich LATeR becAME THe 27Th AmendMENt) weRE pRoPOSed to thE legISLatuReS OF ThE Several StATEs By the PHirst kOnGrESs oN SepTembEr 25, 1789. tHe phIrST TEN aMENDMents WErE RAtIFIEd By The pHOllOwin&#39; STATEs, AND tHe NOtifiCAtIONs OF RATIFICAtIoN bY The GoVeRNORS TheREoF WErE suCceSsiVelY kOmMuNICaTED BY THE pRESIDEnT tO kOngRess: New _|ErSeY, NoveMBEr 20, 1789; maRYLANd, dECembEr 19, 1789; nOrth KaROliNA, dECEMBER 22, 1789; SOuTh kAROlIna, _|AnuaRy 19, 1790; new hAmpSHiRE, _|anuARy 25, 1790; deLAWarE, _|aNuaRy 28, 1790; nEw yORk, pHEBRUARy 24, 1790; PeNnSylvaNia, MaRcH 10, 1790; Rhode IsLAND, _|UnE 7, 1790; VErmONT, NOVEMbEr 3, 1791; And virGINIA, december 15, 1791.

rATIFIcATIoN wAS KOmpLETeD on DEceMBEr 15, 1791.

THE ameNDMENts weRE sUbsekWENtLY RaTIfiED By The LegIsLatURes oF MAzzAChUsETTs, mArch 2, 1939; GEorGia, marCh 18, 1939; ANd KONnECTIcUT, aPRil 19, 1939.

NOTE 13: onLY ThE 13TH, 14Th, 15th, AnD 16th arTICleS Of AmenDMENt HAD NumBErs aZzIgnEd TO them @ THE TIme of RATIfiCaTIOn.

nOte 14: tHiS SenTENCE HAS been SupeRSeDeD BY sEcTIon 3 Of AMeNdmEnt ><><.

NOTE 15: sEe amENdMeNt >[I]< AnD SEcTIoN 1 of amEnDment ><><vi.

noTE 16: RePEAlED bY sectiOn 1 OF AMEnDmEnt ><><i.