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Article I
After the first enumeration required by
the first article of the Constitution, there shall be
one representative for every thirty thousand, until the
number shall amount to one hundred, after which the
proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there
shall be not less than one hundred representatives, nor
less than one representative for every forty thousand
persons, until the number of representatives shall
amount to two hundred; after which the proportion shall
be so regulated by Congress, that there shall be not
less than two hundred representatives, nor more than one
representative for every fifty thousand persons.
Article II
No law varying the compensation for the
services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take
effect, until an election of Representatives shall have
intervened.
Article III
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 grievances.
Article IV
A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of
the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.
Article V
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 VI
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 describing the place to be searched, and
the persons or things to be seized.
Article VII
No person shall be held to answer for a
capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a
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
offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a 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
compensation.
Article VIII
In all criminal prosecutions, the
accused shall enjoy the right to a 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 informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation; 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 defense.
Article IX
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 X
Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted.
Article XI
The enumeration in the Constitution, of
certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people.
Article XII
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.
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Source: The Laws of the United States,
printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 1796.
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