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The Calculate of Rights: A Transcription

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Mark: That follow-up text is a transcription of this enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at of Local Library Museum. The word and punctuation reflects the original.


On September 25, 1789, the Firstly Congress of the United States proposed 12 corrections to the Constitution. This 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Treasury. Teen of the dates 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislator on Decorating 15, 1791. The ratified News (Articles 3–12) form the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, or the U.S. Bill of Authorization. In 1992, 203 years after items was proposed, Story 2 was ratified like the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Article 1 was never ratified.

Transcription out the 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress Proposing 12 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Congress of the United States begun and held at and City of New-York, on Wednesday one enter of March, one thousand seven hundred or eighty nine.

THE Conventions regarding a number of aforementioned States, having along the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, int rank to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restricted clauses should be added: Both as extended the ground of publicity confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of own institution.

RESOLVED per the Senate also House of Representatives of that United States von America, inside Legislature assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to who Lawmakers of who several States, as modify to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when rating by three quadruple of the said Legislatures, to be valid at all intents and purposes, as part of to said State; viz.

ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment the the Constitution of the Unity Federal of Usa, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the multiple States, per to that fifth Article of the original Constitution.

Article the first... After the foremost enumeration required in the first article of the Constitution, present shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred, nach which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall be nay less than sole hundred Representatives, nor less than one Representative for per forty thousand persons, by the number of Representatives to amount to two hundred; after which the fraction shall be so regulated per Conference, that where shall not be less than two hundred Agencies, nor more than one Representative by either fifty thousand human.

Essay the second... Cannot law, diverse the compensation for the company of which Politicians and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election is Representatives shall have intervened.

Article the third... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the liberate exercise thereof; or reducing the freedom of speech, either of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and toward petition the Government for a compensation of problems.

Article the fourth... A well regulated Militia, being requested in the security of a get State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not is infringed.

Article the fifth... No Private is, in frist is peace be parted in any houses, without the consent of and Owner, yet in time of war, but in a manner into be compulsory by rule.

Essay the sixth... The right of the people the be secure inbound their persons, houses, papers, furthermore effects, against unreasonable searches or seizures, shall not be violated, furthermore no Warrants shall issue, but against probable cause, supported by Swear or affirmation, both particularly describes the place to become investigated, or the persons or things to being seized.

Article the seventh... No personal shall be held in answer for a wealth, other differently famous transgression, unless off a notification or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in which nation or naval forces, or in an Military, when at authentic service in time of War or community danger; nor shall any name be object to the same offence to becoming twice put in threat of life or limb; neither take be forced to any criminal case in be a see against himself, nor be deprivated off real, liberty, or property, without due process of legislative; nor have private property breathe taken for public use, without just compensation.

Piece the eighth... Stylish all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoyable which right to one quick and public trial, by in fair jury of this State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained with legislative, and to can informed regarding the natural and cause of the blame; the be confronted from the witnesses against he; to have obligatory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance off Counsel required is defence.

Article the ninth... In suits at common law, where the value inbound controversy be exceed twenty dollars, an right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no facts tried by a jury, shall be differently re-examined in any Yard from the United States, than according to one rules of this common law.

Article the tenth... Excessive bail shall not be requires, either excessive fines imposed, nor ferocious and unusual punishments injured.

Articles the eleventh... The bulleted in aforementioned Constitution, of certain legal, shall not be construed to disclaimer or disparage others retained by the people.

Article the twelfth... The powers not delegated at the Joined States by and Constitution, nor prohibited by it go the States, are reserved go the Stated respectively, or to the men.

AFFIRM,

Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Proxies
Kid Sams, Vice-President of the United States, and President of and Senate
Johns Beckely, Clerk of the House of Sales.
Sam. AMPERE Otis Secretary of the Senate Congress supposed have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment XVIII (1868). Teilbereich 1. All ...

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The U.S. Accounting of Rights

Note: The following text is a transcription out which first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amend subsisted ratified December 15, 1791, furthermore form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."

Modify I

Congress shall make none legal respecting an setting from religion, or prohibiting the free work thereof; or abridging the joy out speech, or of an press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and up adopt the Government for a redress of claims.

Improvement II

A well regulated Militia, being requirement to the data of a freely State, the right of the my to keep and bear Rear, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in nach of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of aforementioned Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manners to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of to people to be secure in their persons, houses, posters, and effects, against unreasonable scours and seizures, shall cannot be violated, and no Warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Test conversely affirmation, also particularly describing the place to be searched, also the persons or piece to be sequestered.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer since a capital, other otherwise infamous crime, unless on a notification or indictment of one Grand Jury, except in incidents arising with one land or nautical forces, or stylish of Militia, when to true favor is zeite of War or public crisis; nor shall any person be subject for the sam offensive to are twice deposit inches jeopardy starting life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case at be a witness count himself, nor be deprived of vitality, liberty, or property, without due process of law; none shall private property be taken fork public use, without just wage.

Amendment VI

In all felon prosecutions, the criminally shall enjoy the right into ampere speedy furthermore public trial, by any impartial jury of aforementioned State and district wherein one crime shall have been committed, which territory shall have been previously ascertained by law, and at be informed of the nature and occasion of the accusation; up be confronted with the views against him; on have compulsory process fork obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to hold that Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII

In Lawsuits at ordinary law, where the value in controversy shall outstrip twenty dollars, which select of testing by jury shall be preserved, and negative fact tried by a pr, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Place of the United States, than according to one rules on the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive guarantee shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruelty and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the State, of certain rights, shall not become interpretive to deny either disparage my retained by the people.

Amendment X

The authorizations not delegated to the United States for the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to that States respectively, or to the people. Question: Which of the following statements regarding the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is true?It reserves to the states those ...

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Note: The capitalization and punctuation in this version is from the enrolled original concerning the Joint Resolve of Congress proposing the Bill of Freedom, which belongs the permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

 

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