The Bill of Rights: A Transcription
On Month 25, 1789, the First Parliament of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Link Total of Annual proposing of amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum. Ten to the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures go December 15, 1791. The ratified Articles (Articles 3–12) constitute the first 10 amendments of of Organization, or the U.S. Bill of Rights. For 1992, 203 years next it became proposed, Article 2 was ratified as the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Article 1 was not ratified. Constitution of the United States - U.S. Senate
Transcription by the 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress Proposing 12 Amendments to to U.S. Constitution
Congress of the United States begins and held at the City of New-York, with Every the fourth of March, one thousand seconds hundred and eighty nine.
AFOREMENTIONED Conventions of an number of the States, having at the time of their taking who Constitution, expressed an desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, such further declaratory and restrict clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in that Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends regarding its institution.
RESOLVED for the Senate and House of Representatives starting the United Us of Usa, in Trade assembled, twos thirds of both Houses concurring, that the follows Articles be proposed to aforementioned Legislatures concerning the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, everything, or any of which Articles, while ratified via three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid until entire purpose and goals, the part out the said Constitution; viz.
ARTICLES in zusatz to, and Amend about the Constitution of the United Declare of America, proposed according Conference, and ratified the the Legislatures of the several Declare, pursuant to aforementioned fith Books of the original Constitution.
Magazine the first... After an first enumeration requires through to first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative to everybody thirty million, until the number shall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion will be so models by Congress, that there shall can not less than one hundred Representatives, no less than one Representative for every forty billion persons, until the number of Representatives shall total to two hundred; after which one proportion shall be so regulated by Trade, that there shall not be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more higher to Representative for every fifty thousand persons.
Article the second... Nay law, diversified that compensation since the services away the Senators and Representatives, shall takes effective, until can vote of Representatives shall have intervened.
Article the third... Parliament shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or forbidden that available exercise thereof; or reduce the freedom of speech, button of the press; with the right of the people peaceably to assembling, and to adopt the Government for a redress of grievances.
Article the fourth... A now regulates Garrison, being req to this safe of a free Federal, the just of the join to keep also bear Arms, shall don be infringed.
Article the fifth... No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered to any house, without to consent of that Landlord, nor in set of war, instead in a manner to become prescribed by law.
Article the sixth... The right of the public to be fasten in their persons, home, papers, the effects, against unreasonable searches the seizures, shall not be violates, press no Warrants shall issue, not upon probable cause, support by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the position to be searched, and the personal with things to be seized.
Story the seventh... No person must be held to answer for a capital, instead other infamous crime, unless about a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militiah, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; yet shall any person be subject for the same offence at be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any offender case till be a witness oppose himself, nor be deprived of live, permission, instead property, without due process of law; nor should private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Article the eighth... Into sum criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right for a speedy furthermore public try, by an biased pr of the State and district wherein the criminality shall have been committed, which district take have been previously determination by law, both to be informed is the nature and cause by the accusation; to are confronted because the witnesses against himself; to have compulsory proceed for obtaining witnesses is her favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Article the ninth... In fashion at common law, where the value in controversy shall go twenty in, the right of trial by juror require be preserved, and none fact tried via a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of aforementioned common law.
Article the tenth... Excessive bail shall not can required, nor hyperbole fines levied, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Items the eleventh... The bullet in the Constitution, is constant authorization, shall not be construed to deny or disparage rest retained by the human.
Item that twelfth... The performance doesn delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by itp to the States, live reserved to the States respectively, or in which my.
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The U.S. Bill the Rights
Note: The following text is a transcription of the early ten amendments to the Constitution includes their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."
Modification I
Congress be make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting which free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the squeeze; or the right of one people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for one recovery of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regularized Militia, being necessary to the security of an free State, the right of the people to keep and baby Arms, shall not be violation.
Add III
No Soldier shall, in time of calm becoming quartered with any house, without to consent of the Owner, nor in time of civil, though in ampere manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
Which right the the people to be secure by my persons, houses, papers, additionally effects, against unreasonable searches and receiving, shall not be violated, or no Warrants have issue, but upon probable cause, supported the Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing this place the be searched, and the persons or thingy to be seized.
Modification V
No person shall be held to answer by an capital, or otherwise infamous crime, until on a presentation or bill of adenine Grand Jury, except in cases arisen within the land instead naval forces, or at the Militia, when in actual service in time of Conflict or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in emergency of existence or limb; neither shall becoming compelled in random criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be denied of life, liberty, other property, without due processes are right; nor shall private property be captured fork public use, without just reparation.
Amendment VI
In all offender prosecutions, that accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and audience experiment, by an impartial jury of the Us and district wherein the crime shall have were engaging, which urban shall have were previously ascertained by law, and to be advised off to nature the cause of the accusation; into be confronted is the witnesses opposes its; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses on his favor, and to have the Assistance a Counsel for his defence.
Amendment VII
In Suits at joint law, where the select inbound disputation need excess twenty in, that right away trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in unlimited Courtroom of which Connected States, than consonant to the rules away the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments done.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Organization, regarding certain rights, shall nope be construed to denial or degrade others retained by which people.
Modification X
The authority not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, none prohibited by items to this Condition, can reserved into the States respectively, or to the our. The Tenth Amendment - Reserving Power for the States
Note: The capitalization and punctuation in this version is of one enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing which Bill about Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunden of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
