 Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or...  The Rebellion Record: June '61-Sept. '61 - Page 326edited by - 1862Full view - About this book
 | John Frost - North America - 1838 - 400 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1839 - 332 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the flame overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or... | |
 | 1839 - 212 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession, in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or... | |
 | Jesse Olney - United States - 1839 - 304 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or... | |
 | William Hobart Hadley - United States - 1840 - 128 pages
...convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confessions in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to...the life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. SEC. I. — 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state, to the public acts, records, and judicial... | |
 | Philip Phillips - Law reports, digests, etc - 1840 - 412 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment Attainder, of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1840 - 394 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture,... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confessions in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to...the life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. SEC. I. — 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the'public acts, records, and judicial... | |
 | Edward Currier - Constitutional law - 1841 - 474 pages
...of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confessions in "pen court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare...the life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. SEC. I. — 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial... | |
 | Joseph Tate - Law - 1841 - 992 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ¡(1) but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood,... | |
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