...the union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress...afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state" (JCC, XIX, 221). 14 For the resolutions of 6 September and 10 October 1780, see JCC, XVII, 806-7; XVIII,...

...the union shall be perpemal; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress...united states, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislamres of every state" (JCC, XIX, 221). 14 For the resolutions of 6 September and 10 October 1780,...

...the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress...afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State. 30 "The first written charters or constitutions providing for their amendment appear to have been the...

...the union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any lirne hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress...afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state." The unanimous consent requirement created many difficulties for the united colonies after the Revolution."...

...unless sueh alteration be agreed to in a eongress of the united states, and he afterwards eonfirmed by the legislatures of every state. And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to ineurie the hearts of the legislatures we respeetively represent in eongress, to approve of, and to...

...(he union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United Slates and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state." "I h«- unanimous consent requirement...

...the union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress of the united states, and be afterward confirmed by the legislatures of every state. AND WHEREAS it has pleased the Great Governor...

...the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any tine hereafter be made In any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress...afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.* Art. XIII, Articles of Confederation, reprinted at USCA Const. , p. 17. . i IT it 11 IJ M a « n •...

...action of that body in ignoring the amendment provision of the Articles which stated that alterations "be agreed to in a congress of the united states,...afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state." But even this criticism cannot be directed solely at the convention, for its work was accepted by Congress...

...Maryland's ratification on March 1, 1781. Article XIII required that any amendment to the Confederation "be agreed to in a Congress of the United States,...afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State." Benjamin Franklin's "Sketch," presented to Congress in 1775 but not formally considered, had allowed...