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" 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 on confession in open court. "
Letters from the British Settlement in Pennsylvania: To which are Added, the ... - Page 161
by Charles Britten Johnson - 1819 - 192 pages
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Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York for the Year ...

New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1842 - 266 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...
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A Brief History of the Revolution: With a Sketch of the Life of Captain John ...

United States - 1843 - 120 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...SECT. I. — Full faith and credit shall be given, in each state, to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state : and the...
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The Governmental History of the United States of America: From the Earliest ...

Henry Sherman - United States - 1843 - 302 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...
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A Course of Lectures on the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United ...

William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1843 - 436 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,...
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A History of the United States: For the Use of Schools and Academies

John Frost - United States - 1844 - 438 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...SECT. I. — Full faith and credit shall be given, in each state, to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state : and the...
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The American Politican: Containing the Declaration of Independence, the ...

M. Sears - Statesmen - 1844 - 596 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...SECT. I. — Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress...
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The Young American: Or, Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History ...

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Political science - 1844 - 368 pages
...per" son 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...
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Abridged History of the United States; Or, Republic of America

Emma Willard - Textbooks - 1844 - 342 pages
...person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witu< -.-(•• to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but ^Jd111" no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood,...
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Abridged History of the United States; Or, Republic of America

Emma Willard - Textbooks - 1844 - 352 pages
...Wo person shall be convicted of treason, uuless ou 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 ^ilLed'n" no attainder °f treason shall work corruption of...
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The Whig Almanac and United States Register for ...

Almanacs, American - 1844 - 468 pages
...per? son shall be convicted ol'treasen unless on tin.1 testimo< ny of two wii nesses to the same overt act, or on £ confession in open court. \ 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the 5 punishment of treason, but no riUuinderuf treason shal < work corruption of blood, or...
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