 | Maine. Legislature. House of Representatives - Parliamentary practice - 1855 - 226 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... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 337 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... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 342 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... | |
 | Oregon - Law - 1855 - 670 pages
...Xo 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 Jj'™^33 ^ treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of... | |
 | A.W. Brill - 1855 - 198 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,... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1856 - 54 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... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - United States - 1856 - 854 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... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1856 - 86 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 forfeitares,... | |
 | Michigan - 1857 - 840 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 punish- confess to ,1* *• r clnro Its punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 774 pages
...arguments used against its adoption. Story Com. § 1858. 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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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. 
