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the first session of the Forty-first Congress; and was ratified, according to a proclamation of the Secretary of State dated March 30, 1870, by the legislatures of the following States:

Nevada, March 1, 1869.

West Virginia, March 3, 1869.

North Carolina, March 5, 1869.

Louisiana, March 5, 1869.
Illinois, March 5, 1869.
Michigan, March 8, 1869.

Wisconsin, March 9, 1869.
Massachusetts, March 12, 1869.
Maine, March 12, 1869.

South Carolina, March 16, 1869.
Pennsylvania, March 26, 1869.
Arkansas, March 30, 1869.
*New York, April 14, 1869.

Indiana, May 14, 1869.
Connecticut, May 19, 1869.

Florida, June 15, 1869.

New Hampshire, July 7, 1869.

Virginia, October 8, 1869.

Vermont, October 21, 1869.

Alabama, November 24, 1869.

Missouri, January 10, 1870.
Mississippi, January 17, 1870.
Rhode Island, January 18, 1870.
Kansas, January 19, 1870.

+Ohio, January 27, 1870.

Georgia, February 2, 1870.

*New York withdrew her consent to the ratification January 5, 1870.

† Ohio had previously rejected the amendment May 4, 1869.

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Iowa, February 3, 1870.

Nebraska, February 17, 1870.

Texas, February 18, 1870.

Minnesota, February 19, 1870.

*The State of New Jersey ratified this amendment on the 21st of February, 1871, subsequent to the date of the proclamation of the Secretary of State.

The States of California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon, and Tennessee rejected this amendment.

*New Jersey had previously rejected the amendment.

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED

STATES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

A.

Abridged. The privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States shall not be. [Amendments]......
Absent members, in such manner and under such penalties
as it may provide. Each House is authorized to
compel the attendance of.....
Accounts of receipts and expenditures of public money
shall be published from time to time. A statement
of the.....

Accusation. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
be informed of the cause and nature of the. [Amend-
ments]..........

Ased shall have a speedy public trial. In all criminal

prosecutions the. [Amendments]..............

He shall be tried by an impartial jury of the State and
district where the crime was committed. [Amend-
ments]........

He shall be informed of the nature of the accusation.
[Amendments] .......

Actions at common law involving over twenty dollars
shall be tried by jury. [Amendments]........... 7

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Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of another State.
Full faith and credit shall be given in each State
to the.....

Acts. Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving
such acts, records, and proceedings..
Adjourn from day to day. A smaller number than a quo-
rum of each House may..

Adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place
than that in which they shall be sitting. Neither
House shall, during the session of Congress, with-
out the consent of the other.....

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Adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper. In case of disagree-
ment between the two Houses as to... ...
Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. The judicial power
shall extend to all cases of . . . .
Admitted by the Congress into this Union, but no new
State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdic-
tion of any other State. New States may be....... 4 3 I
Nor shall any State be formed by the junction of two
or more States, or parts of States, without the con-
sent of the legislatures and of Congress..
Adoption of the Constitution shall be valid. All debts
and engagements contracted by the Confederation
and before the....

Advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall
have power to make treaties by and with the......
To appoint ambassadors or other public ministers and
consuls by and with the..

To appoint all other officers of the United States not herein otherwise provided for by and with the..... Affirmation. Senators sitting to try impeachments shall be on oath or......

To be taken by the President of the United States.
Form of the oath or..

No warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause
and on oath or. [Amendments]

To support the Constitution. Senators and Repre-
sentatives, members of State legislatures, executive
and judicial officers, both State and Federal, shall
be bound by oath or.

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Age. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained twenty-five years of

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have
attained thirty years
of..
Agreement or compact with another State without the con-
sent of Congress. No State shall enter into any...
Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall
consist in levying war against them, adhering to
their enemies, and giving them.
Alliance or confederation. No State shall enter into any
treaty of ......

Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The
President may appoint....

The judicial power of the United States shall extend
to all cases affecting

Amendments to the Constitution. Whenever two-thirds
of both Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress
shall propose...

On application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the
States, Congress shall call a convention to propose.
Shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of, or
by conventions in, three-fourths of the States. . . . . .
Answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on present-

ment of a grand jury. No person shall be held to.
[Amendments]..

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Except in cases in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service. [Amendments].... 5 Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as Congress shall make. In what cases the Supreme Court shall have..

Application of the legislature or the executive of a State.
The United States shall protect each State against
invasion and domestic violence on the ....
Application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States,
Congress shall call a convention for proposing
amendments to the Constitution. On the...................
Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia
reserved to the States respectively .....
Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the
President alone. Congress may by law vest the...

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