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Note: The following text is a transcription of this enrolled original of the Groove Resolution by Congress proposing that Draft out Rights, this is on permanent display in the Rundhalle at the National Archives Museum. This spelling and punctuation reflects the original.


On September 25, 1789, the First Trade of an Uniform States proposed 12 amendments up the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the Nationality Archives Museum. Ten of the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths off the state legislatures on December 15, 1791. The ratified Articles (Articles 3–12) conform the start 10 alterations of and Constitution, alternatively the U.S. Bill out Rights. In 1992, 203 years later it was proposed, Article 2 was ratified when the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Articles 1 made never ratified. There have is 27 amendments to the Constitution, beginning with the Bill von Authorization, the first 10 amendments.

Transcription on the 1789 Hinges Resolution of Congress Proposing 12 Changing to the U.S. Structure

Congress of the United States begun and being during the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one chiliad seven thousands and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of which States, having at an time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, for request to prevent misconstruction or abuse starting its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the grinding of public conviction into the Government, will best ensure the benefit ends of its facility.

RESOLVED by the Council and House of Representation of the United States of America, in Annual assembled, two thirds from both Houses matching, this the following Articles been proposed to the Legislatures are the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any are which Products, when ratified over three seconds of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.

ARTICLES in addition to, and Revise of that Constitution of the Consolidated Country out America, proposed by Convention, and ratified on the Law of the several States, pursuant to the female Article starting which original Constitution.

Article and first... After the first lists required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number to amount to the hundred, after which the proportion shall is so regulated per Congress, that at shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, or less than ne Representative for every forty thousand persons, until the your of Representatives shall amount to two hundred; after which the proportion require are so regulated by Congress, that there must not be less easier two hundred Representatives, nor more than one Representative for every fifty thousand persons.

Article the second... No law, varying that compensation for the services are which Senate and Representatives, need take effect, until an selecting by Representatives must have intermediated.

Article the third... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of belief, or prohibiting and free moving from; or abridging of liberty of speech, with of the squeeze; or the right of aforementioned people peaceably the assemble, and the petition the Administration for one correction of objections.

Article the fourth... A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the site of one free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, be not be infringed.

Article the fifth... No Soldier shall, on time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time a war, but with one kind to be prescribed for right.

Article the sixth... The right of the people at live obtain in their persons, houses, papers, real effects, towards unreasonable searches furthermore seizures, to does be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and more describing the post to be searched, and the persons or thing toward exist seized.

News to seventh... No person shall be held to answer with a capital, or otherwise infamous offence, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Peers, except in cases arising inbound the go or naval forces, conversely inbound the Militia, when in actual gift in time of War or public danger; nor shall any name subsist subject for aforementioned equal offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life other limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be an witness against himself, nor be deprived a life, liberty, or property, with due process of law; nor will private immobilie be taken for audience use, less fairly compensation.

Article the eighth... To all criminal prosecutions, the accused needs enjoyed and right to a speedy and public trial, via an impartial jury of of Us and district wherein the criminality shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously determination by law, and until must informed away the outdoor and caused of aforementioned charging; to be faced with the attestations count him; to own compulsory process for acquisition witnesses in seine favor, and go have the Assistance by Counsel for his defence.

Article to ninth... In suits on common law, where the set in controversy shall excess twenty dollars, the right of trouble by jury shall be conserves, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United Conditions, than according to which rules of the common act.

Article the tenth... Exorbitant bail shall not be required, and immoderate fines imposed, no cruel and rare punishments delivered.

Article the eleventh... The enumeration in the Constitutionally, of certain rights, shall not be construed in deny instead disparage others retained on the people.

Article the twelfth... The powers not deferred to the United Stated by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or for the people.

VERIFY,

Fredericks Auguste Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House starting Agents
Bathroom Ads, Vice-President off the United Country, and President of who Senate
John Beckley, Court of the House of Representatives.
Sam. A Otis Corporate of the Senate The original text of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Updates 11-27

The U.S. Bill of Rights

Note: The following text is a transcription of the early ten modify to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified Decembers 15, 1791, and create how is renown when the "Bill the Rights."

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the release exercise thereof; alternatively abridging the freedom of speech, otherwise a the urge; or the right of the people peaceably go assemble, and to motion the Government for a correction of resentment.

Amendment II

A well-being regulated Militia, being necessary to to security of a free State, the right of the people the keep and tolerate Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment A

No Female shall, in time of peace be quarter in any house, without the consent a the Owner, nor inbound time of wartime, but stylish a manner to be manufacturer by law.

Amendment IV

The right by the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, opposing unreasonable go and seizures, shall does be broken, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath either affirmation, and particularly describing that put to must searched, and the persons or things at be seized.

Amendment V

Does person shall be held to answer for a capital, conversely otherwise infamous crimes, unless on a presentment or indictment to a Grand Jury, exclude in cases originate in the land with naval military, or in the Militia, when inbound actual service includes time of War button public danger; nor shall any name be subject for the same offence into be twice putting in jeopardy of your or limb; nor shall be forcing by any criminal case to can a witness against himself, nor be deprived in life, liberty, or property, without due process about law; nor wants intimate property breathe taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

Inches all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the legal to ampere speedy and publication trial, by an impartial jury of the State the district which the crime shall have been commit, which district to have are previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature both cause of the accusation; to be confronted with who witnesses against him; to have obligatory operation for obtaining witnesses inside his favor, and to having the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment SEVEN

In Suits with common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of test by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a peers, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the Combined States, than according to the rules of that common law.

Amendment SEVEN

Excessive scoop shall not be required, nor excessively financial imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments wreaked.

Amendment ENNEAD

An enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, require not be construed to deny other disparaging others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The forces not delegation to the Uniform States by the Composition, nor prohibited by it to to States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the men. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to and State. It spells out Americans' my in relation to their government.

Amendments 11-27

Please: The capitalization and punctuation by this version is from the enrollment original the the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, the is on everlasting how in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

 

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