 | William Rawle - Constitutional law - 1829 - 530 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,... | |
 | Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted. ' ARTICLE IV. SECTION 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... | |
 | John Cain - Forms (Law) - 1832 - 360 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 782 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,... | |
 | United States - 1833 - 64 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,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Diplomatic and consular service, American - 1834 - 644 pages
...treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, eicept during the life of the person attainted. . ARTICLE IV. SECTION i. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every othei state. And the Congress... | |
 | Kentucky, Charles Slaughter Morehead, Mason Brown - Law - 1834 - 810 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 Attainder, treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of... | |
 | William Shepherd - United States - 1834 - 336 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... | |
 | William Shepherd - United States - 1834 - 298 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... | |
 | South Carolina - Law - 1836 - 476 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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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. 
