 | Maine. Legislature - 1840 - 1264 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Bishop Davenport - United States - 1837 - 150 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...of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. — SECTION I. 1. Full faith aod credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, aad judicial proceedings... | |
 | Constitutions - 1837 - 240 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 gtcattse°fac. to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings "edited, of every... | |
 | Bishop Davenport - North America - 1838 - 534 pages
...: but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during 4e life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV.— SECTION I. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, credit by records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.... | |
 | Presidents - 1838 - 296 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 ot treason ; but no attainder oi treason shall work corruption of blood, or... | |
 | John Frost - North America - 1838 - 400 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,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1838 - 354 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... | |
 | 1839 - 212 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...life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. SECTION I. Ful1 faith and credit sha!1 be Siven in each State> to the Publie acts, records, and judicial proceedings... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1839 - 332 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the flame 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. 
