Franklin, Robert Morris, Thomas Fitzsimmons,
James Wilson, Thomas Mifflin, George Clymer, Jared Ingersoll, Gouverneur
Morris.
_Delaware._--George Read, Gunning Bedford, Jr., John Dickinson, Richard
Bassett, Jacob Broom.
_Maryland._--James M'Henry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel
Carroll.
_Virginia._--John Blair, James Madison, Jr.
_North Carolina._--William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh
Williamson.
_South Carolina._--John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler,
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
_Georgia._--William Few, Abraham Baldwin.
_Attest:_ William Jackson, _Secretary_.
Amendments.
Article 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
Art. II. A well regulated militia being necessary to the
security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms
shall not be infringed.
Art. III. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in
any house without the consent of the owner, nor in a time of war, but in
a manner to be prescribed by law.
Art. IV. The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.
Art. V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a
grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in
the militia when in actual service, in time of war or public danger; nor
shall any person be subject, for the same offense, to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled, in any criminal case,
to be a witness against himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty or
property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation.
Art. VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy
the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the
state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which
district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed of
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