Judges, both of the supreme and infe= rior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

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Section. 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; — to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;— to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Ju= risdiction;—to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;

to Controversies between two or more States;—between a State and Citizens of another State;—between Citizens

Concerning the Judges.

Extent of

the judicial power.

See

Amendments,

Art. xi.

Of original

and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Trials by jury.

And where beld.

of different States,—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Sub= jects.

In all Cases affecting Ambassa= dors, other public Ministers and Con= suls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall

make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes

shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law

have directed.

Section. 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in ad= hering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No person shall be convicted of Treason unless Testimony of two Witnesses to the

same overt Act, or open Court.

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The Congress shall have Power to Tuydeclare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person

attainted.

Acts of

State ac

credited.

Privileges of citizen

ship.

Fugitives from justice to be delivered up.

Article. IV.

Section. 1. 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 may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

Section. 2 The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

State

A Person charged in any with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on De= mand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be de= livered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

No Person held to Service or La= bour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Law or Regula=

tion therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be de= livered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service Labour

be due.

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Section. 3. New States

may

Fugitive slaves to be deliv ered up.

admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdic= tion of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, with= out the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Roules

and other property of U. States