Bill of Rights: September 23, 1789 with Penultimate 2nd Amendment Text

Editorial: New York, NY, 1789

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Gazette of the United States. New York: John Fenno, September 23, 1789. 4 pp., 10 3/8 x 16 3/4 in. "Congress shall make no law establishing articles of faith, or a mode of worship, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion,or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition to the government for a redress of grievances."After the House of Representatives proposed seventeen amendments ("Articles"), the Senate took up the debate and reduced the number to twelve. Even after the reduction, the House and Senate continued wrangling over language, especially in the third article (which would become the First Amendment) and the eighth article regarding trials (the Sixth Amendment).The Proceedings of Congress report in this issue is dated September 23, but the Journals of the House and Senate don't show action that day. This could provide new information on the timing of the debates, but at the least this reflects the House's agreement on September 21 to ten points proposed earlier by the Senate. They then established a conference to resolve sixteen other points of disagreement.On September 24, the House dropped its objections to the sixteen points, insisting only on changes in the third and eighth articles which currently stood as printed in this rare newspaper issue. Agreement on these two areas established the final Congressional text of the Bill of Rights. The Senate concurred on September 25, and the House re-affirmed its approval on September 28th when at least one engrossed copy was signed, marking the Bill of Rights' last legislative hurdle before being sent to the states for ratification. Partial Transcript - Bill of Rights text entirely on page 1Note: Differences between this and the final text are bracketed. As described above, these differences were decided after September 21 and before September 24 in committee.]In the Senate of the United States/ September 23, 1789/ AMENDMENTS to the CONSTITUTION.The Conventions of a number of the states having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. And as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution:-Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as AMENDMENTS to the CONSTITUTION of the United States, all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, viz.ArticlesIn addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.Article First. After the first enumeration required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred; to which number one Representative shall be added for every subsequent increase of forty thousand, until the Representatives shall amount to two hundred, to which number one Representative shall be added for every subsequent increase of sixty thousand persons. [Minor differences between this and final text. Never ratified.]Art. Second. No law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened. [Not ratified until May 7, 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment]Art. Third. Congress shall make no law establishing articles of faith, or a mode of worship [changed in final text to: respecting an establ. (See website for full description).

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Bill of Rights: September 23, 1789 with Penultimate 2nd Amendment Text
Autor
BILL OF RIGHTS
Editorial
New York, NY
Año de publicación
1789
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Very Good
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Newspaper
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No binding
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