authority of the other state in controversy, and a day for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, w then be directed to appoint by joint consent commissio judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the in question: but if they cannot agree, Congress shall nam persons out of each of the United States, and from the list persons each party shall alternately strike out one, the pet beginning, until the number shall be reduced to thirteen; an that number not less than seven, nor more than nine names a gress shall direct, shall in the presence of Congress be drawn lot, and the persons whose names shall be so drawn, or any them, shall be commissioners or judges, to hear and finally mine the controversy, so always as a major part of the judge shall hear the cause shall agree in the determination: and if party shall neglect to attend at the day appointed, without sh reasons, which Congress shall judge sufficient, or being present refuse to strike, the Congress shall proceed to nominate three pe out of each state, and the Secretary of Congress shall strike in b of such party absent or refusing; and the judgment and senten the court to be appointed, in the manner before prescribed, sha final and conclusive; and if any of the parties shall refuse to su to the authority of such court, or to appear or defend their c or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sent or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either transmitted to Congress and lodged among the acts of Congress the security of the parties concerned; provided that every comm sioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath to be admi tered by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court of state, where the cause shall be tried, "well and truly to hear a determine the matter in question, according to the best of his ju

same manner as is before prescribed for deciding disputes territorial jurisdiction between different states.

The United States in Congress assembled shall also hav and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the states - fixing the standard of weights and measures throu United States regulating the trade and managing all af the Indians, not members of any of the states, provided legislative right of any state within its own limits be not or violated establishing and regulating post offices from to another throughout all the United States, and exacting age on the papers passing through the same as may be re defray the expenses of the said office appointing all offic land forces in the service of the United States, excepting officers appointing all the officers of the naval forces missioning all officers whatever in the service of the Unit

making rules for the government and regulation of the and naval forces and directing their operations.

The United States in Congress assembled shall have to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to inated a Committee of the States, and to consist of on from each state; and to appoint such other committees officers as may be necessary for managing the general affa United States under their direction to appoint one of t ber to preside, provided that no person be allowed to se office of president more than one year in any term of th to ascertain the necessary sums of money to be raised for t of the United States, and to appropriate and apply the defraying the public expenses - to borrow money or emi the credit of the United States, transmitting every half ye

United States in Congress assembled shall, on consider circumstances, judge proper that any state should not raise should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that ar state should raise a greater number of men than the quota such extra number shall be raised, officered, clothed, arm equipped in the same manner as the quota of such state, un legislature of such state shall judge that such extra number be safely spared out of the same, in which case they shall raise, clothe, arm, and equip as many of such extra number as they can be safely spared. And the officers and men so clothed, a and equipped shall march to the place appointed, and with time agreed on by the United States in Congress assembled.

The United States in Congress assembled shall never enga a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money, nor regulat value thereof, nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary fo defense and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor propriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of wa be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be rai nor appoint a commander-in-chief of the army or navy, unless states assent to the same: nor shall a question on any other po except for adjourning from day to day, be determined, unless by votes of a majority of the United States in Congress assembled.

The Congress of the United States shall have power to adjou to any time within the year and to any place within the Unit States, so that no period of adjournment be for a longer durati than the space of six months, and shall publish the journal of the proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to trea ies, alliances, or military operations as in their judgment requi

vest them with; provided that no power be delegated committee for the exercise of which, by the Articles of Co the voice of nine states in the Congress of the United S bled is requisite.

XI. Canada, acceding to this confederation and joi measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, to all of the advantages, of this union: but no other col admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed states.

XII. All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed contracted by or under the authority of Congress, before bling of the United States, in pursuance of the present co shall be deemed and considered as a charge against the U for payment and satisfaction whereof the said United the public faith are hereby solemnly pledged.

XIII. Every state shall abide by the determinat United States in Congress assembled on all questions w confederation are submitted to them. And the arti confederation shall be inviolably observed by every sta union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any after be made in any of them; unless such alteration be a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards co the legislatures of every state.

And whereas it has pleased the great Governor of t incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively r Congress to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify thes of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Know ye that w signed delegates,' by virtue of the power and authority for that purpose, do by these presents, in the name an 1 The names of the signers (forty-eight in number) are omitt