OF THE UNITED STATES.

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SEC. 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law
and equity, arising under this constitution, the laws of the
United States, and the 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 jurisdiction; — 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 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
subjects.

Powers of
the judi-
ciary.

In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the su-
preme 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.

Jurisdiction
of supreme
court.

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 beeu committed ; but when not commit-
ted within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as
the congress may by law have directed.

Trials by
jury.

And where
held.

SEC. 3. Treason against the United 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.

Treason.

The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of
treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of
blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

No corrup-
tion of
blood.

ARTICLE IV.

SEC. 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.

Acts of
states
accredited.

SEC. 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all
privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.

Privileges
of citizen-
ship.

A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other
crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another
state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state
from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state
having jurisdiction of the crime.

Fugitives
from crimes
to be deli-
vered up.

No person held to service or labour in one state under the
laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or

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Fugitive
slaves to be
delivered
tip.