"Resolved, That the general assembly do agree to "the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, "ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth articles; and we "do hereby assent to, ratify and confirm the same, as "part of the constitution of the United States."

"In testimony whereof, we have caused the great "seal of the state to be hereunto affixed, this twenty"eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord one "thousand seven hundred and ninety, and in the four"teenth year of the independence of the Delaware

.state.

"Signed by order of Council.

“GEORGE MITCHELL, Speaker. "Signed by order of the House of Assembly. "JEHU DAVIS, Speaker."

BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

An Act to ratify certain Articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress to the Legislatures of the several States.

WHEREAS it is provided by the fifth article of the constitution of the United States of America, that Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to the said constitution; or on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which in either case shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three

fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress.

And whereas at a session of the Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New York, on Wednesday the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, it was resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the said United States in Congress assembled, twothirds 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, namely,

[Here follow the articles.]

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Maryland, That the aforesaid articles and each of them be, and they are hereby confirmed and ratified.

By the House of Delegates, Dec. 17, 1789.

Read and assented to.

BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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In the House of Representatives, Jan. 18, 1790.. The house took into consideration the report of the committee, to whom was referred the resolution of the Congress of the United States of the fourth day of March, one, thousand seven hundred and eighty nine, proposing amendments to the constitution of the United States, namely,

[Here follow the resolution of Congress and amendments.]

Which being read through, was agreed to:-Whereupon,

Resolved, That this house do adopt the said several articles, and that they become a part of the constitution of the United States.

Resolved, That the resolutions be sent to the senate for their concurrence.

By order of the House.

JACOB READ, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.

In Senate, January 19, 1790.

Resolved, That this house do concur with the house of representatives in the foregoing resolutions.

By order of the Senate.

D. DE SAUSSURE,

President of the Senate.

BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

An Act to ratify the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

WHEREAS the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, on the fourth day of March, did resolve, 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.

[Here follow the several articles of amendments, verbatim, as proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the several states.]

Be it therefore enacted by the general assembly of the state of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said amendments agreeable to the fifth article of the original constitution, be held and ratified on the part of this state, as articles in addition to, and amendment of the constitution of the United States of America.

(Signed)

CHAS. JOHNSON, S. S.

S. CABARRUS, C. H. C.

Read three times and ratified in general assembly, this 22d day of December, Anno Domini 1789.

BY THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE

PLANTATIONS.

In General Assembly, June Session, A. D. 1790. An Act for ratifying certain Articles as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, and which were proposed by the Congress of the said States, at their Session in March, A. D. 1789,, to the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the aforesaid Constitution.

Be it enacted by the general assembly, and by the authority thereof it is hereby enacted, That the following articles, proposed by the Congress of the United States of America, at their session in March, A. D. 1789, to the legislatures of the several states for ratification, as amendments to the constitution of the United States, pursuant to the fifth article of the said constitution, be, and the same are hereby fully assented to, and ratified on the part of this state, to wit:

[Here follow the articles.]

It is ordered, That his excellency the governour be, and he is hereby requested, to transmit to the president of the said United States, under the seal of this state, a copy of this act, to be communicated to the senate and house of representatives of the Congress of the said United States.

A true copy duly examined.

Witness.

HENRY WARD, Secretary.