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i?ECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, IX of Impeachments of Officers of the United States; to all Cases of Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies between <States,--except those wh. regard Jurisdn or Territroy, --betwn) a State and a Citizen or Citizens of another State, between Citizens of different States and between <a State or the) Citizens (of any of the States) (thereof) and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects. In Cases of Impeachment, (those) <Cases> affecting Ambassadors (and) other public Ministers (& Consuls), and those in which a State shall be (one of the) (a> Part(ies)(y), this Jurisdiction shall be original. In all the other Cases beforementioned, it shall be appellate, with such Exceptions and under such Regulations as the Legis- lature shall make. The Legislature may (distribute) (assign any part of) th(is)e Jurisdiction (above mentd., -- except the Trial of the Executive--), in the Manner and under the Limi- tations which it shall think proper (among) (to> such (other) (inferior> Courts as it shall constitute from Time to Time. (Crimes shall be tried) (&) in the State, (in which) (where) they shall be committed; (and) The Trial of (them) (all Crlml Offences,- except in Cases of Impeachment--) shall be by Jury. (Judgmts. in Cases of Impeachmt. shall not extend further than to removal from Office & disqualifn. to hold & enjoy any place of Honr. Trust or Profit under the U.S. But the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable & subject to Judl. Trial Judt & Punishment according to (the) Law of (the Land)) New States lawfully constituted or established within the Limits of the United States may be admitted, by the Legis- lature, into this Government; but to such Admission the Con- sent of two thirds of the Members present in each House shall be necessary. If a new State shall arise within the Limits of any of the present States; the consent of the Legislatures of such States shall be also necessary to its Admission. If (such) the Admission be consented to, the new States shall be admitted on the same Terms with the original States. But the Legis- lature may make Conditions with the new States concerning the public Debt, which shall be then subsisting. <The free (inhabs) Citizens of each State shall be intitled