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I36 I?ECORDS OF THE FEDEP. AL CONVENTION COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, III ?5. S. 8: H. D. in C. ass. shall institute Offices and appoint Officers for the Departments of for. Affairs, War, Treasury and Admiralty They shall have the exclusive Power of declaring what shall be Treason & Misp. of Treason agt. U.S. -- and of insti- tuting a federal judicial Court, to which an Appeal shall be allowed from the judicial Courts of the several States in all Causes wherein Questions shall arise on the Construction of Treaties made by U.S.- or on the Law of Nations--or on the Regulations of U.S. concerning Trade & Revenue- or wherein U.S. shall be a Party--The Court shall con- sist of Judges to be appointed during good Behaviour -- S. & H. D. in C. ass shall have the exclusive Right of insti- tuting in each State a Court of Admiralty, and appointing the Judges &c of the same for all maritime Causes which may arise therein respectively. I6. S & H. D. in C. ass. shall have the exclusive Right of coining Money- regulating its Alloy & Value--fixing the Standard of Weights and Measures throughout U.S. ?7. Points in which the Assent of more than a bare Major- ity shall be necessary. I8 Impeachments shall be by the H. D. before the Senate and the judges of the redereal judicial Court. ?9. S. & H. D. in C. ass. shall regulate the Militia thro' the U.S. 20. Means of enforcing and compelling the Payment of the Quota of each State. 2n Manner and Conditions of admiring new States. 22. Power of dividing annexing and consolidating States, on the Consent and Petition of such States. 23 . The assent of the Legislature of States shall be sufficient to invest future additional Powers in U.S. in C. ass. and shall bind the whole Confederacy. 24 . The Articles of Confederation shall be inviolably observed, x and the Union shall be perpetual; Xunless altered as before directed ? ? The crosses are evidently intended to indicate that the last two clauses should be reversed.