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America’s First Constitutions and Declarations of Rights
questioned in any Court, or place out of Congress, and the members of
Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance of
Congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Art. VI. No State without the consent of the United States in Congress
assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or
enter into any conference, agreement, or alliance or treaty with any King,
Prince or State; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust
under the United States, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any King, Prince or foreign State; nor shall the United States in Congress assembled, or any of
them, grant any title of nobility.
No two or more States shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever between them, without the consent of the United States
in Congress assembled, specifying accurately the purposes for which the
same is to be entered into, and how long it shall continue.
No State shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any
stipulations in treaties, entered into by the United States in Congress assembled, with any King, Prince or State, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress, to the courts of France and Spain.
No vessels of war shall be kept up in time of peace by any State, except
such number only, as shall be deemed necessary by the United States in
Congress assembled, for the defence of such State, or its trade; nor shall
any body of forces be kept up by any State in time of peace, except such
number only, as in the judgment of the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be deemed requisite to garrison the forts necessary for the defence of such State; but every State shall always keep up a well regulated
and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutered, and shall provide and constantly have ready for use, in public stores, a due number of
field pieces and tents, and a proper quantity of arms, ammunition and
camp equipage.
No State shall engage in any war without the consent of the United
States in Congress assembled, unless such State be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed
by some nation of Indians to invade such State, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the United States in Congress as-