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number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in
chief of the army or navy, unless nine States assent to the same; nor shall
a question on any other point, except for adjourning from day to day be
determined, unless by the votes of a majority of the United States in Congress assembled.
The Congress of the United States shall have power to adjourn to any
time within the year, and to any place within the United States, so that
no period of adjournment be for a longer duration than the space of six
months, and shall publish the Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the
delegates of each State on any question shall be entered on the Journal,
when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a State, or any of
them, at his or their request shall be furnished with a transcript of the
said Journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the
legislatures of the several States.
Art. X. The Committee of the States, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of Congress, such of the powers of Congress as the United States in Congress assembled, by the consent of nine
States, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercises
of which, by the articles of confederation, the voice of nine States in the
Congress of the United States assembled is requisite.
Art. XI. Canada acceding to this confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the
advantages of this union; but no other colony shall be admitted into the
same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine States.
Art. XII. All bills of credit emitted, monies borrowed and debts contracted by, or under the authority of Congress, before the assembling of
the United States, in pursuance of the present confederation, shall be
deemed and considered as a charge against the U