. American Bastille : a history of the illegal arrests and imprisonment of American citizens during the late Civil War . which he himself has declared to begranted to them, or which by the twenty-five barons, or by the xlvii slviii COVENANT OF SECURITY. greater part of them, shall be judged proper to be granted, areto be given according to the tenor of the said charter. And ifthese things shall be done, or if our lord the king, on his part,shall agree to do them within the term limited, then the cityand tower of London shall, at the same term, be delivered up toour lord the king; saving always


. American Bastille : a history of the illegal arrests and imprisonment of American citizens during the late Civil War . which he himself has declared to begranted to them, or which by the twenty-five barons, or by the xlvii slviii COVENANT OF SECURITY. greater part of them, shall be judged proper to be granted, areto be given according to the tenor of the said charter. And ifthese things shall be done, or if our lord the king, on his part,shall agree to do them within the term limited, then the cityand tower of London shall, at the same term, be delivered up toour lord the king; saving always to the aforesaid city its liber-ties and free customs, as it is before written. And if these thingsshall not be done, and if our lord the king shall not agree to dothem within the period aforesaid, the barons shall hold the afore-said city, and the lord archbishop the tower of London, untilthe aforesaid deed shall be completed. And in the meanwhile,all of both parts shall recover the castles, lands, and townswhich have been taken in the beginning of the war that hasarisen between our lord the kino; and the INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. We the People of the United States, in order to form amore perfect union, establish justice, insure domesticTranquillity, provide for the common defence, promotethe general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Lib-erty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain andestablish this Constitution for the United States ofAmerica. ARTICLE I. Section legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Con-gress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate andHouse of Representatives. Section 2. *The House of Representatives shall be composed of Memberschosen every second Year by the People of the several States,and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications re-quisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the StateLegislature. 2jSTo Person shall be a Represent


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