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Show 36 ARTICI,ES OF CONFEDERA'l'ION. fie1d . d t ts and a 11rOl)er quantity of arms, ammu- plCCCS an en , ' . niLion and camp equipa ge. No S tatesl1.a .l l Ct)oo·'n gc in any \var wit hont. the consenSt of the Unit d St ates 1.1 1 Co n:.r, res· s :n s· · cmblrd ' unl ess suc.h , .t ate be actua ll Y l. ll vn, ~u', e\',l by CHC1l1l e ' 01' , hall have l CCe lv· ed cerlam. a dv.·1 cc of a resolution being formed by so. me n. atwn. of Indians to invndc such State, und the dang:r ts so lmm.t-nent as no t 4"o admit of a delay, till the Untl'd SLatse s m C ongt .e S ~' 'a s"~" tllblcd cn.n be consulted: nor shall any 1 tale. rant comrnis ions to any sh ips or vcs. cls of war, '.wr cltets ~f marque or rcp ri~al, except it be nJter ad claratJOn of war by the United Stntcs in Cong:rc sa sembled, and then only ngainst the kingdom or SLate, nnd the subjc ts thereof, nga.m s t w"u ich wa.r has been so declarell, nnc.l untler suc. h regulations as shall be esln.bli:hed hy th? Ututcrl L~t.cs tn Cono-rcss assembled, unlesR ~uch SLa.tc be mfe.·t?d by pnatcs, in which case ves. els of war may be fiLL 'll ont for that occl~sion, and kept so 1ono- as the danger shall co ntinu e, or u~Ll1 the United States in Cvngr ss a cmblcd shall ll etermtue otherwise. ARTICLE 7. \Vhcn land-forces nrc raised by any Stute for the common defense, all omccrs of or under the rauk of colonel, shn.ll be o.ppoinled by the legi lature of each State respectively by whom sueh forces shn.ll be rai sed,. or in such manner as such Stale shall direct, a1ul all vacanctcs shall be filled up by the State which fir t matlc the uppoiutmcnt. .ARTICLE 8. All charges of war, and n.ll other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defense or general welfare, and allowed by the Unitc<l tnt'. in Congress assembled, shall be rlcfrnyccl out of a eommon trcasnry, which shall he snpplircl by the s 'V rnl tntcs, iu proportion to the value of nil Janel wi thin ench StntP, grantr<l to or surveyed for any person, ns such land nnd Lhc buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated. according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled, shall from AHTlCLES OF COKFEDEUATION. 37 time to time, direct and appoint. Tho taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several Stales within t he time ngrced upon by the United States in Congress a..-:cmbletl. Att'l'JGLE 9. The Unitcll Slates in Cougre s assembled shall have the sole and excl usive rig ht and power of determining on peace anti war, except in the cases mentioned in the 6th article-of se nding and receiving ambassador·entering into treati es and alliances, provided that no treaty of conuncrec shall be made whereby the lcgislati ve power of tlle rc pcctivc States shall be restrained from im posiug such imposts and du ties 011 foreigners, as their own pcoplo arc subjected to, or from prohiuiting the exportation ot· impor tation of any spec ies of goods or commodities whatsoever- of cslauli~hing rules for deciding in all cases what ca ptures on land or \rater shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or navtd forces iu the se rvice of tho United States shall be divided or appropriated-of granting lellcrs of marque and rep ri~al in times of peace-appoin ting co urts for the trial of pi rac ies ant.l fe lonies committed on the high seas and establishing co urts for receiving and determining fin al ly appeals in all ca. cs of captures, provided that no member of Congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts. The United States in Congt·css assembled shall also be the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting or that hcreafler mny uri~e between two or more ~~ ates concerning bon11<lary, jurisd ictio11, or any other cause whatever; which authority hall always be exercised in the manner following :-Whenever the legislative or executive authority or lawful agent of any Slate in controversy with another shall present a petition to Congress, stating tho matter in question and prayiug fol' a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by ordor of Congress, to tho legislati vc or |