he Contrary
notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of
the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers,
both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by
Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test
shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust
under the United States.

Article. VII.

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient
for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so
ratifying the Same.

[Sidenote: The Word, "the," being interlined between the seventh and
eighth Lines of the first Page, The Word "Thirty" being partly written
on an Erazure in the fifteenth Line of the first Page, The Words "is
tried" being interlined between the thirty second and thirty third Lines
of the first Page and the Word "the" being interlined between the forty
third and forty fourth Lines of the second Page.

Attest William Jackson Secretary]

done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the
Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of
America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our
Names,

Go Washington--Presidt
and deputy from Virginia

New Hampshire { John Langdon
{ Nicholas Gilman

Massachusetts { Nathaniel Gorham
{ Rufus King

Connecticut { Wm: Saml. Johnson
{ Roger Sherman

New York : : : Alexander Hamilton

{ Wil: Livingston
New Jersey { David Brearley.
{ Wm. Paterson.
{ Jona: Dayton

{ B Franklin
{ Thomas Mifflin
{ Robt Morris
Pennsylvania { Geo. Clymer
{ Thos. FitzSimons
{ Jared Ingersoll
{ James Wilson
{ Gouv Morris

{ Geo: Read
{ Gunning Bedford jun
Delaware { John Dickinson
{ Richard Bassett
{ Jaco: Broom

{ James McHenry
Maryland { Dan of St Thos. Jenifer
{ Danl Carroll

Virginia { John Blair--
{ James Madison Jr.

{ Wm. Blount
North Carolina { Richd. Dobbs Spaight.
{ Hu Williamson

{ J. Ru