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5.-To raise and support an Army and Navy, and to declare the military and naval force which shall be continued in service during peace or war. 6 To declare the grade and pay of the officers Marines and troops employed in the land and sea service and to make rules and regula- tions for their government. 7. To borrow money on the credit of the nation, and to provide the mode of examining and acknowledging the debts contracted in the name of the nation by the legal agents of the independent Gov- ernment of Mexico since the proclamation of independence in the yea.r 1810. 8. To regulate Commerce with foreign nations, nncl to approve of all treaties and alliances previous to their ratification. 9.-To establish and regulate the mails. 10.-To coin money and regulate the devise and value thereof, and of foreign coin a.nd to provide for the punishment of counter- feiting. 11. To regulate weights and measures. 12. To establish by law the mode of becoming naturalised and ac- 1nking the right of citizenship. 13. To promote the progress of the arts nnd sciences by securing for a limited time to authors the exdusive privilege to their respec- tive writings and discoveries- 14.-To constitute or distroy any tribunals or offices not specially provided for in this Constitution and to regulate and establish the forms and mode of judicial proceedings. And to establish the form of tryal known in the United States of North America by the name of tryal by Jury under such regulations as may be deemed proper 15.-To define and punish pyrncies and fcnolies (sic) committed on the high seas, and offences against the public rights of nations. 16-To define and punish treason or Sedition 17.-To Jimit the freedom of the Press so as to prevent scandalous attacks on private characters but no further. 18.-To provide for arming, organizing and disciplining the Militia 19. To regulate the expences of the administration of Government in a11 its branches. 20-To grant pensions for services actually rendered to the Nation. 21-To pass the necessary laws for grunting, selling, renting, or otherwise using the public lands, mines and all other public prop- ertv. 22.-To adopt necessary and equitable measures by law, to keep the :Mines now occupied or possessed by individuals, in operation 23.-To establish ports of entry and custom houses.
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