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 Nr8 IECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Wednesday MADISON .4ugust 29 Mr. Madison was for committing both. He wished the Legislature might be authorized to provide for the execution of Judgments in other States, under such regulations-as might be expedient-- He thought that this might be safely done and was justified by the nature of the Union. Mr. Randolph said there was no instance of one nation executing judgments of the Courts of another nation. He moved the following proposition. "Whenever the Act of any State, whether Legislative Executive or Judiciary shall be attested & exemplified under the seal thereof, such attestation and exemplification, shall be deemed in other States as full proof of the existence of that act- and its operation shall be binding in everjr other State, in all cases to which it may relate, and which are within the cognizance and jurisdiction of the State, wherein the said act was done." On the question for committing art: XVI with Mr. Pink- ney's motion N.H. no. Mas. no. Ct. ay. N.J. ay. Pa a�. Del. ay. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes- 9; noes -- 2.] The motion of Mr. Randolph was also committed nem: con: Mr. Govr. Morris moved to commit also the following proposition on the same subject. "Full faith ought to be given in each State to the-public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State; and the Legislature shall by general laws, determine the proof and effect of such acts, records, and proceedings". and it was committed nem: contrad: The committee appointed for these references, were Mr. Rutlidge, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Gorham, Mr Wilson, & Mr Johnson. Mr. Dickenson mentioned to the House that on examining Blackstone's Commentaries, he found that the terms "ex post facto" related to criminal cases only;  that they would See below, September I4 and Appendix A, CCXII.

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