(8) He has told his governors that if any laws were passed even for immediate need, they must wait until he approved them. When such laws were so passed he has neglected to attend to them.

(8) "He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended. he has utterly neglected to attend to them.”

(9) He has refused to pass other laws to benefit large districts of people, unless those people would give up the right of representation in the law-making body, a right above all price to them, and feared only by tyrants.

(9) “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only."

(10) He has called together the law-making bodies at places unusual, without comfort, and far from the place where their public records were kept, the sole purpose being to tire them until they would agree to his laws.

(10) “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.'

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(11) He has broken up law-making bodies over and over again, for standing with manly firmness. against his attacks on the rights of the people.

(11) "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

(12) After breaking up these law-making bodies, he has refused for a long time to cause others to be elected. In the meantime the State has remained open to all the dangers of attack from without and disturbances from within. The powers for law making, being impossible of destruction, have therefore returned to the people for them to exercise.

(12) "He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within."

(13) He has tried to keep new people from settling in these States, for that purpose hindering the operation of laws for the naturalization of foreigners, refusing to pass other laws to encourage them to emigrate to this country, and making it harder for them to get land.

(13) "He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.”

(14) He has stood in the way of justice to all by not approving laws for creating courts of justice.

(14) "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

(15) He has made judges dependent on his will alone for the length of time they may hold their places, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

(15) "He has made judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."

(16) He has made very many new offices and sent here great numbers of officers to worry and annoy our people and to be supported by them.

(16) "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance."

(17) He has kept among us, in times of peace, armies ready for fighting, without the consent of our legislatures.

(17) "He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

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(18) He has desired to make the military power independent of and greater than the civil power.

(18) "He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."

(19) He has joined with others to bring us under control of authority outside of our Constitution and not permitted by our laws, giving his consent to their acts of pretended legislation.

(19) "He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:"

(20) For forcing us to support large bodies of armed soldiers:

(20) "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:-"

(21) For protecting them from punishment by a mock trial, if they should kill any people living in these States:

(21) "For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States,-"