The Founders' Constitution
Volume 5, Amendment VIII, Document 2
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Amendment VIII
Document 2
Bill of Rights, sec. 10
1 W. & M., 2d sess., c. 2 , 16 Dec. 1689
10. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
The Founders' Constitution
Volume 5, Amendment VIII, Document 2
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendVIIIs2.html
The University of Chicago Press
