XVII
New States lawfully constituted or established
within the limits of the United States may be admitted,
by the Legislature, into this government;
but to such admission the consent of two thirds of
the members present in each House shall be necessary.
If a new State shall arise within the limits of
any of the present States, the consent of the Legislatures
of such States shall be also necessary to its
admission. If the admission be consented to, the
new States shall be admitted on the same terms with
the original States. But the Legislature may make
conditions with the new States, concerning the Public
debt which shall be then subsisting.
