Third
Amendment
Proposed
on September 25, 1789. Ratified on December 15, 1791.
No
soldier shall, in time of peace, be
quartered in any house, without the
consent of the owner; nor in time of war,
but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Order
of State Ratification
New
Jersey |
Nov
20, 1789 |
Maryland |
Dec
19, 1789 |
North
Carolina |
Dec
22, 1789 |
South
Carolina |
Jan
19, 1790 |
New
Hampshire |
Jan
25, 1790 |
Delaware |
Jan
28, 1790 |
New
York |
Feb
24, 1790 |
Pennsylvania |
Mar
10, 1790 |
Rhode
Island |
Jun
7, 1790 |
Vermont |
Nov
3, 1791 |
Virginia |
Dec
15, 1791 |
Massachusetts |
Mar
2, 1939 |
Georgia |
Mar
18, 1939 |
Connecticut |
Apr
19, 1939 |
Denotes
last state required for ratification. |
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References
and Articles |
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The
Third Amendment - A Matter of Privacy
The
Third Amendment to the Constitution and Landfill
Third
Amendment--Quartering Soldiers
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