The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-01-16 00:00:00, page 1

WE, the people of the Commonwealth
&f Pmfyvadi#, ordain and eflab&fo
this Coujiitution sot its Government,
-ARTICLE I.
Section I. qpHB legislative power of
A this Commonwealth,
shall be vested in a General Assembly,
which fall consist of a Senate and
House of Representatives.
11. The Representatives shall bo
chosen annually by the citizens of the
bit, of-Philadlephia, & of each conn
ty in the State refpedively, on the
Tuefday of October.
111. No person shall be a Repro
fentativf, who foil not, at the time of
eledion, have been, the three years
next preceding, an inhabitant of the
State; and one year next preceding,
an inhabitant of the city or county in
Which he (hall be chosen. .
IV. The Representatives Shall be
from the city Philadelphia and the
ftveral counties shall be in proportion
to the number of taxable inhabitants;
provided that the number of Repre
' fentatives shall never be fewer than 60
or more than 400; Bateach county
shall have,at leaft,one Representative.
Anenumeration of taxable inhabitants
Sail be made in three years afterfthe
firffi meeting of the Gamal Afanbl$ r
ana within every fubfeqaent term of
ten years, in such manner as they shall
-by law, dired. Until fach enume
deration shall be made, the city of
Philadelphia and the federal counties
of the State shall be refpe&ively en
* titled to chose the fame, number of
Reprefen taitves as is now prescribed
I by law.
V. The Senate shall confi ft of not
fewer than fixteen,nor more than thir
ty-two members, chosen in diftrias,
in proportion to the number of taxable
.inhabitants in each diftricl.
VI. The city of Philadelphia and
the several counties of this State,&all
! be formed into diftrias, containing;
, each, as nearly as may be, such a
number of taxable inhabitants as shall
~ be entitled to eled one 4 Senator ; but
where that cannot be done, the, fach
>adjoining counties shall be formed in.
to one diftria, as shall be entitled to
;eled no more than three Senators.
'VII. The citizens of the city of
Philadelphia and of the several coun
ties in this State, qualified to riled
Representatives, when assembled for
mat purpose, (hall, if occasion require
?''^! '"" time, at the fame places
find in the fameimanner, cleft for every
?' rteprefen tative, two perfoni resident
•within their city or county refpec
~timely, arEfedors of the Senator or
Senators of their diftrid.
WIJI. Within bays after
theftr eleaiot; the eledors of each dif
trial shall meet together at some con
, venident place within the diftrid, and,
deal the Senator or Senators for their
IX, The Senators shall be chosen
fofrar years. But immediately as-.
ter thty Shall be assembled in confe
2hence{of the firft election, they shall
e divided, as equally divided,,as
- be, teto four classes. The feats
of the Senators of the firft class shall
be excited ^ the expiration of the
fyft year ; offthe second clafty at the
expiration off the second ffi ofjhe
^ Sattoat, jAMuot 16, 1790.]
NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTE E R.
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PHIQDIPHIA, Die. 19, 1789.'
In CONVENTION.
Report of the Committee appointed
to prepare the draft of the NEW
CONS riTUTION.
MISCELLANY.
Published by «. Ranlet, in the Mairi Street, him , O where Sebferiptioas, Advertisements, and all Favours, are gratefully received.
XL No person shall be chofer an
Elector, who shall not have redded 10
the district three years next before ten
election. And no person shall be
chosen an Eledor, who is a member
of the Legislature, or who holds any
office in the appointment of the Ex
ecutive Department.
XIL Until the enumeration before
mentioned shall be made, the num
ber of Senators shall be sixteen.
XUL The general Assembly ffiall
meet at lea* once in every year,
and such meeting shall be on the
- Tuefday of November.
XIV. Each House shall chose its
Speaker and other officers-;. and the
Senate shall chose a Speaker pro tem
pore, when the Speaker shall exercise
the office of Governor. .
XV. Each House shall be the judge
of elections returns ahd -qualifications
of its own members ; and a majority
of each house shall constitute a quo
rum to do business ; but a smaller
numbermay be authorised- to compel
the attendance of abfenc members, in
■such manner and under fach penalties
as the House may provide.,
XVI. Each House may determine
the rules in its proceedings, punish its
members for disorderly behaviour, &,
with the concurence of twothirds ex
pel a member : And shall have all oth
er powers neceffaryfor either branch
of a free Legislature
XVIL Each House shall keep ajour.
nal of its proceedings, &, from time
to time, publish them, except ng such
parts as may,-in their judgment, re
quire Secrecy: And the yeas & nays
of the members of either House, on
any question, shall, at the desire of
be entered on the journal.
XVIII. The doors of each House
shall be open, unless when the busi
ness shall be such as, in their judg
ment, ought to be kept feeret.
XIX Neither House shall without
the consent of the other, adjourn for
more than three days, nor to any oth
er place than that, in which the two
Houses shall be fitting.
XX. The Senators and Representa
tives ihall receive a compOnfation for
their services, to be ascertained by
law, and paid out of the treasury of
the Commonwealth. They shall in
all cases, except treason, felony and
breach of peace, be priviledgsd from
arre ft, during their attendance at the
session of the re fpedive Houses, & in
going to & returning from the fame;
and for any speech or debate in either
House they shall not be quettioned in
any other pla&.
XXL No Senator or Reprefent^.
rive shall, during the time for which
he was elected, be appointed to Any
civil office, under the authority of this
Commonwealth, which shall have
been created, or the emoluments of
which shall have been increased dur
ing such timer And no person hpid
i*g #*y office, except in the militia
under this Commonwealth or the U.
States, shall be a member of either,
House during his continuance in
loffice- &
third, class at the expiration of the
third year ; and of the fourth class, at
the expiration of the fourth year : So
that one fourth may be chosen every
year..
X. No person shall be elded Sen
ator, who shall not have refined
four years next before'his eledion in
the State, the left year whereof ffiall
have been in the dittrid, for which he
is chosen. No man shall be a Sena or
who shall not have attained the age'of
thirty years. And no Eledor shall bt
chosen a Senator.
THE
TL He shall hold his office during
the term of three years rand shall be
chosen on the Tuefday of Oc
tober in every third year, by the citi
zens throughout the commonwealth,
at the places where they shall refpec.
lively vote for representatives.
111. & shall not be capable of hold
ing of office longer than' nine years
fucceffivriy ; nor shall he be capable
of being efe&ed again till three years
after the nine successive years shall
have beegexpired,/
IV, He mutt be, & at least, thirty
years of age ; and he must have-been
an inhabitant of this State during
seven years before his election.
V. No person shall ,be capable of
exercising the office ofGovernor,who,
at the fame time, shall hold any other
office under this State, or any office
under the United States. fr
VI. The Governor shall, at Bated
times, receive, for his services, a
compensation, which Chill* neither he
increased nor diminished daring the
period for which he fall have been
eleded. ' ° 1 ,
VII, He shall be Commander in
Chief of the army and navy of this
Commonwealth, and of the militia,
except when they shall be called in.
to the actual ferviee of the Unit*#
Statzs.
0; Vig. Ifo /hall dfrm fyCto
XXII. „When vacancies happen to
either House, the Speaker of tha r
H„fe shall iffde writs of election to
fill such vacancies.
XXIII. All bills for raising reve
nue shall originate in the House of
Reprafencatives ; but the Senate may
propose or concur with amendments,
as in other bills.
XXIV. No money ffiall be drawn
from the treasury but in consequence
us approbation made by law..
- XXV. Every bill which, befor
it become a law, be presented to the
Governor, Ifhe approve, he shall
sign it: but if he shall not approve it,
he shall return it, with his objections
to that House, in which it shall have
originated, who shall enter the objec
tions at large on their journal, and
proceed to confider it. If, after such
reconsideration, three fifths of that
House shall agree to pass the bill ; it
shall be feat, together with the ob
jections, to therother House by which
it shall likewise be reconsidered, and
if approved by three-fifths of that
House, it shall become a law. But,
in all such cases, the votes of both
Houses shall be determined by yeas &
hays, and the name of the persons
voting for and against the bill Thall be
entered on the journals of each Houle
reflectivelyA If any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within t^n
days (Sundays excepted, after it fail
be presented to him the fame shall
be a law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the General Affembiy,
by their adjournment, prevent its re-,
'turn, in which case it shall not be a
law.; ' a „
XXV(. Every order, refol^on or
vote, to which the concurrence of the
Senate and House of Representatives
may be necceffary (except on a qaef
tion of adjournment) shall be present
ed to the Governor, and before the
fame shall take effed, be approved b,
him; or, being difappoved by him,
shall be repaffcd by three fifths of
the Senate and House of Representa
tives, according to the rales & limi
• tations prescribed in case of a bill.
ARTICLE. 11,
Section I Twa Supreme Executive
power of this Commonwealth shall be
vested in a Governor.,
X. He may require the opinion,in
° tit og, of the oncers in each pf the
Executive Departments, upon any
fubjed relating to the duties of their
respective officers.
XI. He shall, from time to time,
give to the General Assembly inform
nation of the fate of the Common
wealth ; and recommend to their
consideration such measures as he shall
judge necessary or expedient.
„ XIL He may, on extraordinary oc
casions, convene-both houses ; and- in
case of disagreement between them
with refpe& to the time of adjourn- '
men:, he may adjourn them to Such
as he shall think proper.
XIII. He shall take care that the
'laws be faithfully executed.
XIV. In case of the removal of the
Governor from office ; or of his death
or resignation, it th ill devolve 00 the
Speaker of the Senate until the next
annual eledion of Representatives
appointed in the manner prescribed
by the twenty Sixth fedion of the
firft article of this Constitution: All
.Subordinate Officers in the Treasury
Department, El^ion Officers, Offi
cers relating to- the poor & highways,
Constables and other tbwufhip officers'
shall be appointed in such manner as
Shall be.directed by law.
ARTICLE IIL
Section I. In elections by the citi
zens, every freeman of the,age of 21
years, having.retired in the Sdate two
years next 'before the days of the elec
tions refpedively,and paid taxes with
in that time, shall enjoy the rights of
an eledor. , The sons pf freeholders,
of the age aforefasd, shall be entitled
to vote, though-they hive not paid
Utri.
IL All eleaions shall be by ballot,
except those by those persons in their
representative or ppblick capacities ;
which shall be <,iua &w%
/ -til. If elections are not properly
attended ; attendance on them Shall be °
enforced by law.
ARTCLE. IV.
Seflion. I. The House of Repre
sentatives shall have the sole power of
impeachment.
IL All impeachments shall be tried
before the Seriate ; and the Chancell
or of the Commonwealth Shall pre fid#
therein. When fitting for that-pur.
pose, the Senate fhaJl be under oath or
affirmation :No peroa shall be con
vided without the concurrence of two
thirds of the members present.
111. Judgment in cases of im
peachmeat fhall.net extend further
" than to removal from office, anddif.
qualification to hold any office T hon
or,truft or profit under this Common
wealth ;bnt the party convi&ed Shall
nevertheless be liable to indiftmenc,
trial, judgment and punishment ac
cording to law
ARTICLE V.
%aio, I. Tan Judicial power of
when aaotherjGovernor shall be chosen
in the manner herein before mention
ed.
ceffor, Judges, Prothonatories, Clerks
and all other officers of this Common
wealth, whose offices are eftabliihed
ty this Confutation, or shall be es,
taotifhed by law, and whose appoint
ments are not herein otherwise pro
vided for. But no person shall be
appointed to an office wtthan any
County who shall not have resided
therein one year next before his ap
pointment,
IX. The Governor shall cemmif.
'mill tho officers of this Common
wealth.
XV. The State Treasurer shall be
[Vol. IV.-N^mb. 180 „