The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-10-20 00:00:00

or THE UNITED STATES.
We the people of the United States, in order to
forma more perfect Union, establish justice, 'insure
domestic tranquillity, provide for the common de-
fence, promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our pooerit),
DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH this CONSTITU`sION
for the UNmo STATES of AMERICA.
ARTICLE I.

.SEct. 1. MI legislative powers herein granted
shall be vested in a Congress of the United states,
*Weil shall consist of a Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.

SECT. 1. The House of Representatives shall be
composed of Members chosen every second year by
the people 4 the several States ; and the electors to
each State shall have the qualifications requisite for;
electors of the most numerous branch of the State'
Legislature.—No person shall be a lalfiresentative'l
'who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years;
and been seven years a citizen of the United States,`!
and. who shalt not, when elected, be an inhabitant oft
that State in which he shall be chosen. Representa- I
tives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the
seeorat States which may be included within this:
Union;-itccording to their respective numbers, whichli
shall be determined by adding to the whole number
of free persons, incleding those bound to service foe
a term of years, and, excluding Indians not taxed,'
three-fiths of all other persons. The actual enumera-
tion shalt be made within three years after the first
"fleeting of the Congress of the United States, and i
within every subsequent term of ten years, in suck 1
assayer as they shall by law direct. The number of 1
Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty
thousand, bet each State shall have at least one Re-
presentative; and until such enumeration shall be
made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled
to chase three; Massachusetts, eight ; Rhode-island
and Providence Plantations, one ; Connecticut, five ;
New York, six; New Jersey, four; Pennsylvania,
eight; Delaware, one; Maryland, six; Virginia,
ten ; North Carolina, five ; South Carolina, five;
and Georgia, three. When vacuities happen in the
representation from any State, the Executive Authority
thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such va-
tansies. The House of Representatives shall chuse
their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the
tole power of impeachment.
Szcr. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be
composed of two Senators from each State, chosen
by the Legislature thereof, for six years ; and each
senator shall have one Yore. Immediately after they
shall be assembled in consequence of the first elec-
tion, trey shall he divided as equally as may be into
three cless a. The seats of the Senators of the first
class shall be vacated at the expiration of the se-
cond year, of the second class at the expiration of
the fourth year, and of the third class at the expi-
ration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be
chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen
by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of
the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof
may make temporary appointments until the heat
meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such
vacancies.. No perwq shall be a Senator who shall
not have attained-16 the age of thirty years, and
been ,tine yesrs s rWXes of .the ileited States, and
who shall not,- wen elected, be an inhabitant of
!hat State for which he shall be chosen.—The Vice-
President of the United States shall be President ofd
• e Senate, hut shall have no vote, unless they lie'
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... ually divided,—The Senate shall chase their other
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-"lame of the Vice-President, or when he shall exer-
t:in the office of President of the United States.—
The Senate shall have the sole power to try all im-
peachments. When sitting for that purpose, they
shall be on oath or affirmation. When the Presi-
dent of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice
shall preside : and no person shall be convicted with.
out the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members
present.—Judgment; in cases of impeachment, shall
not extend further than to removal from office, and
disqualification to hold and, enjoy any office of
honour, trust, or profit, under the United States ;
bat the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable
sad subject to indictment,, trial, judgment, and pu-
nishment, according to law.
SECT. 4. The times, places, and manner, of hold-
ing elections for Senators and Representatives, shall
be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof :
but the Congress may, at any time, by law make or
alter such regulations, except as to the places of
chasing Setiators.—The Congress shall assemble at
%Ist once in every year; and such meeting shall be
orlhe first Monday its December, unless they shall,
by law, appoints different day.
SiCT. 5. Each House shall he the judge of the elec-
tions, returus, and qualificoations, of its own Mem-
frera, and a majority of each shall constitute a
quorum to do business ; bet ..samples number. may
adjourn, from day to day, and may he authorised to
compel the attendance of absent Members, in such
Manner, and under such penaltiev, as each House
may provide.—Each House may determine the rule"
proceedings, punish its Members for di s=
o erly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of
two-00i, expel a Member.—Each House ion
keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to
time publish the same, excepting such parts as may,
in their judgment, require secresy ; and the yeas
and nays of the embers of either goose, on any
question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of these
present, be entered on the Journal. Neither Houses
during the Session of Congress,-.shalt, without the
consent of the other, adjourn for mere than three
days, nor to any other place than that in which the
too nooses shall be sitting,
..Sac-r. 6. The'Senators, ;sad Representatives shall '
teceive a compensation for their services, to be as-
certained by law, and paid out of the Treasury 'of
the United States. They shall, in all cases, except
treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be pria
vileged from arrest during their aUendanc.e at the
Session of their respective Houses, and in going to
aed returning from the same; and for any speech or
debate in either House, they shall not be questioned
it► any other place. NO Senator or Representative
sbakle during the time for which he was elereefl, be
appointed to any civil office, under the aothodly ot
the Suited States, which shall have been creeieti, oi

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