The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-02

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iected by the people, to serve for three
years.
ILL., The senate to consist of persons elect
ed to serve during good behaviour--their e.
lection to be made by electors chosen for
that purpose by the people; in order to dc
this, the states to be divided into election
districts. On the death, resignation or, re-
moval OF any senator, his place to be filled
out of the district fromwhich he came.
~. The Supreme executive authority Of
the United States to be. vested in govern
or to, be elected during good behaviour--the
election to be made by electors chosen by
the people in the election districts aforesaid
The authority and functions to be as follow
to have negative upon all laws about to he
passed, land the execution OF. all laws passed
to have direction of war when authorised
or begun--to have, with the advice and APP
probation of the senate, the power of making
all treaties-to have the sole 0tIyaointncnt OF
the heads or chief officers ofth depart
ments of finance and foreign affairs-to havs
the nomination of all other officers (ambasss-
doris to foreign nations inchrtlcd) subject TO
the appreciation or rejection of the senate
to have the power Of pardoning all offences,
except treason, which he shall not pardon
without The appreciation of the enate.
" On the death, resignationor removal
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cised by the President of the Senite till a sue
cessor be appointed. t
vi. The senate to have the scie ho7ver of
declaring gvar-the power of aivising and
approving all treaties-the powG of appoin-
ting & rejecting all appointments of officers,
except the heads or chiefs ofthe departments
of finance, war, and foreign affai's.
VII. The supreme judicial authority of the
United States to be vested in jud,es to hold
their Offices during good behavior, with a.
eequate and permanent salaries. This court
to have original jurisdiction in aIicauses of
capture, and an appellate jurisdiction in all
causes on which the revenues of tie general
government, or the citizens of foreign natl
ons are concerned.
VIII. The Legislature Of the United States
to have power to institute Court in each
state for the determination of all matters of
general concern.
TX. The governor, senators, and all Off
GERS of the United States, to b. liable to
impeachment for nal and CORRUPT conduct,
and upon conviction to be removed from of
fee and disqualified from holding any place
of trust and preft-and all impcach fncnts TO
be tried by a court to consist of the chief
or judge of the superior court of law of
each state, provided such judge hold his
place, during good behaviour, and have a
permanent salary.
x. All laws of the particular states con-
trary to the constitution or laws of the Unit
ed States to be utterly Woodland the better
to prevent such laws being passed. the go
vornor or president of each state, shallbe APP
pointed by the general government, and shall
have negative upon the laws about to be
passed in the state of which he IS governor
or president.
XI. No state to have any force, land or ma
val, and the militia of all the states to be UNI
der the sole and exclusive direction of the
United States, the officers fwhich to be ap-
pointed and commissioned by them.