Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-02-23
THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Trained during the gear 1857, By Con
rentionof Delegates, trho met GtPhiladei
phia, from The States ofNew Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ne,o York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virgiaia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia.
We,the people of the United States.
in order to form more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic tran
guilty, provide for the common de-
fence, promote the gcneralwelfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty to our
selves and our poSterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution Of the Uni
ted States Of America:
ARTICLE /.
OfheLegi8ld;ltre.
SBCTIon |. All legislative powers
herein granted shall be vested in a
Congress of the United States, which
shall consist of Senate and House Of
Representatives.
SECTION ii. l. The House of Re-
representatives. shall be composed Of
members, cl sen every second year by
the people of the several States, and
the electors in each State shall have
the qualifications requisite for electors
Of the most numerous branch of the
State Legislature.
ii. No person shall be a represen-
tatiye who shall not have attained to
the age of twenty-five years, and been
seven years citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when cleo
ted, be an inhabitant Of that State in
which he shall be chosen.
III. Representatives and direct tax
es shall be apportioned among the Sc
vcral States WEIGH may be included
within this Union, according to their
respective numbers, which shall be de-
tcrmined by adding to the whole num-
Der of free persons, including those
bound to scrvitudc for term of years,
and excluding Indians not taxed, three
fifhs of all other persons. The actu-
al enumeration shall be made within
three years after the meeting of the
Congress of the United States, and
within every subsequent term of ten
years in such manner as they shall by
law direct. The number ofrepresen-
tativcs shall not exceed one for every
thirty thousand, but each State shall
have at least one representative: and,
until such enumeration shall be made.
the State of New Hampshire shall be
entitled to choose three, Massachus it's
eight, Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations one, Connecticut five, New
York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylva-
hia eight, Delaware one, Maryland six,
Virginia ten, North Carolina five, and
Georgia three.
Nv. When vacancies happen in the
representation ofany State, the execn-
tive authority thereof shall issue writs
of election to fill such vacancies
". The House of RepreseD atives
shall choose their Speaker and other
officers, and shall have the sole power
Of impeachment.
SECTION Ill. /. The Senate of the
United States shall be composed oftwo
Senators from each State, chosen by
the Legislature thereof, for six Yeas;
and each Senator shall have one vote.
ii. Immediately after they shall be
assembled, in consequence of the first
election, they shall be divided as equal
" as may be into three classes. The
seats of the Senators of the first class
shall be vacated at the expiration of
the second year, of the second class at
the expiration of the fourth year, and
of the third class at the expiration of
the sixth year, so that one-thmd may be
chosen every second year; and if va
cancies happen by resignation, or 9TH
erwise, during the recess Of the Legis-
lature of any State. the executive there
of may make temporary appointments,
until the next meeting OF the Legisla-
ture, which shall Ethen fill such vacan-
cies.
Ill. No person shall be Senator
who shall not have attained to the age
of thirty years, and been nine years a
citizen OF the United States, and who
shall not, when elected, be an inhabi-
tant of thai State for which he shall
be chosen.
Nv. The Vice President Of the Uni
ted States shall be president Of the
Senate, but shall have no vote, unless
they be equally divided.
V. The Senate shall choose their