Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-07-05

in which the two houses shall be sitting
Sec. VII. The senators and rep
resentatives shall receive a compensa
ton for their services, to be ascertaine'
by law, and paid out of the treasury o
the United States. They shall, in al
cases, except treason, felony, and breac]
of peace, be privileged from arrest, dur
ing their attendance at the session o
their respective houses, and in going t.
and returning from the same; and 70
any speech or debate in either house
they shall not be questioned in an,
other place.
2. No senator or representative shall
during the time for which he was elected
be appointed to any civil Office unde
the authority of the United States
which shall have been created, or tn
emoluments whereof shall have been in
creased, during such time: and no persol
holding any office under the Unite'
States, shall be a member of eithe
house, during his continuance in Office
SEC. Will. All bills for raisin!
revenue shall originate in the House O
Representatives; but the Senate ma,
propose or concur with amendments a
on other bills
2. Every bill which shall have passee
the House Of Representatives and th,
Senate, shall, before it become a law, b.
presented to the President Of the United
States: if he approve, he shall sign it
but if not, he shall return it with his OBJ
jections, to that house in which it shall
have originated, who shall enter the OBJ
jections at large on their journal, anC
proceed to reconsider it. If, after suel
reconsideration, two-thirds Of tina
house shall agree to pass the bill, i
shall be sent, together with the objec
tions, to the other house, and if ap
proved by two-thirds Of that house, i
shall become law. But in all suel
cases, the votes of both houses shall bt
determined by yeas and nays; and tn,
names of the persons voting for and
against the bill, shall be entered or
the journals Of each house respectively
If any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days Sundays ex.
cepted) after it shall have been presen-
ted to him, the same shall be a law, il
like manner as if he had signed it, un,
less Congress, by their adjournment
prevent its return, in which case it shall
not be law.
3. Every order, resolution, or vote, tc
which the concurrence of the Senate ant
House of Representatives may be neces
sary Except on a question Of adjourn
ment) shall be presented to the Presi
dent of the United States, and, before
the same shall take effect. shall be ap
proved by him, or being disapproved by
him, shall be repasscd by two thirds O.
the Senate and House of Representatives
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in the case ola bill.
Sec. VII.-The Congress shali have
power
l. To lay and collect taxes, duties
imposts, and excises; to pay the debt:
and provide for the common defense anl
general welfare of the United States; bu
all duties, imposts, and excises shall BE-
uniform throue ehout the United States
2. To borrow money on the credit o
the United States:
3. To regulate commerce with foreigr
nations and among the several states
and with the Indian tribes:
f. To establish uniform rule of nat
uralization, and uniform laws on tht
subject of bankruptcies, throughout tht
United States:
5. To coin money, regulate the valu,
thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix th
standard of we ghts and measures:
6. To provide for the punishment o
counterfeiting the securities and curren
coin of the United States:
Z. To establish post Offices and pos
roads:
s. To promote the progress of science
and useful arts, by securing for lin itee
times, to authors and inventors the ex
elusive right to their respective writing
and discoveries:
8. To constitute taibunals inferior I,
the supreme court:
10. To define and punish piracies an,
felonies committed on the high seas ant
offenses against the law of nations:
II. To declare war, grant letters o
marque and reprisal, and make rules con
cerning captures on land and water:
II. To raise and support armies; bu
no appropriation of money to that us
shall be for a longer term than tw'
years:
13. To provide and maintain a navy
IA. To make rules for the government
and regulation of the land and nava
forces:
15 To provide for calling forth tn
militia to execute the laws of the union
suppress instructions, and repel inva
sions:
16, To provide for organizing, arm
ing and disciplining the militia, and 70
governing such part of them as may b
employed in the service of the Unite
States, reserving to the states respectivel
the appointment Of officers, and the au
thority Of training the militia, accord
ing to the discipline prescribed by Con
gress:
Il. To exercise exclusive Legislation
in all eases whatsoever, over such dis
trict (not exceeding ten miles square, a
may, by cession Of particular states, an
the acceptance of Congress, become tn
seat Of government of the United State:
and to exercise like authority over al
places purchased by the consent of tn
Legislation of the state in which the sam
shall be, for the erection of forts, maga
zines, arsenals, dock yards, and othe
needful buildings And,
Is. To make all laws which shall
necessary and proper for carrying int
execution the foregoing powers, and a
other powers vested by this constitutio
in the government of the United States
or in any department or officer thereo
SEC. lA.-1. The migration or i'm
portatiOn of such nersons as anv of tn