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the CONSTITUTION
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
PREAM BILE.

MA ~ oAhiA CO AAASiS PSiASSs oilOH, CctdOllcA
justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defence, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, DO ordain and es-
tablish this Constitution for the United States
of America.
| ART. l-oF THE LEGISLATURE.
Sec. IL. All legislative powers herein
granted, shall be vested in Congress of the
United States, which shall consist of SEN
ate and House of Representatives.
Sec. Ill. The House of Representatives
shall be composed of members chosen 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.
2. No person shall be representative who
shall not have attained to the age of twenty
five years, and been seven years a citizen of
the United States, and who shall not, when
elected, be an inhabitant of that State in
which he shall be chosen.
3. Representatives and direct taxes shall
be apportiOned among the several States
which may be included within this Union,
according to their respective numbers, which
shall be determined by adding to the whole
number of free persons, including those bound
to service for term of years, and excluding
Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other
persons. The actual enumeration shall be
made within three years after the first meet
ing 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 of representative shall not ex.
ceed 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; Massachusetts eight Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations one =
Connecticut five New York six New Jer-
sey four; Pennsylvania eight Delaware one
Maryland six; Virginia ten North Carroll
ma five; South Carolina five; and Georgie
three.
4. When vacancies happen in the represen-
tation from any State, the executive authori-
ty thereof shall issue writs of election to fill
up such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall
choose their speaker and other officers, and
shall have the sole power Of impeachment
Crr TIT Tho &c IL
States shall be composed of two senators
from each State, chosen by the legislature
thereof, for six years, and each senator shall
have one vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assem-
bled in consequence of the first election, they
shall be divided, as equally as may be, into
three classes. The seats of the senators Of
the first class shall be vacated at the expira-
tion of the second year, Of the second class at
the expiration of the fourth, and of the third
class at the expiration 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 legisla-
ture of any State, the executive thereof may
make temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the legislature, which shall then
fill such vacancies.
3. No person shall be o senator who shall
not have attained to the age of thirty years,
and been nine years citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected, be
an inhabitant of that State for which he shall
be chosen.
4. The Vice President of the United States
shall be President of the Senate, but shall
have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other Off
GERS, and also President pro tempore, in
the absence of the Vice President, or when
he shall exercise the office of President of the
United States.
6. The Senate shall have the sole power to
try all impcachmcnts. When sitting for that
purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation
When the President Of the United States is
tried, the Chief Justice shall preside; and
no person shall be convicted without the con-
currence of two-thirds of the members pres
ent.
8. Judgment in case ofimpcachment of shall
not extend further than to removal from Of
flee, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust or profit, under the
United States but the party convicted shall
nevertheless. be liable and subject to indict-
ment, trial, judgment, and punishment ac-
cording to law.
Sec. IV.--l. The times, places and man
ner o. holding elections for senators and rep
resentatlves, 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 place of choosing
senator's.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least
once in every year, and such meeting shall be
on the first Monday in December, unless