Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-07-24
ARTICLE i.
,F THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.

SECTION L. All legislative lowers
herein granted shall be vested in con.
gross OF the United States. which shall
consist of senate and house Of represen-
tatives.
Sec. 2 The house of representatives
shall be composed of members chosen ev-
cry second year by the people of the sew
eral states, and the electors in each state
shall have the qualifications requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch Of
the state legislature.
No person shall be a 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
Representatives and direct taxes shall
he spportioned among the several states
which may be cluded within this Union,
according to their respective numbers,
which shall be determined by adding to
the whole number OF free persons, inclu-
ding those bound to service for q term of
years, and excluding indians not taxed,
three ffths of all other persons.
The actual enumeration shall be made
within three years after the first meeting
of the congress of the United States, and
within every subsequent term often years,
in such manner as they shall by law direct
The number of representatives shall not
exceed one for every thirty thousand, but
each state shall have at least one repre-
sentative; and until such enumeration
sha ! be made, the State Of New Hamp-
shire shall be entitled to chuse three,
Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations one, Connecticut
five, New York six, New Jersey four
Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Ma
ryland six, Virginia ten, North Caroline
five, South Carolina five, and Gcorgis
three.
When vacancies happen in the repre-
sentation from any State, the executive
authority thereof shall issue writs o
election to fill such vacancies.
The house Of representative shall chusC
their speaker and other officers; and shall
have the sole power Of impeachment.
SEC. 3. The Senate of the United
States shall be composed OF two Sena.
tors from each state, chosen by the leg.
islature thereof, for six years; and each
senator shall have one vote.
Immediately after they shall be as
scmblcd in consequence of the first clec.
ton, they shall be divided as equally as
may be into three classes. The seats o
the senator's of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of tile second year
of the secord class at the expiration o
the fourth year, and Of the third class
at the expiration of the sixth year, So
that one third may be chosen every sec
ond year; and if vacancies happen by re
signation, or otherwise, during the re-
cess of the legislature Of any state, the
executive thereof may make temporary
appointments until the next meeting
of the Legislature, which shall then fill
such vacancies.
No person shall be 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, v her
elected, be an inhabitant of that state fo
which he shall be chosen.
The vice president of the United States
shall be president of the senate, but shall
have no vote, unless they be equally di
vided
The senate shall chuse their other off
GERS, and also president pro tempore
in the absence of the vice president, OF
when he shall exercise the office of pres
ident of the United States.
The senate shall have the sole power
to try all impeachments. When sitting
for that purpose, they shall be on oatl
or affirmation. When the president o
the United States is tried, the chief jus
tice shall prcside and no person shall b.
convicted without the concurrence of two
thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment
shall not extend further than to remova
from office, and disqualification to hole
and enjoy any Office of honour, trust OF
profit under the United States: but the
party convicted shall nevertheless be liza
able and subject to indictment, trial
Judgment and punishment, according I,
law.
SEC. a. The times, places and man
ner of holding elections Tor senator's ant
representatives, shall be prescribed il
each state by the legislature thereof; bu
the congress may at any time by Law
IN AXE or altar such regulations, except a
to the places of chusing senator's.
The congress shall assemble at lcas
once in every year, and such meeting
shall be on the first Monday in December
, unless they shall by law appoint differ
ent day.
SEC. 5. Each house shall be the judg
of the elections, returns and qualification
, Of its own members, and maj ority q
each shall constitute quorum to do bu
siness; but a smaller number may ad
ourn from day to day, and may be au
thorized to compel the attendance of alb
70 sent members, in such manner, and un
der such penalties as each house ma
provide.
Each house may determine the rules c
, its proceedings, punish its members fo
dsorderly behaviour, and with the cor
:, currence of two thirds, expel membe
Each house shall keep a journal of il
= proceedings. and from time to time put
lish the same, excepting such parts O
g this Constitution won't into operation on Il
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