The times., 1898-09-25
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Section / All legislative powers herein
granted shall be vested in a Congress of
the United States, which shah consist of
a Senate and House of Representatives.
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
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
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, in
cluding those bound 20 service for term
of years. and excluding Indians not tax
ed. three-fifths 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 of ten 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
shall be made, the State Of New Hamp-
shire shall be entitled to choose three,
Massa 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 Carolina
five. South Carolina five, and Georgia
three
When vacancies happen in the repre-
sentation from any State the executive
authority thereof shall issue writs of
election TO ill such vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall
choose their Speaker and other officers,
and shall have the sole power of impeach-
ment.
Sec g. The Senate of the United 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.
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
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
third may be chosen every second year,
and if vacancies happen by resignation,
or otherwise, during the recess of the
legislature Of any State, the executive
thereof may make temporary appoint
ments until the next meeting of the legis-
lature. which shall then fill such vacan-
cies.
No person shall be a 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 the
State for which he shall be chosen.s
The Vice President of the United States
shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote. unless they be equally
divided.
The Senate shall choose their other Of
hcers and also a president pro tempore.
in the absence of the Vice President. or
when he shall exercise the office of Presi-
dent of the United States.
The Senate shall have the sole power to
try all impeaehments. 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 con-
victed without the concurrence Of two
thirds of the members present
Judgment in case of impeachment shall
not extend further than to removal from
office, and disqualification to ho,d and en-
Joy any office OF honor, trust. or profit
under the United States, but the party
convicted shall nevertheless be liable and
subject TO indictment, trial. Judgment
and punishment, according to law.
Sec. 4 The times places. and manner OF
holding elections for senators and repre-.
sentatives 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 tho
places OF choosing senator's
The Congress shall assemble at least
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. S. Each House shall be the Judge OF