The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-17
CONSTITUTION Of THE united
STATES PRESENTED BY lELKS.


of the United States with the subsequent amend
ments. This is Constitutional Day throughout the
United States. It is the anniversary of the adoption
of the constitution and is desired that every citizen
become better acquainted with that great document.
The Moscow Eks had several thousand copies Of the
constitution printed in purple the E1ks colors, and
distributed free among the people at the fair grounds
They request each person who got copy to keep It
and read and study it. This paper herewith giving
it in full to its readers. Preserve this copy for future
reference The constitution follows:
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
ADOPTED CONVENTION SEPTEMBER IT, 1887
order to form more perfect
Union establish JUSTICE domestic tranquility
welfare secure the bless
ings of liberty
this Constitution for the United States of America:
ARTICLE l.
Section All legislative
in Congress of the United States which
and House of Representatives
composed
requisite
for the electors
NO person snail be Representative who shall not have attained
to the of twenty-five and been
United States and shall when elected
that State in which he shall be chosen.
Union according
their numbers which shall be determined adding the
whole number of
States
within subsequent of they
Representatives
thirty State shall
Representative and until enumeration shall be State
of New Hampshire shall entitled choose three
eight Rhode Island Providence Plantations Connecticut
New York six New Jersey Pennsylvania eight Delaware
Maryland six Virginia North Carolina five South Carolina fve
Georgia
When vacancies
executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election fill such
vacancies.
Representatives their Speaker and
other officers and shall have the sole of impeachment
Section The United States shall
thereof
SIX years. and each Senator shall have vote
Immediately
first election they shall be divided equally be into three
The seats OF the Senator'S of the first class shall vacated
at the expiration of the
sixth
happen resignation otherwise during
the Legislature executive
pora until the next meeting the Legislature which
shall then fill such
be havea
of thirty citizen United
and who shall when elected nhabiant that
shall chosen.
The Vice President States
Senate but shall have be equally divided
The Senate shall choose their other officers and President
the the President
exercise the office Of President of the United States.
The shall impeachments.
When sitting for that they shall be on oath affirmation
When the President United Justice
shall preside shall convicted without
of two-hirds of the members
office profit United
shall nevertheless liable subject Indictment trial.
judgment and punishment according to law
Section The of holding elections
Senators and Representatives shall prescribed each State
Legislature thereof;
regulations,
Congress least
December
by law appoint different day
House determine of its proceedings punish
Section the judge of the elections
shall constitute business smaller number
with
wot a
Each House shall Journal of it's proceedings and from
time publish their
of
SHALL the desire of onefh of those
he antered the Journal