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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

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ARTICLE I.
SECTION 1. Legislative powers; in whom vested.

SEC. 2. House of Representatives, how and by whom chosen-Quall. fications of a Representative — Representatives and direct taxes, how apportioned – Census – Vacancies to be filled - Power of choosing officers, and of impeachment.

Sec. 3. Senators, how and by whom chosen - How classified - State Executive to make temporary appointments, in case, &c.

-Qualifications of a Senator - President of the Senate, his right to vote - President pro tem., and other officers of Senate, how chosen - Power to try impeachments — When President is tried, Chief Justice to preside - Sentence.

SEO. 4. Times, &c., of holding elections, how prescribed – One session in each year.

Sec. 5. Membership - Quorum-Adjournments — Rules – Power to punish or expel - Journal - Time of adjournments limited, unless, &c.

Sec. 6. Compensation - Privileges - Disqualification in certain cases.

SEC. 7. House to originate all revenge bills — Veto - Bill may be passed by two-thirds of each house, notwithstanding, &c. -- Bill not returned in ten days— Provisions as to all orders, &c., except, &c.

SEC. 8. Powers of Congress.

SEC. 9. Provision as to migration or importation of certain persons -Habeas Corpus - Bills of attainder, &c. - Taxes, how apportioned — No export duty-No commercial preferences — No money drawn from treasury anless, &c.— no titular nobility ---Oficers not to receive presents, unless, &c. Sec. 10. States prohibited from the exercise of certain powers.

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ARTICLE II.

SECTION 1. President; his term of office - Electors of President; number and how appointed – Electors to vote on same day - Qualification of President – on whom his duties devolve in case of his removal, death, &c. – President's compensation - Ilis outh.

Sec. 2. President to be commander-in-chief -- lle may require opinion of, &c., and may pardon – Treaty-making power – Nomination of certain officers – When President my fill vacancies,

Sec. 3. Prezident shall communicate to Congress - He may convene and adjourn Congress, in case, &c.; shall receive ambassadors; execute laws, and commission officers,

Sec. 4. All civil offices forfeited for certain crimes.

ARTICLE III.

SECTION 1. Judicial power - Tennre - Compensation.

Sec. 2. Judicial power; to what cases it extends - Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court – Appellate - Trial by jury, except, &c. -Trial, where

SEC. 3. Treason defined - Proof of Punishment of.

ARTICLE IV.

SECTION 1. Each State to give credit to the public acts, &c., of every other State,

Sec. 2. Privileges of citizens of each State - Fugitives from jnstice to be delivered up – Persons held to service having escaped, to be deliv

ered up.

Sec. 3. Admission of new States - Power of Congress over territory and other property.

Sec. 4. Republican form of government guaranteed – Each State to be protected.

ARTICLE V.

Constitution; how amended - Proviso.

ARTICLE V1.

Certain debts, &c., adopted - Supremacy of Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States - Oath to support Constitution, by whoin taken - No religious test.

ARTICLE VII.

What ratification shall establish Constitution.

AMENDMENTS.

I. Religious establishment prohibited – Freedom of speech, of

the press, and right to petition. II. Right to keep and bear arms. III. No soldier to be quartered in any house, unless, &c. IV. Right of search and seizure regulated. V. Provisions concerning prosecution, trial and punishment

Private property not to be taken for public use, without, &c.
VI. Further provision respecting criminal prosecutions,
VII. Right of trial by jury secured.
VIII. Excessive bail or fincs and cruel punishments prohibited.
IX. Rule of construction.

X. Same subject.
XI. Same subject.
XII. Manner of choosing President and Vice-President.
XIII. Slavery abolished.

WE, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general we re, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this con stitution for the United States of America.

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ARTICLE I.

SECTION 1. 1. All legislative powers herein granted, shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives.

SECTION 2. 1. 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 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.

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 skall be determined adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a 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 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 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 Carolina, five; South Carolina, five; and Georgia, three.

4. When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

5. The house of representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

SECTION 3. 1. 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 yote.

2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in conse. quence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the senators of

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