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ARTICLE I. Congress and Its Powers. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every 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. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States be included within this Union according to their respective numbers, which termined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those ervice for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of ersons. The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the g of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term 5, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representanot exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least entative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of Newshall be entitled to choose three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New-Jersey four, Pennght, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South e and Georgia three. When vacancies happen in the representation from the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such The House of Representatives shail choose their Speaker and other officers, ave the sole power of impeachment. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall . Choice, tion, Imnt Trials. have one vote. Immediately after they shall be assembled 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 expiration of the second year; of the second class, at the expiration irth year, and of the third class, at the expiration of the sixth that one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacan1 by resignation or otherwise during the recess of the Legislature of the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next the Legislature, which shall then fili such vacancies. No person shall be a o shall not have attained to the age of thirty years and been nine years a he United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that hich he shall be chosen. The Vice-President of the United States shall be f the Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided. I choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore in the absence -President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United › Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for e, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United led, the Chief Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted withcurrence of two-thirds of the members present, Judgment in cases of imshall not extend further than to removal from office and disqualification to njoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States; but the cted shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment nent, according to law. The The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Repshall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the ConI to Con semblings. The gress may at any time by law make or alter such regulaticns, except as to the places of choosing Senators. Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, shall by law appoint a different day. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; Powers but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide. Each house may determine the rules edings, punish its members for disorderly behavior and, with the concur CONSTITUTION or THE UNITED STATES. 21 e of two-thirds, expel a member. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceed- and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their ment require secrecy, and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the jourNeither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the r, adjourn for more than three days, or to any other place than that in which wo houses shall be sitting. Sec. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their ces, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall, in all cases except treason, felony and breach pensations and of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendPrivileges. ance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or te in either house they shall not be questioned in any other place. No Senator or esentative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any office under the authority of the United States which shall have been created, or emoluments whereof shal. have been increased during such time; and no person ng any office under the United States shall be a member of either house during ontinuance in office. Fec. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representa; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills. enue Bills— cedure-Presi 7. 's Action. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have origi, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and to proceed to reconit. If after such reconsideration two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the It shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall ise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that house it shall become But in all cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and and the names of the prsons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on ournal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Presiwithin ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless Congress by their rnment prevents its return, in which case it shall not be a law. Every order, tion or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representamay be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the lent of the United States; and before the same shall take effect shall be approved m, or, being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two-thirds of the Senate House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the of a bill. ral Powers of Congress. ; ec. 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; to borrow money on the credit of the United States; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States and with the Indian tribes; to establish a m rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankes throughout the United States; to coin money, regulate the value thereof, of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; to provide e punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United to establish postoffices and postroads; to promote the progress of science and arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right ir respective writings and discoveries; to constitute tribunals inferior to the ne Court; to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, fences against the laws of nations; to declare war, grant letters of marque and l, and make rules concerning captures cn land and water; to raise and support , but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a Yonger term than two to provide and maintain a navy; to make rules for the government and regulaf the land and naval forces; to provide for calling forth the militia to execute ws of the Union, suppress insurrections and expel invasions; to provide for zing, arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them y be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the States reely the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia ing to the discipline prescribed by Congress; to exercise exclusive legislation in ses whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by a of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of ment of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places pur |