Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Constitution of the United States
Sec. 1. - Legislative power vested in Congress. Senate and House of Legislature; sec. 2. - l. Representatives, election of. Qualification of electors. 2. Qualifications of members. 3. Apportionment of Representatives. Of direct taxes. Census to be taken decennially. Ratio of representation. 4. Vacancies in x epresentation. Executive to order election to fill. 5. House to choose its own officers. To have sole power of impeachment sec. 8. - l. Senate, of What composed. Senators, how and when chosen. Each to have one vote. 2. Senators to be divided into three classes. First class to vacate in two years. Second class in four years. Third class at end of sixth year. One-third to be chosen every second year. Vacancies during recess to be temporarily filled. 3. Qualifications for Senator. Thirty years of age. Nine years a Citizen. To be inhabitant of State for which chosen. 4. Vice-president to be President of Senate. To have no vote except in case of a tie. 5. Senate to choose other ofiicers. To choose President pro tem. In absence of Vice President. 6. Senate to have solepower to try 1m eachments. When so sittin to be on oat or afiirmation. Chief Justice 0 preside on trial of President. Concurrence of two-thirds n ecessary for convmtion. 7. Judgment on conviction, extent of. Not to operate. Against trial according to law. Sec. 4. - l. Time and mode 0 elections to be fixed by State Legisla ures. Congress ma alter State regulations except as to he place of elections. 2. Congress to assemble at least once a ear. Meeting to be on first Mon ay of December. Unless otherwise appointed by law. Sec. 5.-l.' Each house to udge the elections, returns, and qualifica ions of its members. Majority to constitute a busmess quorum.
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