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the United States & of the Militia of the several states & shall recieve a compensation which shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office— At Entering on the Duties of his office he shall take an Oath to faithfully execute the duties of a President of the United States— He shall be removed from his office on impeachment by the house of Delegates & Conviction in the supreme Court of Treason bribery or Corruption— In case of his removal death resignation or disability The President of the Senate shall exercise the duties of his office until another President be chosen—& in case of the death of the President of the Senate the Speaker of the House of Delegates s shall do so——

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The Legislature of the United States shall have the Power & it shall be their duty to establish such Courts of Law Equity & Admiralty as shall be necessary—the Judges of these Courts shall hold their Offices during good behaviour & recieve a compensation which shall not be increased or diminished during their continuance in office—One of these Courts shall be termed the Supreme Court whose Jurisdiction shall extend to all cases arising under the laws of the United States or affecting ambassadors other public Ministers & Consuls—To the trial of impeachments of Officers of the United States— To all cases of Admiralty & maritime jurisdiction— In cases of impeachment affecting Ambassadors & other public Ministers the Jurisdiction shall be original & in all the other cases appellate—

All Criminal offenses, (except in cases of impeachment) shall be tried in the State where they shall be committed—the trial shall be open & public & be by Jury—

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Immediately after the first census of the people of United States the House of Delegates shall apportion the Senate by electing for each State out of the Citizens resident therein One Senator for every members such state shall have in the house of Delegates—Each State however shall be entitled to have at least one member in the Senate——

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No State shall grant letters of marque & reprisal or enter into treaty or alliance or confederation nor grant any title of nobility nor without the Consent of the Legislature of the United Sutes lay any impost on imports—nor keep Troops or Ships of War in Time of peace—nor enter into compacts with other states or foreign powers or emit bills of Credit or make any thing but Gold Silver or Copper