CO.\’.<T1'1‘lQ TION OF THE L°1\°ITED er Aflérmatierx. \\’h<·ll the President of the I'nitod States is e‘ u·§e·d, the L‘l¤ie·i .lu»ti;·•.· shell preside: And no Person shall be oomiestetl xwiilnout the tfonenzrreuce of two thirds of the Mem- d leere present. · . S .lwl;¤m·z1t·in Gases of Impeachment shall not extend fur- U they men to removal from Oiiice. and disqunliiioation to hold il end mjt»;;· any Odive of honor, Trust or Protit under the United Sm¥e-: hnt the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable 0 me subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment und Punishment, _( 5l§'*’¢t9TtH¥3$I to IAIW. . · I acer nos. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elec- } seem fer Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in eeeh State by the Legizelatnre thereof;”but the Congress may Y at may time by Law makeor alter such Regulations, encept as S to the Plnees of chusing Senators. · ‘ · ~~ - The Congress shell assemble at least once in every Yearyand ( smh Meeting shall be on the iirst Monday'. in December, uulessl S ehey shell by Lewappolnt e different Day. I . _ t Secemozr. 5. Each Heuseslmll be the Judge of the Elections, ‘ Rename and Quelidentions of its own Members, and a Majority of eeoh shall constitute e' Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn fronrday to day, and may be authorized ’ so eempel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, . end under such Penalties as each House may provide.- Reel: House may determine the Rules of \its‘ Proceedings, ' pnnfsh its Members for disorderly Behaviour, und,‘ with,.t.he l Fenenrrence of two thirds, expel a Member, . — · Each House- shall keep a Journal of its Proeeedings, and I feom time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Keys of the Members of either House on anyquestion shell) j et the Desire of one tlfth of those present, be entered on the . Sensual. ¢ t Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without me Consent; of the other, adjourn for more than three`daysQ , ner to any other Place than that‘in which the two Houses shall he sitting. _ _ . I Seerxox. 8. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a . {mlnpeneatien for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and mid ont of the Treasury oi the United States. They shall in all Cesee, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be gnlvtmm from Arrest during their Attendance- at the Session l ei their respective Houses, end ln going to and returning from the heme; end foreeny Speech or Debate in eit.he1•`House, they . shell net be questioned in any other Place. ·· ’ _ _ No henetor or Reprmentative shell, dnrlng the Time. for which he wee elected, be appointed to any civil Otllce under the Authority of the United Statw, which shallhmje been created, ` er the Emoinmente euexeor shall here been enereased during eeeh time; and no Person holding any Omce funder. the United States, shell be a Mmber of either Heuse during his Continnanee in Omee. ‘ t _ Secuon. 7._Al1 Bills for raising Revenueshall originate in the . House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or veneers with Amendments as on other Bllls._ . 1·`;x·er;r Biilirrhich shall have the House of Representw tires and the Senate, shall, before it beéoxnee a Lew, be prenented to the _President ot the United States; It he approves he ebelt eign it, but if not he shall return lt,`with his Objections to that llense in which it shall have originated, who shnllenter the Oléeetions at large on their Journal, and proc®d to re-‘ ¤~on=s lder 1t.- If utter such Recoitsideretion two thirds ot that House shell ngree to pans the Bill, it shall be senf,` together T with. the Ohjecrlens, to other House. by which it shell like wise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that llouee, it shall become a Law. · But in all meh C@ the Votm of both Heneee shall be determined by- yeas and Nays, and the I Nnmee ot the Persons voting for andagainet the Billshall be
• STATES OF ,4tMI§RICA-1787 1856 uteretl on the Journal of each House roqwocstively. If any Bill ' hall not be returned by the President within ton Days (Sun. lays excepted) after it shall have been presented lu l¤im,' the lame shall be ll Law, in 1i.ke·M:;mner as if he hud sigzneal it. mless the Congress by their- Adjournment prevent its Return, n whic·h·(‘o_se it shall not be a Low. ° Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Coneurrence ·t the Senate and House of Repgesentatives may be neeesemy Qexcept one question of Adjournment) shall be presented to tl;-» ?resident of the United States; and before the Some shell tale Effect, shall be approved by him. or being dieiepprored by kite e
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Smcuox. 8. The Congress shall have Power To ley mm rollect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to paythe Dobte md provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of he United States; but all Duties, Impoeta and Exeises shall hc miform throughout the‘·United States; — · _ To borrow Money on the creditot they United States ;: To regulate vC0inmeree with foreign Nations, and among the <everai States, and with the `indion Tribxg ‘ , To establish a uniform Rule ot Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; _ · » _ _ I . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of ttoreign Coin, and tix the~=Standard of Weights and Measures; _ ` To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Goin ot the United Statx; l To mtablish Post QJ and post Roads`; To promote the Progressof Science and useful Arts, by secur; ing foi•* limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Rlghfto their respeétive Writings and Discoveries; ‘ ‘ T0 constitute `Trlbnnals interiorto the supreme Court; To_ dong and . punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high S s,·and Onences against the Lew of Nations; _` l To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and _ § make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water ;» To raise und` support Arrnlm, but no Appropriation dt Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintaina Navy; » · _ . To meke Rulesjor the Government and Regulation of the lnndand naval Form; `. _ _ n U `To provide for calling forth the Militia to exeente the Laws of the Union, suppress Insnrrections and repel invasions; ` To provide. for organizing, armlx, and dledplinlng, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may he employed in they Service ot: the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appiointment ot the Omcets, and the Authority ‘ ot training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congrem; _ _ Q To exercise exclusive Legislation in all · hm whatsoever, _ over such District (not exceeding tm Rim. square) as may, by ‘ Cession of particular States. and the Acceptance ot Oomressr become the ot the Government of the United States, and to eiercise like Anthorlty over all Plac& purchased by the - Consent of the Legislature o1{_·theoBtate in which the Same shall be, for the Erection ot Forts; Magerines, Areenals, dock—Yarde, and other needful Buildings ;··-·A.nd · _ ‘ l To make all Laws which shall be necesmry and proper for carrying lnto Execution the- foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vented by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Denertrnent or Omcer tmreof. _ t Sncrrros. 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons is anyof the States new existing shall think proper to admit,- ehall not be prohibiffd bi the Oongrew prior to the Yat one thousand eight hundred and éght, but a·Tex or duty may ibe · tmpueéd on such Innportation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
