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| supreme law & the judges bound thereby. | on the State laws. The States to retain only local legislation limited to concerns affecting each only. vide Art. 11th. |
| Article 8. like same in Confed. & gives power to exact postage for expense of office & for revenue. | |
| Article 7. Senate alone to declare war- make treaties & appoint ministers & Judges of Sup. Court—To regulate the manner of deciding disputes now subsisting, or which may arise, between States respecting jurisdiction or territory— | The 7th. article invests the U.S. with the compleat power of regulating trade & levying imposts & duties. (The regulation of commerce is given in the powers enumerated article 6th. of plan.) |
| Article 8. The Executive power—h.e. President U.S. for —— years & re-eligible– To give information to the Legislature of the state of the Union & recommend measures to their consideration—To take care that the laws be executed—To commission all officers of the U. S. and except ministers & Judges of Sup. Court, nominate & with consent of Senate appoint all other officers—to receive ministers & may correspond with Ex. of different States. To grant pardon except in impeachments. To be commander in chief—to receive a fixed compensation—to take an oath—removable on impeachment by H. of D. and conviction in Supreme Court of bribery or corruption. The President of Senate to act as Prest. in case of death &a and the Speaker of H. of D. in case of death of Pres. of Senate— | Page 9. The Executive should be appointed septennially, but his eligibility should not be limited—Not a branch of the Legislature further than as part of the Council of revision – His duties to attend to the execution of the acts of Congress, by the several States; to correspond with them on the subject; to prepare and digest, in concert with the great departments, business that will come before the Legislature. To acquire a perfect knowledge of the situation of the Union, and to be charged wth the business of the Home Deptmt.—To inspect the Departments. To consider their Heads as a Cabinet Council & to require their advice. To be Commander in Chief—to convene the legislature on special occasions & to appoint all officers but Judges & Foreign ministers—removable by impeachment—salary to be fixed permanently by the Legislature. |
