Defense and Security against all Designs and Leagues that may be injurious to their interests and against all Forc [Foes?] and Attacks offered to or made upon them or any of them.
[I]
The Stile of this government shall be The United States of America,[1] and (the legislative, executive and judiciary powers shall be separate and distinct).
[II]
“The Legislature shall consist of two distinct Branches — a Senate and a House of Delegates, each of which shall have a Negative on the other, and shall be stiled the U. S. in Congress assembled.”
The House of Delegates to be elected by the State Legislatures,[2] and to consist of one Member for every thousand inhabitants ⅗ of Blacks included.[3]
For the forming of the Senate the United States to be divided into four great districts,[4] (so apportioned as to give to each its due weight). The Senate to be elected by the House of Delegates either from among themselves or the people at large.[5] When so formed, the Senate to be divided into four classes, — to serve by Rotation of four years.[3]
The Members of S. & H. D. shall each have one Vote,[6] and shall be paid out of the common Treasury.
The Time of the Election of the Members of the H. D. and of the meeting of the U. S. in C. assembled.
“Each House shall appoint its own Speaker and other Officers, and settle its own Rules of Proceeding; but neither the Senate nor H. D. shall have the power to adjourn for more than Days without the Consent of both.”
[Freedom of speech and protection from arrest as in Article V of the Articles of Confederation.]
(Attendance compulsory provided no punishment shall be further extended than to disqualifications) any longer to be members of Congress or to hold any office of trust or profit under the United States or any individual State.[7]
- ↑ Articles of Confederation.
- ↑ Records of June 6, Appendix A, ⅭⅭⅩⅩⅩⅦ, ⅭⅭⅩⅩⅩⅧ, and letter of Read to Dickinson.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Confirmed by Read.
- ↑ Read, confirmed by Observations and Records of July 2. Cf. Constitution of New York of 1777.
- ↑ Confirmed by Read and Observations.
- ↑ Confirmed by Observations.
- ↑ Amendment to Articles of Confederation proposed in 1786.
