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SECTION 1.-1. All legislative powers herein granted 25

shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which
shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

SECTION 2.-1. The House of Representatives shall be
composed of members chosen every second year by the
people of the several states, and the electors in each state
shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the
most numerous branch of the state legislature.
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among the several states which may be included within this
Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall
be determined by adding to the whole number of free per-
sons, including those bound to service for a term of years,
and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other
persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the
United States, and within every subsequent term of ten
years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The
number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every
thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one
Representative; and, until such enumeration shall be made,
the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to choose
three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New
Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland
six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five,
and Georgia three.

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2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in conse-
quence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally
as may be, into three classes. The seats of the Senators
of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the
second year; of the second class, at the expiration of the
fourth year; and of the third class, at the expiration of the+
sixth year; so that one-third may be chosen every second
year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or other-
wise, during the recess of the legislature of any state, the
executive thereof may make temporary appointments until
the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill
such vacancies.

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