Postponed.

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VIIII

and other public Ministers

Sect. 1. The Senate of the United States shall have power to make
treaties, and to appoint ambassadors, and judges of the supreme court.

Sect. 2. In all disputes and controversies now subsisting, or that may
hereafter subsist between two or more States, respecting jurisdiction or
territory, the Senate shall possess the following powers. Whenever the
Legislature, or the Executive authority, or the lawful agent of
any State, in
controversy with another, shall, by memorial to the Senate, state the matter
in question, and apply for a hearing; notice of such memorial and applica-
tion shall be given, by order of the Senate, to the Legislature or the Execu-
tive Authority of the other State in controversy. The Senate shall also
assign a day for the appearance of the parties, by their agents, before that
House. The agents shall be directed to appoint, by joint consent, com-
missioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the
matter in question. But if the agents cannot agree, the Senate shall name
three persons out of each of the several States, and from the list of such
persons each party shall alternately strike out one, until the number shall

be reduced to thirteen; and from that number not less than seven nor more than nine names, as the Senate shall direct, shall, in their presence, be drawn out by lot; and the persons, whose names shall be so drawn, or any five of them shall be commissioners or judges to hear and finally determine the controversy; provided a majority of the judges, who shall hear the cause, agree in the determination. If either party shall neglect to attend at the day assigned, without shewing sufficient reasons for not attending, or, being present, shall refuse to strike, the Senate shall proceed to nominate three persons out of each State, and the clerk of the Senate shall strike in behalf of the party absent or refusing. If any of the parties shall refuse to submit to the authority of such court; or shall not appear to prosecute or defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce judgment. The judgment shall be final and conclusive. The proceedings shall be transmitted to the President of the Senate, and shall be lodged among the public records for the security of the parties concerned. Every commissioner shall, before he sit in judgment, take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court

of the State where the cause shall be tried, "well and truly to hear and
"determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment,
"without favour, affection, or hope of reward."

All controversies concerning lands claimed under different
Sect. 3.
grants of two or more States whose jurisdictions, as they respect such lands,
shall have been decided or adjusted subsequent to such grants, or any of
them, shall, on application to the Senate, be finally determined, as near as
may be, in the same manner as is before prescribed for deciding controver-
sies between different States.

X.

Sect. 1. The Executive Power of the United States shall be vested in a single person. His stile shall be, "The President of the United States of

"Ameca;" and his title shall be, "His Excellency.'

by joint ballot by the Legislature.

[He shall be elected

He shall hold his office during the

term of seven years; but shall not be elected a second time.

to the legislature

and

Sect. 2. He shall, from time to time, give information ["to the Legislature" stricken out] of the State of the Union: ["he may" stricken out] recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary,

Agreed

to offices

and

In case

and expedient: he may convene them on extraordinary occasions.
of disagreement between the two Houses, with regard to the time of adjourn-
ment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper: he shall
take care that the laws of the United States be duly and faithfully executed:
he shall commission all the officers of the United States; and shall appoint
["officers" stricken out] in all cases not otherwise provided for by this con-
stitution. He shall receive Ambassadors, ["and may correspond with the
Supreme Executives of the several States." stricken out.] He shall have
power to grant reprieves and pardons; ["but his pardon shall not be plead-
able in bar of an impeachment" stricken out.] He shall be Commander in
Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the

and other public Ministers

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except in cases of impeachment

when called into the ["service stricken out] actual Service of the United States

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several States. He shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a com-
pensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during his con-
tinuance in office. Before he shall enter on the duties of his department,
solemnly swear

he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation, “I

"(or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United

& will to the best of my judgmt & power preserve, protect & defend ye Const" of ye U. States

"States of America He shall be removed from his office on impeachment

XI

Sect. 3. The ["Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court" stricken out] shall both in law & equity this constitution. The

extend to all cases arising under laws ["passed by the Legislature"

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& treaties made or wch shall be made und [two illegible words].

stricken out] of the United States; to all cases affecting Ambassadors, this clause postpa other Public Ministers and Consuls; | to the trial of impeachments of