OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PREAMBLE. We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I. 1. [Legislative power.]-All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. SECTION II. ' 1. [House of representatives.]-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. 2. [Representatives Qualifications.]—No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. 3. [Apportionment.]-Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned 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 persons, 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 chuse 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. 4. [Vacancies.]-When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. 5. [Speaker-Power of impeachment.]-The house of representatives shall chuse their speaker and other officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment. SECTION III. 1. [Senate.]-The senate of the United States shall be composed of two We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of 1. [Legislative power.]-All legislative powers herein granted all be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of 1. [House of representatives.]-The composed of members chosen every second ye states; and the electors in each state shall have electors of the most numerous branch of the stat 2. [Representatives Qualifications.]- ative who shall not have attained the age of twen among the several states which number of free persons, includin and excluding Indians not taxed, enumeration shall be made withi congress of the United States, and w such manner as they shall by law di not exceed one for every thirty thousan representative; and until such enumera Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse thre and Providence Plantations, one; Connecti four; Pennsylvania, eight; Delaware, one; Carolina, five; South Carolina, five; and Geor 4. [Vacancies.]-When vacancies hanne state, the executive authority thereof s |