Constitution of the United States of America: With the Amendments Thereto, to which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Ordinance of 1787 ; and to which are Added the Rules of the Senate, the Joint Rules of the Two Houses, and Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary Practice ; with Some General Laws of Useful Reference in Legislation, and Other Interesting Matter, from Authentic SourcesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1877 - 459 páginas |
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Página 2 - their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavored to prevent the Population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new
Página 12 - in any court or place out of Congress; and the mem- ■ bers of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on, Congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace. Article vi. No State, without the consent of the
Página 43 - Law, or in the Heads of Departments. 3 The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. section in. He shall from time to time give
Página 47 - whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names. New Hampshire. John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman. Massachusetts. Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King. Connecticut. Wm. Saml. Johnson, Roger Sherman. New York. Alexander Hamilton. New Jersey. Wil: Livingston, Wm. Paterson, David Brearley, Jona. Dayton. Pennsylvania. B. Franklin, Robt. Morris, Tho: Fitzsimons, James Wilson, Thomas Mifflin, Geo: Clymer, Jared Ingersoll, Gouv: Morris.
Página 430 - Congress." Resolved unanimously, That the said report, with the resolutions and letter accompanying the same, be transmitted to the several Legislatures, in order to be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each State by the people thereof, in conformity to the resolves of the convention made and provided in that case.
Página 11 - If any person guilty of or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled,
Página 15 - versy with another, shall present a petition to Congress, stating the matter in question, and praying for a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by order of Congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other State in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed
Página 34 - five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. 4 When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. 5 The House of Representatives shall chuse their
Página 35 - shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant ot that State for which he shall be chosen. 4 The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. 5 The Senate shall chuse their other Officers,
Página 333 - Sec. 146. In case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both the President and Vice-President of the United States, the President of the Senate, or, if there is none, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the time being, shall act as President until the disability is removed or a President elected.