Elections, how judged.

Quorum.

be convicted without the concurrence of twothirds of the members present.

Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.

SECTION IV.

The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

SECTION V.

Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized Absent members. to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties, as each house may provide.

Rules.

Expulsion.

Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of twothirds, expel a member.

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Each house shall keep a journal of its proceed- Journals to kept and publishings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment

require secrecy, and the yeas and nays of the Yeas and nays. members of either house on any question shall,

at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be

entered on the journal.

Neither house, during the session of Congress, Adjournments. shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn

for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.

SECTION VI.

The Senators and Representatives shall re- Compensation. ceive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases except treason, felony and breach of the peace, Privileges. be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

pointed to office.

No Senator or Representative shall, during Members not ap the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no person holding any office under the United States, shall be a Officers of govern member of either house during his continuance members. in office.

ment cannot b

Revenue bills.

the

Bills to be presented to President.

SECTION VII.

All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.

Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President His powers over of the United States; if he approve he shall

them.

Proceedings his veto.

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sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in all cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively. If Bills to be laws if any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall

not returned in ten days.

Joint orders

or

resolutions to be

President.

have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the approved by the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the

ARTICLE I.

President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.

SECTION VIII.

gress to lay taxes

The Congress shall have power to lay and Power of Con collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay -pay debts. the debts and provide for the common defence

and general welfare of the United States; but General welfare. all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform Duties uniform. throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United Borrow money. States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, Commerce. and among the several States, and with the In

dian tribes;

To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, Naturalization. and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies Bankruptcy. throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, Coin money. and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of Weights and meaweights and measures;

sures.

To provide for the punishment of counter- Counterfeiting. feiting the securities and current coin of the

United States;

To establish post offices and post roads; Post roads. To promote the progress of science and use- Promote arts and ful arts, by securing for limited times to authors

and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

science.

Inferior courts.

Piracies, &c.

Declare war and make captures.

Raise armies.

Navy.

Rules and articles of war.

Call out militia.

Organize and govern militia.

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the States reOfficers of militia. spectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

Exclusive legislation over seat of government.

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockdocks, yards, and other needful buildings;-and

And over forts, arsenals,

&c.