Senators, United States, from Massachusetts, since 1789, . 209 change of boundary, &c., Towns and Cities, date of incorporation, original name, Towns and Post-Offices in Massachusetts, . 102 192 Vote for President, in Massachusetts, in 1872, 170 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. PREAMBLE. ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. Legislative powers; in whom vested. SECT. 2. House of Representatives, how and by whom chosen Qualifications of a Representative- Representatives and direct taxes -how apportioned - Census- Vacancies to be filled Power of choosing officers, and of impeachment. SECT. 3. Senators, how and by whom chosen- How classified -State executive to make temporary appointments, in case, &c.— Qualifications of a Senator President of the Senate, his right to vote-President pro tem., and other officers of Senate, how chosenPower to try impeachments When President is tried, Chief Jus tice to preside― Sentence. SECT. 4. Times, &c., of holding elections, how prescribed -One session in each year. SECT. 5. Each house the judge of membership- Quorum-Adjournments-Rules - Power to punish or expel ― Journal-Time of adjournments limited, unless, &c. SECT. 6. Compensation Privileges — Disqualification in certain cases. SECT. 7. House to originate all bills for using revenue- Senate nay amend - Veto - Bill may be passed by two thirds of each house, notwithstanding, &c. - Bill not returned in ten days - Provisions as to all orders, &c., except, &c. SECT. 8. Powers of Congress. SECT. 9. Provision as to migration or importation of certain persons - Habeas Corpus - Bills of Attainder or ex post facto lawsTaxes, how apportioned — No export duty - No commercial preferences- No money drawn from treasury, unless, &c. - No title of nobility - Officers not to receive presents, unless, &c. SECT. 10. States prohibited from the exercise of certain powers. 9 ARTICLE II. SECTION 1. President; his and the Vice-President's term of office -Electors of President; number, and how appointed - Who shall not be electors - - President and Vice-President, how chosen Qualification of President - On whom his duties devolve in case of his removal, death, &c. - President's compensation - His oath. SECT. 2. President to be commander-in-chief- He may require opinion of, &c., and may pardon - Treaty-making power Nomination of certain officers- When President may fill vacancies. SECT. 3. President shall communicate to Congress He may convene Congress and adjourn it, in case, &c.; shall receive ambassadors, execute laws, and commission officers. SECT. 4. All civil offices forfeited for certain crimes. ARTICLE III. SECTION 1. Judicial Power-Tenure - Compensation. SECT. 2. Judicial power; to what cases it extends- - Original jurisdiction of supreme court-Appellate Trial by jury, except, &c. - Trial, where. SECTION 1. Each State to give credit to the public acts, &c., of every other State. SECT. 2. Privileges of citizens of each State -Fugitives from justice to be delivered up-Persons held to service having escaped, to be delivered up. Certain debts, &c., adopted - Supremacy of Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States - Oath to support Constitution, by whom taken- No religious test. ARTICLE VII. What ratification shall establish Constitution. |