History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2: With Notices of Its Principle FramersCurtis, George Ticknor
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History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2: With Notices of Its Principle Framers
Curtis, George Ticknor
Constitutional history -- United States
"8. _Resolved_, That, in the original formation of the legislature of
the United States, the first branch thereof shall consist of
sixty-five members; of which number, New Hampshire shall send three;
Massachusetts, eight; Rhode Island, one; Connecticut, five; New York,
six; New Jersey, four; Pennsylvania, eight; Delaware, one; Maryland,
six; Virginia, ten; North Carolina, five; South Carolina, five;
Georgia, three. But as the present situation of the States may
probably alter in the number of their inhabitants, the legislature of
the United States shall be authorized, from time to time, to apportion
the number of representatives; and in case any of the States shall
hereafter be divided, or enlarged by addition of territory, or any two
or more States united, or any new States created within the limits of
the United States, the legislature of the United States shall possess
authority to regulate the number of representatives, in any of the
foregoing cases, upon the principle of their number of inhabitants,
according to the provisions hereafter mentioned, namely: Provided
always, that representation ought to be proportioned to direct
taxation. And in order to ascertain the alteration in the direct
taxation which may be required from time to time by the changes in the
relative circumstances of the States,--
"9. _Resolved_, That a census be taken within six years from the first
meeting of the legislature of the United States, and once within the
term of every ten years afterwards, of all the inhabitants of the
United States, in the manner and according to the ratio recommended by
Congress in their resolution of the 18th of April, 1783; and that the
legislature of the United States shall proportion the direct taxation
accordingly.
"10. _Resolved_, That all bills for raising or appropriating money,
and for fixing the salaries of the officers of the government of the
United States, shall originate in the first branch of the legislature
of the United States, and shall not be altered or amended by the
second branch; and that no money shall be drawn from the public
treasury, but in pursuance of appropriations to be originated by the
first branch.
"11. _Resolved_, That, in the second branch of the legislature of the
United States, each State shall have an equal vote.
"12. _Resolved_, That a national executive be instituted, to consist
of a single person; to be chosen by the national legislature, for the
term of seven years; to be ineligible a second time; with power to
carry into execution the national laws; to appoint to offices in cases
not otherwise provided for; to be removable on impeachment, and
conviction of malepractice or neglect of duty; to receive a fixed
compensation for the devotion of his time to the public service, to be
paid out of the public treasury.
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