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"VOLUME 1. . , . . NUMBER 19.' - R A LEIGH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1843. t -. .' TERMS. : ' ')' ' . - The DtMOCBATio Signal if published week ly in the City of Raleigh, at ONE DOLLAR p?r annum cash. j PERRIN BUSBEE, ) p,.,' ! l JDUNCAN K. McRAE, $ M'auort' V ' WESLEY WHITAKER, Ja. Printer, CONSTITUTION OF THE U. S., Agreed upon in Congress, Sep. 17, 1787. We, the people ofthe United State?, in ol it - der io form a perfect anion, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote tbes general wel fare, and secure the blessings of 'liberty to ourselves and posterity, do ordain and estab lish this Constitution for the Toiled, States of uA.ffieftca. .- v .., ; J : n Art. 1. Sec. I. All legislative powers herein granted, shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which, shall' consist of a Senate and House of Representative?. , Sec II. ,1.. .The House of Representa lives shall be composed of, members chosen very.$econd year by the people of the sevi- ral Slates; and the electors in each State shall .have the qualifications requisite for electors of the roost numerous branch of the Stale Legislature. . ,'x ,2. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five jears, and been seven years a citizen of, the United Stales, and who shall not, when trlected.be an inhabitant of (hat State in which .hesball be chosen. ... X 4 . 3. Representatives and direct taxes shall be Apportioned an.ong the several States .which may be included .within this Union, accordjng- to their respective numbers.which shall be determined by adding, to the whole number of free persons including those bouno to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed.thiee-fifths of all other per sons. The actual enumeration shall be made wjthia three years after the meeting of the ..Congress of .the United States, and within every, subsequent term often years, in such manner as they shall by law. direct. .,The .number of Representatives, shall not exceed one for e7ery thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least; one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the Stale of New Hampshire shall be, entitled to choose three: Massachusetts eicht: Rhode . i Island ;rfid Providence Planlations.one; Con necticut fivr; New York fix ;, New Jerseyj .four; Pennsylvania eight;; Delaware one ; Maryland six; Virginia ten; North Carolina five; South Carolina fie; and Georgia ihree. 4. When vacacieshappen in the.Repre sentaticn from any S!ate, the executive au .tbority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such. vacancies., . ,V , J , t .,. 5. The Home of Representatives shall -choose their speaker and other officers, and n shall have, the sole power of impeachment, j Sec. III. 1: The Senate of theJU. States shall be composed of two Seuatorsfrom each State, chosen bv the Legislature thereof, for ivote. .--. j. - 2. : Immediately after they shall: be assem bled in consequence of the first election, they 'shall be divided, ns equally as may be, into 'three classes. ; The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expira - lion of the second year, of the second class at -the expiration of the fourth year, and of the o third class at the expiration oi the sixth year, - so that one-third may be chosen every second fyear; and if vacancies happen by resignation crotherwise during the recess; of the Legis- i r Ci.i. . i ko. V. vntiv threnf lthe - j 1 j f , ; text meeting of the Legislature, which shall ihn fill ..nth vacancies. . I ' . iin v. 1 1 m rr ir 111 uu i &a a w m u u w 3. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the UniiedStates, and who shall not, when elected,-be an in habitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. . ', j . . ... . . - , t .4. The Vice President of the U. States shall be President of the Senate, but' shall hare no vote,! unless they be equally divided, . 5.1 The Senate shall choose their Other of ficers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when be shall exercise the office of President of ihe'United States.- 6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. . When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or amr mation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justiae shall pre- tide; and no person shall be convictad with out the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem bers present, i. j , , . . 7. Judgment in case of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from of fice, and disqualification to hold and enjoy jtny office of honor, trustor profit, under the United States; but the parly convicted spall .nevertheless be liable and .subject. to indict- ment, trial, judgment and punishment, ac cording to law. "i . . . . ; ; Sec. IV. The times, places, and man ner of holding elections for Senators andRe presentatives, shall, be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Con gress may, at any time, by Jaw, make or aU ter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. ; 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Mondav in December, unless they shall bylaw appoint a different dayv- Ses. V. 1. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members; and a majority of eaefa shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such' man ner and such penalties as each House may provide ' 2.' Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and with the concur rence of two thirds, expel a member. ; ' ' 3. Each Hoope shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from lime to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may m heir judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House, on any qutstionshall,' at the 3esire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal. 4. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of jtthe other, adjourn for more than three days, nor 6 any other place than that in which the.two Houses shall be sitting. . Sec. VI. 1. The Senators and, Represen atives shall receive a compensation for their t . ' j i i- i . : J Cervices, to,oe ascertained or law, anu pmu utof the Treasury of the. United States. They shall, in all cases except treason, felo Ly andjbreach of the peace, be priviledged from arrest during their, attendance at, the f ession of their respective Houses, and in go n to or returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either. House, they shall not be questioned in any other place., ; 2. No Senator or Representative shajl.du ring the time for which he is elected, be ap pointed to any civil office underline authori ty of the United States,, which shall have been increased during such time; and no per son1 holding any office under the U. : Stales, shall be a member of either House: during his continuance in office. ".-! Sec. VII. I. All bills Tor raising revenue shall origiriate in the Rouse of Representa-J tives; but the Senate may propose or concr" with. amendments as on other bills. ; 2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States: if he ap- prove he shall sign it; but if not, he shall re turn it, with his objections, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall en ter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. j If, after such .re consideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall, be sent, togeth er with the objections, to the other House.by which it shall likewise be. reconsidered, and ifaDDroved bv two thirds of that Hous. it shall become a jaw., But in all such cases, the vote of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, anJ the-nacnes of the per ions votiug for or agaiast the bill, shall be entered on the journal of each House rtspec lively.. If any bill shall hot leturned by the President within ten days Sundays ex ceptedj after it shall 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 aase it shall not be a law. ; . 3. Every order, resolution or yote.to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be .necessary, (except on a question oi adjournmenrj shall be pre sented to the 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, accor ding to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill. r ; 1 , t v - Sec. VIII. 1.. The Congress shall have power -To lay and collect taxes, duties, im posts, and excises, to pay , the) debts and pro vide. for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises- shall be uniform thro' out the United States; ' . 2. To borrow money on the credit of . the United States: , I v 3. To rcgalata commerce', .with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes: 4. To establish a uniform rule of natural ization, and uniform laws" on the. subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States: To coin money.regulate the valuethere- of, and oftforeign coin, and fix the ' standard of weights and measure: ' ' M 6. To provide for the punishment of coun terfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; i !, . - , , i T 7. To establish post offices and post roads. 8. To promote the procrress of science and useful arts, by securing,' for limited times, to auihors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries: 9. To constitute! tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court: To define and punish piraT cies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nation's: ', 10. To declare war, grant letters of mar que and reprisal,' and make rules concerning captures on land and water; - ; ; V-' -11. To raise and support armies; but no appropriation ofraoneyto that Use shall be for a longer term than two years: ; , 12. ;To provide and maintain a navy: 1 3. To make rules for the government and regulation ofthe lend and naval forces. 14 :To provide fox calling tbrthf the'mili- tia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repej invasions: f . ' : 15! To provide for organizing,arming,and disciplining the militia,'. and for.. governing snch part of them as may be employed in the- service of the United States, reserving to the States resectiyejythe, appointmnt ;iof officers, and the authority of training the mi litia according to the discipline prescribed by Cdngress; , 16. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district not ex ceediogten miles square as may , by cession of particular. Stotes and' the acceptance of Congress, become the seat oi (jovernmenf of the United States,' and to exercise like au thority over all places purchased by the con sent ofthe legislature of the State in which toe same shall be, tor the, iereciion of ioits, niagazines, arsenals, dock yards, and other needful buildings-and 17. To ma te all laws 'which shall be ne cessary and proper for carrykiginto execution the" foregoing powers, and all otner powers vesied by this Constitution in- the , .Govern ment of the United States, or, in, any depart cer thereof. Sec IX. f: 1 . : The m ig ration o r i m po r tatio n of such persons as any of the States now ex. isting shall think proper.to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior, lb the year one thousand eight hundred and eightf but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not' exeeeding ten" dollars pf6r each person'.'''"' ir::-'.- :yi;.-.--!-.v:..- & ; The privilege of the writ of habeas cor pus shall not be i suspended, unless, when , in case of rebellion or invasion the. public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder oi-ex post facW law shall be passed.1 ' ' y yi;h a-. uw.j . 4. JNb capitation, or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to ,be ta ken. ' ; h- . 5, No tax or duty shall be laid on articles extorted from any State! No pfefereVce shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to, the ports of one State sover those of another; nor shall vessels bound to or from one State, be obliged to enter,, cleaji,. or pay duties in another. :. ' 1 ' " 6 No mohe'y shall be dravvn from the trea sury, but in; consequence5 appropriations made by. law; and-a' regular staiementi and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be 'published from time o urae. ; . 7. No title of nobility snail be granted bv the United States; and ho person holding any office of profit or trust under them, fehall, without the consent of. Congress, ) accept, qf any present, emolument, office or title, of any k i n d w h a t e y e r, f r o m n y k i n g , p r i b c e o r for eign state. ' ' ; . Sec X 1. No State shall enter 'into any treay, alliance or-confederation, grant let ters of marque and. reprieal; coin money.erait bills qfcredit; make any thing, but gold j and liver coin a tender in payment of debtsjpass ny bill ofattainderVex post facto lavv'or law impairing the obligation oTcohtfaHs.or'grant any iitle of nobility, ii s- rsnip :$ y,aL- . 2,No State shall, without the consent of he Congress, lav any imposts, or, .duties on imports or exports, except what may be at solutelyf necessary lor executing its . inspec- ion laws and. the. net produce oi all auties and imposts laid by any Statef on imports or experts, shall be for the use.pf the treasury of he. United States, and, all such lawS(Shau oe subiect to the revision - and , control .of the Congress. . No otate shall, witnout tne con sent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage,keep trpops, or ships of war, in lime oi peace enter into any agreement of compact with .'another State, or with a foreign power or engage m war, unless actually' invaded, or in sueh'immi- neni Oaugcr as win uui auiuu ui uciaj. i Art. 11 I. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the .United Sate of Ameuca. He shall bold his office durins the term of four years, and.together with Ihe Vice President, chosen for the same term, be, elect ed as follows: i . 2., Each State shall appoint, in such man per as the. Legislature thereof may .direct, a number of electoVs.equal to the whole number oi Senators and Representatves to wliicqt tne Statemaye entiiied in the Congress but no Senators or'RepresVntative, or person boldiog an office xf irost -or profit under trie United Slates, shall be apppointed au elector. '"CJ IH (Ste 4th pagft.) ! j
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