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recess of the legislature of any State, the e cutive thereof may make temporary appo ments until the next meeting of the legislatu which shall then fill such vacancies.

No person shall be a Senator, who shall have attained to the age of thirty years, been nine years a citizen of the United Stat and who shall not, when elected, be an inh tant of that State for which he shall be chos

The Vice President of the United States sh be President of the Senate, but shall have vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall choose their other office and also a President pro tempore in the abse of the Vice President, or when he shall exer the office of President of the United States.

The Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments. When sitting for that purpo they shall be on oath or affirmation. When President of the United States is tried,

Chief Justice shall preside: and no person sl

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

No Senator or Representative shall, dur the time for which he was elected, be appoint to any civil office under the authority of United States, which shall have been creat 1 or the emoluments whereof shall have been creased during such time; and no person hold any office under the United States, shall b member of either house during his continual in office.

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proceed to reconsider eration two-thirds of pass the bill, it shall e objections, to the all likewise be reconby two-thirds of that But in all cases all be determined by ames of the persons bill shall be entered use respectively. If ned by the President cepted) after it shall n, the same shall be a = had signed it, unless urnment prevent its all not be a law.

or vote to which the and House of Reprey (except on a ques

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To borrow money on the credit of the Unite -tates;

To regulate commerce with foreign nation nd among the several States, and with the I Hian tribes;

To establish an uniform rule of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptci throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereo and of foreign coin, and fix the standard. weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counte feiting the securities and current coin of th United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and us ful arts, by' securing for limited times to autho and inventors the exclusive right to their r spective writings and discoveries;

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