CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITH THE AMENDMENTS THERETO: TO WHICH ARE ADDED JEFFERSON'S MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE, THE STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND BARCLAY’Ş DIGEST. WASHINGTON: 1867. Ms. CONSTITUTION. We, the people of the United States, in order Preamble. to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general wel. fare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I. SECTION I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be Congresr. vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. SECTION II. how chosen. The House of Representatives shall be com- Representatives, posed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States, and the elect. ors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature. No person shall be a Representative who shall Qualification of not have attained the age of twenty-five years, representatives. |