If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature of a State, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature. If vacancies happen the executive authority of the State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies; pro- vided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. [Amendments]. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of the Senate and in going to and returning from the same.
Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensa- tion to be ascertained by law.
Senators and Representatives shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in either House or in any other place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the United States which shall have been created, or of which the emoluments shall have been increased, during such term..
No person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either House during his continu- ance in office...
No Senator or Representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States shall be an elector for President and Vice-President. Senators and Representatives shall be bound by an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, hav- ing, as a Federal or State officer, taken an oath to sup- port the Constitution, afterward engaged in rebellion against the United States. [Amendments] But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. [Amendments].
Service or labor in one State, escaping into another State, shall be delivered up to the party to whom such service or labor may be due. Fugitives from
Servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist in the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Neither slavery nor involuntary. [Amendments]. Servitude. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of. [Amendments].
Ships of war in time of peace, without the consent of Congress. No State shall keep troops or
Silver coin a tender in payment of debts. No State shall make anything but gold and.
Slave. Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid or insurrection or rebellion, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any. [Amendments]..
Slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly con- victed, shall exist in the United States, or any places sub- ject to their jurisdiction. Neither. [Amendments].... Soldiers shall not be quartered, in time of peace, in any house without the consent of the owner. [Amendments]... South Carolina entitled to five Representatives in the first Congress..
Speaker and other officers. The House of Representatives shall choose their..
Speech or of the press. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of. [Amendments]...
Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States. New States may be admitted by Congress into this Union..
But no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of another State
Nor any State formed by the junction of two or more States or parts of States, without the consent of the legislatures as well as of Congress.
No State shall be deprived, without its consent, of its equal suffrage in the Senate. Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or con- ventions of three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall prescribe, may ratify amendments to the Constitution. The United States shall guarantee a republican form of government to every State in the Union. They shall protect each State against invasion. And on application of the legislature, or the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
The ratification by nine States shall be sufficient to es- tablish the Constitution between the States so ratifying the same
When the choice of President shall devolve on the House of Representatives, the vote shall be taken by States. [Amendments]
But in choosing the President the vote shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote. [Amendments]
A quorum for choice of President shall consist of a mem- ber or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. [Amendments].
Powers not delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the. [Amendments]
Suffrage in the Senate. No State shall be deprived without its consent of its equal.
No denial of right to vote on account of sex. [Amend- ments]
Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, shall be tried by jury. [Amendments]
In law or equity against one of the States, by citizens of another State, or by citizens of a foreign State. The judicial power of the United States shall not extend to. [Amendments]
Supreme Court. Congress shall have power to constitute tribunals inferior to the.
Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as Congress may establish. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one.
Supreme Court. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold their offices during good behavior
The compensation of the judges shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and the fact, with such exceptions and regulations as Congress may make. The.
Shall have original jurisdiction. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and in which a State may be a party, the.
Supreme law of the land. This Constitution, the laws made in pursuance thereof, and the treaties of the United States, shall be the.
The judges in every State shall be bound thereby. Supress insurrections and repel invasions. Congress shall provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws. Suppression of insurrection or rebellion shall not be ques- tioned. The public debt, including the debt for pensions and bounties, incurred in the. [Amendments].
State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers of the United States, shall take an oath to support the Constitu- tion. All members of the several.. States. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the executive authority shall issue writs of elec- tion to fill such vacancies...
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. [Amendments]. Congress shall have power to regulate commerce among the several.
No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or con- federation..
Tar on incomes authorized without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. [Amendments].
Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State or with a foreign power, or engage in war unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay..
Full faith and credit in every other State shall be given to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each State
Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts, records, and proceedings...
Terms of four years. The President and Vice-President shall hold their offices for the.
Term of office. President, not more than twice. [Amend- ments]
Tar or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
Tax. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay. [Amendments]. Tares (direct) and Representatives, how apportioned among the several States..
Tures, duties, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have power to lay
They shall be uniform throughout the United States. Temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legis- lature. If vacancies happen in the Senate in the recess of the legislature of a State, the executive of the State shall make.
Term for which he is elected. No Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any office under the United States which shall have been created or its emoluments increased during the
Territory or other property of the United States.
Testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on con- fession in open court. No person shall be convicted of treason except on the. Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or conventions in three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall prescribe, may ratify amendments to the Constitution.
Tie. The Vice-President shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided
Times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof..
But Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations except as to the places of choosing Senators. Title of nobility. The United States shall not grant any. No State shall grant any..
Title of any kind, from any king, prince, or foreign state, without the consent of Congress. No person holding any office under the United States shall accept of any. Tonnage without the consent of Congress. No State shall lay any duty of..
Tranquility, provide for the common defense, &c. To insure domestic. [Preamble]..
Treason shall consist only in levying war against the United States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort..
No person shall, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court, be convicted of
Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of.. Shall not work corruption of blood. Attainder of.
Shall not work forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted. Attainder of....
Treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of
Treason, felony, and breach of the peace. Senators and Repre- sentatives shall be privileged from arrest while attending or while going to or returning from the sessions of Congress, except in cases of.
Use without just compensation. Private property shall not be taken for public. [Amendments]..
Vacancies happening in the Senate in the recess of the legis lature of a State. How filled.
Vacancies that happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session. The President shall have power to fill... Validity of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrec- tion against the United States, including debt for pensions and bounties, shall not be questioned. [Amendments]... Vessels bound to or from the ports of one State, shall not be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another State... Veto of a bill by the President. Proceedings of the two Houses upon the.
Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate.
He shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided.
Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from the. Treaties. The President shall have power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur, to make..
They shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby. Treaty, alliance, or confederation. No State shall enter into any.
Trial, judgment, and punishment according to law. Judg- ment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from, and disqualification for, office; but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment..
Trial by jury. All crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be tried by jury.
Such trial shall be held in the State within which the crime shall have been committed
But when not committed within a State, the trial shall be at such a place as Congress may by law have di- rected.
Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. Congress shall have power to constitute.
Troops or ships of war in time of peace without the consent of Congress. No State shall keep..
Trust or profit under the United States, shall be an elector for President and Vice-President. No Senator, Representa- tive, or person holding any office of... Two-thirds of the members present. No person shall be con- victed on an impeachment without the concurrence of... Two-thirds, may expel a member. Each House, with the concurrence of..
Two-thirds. A bill returned by the President with his ob- jections, may be repassed by each House by a vote of Two-thirds of the Senators present concur. The President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided. Two-thirds of the legislatures of the several States. Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution on the application of... Two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary. Congress shall propose amendments to the Constitution whenever.. Two-thirds of the States. When the choice of a President shall devolve on the House of Representatives, a quorum shall consist of a member or members from. [Amendments]... 12 Two-thirds of the whole number of Senators. A quorum of the Senate, when choosing a Vice-President, shall consist of. [Amendments).
Congress may provide by law for the case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the President and
On impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors, shall be re- moved from office. The...
Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves. [Amendments]
Additional provision for succession through act of Con- gress. [Amendments].
Term of office, beginning and ending. [Amendments].. The electors shall name, in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice-President. [Amendments] They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as Vice-President, which lists they shall sign and certify, and send sealed to the seat of Government, directed to the President of the Senate. [Amendments] The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the cer- tificates, and the votes shall be then counted. [Amend- ments]
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors. [Amendments]
If no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice- President. [Amendments].
A quorum for this purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of senators; and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. [Amend- ments]..
But if the House shall make no choice of a President before the 4th of March next following, then the Vice- President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. [Amendments]
Vote of two-thirds. Each House may expel a member by a.. A bill vetoed by the President may be repassed in each House by a.
No person shall be convicted on an impeachment except by a...
Whenever both Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress may propose amendments to the Constitution by a.. The President may make treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate, by a.
Disabilities incurred by participation in insurrection or rebellion, may be relieved by Congress by a. [Amend- ments)...
War, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. Congress shall have power to declare...
For governing the land and naval forces. Congress shall have power to make rules and articles of.. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay, engage in War against the United States, adhering to their enemies, and giving them aid and comfort. Treason shall consist only in levying
Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, on oath or affirmation, describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized. No. [Amendments].... Weights and measures. Congress shall fix the standard of...
OF A GENERAL AND PERMANENT CHARACTER IN FORCE JANUARY THIRD, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE
CONSOLIDATED, CODIFIED, SET FORTH, AND PUBLISHED IN NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, IN THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PURSUANT TO THE DUTY AND AUTHORITY IMPOSED UPON IT BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND TWO (c), OF TITLE ONE
THE CODE OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
JUNE 30, 1926 [H. R. 10000] [PUBLIC, NO. 440] Chapter 712
AN ACT To consolidate, codify, and set forth the general and permanent laws of the United States in force December seventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fifty titles hereinafter set forth are intended to embrace the laws of the United States, general and permanent in their nature, in force on the 7th day of December, 1925, compiled into a single volume under the authority of Congress, and designated “The Code of the Laws of the United States of America."
SEC. 2. In all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home or abroad, of the District of Columbia, and of each State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States
(a) The matter set forth in the Code, evidenced as hereinafter in this section provided, shall establish prima facie the laws of the United States, general and permanent in their nature, in force on the 7th day of December, 1925; but nothing in this Act shall be construed as repealing or amending any such law, or as enacting as new law any matter contained in the Code. In case of any inconsistency arising through omission or otherwise between the provisions of any section of this Code and the corresponding portion of legislation heretofore enacted effect shall be given for all purposes whatsoever to such enactments. (b) Copies of this Act printed at the Government Printing Office and bearing its imprint shall be conclusive evidence of the original of the Code in the custody of the Secretary of State.
(c) The Code may be cited as "U. S. C."
1 See section 204 (a) of Title 1 regarding titles that are legal evidence of the law. Page LXV
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