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" Congress by less than two nor by more than seven members ; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United... "
The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of ... - Page 287
by William Gordon - 1801
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Congressional Tenure: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution - Constitutional amendments - 1978 - 212 pages
...the result of the adoption of a proposal introduced October 14, 1777 by John Dickinson (Del.) that "no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years." CRS-2 Those favoring the annual elections suggested by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut...
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Politics and the Constitution in the History of the United States, Volume 1

William Winslow Crosskey, William Jeffrey - History - 1953 - 608 pages
...determined, unless the Delegates of seven Colonies vote in the affirmative. No Person shall I>e eapable of being a Delegate for more than three Years in any Term of six Years. No Person holding any Offiee under the United States, for whieh he, or another for his Benefit, reeeives...
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Dreiser: Sister Carrie; Jennie Gerhardt; Twelve Men

Theodore Dreiser - Fiction - 1987 - 1168 pages
...others in their stead, for the remainder of the Year. No state shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor by more than seven Members; and no person...any office under the united states, for which he, or another for his benefit receives any salary, fees or emolument of any kind. Each state shall maintain...
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted

Stephen L. Schechter - Business & Economics - 1990 - 478 pages
...Year. No state shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor by more than seven Members;8 and no person shall be capable of being a delegate...be capable of holding any office under the united states,9 for which he, or another for his benefit receives any salary, fees or emolument10 of any kind....
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The U.S. Constitution for Everyone: Features All 27 Amendments

Jerome B. Agel, Mort Gerberg - Political Science - 1991 - 68 pages
...cur in all important decisions. A quorum was seven states lad to con-) The Articles' stipulation that "no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years" restricted the quality of Congressional membership, but it was important for rotation in office. The...
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Term Limits for Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 378 pages
...could hold office. Section V of the Articles stated, "No state shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor by more than seven members; and no person...delegate for more than three years in any term of six years."5* The revolutionary zeal for rotation in office started to diminish during the mid-1780>, in...
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The Politics and Law of Term Limits

Edward H. Crane, Roger Pilon - Political Science - 1994 - 180 pages
...Article 60 Five of the Articles stated: "No state shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor more than seven members; and no person shall be capable...for more than three years in any term of six years." Thomas Jefferson, among others, praised the principle of rotation contained in the Articles which was...
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 26 1872

Nehgs - 1995 - 498 pages
...in their stead for the remainder of the year. " No state shall be represented- in congress by less than two, nor by more than seven members ; and no...any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emoluments of any kind. " Each state shall maintain...
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Extremism in America: A Reader

Lyman Tower Sargent - Political Science - 1995 - 406 pages
...executive, and even Congress had little power. In addition, delegates to Congress were "annually appointed" and "no person shall be capable of being a delegate...office under the United States, for which he, or any other for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind" (Art. 5). All these rules...
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Congressional Serial Set

United States - 1997 - 1198 pages
...others in their stead, for the remainder of the Year. No state shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor by more than seven Members; and no person...years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, 870 ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION [756.7] being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the...
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