IV.  Amerika.  1352  193.  Ver.  St.  v.  Am.

No  person  shall  be  a  Representative  who  shall  not  have  attained  to  the  age
of  twenty-five  years,  and  been  seven  years  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  who
shall  not,  when  elected,  be  an  inhabitant  of  that  State  in  which  he  shall  be  chosen.

Representativee  and  direct  taxes  shall  be  apportioned  among  the
several  States  which  may  be  included  within  this  Union,  according  to  their
respective  numbers,  which  shall  be  determined  by  adding  to  the  whole  number  of
free  persons,  including  those  bound  to  service  for  a  term  of  years,  and  excluding
Indians  not  taxed,  three  fifths  of  all  other  persons.  The  actual  enumeration  shall
be  made  within  three  years  after  the  first  meeting  of  the  Congress  of  the  United
States,  and  within  every  subsequent  term  of  ten  years,  in  such  manner  as  they  shall
by  law  direct.  The  number  of  Representativcs  shall  not  exceed  one  for  every  thirty
thousand,  but  each  State  shall  have  at  least  one  Representative;  and  until  such
enumeration  shall  be  made,  the  State  of  New  Hampshire  shall  be  entitled  to  choose
three,  Massachusetts  eight,  Rhode  Island  and  Providence  Plantations  one,  Connecticut
five,  New  York  six,  New  Jersey  four,  Pennsylvania  eight,  Delaware  one,  Maryland
six,  Virginia  ten,  North  Carolina  five,  and  Georgia  three.

When  vacancies  happen  in  the  representation  from  any  State,  the  Executive
authority  thereof  shall  issue  writs  of  election  to  fill  such  vacancies.

The  House  of  Representatives  shall  choose  their  Speaker  and  other  officiers;
and  shall  have  the  sole  power  of  impeachment.

Section  3.  The  Senate  of  the  United  States  shall  be  composed  of  two  Senators
from  each  State,  chosen  by  the  Legislature  thereof,  for  six  years;  and  each  Senator
shall  have  one  vote.

Immediately  after  they  shall  be  assembled  in  consequence  of  the  first  election,
they  shall  be  divided  as  equally  as  may  be  into  three  classes.  The  seats  of  the
Senators  of  the  first  class  ahall  be  vacated  at  the  expiration  of  the  second  year,  of
the  second  class  at  the  expiration  of  the  fourth  year,  and  of  the  third  class  at  the
expiration  of  the  sixth  year,  so  that  one  third  may  be  chosen  every  second  year;
and  if  vacancies  happen  by  resignation,  or  otherwise,  during  the  recess  of  the  legislature
  of  any  State,  the  Executive  thereof  may  make  temporary  appointments  until
the  next  meeting  of  the  Legislature,  which  shall  then  fill  such  vacancies.

No  person  shall  be  a  Senator  who  shall  not  have  attained  to  the  age  of  thirty
years,  and  been  nine  years  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  who  shall  not,  when
elected,  be  an  inhabitant  of  that  State  for  which  he  shall  be  chosen.

The  Vice-President  of  the  United  States  shall  be  President  of  the  Senate,  but
shall  have  no  vote,  unless  they  be  equally  divided.

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

The  Senate  shall  have  the  sole  power  to  try  all  impeachments.  When  sitting
for  that  purpose,  they  ahall  be  on  oath  or  affirmation.  When  the  President  of  the
United  States  is  tried,  the  Chief  Justice  shall  preside:  and  no  person  shall  be  convieted
  without  the  concurrence  of  two  thirds  of  the  members  present